NotePlan vs Twos

NotePlan

• Apple users who plan their day in notes next to calendar and reminders
• People who time-block tasks around their meetings
• Markdown fans who want plain-text files they control

Twos

• People who want notes, to-dos and reminders in one daily list
• Quick capture from a phone, watch, browser or messaging app
• Households sharing lists such as groceries or trip plans

NotePlan

• There is no free plan: once a trial or subscription ends, notes become read-only.
• Native apps exist only for Mac, iPhone and iPad; Windows and other systems use the web version.
• Sync runs mainly through Apple's CloudKit and is tied to an Apple ID, which the web version also signs in with.
• The monthly plan's free trial lasts 3 days, compared with 7 days on the annual plan.

Twos

• Templates, board and gallery layouts, week view, archive, backlinks and most customization need Twos Plus.
• Free accounts get 20 AI chat messages a month; unlimited chat is part of Plus.
• Two-way sync with Apple and Google Calendar and with Apple Reminders is offered on iPhone and iPad only.
• Twos says prices vary by country and are set by the App Store, Google Play and Stripe, so the price in the app can differ from the US dollar list price.

NotePlan

Daily, weekly, monthly and yearly notes

Every day gets its own note for tasks and meeting notes, and each week, month and year has one too, for targets, reviews and goals.

Apple Calendar and Reminders

Calendar events and reminders appear beside the daily note. Checking off a reminder in NotePlan also checks it off in Apple Reminders.

Time blocking

Drag a task onto the timeline to turn it into a time block next to your meetings, so you can see what fits in the day.

Project notes and kanban

Project notes hold briefs, decisions and next steps, link to daily work in both directions, and can be grouped into columns as a kanban board.

Plain Markdown files

Notes are plain Markdown files on your device that work offline and can be taken out as one folder. Sync uses your own iCloud account.

Spaces

Shared workspaces for teams or families with shared daily and weekly notes, folders and kanban boards, usable in the apps or in a browser.

Twos

Daily lists with carry-over

Whatever you write lands on the list for today, and to-dos you do not finish move to the next day automatically.

Notes, to-dos, reminders and events

A single list can mix notes, checkable to-dos, calendar events and reminders, including repeating and location-based ones on the free plan.

Search and AI chat

Search covers everything you have written, including text inside photos, and an AI chat answers questions from your own entries.

Capture from other apps

Send things in by email, text message, WhatsApp, Slack, Discord or Raycast, all landing in today's list, or add them from a browser extension, Apple Watch or Wear OS.

Sharing and collaboration

Invite specific people to write to a list, with edits appearing on both sides as they happen, or publish a list as a read-only link.

Imports, API and MCP

One-time importers cover apps such as Apple Notes, Notion, Evernote and Todoist, and a REST API, a Zapier connection and an MCP server allow automation.

NotePlan

• Individual$8.33

  per month, billed annually ($99); $12 billed monthly

  Full access on Mac, iPad, iPhone and the web, with calendar and reminders, iCloud sync, Spaces, plugins, themes and templates.

• Small Team$19.99

  per month, for up to 5 members

  One shared subscription and a single invoice for up to 5 members. Guests invited to a Space are not billed.

• Business Team$69.99

  per month, for up to 25 members

  The same shared subscription and single invoice for up to 25 members.

Twos

• Free$0

  Unlimited things, lists and to-dos, daily lists, reminders, calendar sync, search, tags, sharing and collaboration, and 20 AI chat messages a month.

• Twos Plus$3.33

  per month, billed yearly ($39.99), or $4.99 billed monthly

  Adds the Universe view, mentions and backlinks, board and gallery layouts, templates, archive, week view, every theme and font, and unlimited AI chat.

• Plus Lifetime$199

  one-time purchase

  The same features as Twos Plus for a single payment with no renewal, including anything added to Plus later.

NotePlan

• Annual discount

  Save 31% with annual billing

  The annual plan is $99 a year, which works out to $8.33 a month against $12 on the monthly plan. NotePlan labels this a 31% saving.

• Other savings

  Team subscriptions for 5 or 25 members

  A shared subscription covers up to 5 members for $19.99 a month or up to 25 for $69.99, which NotePlan says is cheaper than separate individual subscriptions.

Twos

• Annual discount

  Save 33% with yearly billing

  The pricing page lists Twos Plus at $39.99 a year against $4.99 a month, which it states as a saving of $20 or 33%.

• Lifetime license

  Plus Lifetime for $199

  A single payment of $199 unlocks Twos Plus with no subscription behind it and nothing to renew.

• Other savings

  Up to 3 free months for inviting friends

  Each friend who joins with your referral link or code earns you a free month of Plus, up to 3 months per account, and gives the friend a free week.