# Notejoy review (2026): is the free plan enough? > Shared notes app for teams, with real-time editing Checked Nov 12, 2026 ยท graded Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA. Notejoy is a notes app built around shared libraries that teammates edit together. Notes are organized into notebooks and searched with a quick-find box, and the apps sync across devices. Paid plans add offline access, search inside images and documents, note history and encryption options. - **Category:** Note-Taking Apps - **Made by:** Notejoy - **Website:** https://notejoy.com - **Runs on:** Web, macOS, Windows, iOS, Android, Browser extension - **Who should skip it:** Tight if you stay free: 5 notebooks, 10MB per file and 100MB of storage. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 12, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 12, 2026, Notejoy has a free plan, and paid plans start at $5 per month, billed annually (Solo). - **Pricing model:** Free plan - **Free plan:** Up to 5 users per library, 3 team libraries, 5 notebooks, 10MB per file upload and 100MB of library storage. - **Free trial:** None listed. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Free | $0 | Up to 5 users per library, 3 team libraries, 5 notebooks, 10MB per file and 100MB of library storage. | | Solo | $5 per month, billed annually | One user per library with unlimited personal libraries and notebooks, 5GB storage, offline access, note history and end-to-end encryption. | | Pro | $10 per user / month, billed annually ($15 billed monthly) | Unlimited team libraries and notebooks, 20GB library storage, 1GB per file, view and comment-only users, plus the Solo features. | | Team | $100 per month for unlimited users, billed annually ($150 billed monthly) | All Pro features with unlimited users, user management and a team activity dashboard. | Read from https://notejoy.com/pricing on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Notejoy before buying. ## Ways to pay less - **Annual billing** (Annual discount): Pro is $10 per user a month billed annually against $15 billed monthly; Team is $100 against $150. Source: https://notejoy.com/pricing - **50% off for nonprofits and schools** (Nonprofit): The help center lists 50% off annual plans for qualifying nonprofits, NGOs and educational institutions. Multiple seats are required and it is not available to individuals. Source: https://notejoy.com/help/non-profit-education-discount ## Key features - **Shared libraries:** Team libraries hold notebooks that several people edit together at the same time. The free plan allows 3 team libraries of up to 5 users. - **Quick find and search:** A quick-find box jumps between notes. Paid plans also search inside images and documents. - **Web clipper and apps:** Apps for Mac, PC, iOS and Android plus the web, with a separate web clipper for saving pages. - **Document embeds:** Notes link to Google Drive, Microsoft Office, Zoom, Gmail, Trello, Slack and HubSpot content. - **Security options:** Paid plans list end-to-end encryption, password-protected notes and two-factor authentication. - **History and recovery:** Paid plans keep note history and let you recover deleted notes and archive notes, notebooks or libraries. ## Good for - Small teams that want a shared notebook for meeting notes and internal docs - People who want real-time co-editing without a full wiki - Nonprofits and schools buying several seats ## Worth knowing - The free plan stops at 5 notebooks and 100MB of library storage per library. - Offline access, note history and end-to-end encryption are on paid plans only. - The Solo plan allows only one user per library, so it cannot be used to share notes. - The security page says full end-to-end encryption, including attachments, comes with a premium plan, so check which plan covers it. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.6 out of 4**, graded Nov 12, 2026. Notejoy is a shared notes app where several people edit a notebook at once, with apps for Mac, PC, phones and the web. The free plan stops at 5 notebooks and 100MB per library, and offline access, note history and end-to-end encryption all need a paid plan. - **Value for money: C.** Solo is $5 a month on yearly billing, between the category's cheaper quarter and its $5.99 middle. Pro is $10 a person, and Team is $100 a month for unlimited users. - **Free plan and trial: C.** Free for up to 5 users per library and 3 team libraries, but only 5 notebooks, 10MB per file and 100MB of library storage. - **Features: C.** Real-time co-editing, quick find, a web clipper and embeds from Google Drive, Slack and others. Offline access, history and end-to-end encryption are paid, and Solo can't share notes. - **Ease of use: B.** No store rating on record. It's a notes app you sign into and start typing in, with nothing to build first. - **Platforms and integrations: A.** Web, Mac, Windows, iPhone, Android and a web clipper, with embeds from Google Drive, Microsoft Office, Zoom, Gmail, Trello, Slack and HubSpot. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Notejoy'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 - Notejoy's GPA of 2.6 is higher than 51 of the 152 other note-taking apps we grade, and level with 24. - It stands best on platforms and integrations (A, above 131 of 152) and worst on features (C, above 2). - Its paid plans start at $5 a month, against a middle price of $5 for the category: 31 of the 68 others that charge start lower. - On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 3.0 out of 4. 7 tools score higher and cost less. The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/note-taking ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** The plain part of Notejoy you could make: notes and web clipper. What surrounds it you could not. The 4 things listed below take a company, not a weekend. It costs $60 a year. - You could make: Notes and web clipper: an app builder makes these well. - You could not: Apps for macOS, Windows, iOS and Android that stay in step with each other. - You could not: Several people working in it at the same moment. - You could not: It plugs into other products, Google Drive, Microsoft Office and Zoom among them. - You could not: End-to-end encryption done properly. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. ## Works with Google Drive, Microsoft Office, Zoom, Gmail, Trello, Slack, HubSpot **Tags:** Notes, Real-time collaboration, Web clipper, Works offline, End-to-end encrypted ## Alternatives - [Notion](https://toolgpa.com/tools/notion): Workspace for docs, wikis, databases and projects with built-in AI. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/notejoy-vs-notion) - [Evernote](https://toolgpa.com/tools/evernote): Note-taking app with web clipping, tasks, calendar and AI search. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/evernote-vs-notejoy) - [Microsoft OneNote](https://toolgpa.com/tools/microsoft-onenote): Microsoft's free digital notebook for typed, inked and audio notes. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/microsoft-onenote-vs-notejoy) - [Craft](https://toolgpa.com/tools/craft): Notes and documents app with tasks, daily notes and whiteboards. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/craft-vs-notejoy) - [Standard Notes](https://toolgpa.com/tools/standard-notes): End-to-end encrypted notes app with open source clients. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/notejoy-vs-standard-notes) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026: - https://notejoy.com/ - https://notejoy.com/pricing - https://notejoy.com/security - https://notejoy.com/about - https://notejoy.com/help/non-profit-education-discount Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/notejoy Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).