Simplenote
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Review SimplenoteAt 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 iOS, Android, macOS, Windows, Linux and Web.
- Standard Notes can be self-hosted. We haven't confirmed that for Simplenote.
From each tool's own website, checked on the dates below, and from published reviews.
Which to choose
The facts checked for both tools don't separate Simplenote and Standard Notes yet. The table below shows what each one lists.
Standard Notes
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Review Standard NotesThe facts
- What it does
- SimplenoteThe simplest way to keep notes, light, clean, and free.
- Standard NotesA free, secure note-taking app with end-to-end encryption and cross-platform syncing on unlimited devices
- Free plan
- SimplenoteYes
- Standard NotesYes
- Pricing
- SimplenoteFree
- Standard NotesYearly subscription
- Paid plans from
- SimplenoteNot confirmed
- Standard NotesProductivity: $81 per year
- Plans
- SimplenoteNot confirmed. See prices on simplenote.com
- Standard NotesStandard: $0 Productivity: $81 Professional: $108 As of October 23, 2026
- Platforms
- SimplenoteiOS, Android, macOS, Windows, Linux, Web
- Standard NotesWeb, macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android
- Works with
- SimplenoteNot confirmed
- Standard NotesNot confirmed
- Main features
- SimplenoteReal-time sync, Tags and search, Markdown support
- Standard NotesNote Types, Long-term revision history, Nightly email backups, Two-factor authentication, Smart Views, Authenticator
- Self-hosted option
- SimplenoteNot confirmed
- Standard NotesYes
- On askusers
- SimplenoteNot claimed by its team yet
- Standard NotesNot claimed by its team yet
Simplenote: Facts from simplenote.com, checked October 28, 2026. Sources: simplenote.com, simplenote.com/apps.
Standard Notes: Facts from standardnotes.com, checked October 23, 2026. Sources: standardnotes.com, standardnotes.com/plans, standardnotes.com/features, standardnotes.com/download, standardnotes.com/help/self-hosting/getting-started.
Prices change, so confirm on their sites.
What they share
From the platforms and integrations each website lists.
Platforms
Both
- iOS
- Android
- macOS
- Windows
- Linux
- Web
Only SimplenoteNothing else listed
Only Standard NotesNothing else listed
People who switched
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