UpNote offers a free version that allows you to sync notes across all your devices. But instead of imposing a limit on total storage, UpNote restricts you to just 50 notes and doesn’t allow attachments, importing (aside from plain text files), or exporting. Far more generous free applications are available, namely OneNote, Joplin, and Obsidian.
A Premium UpNote subscription costs $1.99 per month. Alternatively, you can buy a lifetime license for $39.99. Lifetime subscribers get access to all the current features in perpetuity—the company can’t guarantee that Premium Lifetime members will get all future features, however, citing the unknowable nature of related costs.
As of this writing, the Premium tier removes all restrictions of the free version, while also adding support for notebook covers and interface themes. It’s possible to lock your notebooks at this level as well. UpNote recommends storing fewer than 20,000 notes to ensure optimal performance when syncing across devices. Each file upload can be up to 20MB.
The only way to pay for a premium subscription is via UpNote’s Android, iOS, or macOS app; you can’t upgrade via the service’s Linux or Windows apps. The UpNote team suggests paying through one of the supported platforms and then syncing with the other apps to access paid features across all your devices.
UpNote’s paid plan is much more affordable than those for other note-taking apps. Evernote subscriptions, for example, start at $14.99 per month. Compare this with a Microsoft 365 Personal plan ($99.99 per year), which provides 1TB of storage with no syncing limits for OneNote (and all other files you want to store in OneDrive), along with email hosting and access to other Office suite apps. Apple Notes syncs using iCloud storage, which starts at $11.88 per year for 50GB of storage or $35.88 per year for 200GB of storage.
The biggest hiccup with these comparisons is UpNote’s file size limitation. If you want to store files larger than 20MB in your notes, consider alternative options. If not, UpNote is an especially good value.
