The RemNote Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about RemNote in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
RemNote
The Insider’s Guide
Note-taking app with built-in flashcards and spaced repetition
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among note-taking apps, read from RemNote’s own pages.
Made by RemNote Inc. · checked Oct 5, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from RemNote’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on RemNote’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Oct 5, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
3.2
GPA, above 129 of the 147 other note-taking apps we grade
RemNote is a note-taking app aimed at students that turns notes into flashcards and schedules them for review with spaced repetition. It also handles PDF annotation, handwritten notes on tablets, tables and an exam scheduler that plans daily practice around a set exam date. AI features such as flashcard and quiz generation, a tutor chat and lecture transcription draw on a monthly credit allowance that depends on the plan.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about RemNote, taken from its own pages and our grades.
Notes, flashcards and sync are free with no cap, but PDFs, handwriting and exams get a few uses on Free.
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Best for students who revise from their own notes
RemNote is a notes app built for exam revision: you mark lines in your notes and they become flashcards on a spaced schedule.
- 2
Paid plans start at $8 a month
As its pricing page puts it: $8 per month, billed yearly ($96).
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There is a free plan
Unlimited notes, flashcards and synced devices, with 3 annotated PDFs, 5 image occlusion cards, 1 handwritten document, 1 scheduled exam and 250 AI credits a month.
- 4
It runs on 6 platforms
Web, macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS and Android, with a browser extension too.
- 5
Flashcards inside notes
Cards are written in the same outline as the notes, in types that include question and answer, fill in the blank, lists and image occlusion.
- 6
Spaced repetition and exam scheduler
Cards come back for review on a spaced schedule. The exam scheduler sets a daily practice plan around an exam date; the Free plan allows 1 exam.
- 7
PDF and slide annotation
Upload PDFs and slides and mark them up with highlights, drawings and shapes next to your notes. Free accounts can annotate 3 documents.
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A 3.2 GPA, above 129 of 147
That is against the other note-taking apps we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
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Keep it
The plain part of RemNote you could make: notes, linked notes, web clipper and templates. What surrounds it you could not. The 5 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.
RemNote at a glance
- Pricing
- Free plan, from $8 per month, billed yearly ($96)
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- None stated
- Runs on
- Web, macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android, Browser extension
- Made by
- RemNote Inc., since 2020
- Category
- Note-Taking Apps
- Our grade
- 3.2 GPA, very good
- Store rating
- 4.8 on the App Store, 1,630 ratings
The report card
Best for students who revise from their own notes
RemNote is a notes app built for exam revision: you mark lines in your notes and they become flashcards on a spaced schedule. Notes, flashcards and sync are free with no cap, but PDFs, handwriting and exams get a few uses on Free. The big AI allowance sits on the $18 a month plan, credits don't carry over, the iPhone app lists Pro at $14.99, and the $395 lifetime deal covers server features for only 5 years.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C | Pro is $8 a month billed yearly ($96), or $10 month by month, which puts it in the upper half of this category: the middle is $6 and the dear quarter starts at $8.25. Buy it inside the iPhone app and the store lists $14.99. The $395 lifetime licence only covers server features for 5 years. |
| Free plan and trial | B | Unlimited notes, flashcards and synced devices, free for good, and plenty of students could stop there. Not an A, because the rest is sampled rather than given: 3 annotated PDFs, 1 handwritten document, 1 exam and 250 AI credits a month. |
| Features | A | Flashcards written inside the same outline as the notes, spaced repetition, an exam scheduler that plans daily practice around a date, PDF and slide markup, handwriting on a tablet, AI that makes cards and quizzes from a PDF, and it works offline. No rival here builds revision into the notes like this. |
| Ease of use | A | 4.8 from about 1,600 App Store ratings, which is the top band. Cards live in the same outline as your notes, so there's no second app to keep in step. AI credits are the fiddly part: they reset monthly and don't carry over. |
| Platforms and integrations | B | Web, Mac, Windows, Linux, iPhone, Android and a browser extension, with every plan syncing unlimited devices. That's the full spread of devices, but the listing shows no API and only Claude and Codex as integrations, which is what keeps it off an A. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
Who RemNote is for
- Fits if you're studying for exams and want notes and flashcards in one app
- Works for courses built on PDFs and lecture slides you need to mark up
Who it is not for
- Skip it if you just want a notebook, because the whole thing is built around revision
- Pricey if you lean on the AI, as the 20,000-credit plan is $18 a month billed yearly, and credits don't carry over
- Tight if you won't pay, with 3 annotated PDFs, 1 handwritten document and 1 exam on Free
- Watch out: buying in the iPhone or Android app can't use discounts, and the App Store lists Pro Monthly at $14.99
- Watch out: the $395 Life-Long Learner deal covers server features and AI credits for 5 years, not for life
Good to know
Good for
- Students who want notes and flashcards in one app
- Exam preparation built on spaced repetition
- Studying from PDFs and lecture slides
Worth knowing
- The Free plan allows only a few uses of each Pro feature: 3 annotated PDFs, 5 image occlusion cards, 1 handwritten document and 1 exam.
