Joplin reviews
Joplin's iPhone and iPad app averages 4.1 out of 5 from 478 ratings on the App Store in the United States, as read on Oct 5, 2026.
The rating
4.1
out of 5 for the iPhone and iPad app
478 ratings on the App Store in the United States, read Oct 5, 2026. It rates the app, not everything the product does. See the listing
We have not yet read enough reviews of Joplin to say what people praise and criticise. The links below go to where the reviews are.
Check for yourself
- App Store listingEvery rating and review, at the source
- G2Reviews from people who use it at work
- RedditThreads where people discuss it
- Hacker NewsDiscussions among developers
These open each site’s own pages. Nothing on this page is copied from G2 or Reddit.
What Joplin's own pages show
Suits
- People who want open source notes synced through their own storage
- Privacy-minded users who want end-to-end encrypted sync
- Leaving Evernote: its export files import with formatting and attachments
- Markdown writers who work across Windows, macOS, Linux and mobile
Limits worth knowing
- End-to-end encryption is not on by default, and a forgotten encryption password cannot be recovered.
- Joplin Cloud and Joplin Server Business prices are listed in euros.
- On Joplin Cloud Basic you can join a shared notebook but not share your own; that and Email to Note need Pro.
- The browser-based web app and Joplin Cloud AI (beta) are available only with a Joplin Cloud subscription.
Read from the vendor’s pages, not from reviews. The tool page lists them.
Common questions
How is Joplin rated?
Joplin's iPhone and iPad app averages 4.1 out of 5 from 478 ratings on the App Store in the United States, as read on Oct 5, 2026. That is the store's rating of the app, not a score from ToolGPA.
Are these ToolGPA's own reviews of Joplin?
No. This page reports what other people say. Any rating shown is the store's, and any praise or complaint listed is a theme from public reviews and discussions, summarised in our words with a link to where it was said. Where ToolGPA has reviewed Joplin itself, that review and its grades are on Joplin's main page.
Where can I read more reviews of Joplin?
This page links to Joplin's App Store listing where it has one, and to searches for it on G2, Reddit and Hacker News, so you can read what people wrote in full.