# Flomo review (2026): is the free plan enough? > Card-style memo app for quick capture and daily review Checked Nov 12, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA. Flomo is a note app for short, unformatted thoughts that are saved as cards and found again through tags, search and review prompts. Notes can be entered from WeChat, apps, the web and a browser extension, and sync across devices on every plan. The interface and help pages are in Chinese. - **Category:** Note-Taking Apps - **Made by:** flomo (since 2020) - **Website:** https://flomoapp.com - **Runs on:** Web, macOS, Windows, iOS, Android, Browser extension - **Who should skip it:** Skip it if you can't read Chinese, because the site and help centre have no English version. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 12, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 12, 2026, Flomo has a free plan, and paid plans start at ¥99 per year (PRO). - **Pricing model:** Free plan - **Free plan:** Free accounts can record notes and sync across all platforms, with 500MB of storage for images and files; text does not count toward storage. - **Free trial:** None listed. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Free | ¥0 | Notes, multi-level tags, search and sync on every platform, with 500MB of storage and compressed images. | | PRO | ¥99 per year | 20GB storage, daily review, random walk, cognitive map, related notes, password lock, 30-day version history, developer API, MCP connection, and 2 AI insight runs a day. | | MAX | ¥299 per year | 500GB storage, the flomo Agent (Beta) with 1000 points a day, AI memory profile, 50 AI insight runs a day and longer voice notes on top of PRO. | Read from https://help.flomoapp.com/membership/pro.html on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Flomo before buying. ## Ways to pay less - **Student and teacher offer** (Education): The membership page says enrolled students, university teachers and recent graduates (within 2 years) can find an education offer in the membership center; availability depends on the app. Source: https://help.flomoapp.com/membership/pro.html ## Key features - **Fast capture:** Write short notes with no formatting through WeChat, the apps, the web or a browser extension. - **Tags and search:** Multi-level tags and search find earlier notes, and notes can reference each other. - **Review tools:** Daily review, random walk and a cognitive map resurface old notes; these are PRO features. - **AI features:** AI insights and related-note suggestions on PRO; MAX adds an Agent that reads your notes and chats in WeChat. - **Voice input:** Voice notes are turned into text; PRO allows 10 minutes per note and 500 minutes a month. - **API and MCP:** A developer API and an MCP connection let other tools, including ChatGPT and Claude, read or save notes. ## Good for - Capturing short thoughts quickly, including from inside WeChat - Chinese-speaking users who review old notes regularly - People who want only capture and review, not an all-in-one workspace ## Worth knowing - Prices are listed in Chinese yuan (CNY); no US dollar price was found. - The site and help center are in Chinese; no English version was found. - The free plan has 500MB of storage and compresses images. - The page says benefits and prices may change and that the in-app membership page has the latest figures. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 3.0 out of 4**, graded Nov 12, 2026. Flomo is a capture-and-review notes app that works from WeChat, the web and all the main apps. The free plan has 500MB and syncs everywhere, but daily review and the map are paid, and the site, help centre and prices are all in Chinese, with prices in yuan. - **Value for money: A.** PRO is 99 yuan a year and MAX 299 yuan, both far under the $5.99 a month the category's middle plan costs. Prices are in yuan only, and the page says they may change. - **Free plan and trial: B.** Free accounts get notes, multi-level tags, search and sync on every platform, with 500MB for images and files; text doesn't count. One person can live on that. - **Features: C.** Capture, tags, search and voice notes. The review tools, API and MCP connection are PRO, and notes are short and plain, with no formatting. - **Ease of use: C.** No store rating on record. Capture is quick, but the site and help centre are Chinese only, which is a hurdle for English readers. - **Platforms and integrations: A.** Web, Mac, Windows, iPhone, Android and a browser extension, plus WeChat input, a developer API and an MCP connection for tools such as ChatGPT and Claude. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Flomo's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among note-taking apps - Flomo's GPA of 3.0 is higher than 111 of the 152 other note-taking apps we grade, and level with 22. - It stands best on platforms and integrations (A, above 131 of 152) and worst on features (C, above 2). The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/note-taking ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** To replace Flomo you would be making dictation that types into any app on your computer. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one. It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 3.0 is higher than 111 of the 152 other note-taking apps we grade. - You could make: Notes and linked notes: an app builder makes these well. - You could not: Dictation that types into any app on your computer. - You could not: Apps for macOS, Windows, iOS and Android that stay in step with each other. - You could not: It plugs into other products, WeChat, ChatGPT and Claude among them, and has an API. - You could not: AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. ## Works with WeChat, ChatGPT, Claude **Tags:** Notes, AI features, Public API, Dictation, Linked notes ## Alternatives - [Memos](https://toolgpa.com/tools/memos): Open-source, self-hosted timeline of short Markdown notes. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/flomo-vs-memos) - [mymind](https://toolgpa.com/tools/mymind): Private AI-tagged store for bookmarks, notes and images. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/flomo-vs-mymind) - [Simplenote](https://toolgpa.com/tools/simplenote): Free plain-text notes that sync across every major platform. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/flomo-vs-simplenote) - [Google Keep](https://toolgpa.com/tools/google-keep): Google's app for quick notes, lists and reminders. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/flomo-vs-google-keep) - [Twos](https://toolgpa.com/tools/twos): Daily lists for notes, to-dos and reminders in one app. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/flomo-vs-twos) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026: - https://flomoapp.com/ - https://flomoapp.com/download - https://help.flomoapp.com/membership/pro.html - https://help.flomoapp.com/basic/storage.html - https://help.flomoapp.com/about-us/ Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/flomo Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).