Choose Reflect if you need
- Chrome extension. We haven't found it on Standard Notes's website.
At a glance
- Both have a free plan.
- Standard Notes's lowest paid plan is Productivity at $81 per year, as of October 23, 2026.
- Both are available on macOS and iOS.
- Only Reflect lists Chrome extension.
- Only Standard Notes lists Web, Windows, Linux and Android.
- Standard Notes can be self-hosted. We haven't confirmed that for Reflect.
From each tool's own website, checked on the dates below, and from published reviews.
Which to choose
From the facts checked for both tools, not from opinion. A fact we haven't confirmed for one of them is never counted.
Choose Standard Notes if you need
- Web, Windows, Linux or Android. We haven't found them on Reflect's website.
Reflect
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Standard Notes
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Review Standard NotesThe facts
- What it does
- ReflectAn open-source note-taking app with daily notes, backlinks, and local Markdown files
- Standard NotesA free, secure note-taking app with end-to-end encryption and cross-platform syncing on unlimited devices
- Free plan
- ReflectYes
- Standard NotesYes
- Pricing
- ReflectFree on Mac, paid on iPhone and iPad
- Standard NotesYearly subscription
- Paid plans from
What they share
From the platforms and integrations each website lists.
Platforms
Both
- macOS
- iOS
Only Reflect
- Chrome extension
Only Standard Notes
- Web
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
People who switched
Reviewers who say they used one of these before the other.
No reviewer has said they moved between Reflect and Standard Notes yet.
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