4.3/5
Google Play rating
909 ratings
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Should I Use Amplenote?
Depends
DependsBuy it if you're an individual who wants notes, tasks, and calendar in one cheap app.
Cheap all-in-one notes+tasks+calendar for individuals; learning curve, weak collaboration, tiny company — not for teams.
Confidence: Medium
4.8/5
SoftwareAdvice rating
5 reviews
~$5.84/mo
Starting price
listed on SoftwareAdvice
$232.4K
Funding
Crunchbase — tiny, founder-led
Value for money
3
Cheap list price, but users complain pricing is high
Ease of use
3
Users report a real learning curve
Feature depth
4
Notes, tasks, calendar, AI agents, plugins
Support quality
3
Founder engages users; little formal support evidence
Security posture
4
Encrypted Vault Notes, bug bounty, public security docs
Pros
Cons
Gotchas
- mediumLong-time users call paid plans overpriced; expect ~$6-7/mo, not the teaser price⁴
- mediumFull features effectively gated behind referrals or paid plans
- mediumSmall founder-led team; longevity pledge exists but revenue risk is real⁸
- mediumSharing is manual note-by-note export; poor fit for collaborative work
Best for
- Individual note-takers
- Personal task and calendar planning
- Writers capturing ideas that become tasks
- Obsidian-curious users wanting built-in sync
Not for
- Teams needing real-time collaboration
- Enterprises needing vendor stability or compliance
- Buyers wanting zero learning curve
- Anyone whose data must stay local-first
Pricing
Free
$0
- Core notes and tasks
- Sync across unlimited devices
Paid plans
from ~$5.84/mo
- 3 plans per Capterra
- Calendar and Vault features
Security
Encrypted Vault Notes, security design docs, and a bug bounty; one unverified user concern, no breaches found.
- Unverified user security complaintReddit post titled 'Amplenote not so secure after all' claims cross-account file access; not confirmed by any official source.
What users say
Users love the notes-to-tasks workflow but flag a learning curve, pricing gripes, and questions about the app's growth.
“I use and am really loving Amplenote”
“Amplenote has a learning curve.”
Alternatives
Compare Amplenote with each alternative.
Obsidian
Local-first notes, full control, steeper setup
Amplenote vs ObsidianNotion
Better if teams and collaboration matter
Amplenote vs NotionTodoist
Simpler pick if you only need tasks
Amplenote vs TodoistEvernote
Mature note vault, weaker task workflow
Amplenote vs EvernoteFull analysis
Based on ~30 public sources: Reddit threads, app store ratings, review sites, and official docs. Many snippets truncated; some detail limited.
Sources
- Amplenote homepageamplenote.comofficial
- Amplenote on Google Playplay.google.comreview
- Amplenote on SoftwareAdvicesoftwareadvice.iereview
- Pricing is too high — Redditreddit.comreview
- Pros and cons of Amplenote — Redditreddit.comreview
- Amplenote Security Bug Bounty Programamplenote.comsecurity
- How are my Amplenote notes secured?amplenote.comsecurity
- Amplenote longevity pledgeamplenote.comofficial
- Amplenote Crunchbase profilecrunchbase.comnews
- Amplenote alternatives — ClickUpclickup.comreview
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