- AI credits reset each month and do not carry over, and the frontier models in the AI tutor need the Pro with AI plan.
- The Life-Long Learner license covers Pro server features, such as larger uploads and AI credits, for 5 years rather than for life.
- Subscriptions bought in the iOS or Android app cannot use discounts, and the App Store lists Pro Monthly at $14.99.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$8
A month to start. There is a free plan too
RemNote has a free plan. Paid plans start at $8 per month, billed yearly ($96).
Unlimited notes, flashcards and synced devices, free for good, and plenty of students could stop there.
Free
$0
Unlimited notes, flashcards and synced devices, plus a few uses of each Pro feature: 3 annotated PDFs, 5 image occlusion cards and 250 AI credits a month.
Pro
$8
per month, billed yearly ($96); $10 billed monthly
Unlimited PDF annotation, image occlusion, tables, exam scheduling and handwritten notes, with 1,000 AI credits a month.
Pro with AI
$18
per month, billed yearly ($216); $20 billed monthly
Everything in Pro with 20,000 AI credits a month, covering AI flashcards and quizzes from PDFs, the lecture recorder and AI grading.
Life-Long Learner
$395
one-time purchase
Local Pro features for life, with Pro server features and 1,000 AI credits a month included for the first 5 years.
The free plan
Unlimited notes, flashcards and synced devices, with 3 annotated PDFs, 5 image occlusion cards, 1 handwritten document, 1 scheduled exam and 250 AI credits a month.
Read from remnote.com on Oct 5, 2026.
Ways to pay less
Annual discount
Save 20% on Pro with yearly billing
Pro costs $10 a month when billed monthly or $96 when billed yearly, which works out to $8 a month.
Stated on remnote.comEducation
25% off Pro for students, faculty and staff
People at an academic institution get 25% off Pro subscriptions, applied when the account uses an institutional email. It excludes Life-Long Learner, AI credits and app-store subscriptions.
Stated on help.remnote.comLifetime license
Life-Long Learner one-time license
A single $395 payment gives local Pro features for life, plus Pro server features and 1,000 AI credits a month for 5 years.
Stated on remnote.com
What the app costs elsewhere
Each country’s App Store price for “RemNote Pro Monthly”, against $14.99 in the United States, in dollars at the day’s rate. The four cheapest and the four dearest of 11.
| Country | Price there | In dollars | Against the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | Rp 249ribu | $13.93 | 7% less |
| Canada | $19.99 | $14.05 | 6% less |
| India | ₹ 1,499 | $15.50 | about the same |
| Philippines | ₱ 999.00 | $15.90 | 6% more |
| South Africa | R299.99 | $18.14 | 21% more |
| United Kingdom | £14.99 | $19.82 | 32% more |
| Brazil | R$ 99,90 | $19.96 | 33% more |
| Germany | 17,99 € | $20.16 | 34% more |
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
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Places it runs: Web, macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android and Browser extension
Note-taking app with built-in flashcards and spaced repetition. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: works offline, AI features, notes, linked notes, databases, web clipper, templates.
No rival here builds revision into the notes like this.
- Flashcards inside notes
- Cards are written in the same outline as the notes, in types that include question and answer, fill in the blank, lists and image occlusion.
- Spaced repetition and exam scheduler
- Cards come back for review on a spaced schedule. The exam scheduler sets a daily practice plan around an exam date; the Free plan allows 1 exam.
- PDF and slide annotation
- Upload PDFs and slides and mark them up with highlights, drawings and shapes next to your notes. Free accounts can annotate 3 documents.
- Handwritten notes
- Write by hand on a tablet, add sketches and convert handwriting to text. The Free plan includes 1 handwritten document.
- AI study tools
- Generates flashcards, quizzes and summaries from notes and PDFs, explains cards and answers questions in a tutor chat, all metered in monthly AI credits.
- Offline mode and sync
- The desktop and mobile apps keep working without a connection and sync when back online. Every plan syncs an unlimited number of devices.
Where it runs
- Web
- macOS
- Windows
- Linux
- iOS
- Android
- Browser extension
What it works with
- Claude
- Codex
RemNote is made by RemNote Inc., and has been around since 2020.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
129/147
Other note-taking apps it is graded above
RemNote's GPA of 3.2 is higher than 129 of the 147 other note-taking apps we grade, and level with 8.
It stands best on features (A, above 135 of 147) and worst on value for money (C, above 16).
Its paid plans start at $8 a month, against a middle price of $5.83 for the category: 47 of the 66 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 3.7 out of 4. 1 tool scores higher and costs less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 148 note-taking apps we grade, cut by the letter each got. RemNote’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 16 of 147
- BFree plan and trialAbove 71 of 147
- AFeaturesAbove 135 of 147
- AEase of useAbove 133 of 147
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 86 of 147
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 103 note-taking apps. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. RemNote is the marked dot.
