# reMarkable review (2026): is it worth $399? > Paper tablets for handwritten notes, plus an optional subscription Checked Nov 13, 2026 ยท graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA. reMarkable makes paper tablets for handwriting, reading and marking up documents, with no apps or notifications on the device. Notes sync to mobile and desktop apps, and handwriting can be converted to typed text. The optional Connect subscription adds unlimited cloud storage, handwriting search and integrations. - **Category:** Note-Taking Apps - **Made by:** reMarkable AS - **Website:** https://remarkable.com - **Runs on:** macOS, Windows, iOS, Android - **Who should skip it:** Pricey if you want colour or the pen bundle: prices shown are the starting configuration. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 13, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 13, 2026, reMarkable is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $399 one-time (Paper Pure); Connect from $3.99 per month. - **Pricing model:** Free trial - **Free plan:** None. - **Free trial:** 50-day free trial of Connect when pairing a device; 50-day return period on tablets. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Connect, monthly | $3.99 per month | Optional subscription: unlimited cloud storage, handwriting search, note-taking in the apps, and sharing tools. | | Connect, annual | $39.90 per year | The same Connect subscription billed yearly, described as 12 months for the price of 10. | | Paper Pure | $399 one-time, starting price | Black-and-white paper tablet; the price shown is the starting configuration, with up to 3 weeks of battery life. | | Paper Pro Move | $449 one-time, starting price | The most portable tablet, with a 7.3-inch color display and up to 2 weeks of battery life. | | Paper Pro | $629 one-time, starting price | Full-size 11.8-inch color tablet with an adjustable reading light; higher configurations cost more. | Read from https://remarkable.com/products/remarkable-paper/pro on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with reMarkable before buying. ## Ways to pay less - **Connect annual billing: 12 months for 10** (Annual discount): Connect costs $39.90 a year instead of $3.99 a month, which reMarkable describes as 12 months for the price of 10. Source: https://support.remarkable.com/s/article/About-Connect-Subscription ## Key features - **Paper-like writing surface:** Tablets have no apps or notifications; the screen is built for handwriting, reading and annotating documents. - **Handwriting to text:** Convert handwritten notes to typed text and select, move or layer work on the device. - **Sync to phone and computer:** Mobile and desktop apps let you view, organize and import files; taking and editing notes in the apps needs Connect. - **Connect subscription:** Adds unlimited cloud storage, handwriting search, templates, and sending notes to Slack or Miro. - **Import Word and Google Docs:** With Connect, Word files and Google Docs can be turned into notebooks to read and mark up with the pen. ## Good for - People who want a distraction-free device for handwriting and reading - Meeting notes and document markup away from a laptop ## Worth knowing - Without Connect, only files used and synced in the last 50 days stay in the cloud, and the apps cannot take notes. - Prices shown are the starting configuration of each tablet; the Marker and other bundles raise the price. - The site says it does not ship to every country, and its tablets are sold from its own web shop. - The pages do not list which operating systems the desktop and mobile apps support. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 1.8 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. reMarkable makes paper tablets for handwriting and marking up documents, with Connect as an optional subscription. Tablets start at $399, and without Connect the apps can't take notes and only the last 50 days of files stay in the cloud. - **Value for money: C.** Paper Pure is $399, Paper Pro Move $449 and Paper Pro $629 as starting prices, plus Connect at $3.99 a month or $39.90 a year if you want the full set of features. It is hardware, so we set it against other tablets, not note apps. - **Free plan and trial: F.** Nothing is free: you buy the tablet first. The 50-day Connect trial and 50-day return period are not a free way in. - **Features: C.** Handwriting, conversion to text, Word and Google Docs import, and sync to phone and computer. The listing's gaps: without Connect the apps can't take notes and old files leave the cloud. - **Ease of use: C.** No store rating on record. A device to pair with an account, with its own way of working to learn. - **Platforms and integrations: B.** Mobile and desktop apps, with Slack, Miro, Google Docs and Word. The pages don't list which systems the apps run on. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from reMarkable's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among note-taking apps - reMarkable's GPA of 1.8 is higher than 1 of the 169 other note-taking apps we grade, and level with 5. - It stands best on platforms and integrations (B, above 99 of 169) and worst on free plan and trial (F, above 0). The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/note-taking ## Keep it, or make your own? **Your call.** A notes app at its plainest is text in folders with a search box. You could make the core of reMarkable for yourself: notes. What you would give up is listed below. Whether that is worth the price is your call. At $399, paid once, it costs less than the weekend it would take to replace, which is the argument for keeping it. - You could make: Notes: an app builder makes this well. - You could not: Apps for macOS, Windows, iOS and Android that stay in step with each other. - You could not: AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself. - You could not: Hooks into the device itself: handwriting. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. ## What people say - **App Store rating of the iPhone and iPad app:** 2.8 out of 5 from 520 ratings in the United States, read Nov 13, 2026. This is the store's rating of the app, not a score from ToolGPA. Source: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id1274957816 ## Works with Slack, Miro, Google Docs, Microsoft Word **Tags:** Notes, AI features, One-time purchase ## Alternatives - [Supernote](https://toolgpa.com/tools/supernote): E Ink handwriting tablets with companion mobile and desktop apps. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/remarkable-vs-supernote) - [Goodnotes](https://toolgpa.com/tools/goodnotes): Handwritten notes, PDF markup and whiteboards with an AI assistant. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/goodnotes-vs-remarkable) - [Notability](https://toolgpa.com/tools/notability): Handwritten notes with synced audio, transcripts and AI study tools. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/notability-vs-remarkable) - [Rocketbook](https://toolgpa.com/tools/rocketbook): Reusable paper notebooks that scan to cloud services via a free app. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/remarkable-vs-rocketbook) - [Noteshelf](https://toolgpa.com/tools/noteshelf): Handwritten note-taking and PDF annotation for stylus devices. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/noteshelf-vs-remarkable) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026: - https://remarkable.com/ - https://remarkable.com/products/remarkable-paper/pro - https://remarkable.com/products/remarkable-paper/pro-move - https://remarkable.com/products/remarkable-paper/pure - https://support.remarkable.com/s/article/About-Connect-Subscription Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/remarkable Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).