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Should I Use NotePlan – Notes, Tasks and Calendar in One Daily Note?
NotePlan brings your project notes and tasks together with Apple Calendar and Reminders. Plan today without losing track of everything else you're running.
Depends
DependsBuy it if you're a solo Apple user who wants notes, tasks, and calendar merged into one daily markdown note.
Strong pick for solo Apple users living in daily notes; wrong tool for teams, Windows/Android, or formal project management.
Confidence: Medium
Markdown
Data format
Portable plain-text files
Apple only
Platforms
Mac, iPhone, iPad via App Store
Setapp
Also available
Included in Setapp subscription
Value for money
3
Users cite value drop after price hikes
Ease of use
4
Repeatedly described as simple one-app daily hub
Feature depth
4
Notes, tasks, calendar, templates combined in one
Pros
Cons
Gotchas
Best for
- Solo Apple users
- Daily-note power users
- Markdown fans
- Personal task journaling
Not for
- Teams needing shared workspaces or collaboration
- Windows or Android users
- Anyone wanting real project management (dependencies, Gantt)
- Buyers requiring SSO or vendor security documentation
Pricing
Free trial
7 days
- Full app trial
- Per-tier pricing not listed in reviewed sources
Security
No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.
What users say
Individual Apple users love the daily-note model and calendar integration but grumble about pricing.
“NotePlan stands out for the excelent job at organizing tasks into projects/daily notes and to be able to review all the tasks in a single tab.”
“I find it absolutely essential to my daily work routine. You can have unlimited notes tied just to a date, or you can create projects within the...”
“I can't find a way to replace what are the main propositions of Noteplan. That is: Smooth calendar integration on ...”
Alternatives
Compare NotePlan – Notes, Tasks and Calendar in One Daily Note with each alternative.
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NotePlan – Notes, Tasks and Calendar in One Daily Note vs AgendaObsidian
Free markdown notes; add calendar and task plugins yourself
NotePlan – Notes, Tasks and Calendar in One Daily Note vs ObsidianApple Notes + Reminders
Free, built-in, zero learning curve for simple capture
Full analysis
Based on 16 public sources; no numeric ratings or detailed pricing pages found.
Sources
- NotePlan official sitenoteplan.coofficial
- NotePlan security pagenoteplan.cosecurity
- NotePlan – App Storeapps.apple.comreview
- Routine: alternative to NotePlanroutine.coreview
- NotePlan 2 review – Redeeming Productivityredeemingproductivity.comreview
- NotePlan – MacSparkymacsparky.comreview
review
- SuperNotes community: moving from NotePlancommunity.supernotes.appreview
- Agenda Community: NotePlan threadsagenda.communityreview
- Obsidian forum: calendar workflowsforum.obsidian.mdreview
- NotePlan-tools on GitHubgithub.comofficial
- Setapp listing – Zennzenn.devnews
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