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- Web or macOS. We haven't found them on UpNote'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 Windows, Linux, iOS and Android.
- Only Standard Notes lists Web and macOS.
- Only UpNote lists Mac.
- Standard Notes can be self-hosted. We haven't confirmed that for UpNote.
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 UpNote if you need
- Mac. We haven't found it on Standard Notes's website.
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Review UpNoteThe facts
- What it does
- Standard NotesA free, secure note-taking app with end-to-end encryption and cross-platform syncing on unlimited devices
- UpNoteA clean and beautiful app for writing and organizing notes.
- Free plan
- Standard NotesYes
- UpNoteYes
- Pricing
- Standard NotesYearly subscription
- UpNoteNot confirmed
- Paid plans from
What they share
From the platforms and integrations each website lists.
Platforms
Both
- Windows
- Linux
- iOS
- Android
Only Standard Notes
- Web
- macOS
Only UpNote
- Mac
People who switched
Reviewers who say they used one of these before the other.
No reviewer has said they moved between Standard Notes and UpNote yet.
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