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
Keep it
The plain part of RemNote you could make: notes, linked notes, web clipper and templates. What surrounds it you could not. The 5 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.
It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 3.2 is higher than 129 of the 147 other note-taking apps we grade. It costs $96 a year.
What you could make
- Notes, linked notes, web clipper and templates: an app builder makes these well.
What you could not
- Databases with views, filters and links between them.
- Apps for macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS and Android that stay in step with each other.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
- Hooks into the device itself: handwriting.
- The depth: we grade its features A, which means it covers the whole job.
What this rests on. RemNote’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
Obsidian, Logseq, Roam Research, Notion and Notability
The 5 tools RemNote is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 3.6GPA
Obsidian
Free plan · from $4/mo
Markdown note-taking app that keeps your files on your device.
- Only RemNote lists a web app.
- Obsidian is end-to-end encrypted, according to its own site.
- RemNote also covers databases, web clipper and templates.
- 3.0GPA
Logseq
Free plan · from $5/mo
Open-source outliner for linked notes stored as local files.
- Only RemNote lists a browser extension.
- Logseq is open source, according to its own site.
- RemNote also covers databases, web clipper and templates.
- 2.0GPA
Roam Research
Free trial · from $15/mo
Outliner for networked notes with bidirectional links.
- RemNote has a free plan. Roam Research does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only RemNote lists Windows, Linux and Android apps.
- Only RemNote lists a browser extension.
- 3.2GPA
Notion
Free plan · from $10/mo
Workspace for docs, wikis, databases and projects with built-in AI.
- Only RemNote lists a Linux app.
- RemNote also covers linked notes and web clipper.
- Notion also covers wiki.
- 3.4GPA
Notability
Free plan · from $14.99/yr
Handwritten notes with synced audio, transcripts and AI study tools.
- Only RemNote lists a Linux app.
- Only RemNote lists a browser extension.
- Notability can be bought with a one-time purchase.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
14
Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is RemNote free?
RemNote has a free plan. Unlimited notes, flashcards and synced devices, with 3 annotated PDFs, 5 image occlusion cards, 1 handwritten document, 1 scheduled exam and 250 AI credits a month.
How much does RemNote cost?
RemNote lists 4 plans. Free: $0.
What platforms does RemNote work on?
RemNote is available on Web, macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS and Android. It also has a browser extension.
Does RemNote offer any discounts?
RemNote publicly lists the following: Save 20% on Pro with yearly billing; 25% off Pro for students, faculty and staff; Life-Long Learner one-time license.
How is RemNote rated?
RemNote's iPhone and iPad app averages 4.8 out of 5 from 1,630 ratings on the App Store in the United States, as read on Oct 5, 2026.
Is RemNote open source?
RemNote is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 5, 2026.
Does RemNote work offline?
Yes, according to its own site. What works without a connection differs by plan and platform, so check the vendor's page for the detail.
What does RemNote integrate with?
RemNote's listing names Claude and Codex. A listing names up to eight integrations, so it may connect to more.
Does RemNote have a student discount?
25% off Pro for students, faculty and staff. People at an academic institution get 25% off Pro subscriptions, applied when the account uses an institutional email.
Who makes RemNote?
RemNote is made by RemNote Inc. It dates from 2020.
What are the alternatives to RemNote?
The closest alternatives to RemNote in our directory are Obsidian, Logseq, Roam Research, Notion and Notability.
How does RemNote compare with other note-taking apps?
RemNote's GPA of 3.2 is higher than 129 of the 147 other note-taking apps we grade, and level with 8.
Is RemNote good value for money?
ToolGPA grades RemNote C for value for money. Its paid plans start at $8 a month, against a middle price of $5.83 for the category: 47 of the 66 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of RemNote?
The plain part of RemNote you could make: notes, linked notes, web clipper and templates.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from RemNote’s own pages on Oct 5, 2026, and the grades were given on Oct 10, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from RemNote's own pages on 5 October 2026, and its App Store rating. Also tested with a demo account on 2026-08-12.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by RemNote Inc. Prices change, so check remnote.com before you buy.
- remnote.com/pricing
- remnote.com
- remnote.com/download
- remnote.com/about
- help.remnote.com/en/articles/6084981-remnote-pro-frequently-asked-questions
- help.remnote.com/en/articles/7000659-what-s-included-in-the-life-long-learner-plan
- help.remnote.com/en/articles/6813476-how-do-i-get-the-education-discount
- help.remnote.com/en/articles/7225486-subscribing-to-remnote-on-mobile-devices
- help.remnote.com/en/collections/3939686-mobile-desktop-plugins
- apps.apple.com/us/app/remnote-notes-flashcards/id1545429784
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
3,189
Tools graded, in 94 categories
ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
3,189
tools graded
94
categories
426
price changes on record
579
apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
- RemNote, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/remnote
- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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