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Strawberry Notes vs RemNote

RemNote is a powerful outliner packed with flashcard and study features, and plenty of settings to learn. Strawberry Notes is the simple, essential version: handwriting on infinite pages, flashcards with FSRS, linked notes, tasks, and AI, with nothing to set up.

Go with RemNote if…

  • You want deep control: custom schedulers, outlines, and lots of settings
  • You type your notes as bullet outlines
  • You need Windows, Mac, Linux, or the web right now
  • You want to move Anki decks over with their review history
  • You're studying for the MCAT and want their bundles

Go with Strawberry Notes if…

  • You want proper learning tools without the complexity
  • You write by hand, and want handwriting at the heart of the app, on infinite pages with infinite zoom
  • You want to link your notes and see them all on a map
  • You want FSRS scheduling on by default, with nothing to set up
  • You want every feature for $4.99 a year or $9.99 once

Side by side

Checked against RemNote’s own website in October 2026.

Strawberry Notes and RemNote, feature by feature
Strawberry NotesRemNote
Works on
iPad and iPhone. Android, Windows, and Mac coming soon
Windows, Mac, Linux, iPhone, iPad, Android, and web
Price
$0.99 a month, $4.99 a year (7 days free), or $9.99 once
Free with limits. Pro is $10 a month or $96 a year, $20 a month with AI. Higher in the App Store
Handwriting
Yes:Smooth, realistic-looking ink with pens, pencil, felt-tip marker, highlighter, study tape, shape recognition, and Scribble Erase
Partly:An add-on to its typed outlines: handwritten pages or a canvas, and drawing on PDFs
Page style
Yes:Infinite whiteboard, or a notebook that scrolls down or across, with covers, margins you can write in, infinite zoom, and templates
Bullet outlines with templates. Handwritten docs can be pages or an infinite canvas
Write on PDFs
Yes:Write on PDFs and scans, or read side by side
Yes:Highlight PDFs and link parts into your notes
Typed notes
Yes:Text documents with headings, lists, tables, and pictures, plus text boxes right in your handwriting
Yes:Its specialty: nested bullet outlines
Record audio
No:Not yet
Yes:Lecture recorder with a live transcript
Flashcards
Yes:Built in, with FSRS spaced repetition, image occlusion, and Anki import
Yes:Built in, with SM-2 by default (FSRS in beta), image occlusion, and Anki import
AI study tools
Yes:Chat, summaries, study guides, games, and quizzes with matching, fill-in-the-blank, and ordering questions. Free starter credits, then pay only for what you use
Yes:Flashcards, quizzes, summaries, and chat. Monthly credits by plan
Tasks
Yes:Tasks and reminders for every class, plus a calendar with your events, tasks, and flashcard reviews
Yes:To-dos and an exam scheduler
Organize and link
Yes:Subjects, folders, subnotes, tags, links, backlinks, and Sky View, a map of your notes
Yes:References, backlinks, tags, and nested outlines
Works offline
Yes:Yes. Everything saves on your device first, then syncs to your other devices through iCloud
Yes:Yes, then syncs when you're back online
Where your notes live
Yes:Your device, plus your own iCloud if you want it. Back up your whole library as one file anytime. We can't read your notes
RemNote's servers, or local-only knowledge bases on desktop
Share and work together
Partly:Publish a note or a whole folder, or export it as a file, to share it. Live editing isn't here yet
Yes:Shared knowledge bases you edit together

Why Strawberry Notes

Everything for school, in one simple app

Notes, flashcards, tasks, docs, and a calendar live together. Every subject, folder, and subnote gets its own notes, flashcards, and tasks, so nothing gets lost between apps.

  • Notes
  • Flashcards
  • Tasks
  • Docs
  • Calendar

Notes that connect like your brain does

Link any note to any other, nest subnotes as deep as you like, and zoom in forever. Sky View shows it all as a map. You're free to think your way instead of going page by page.

Private by design

Your library lives on your devices, and we can't read it. iCloud sync is optional: keep everything on one device if you like, and export your whole library as one file anytime to back it up or bring it back in. Handwriting recognition runs on your device. AI only sees what you choose to share, and we don't store your chats.

Coming from RemNote?

RemNote can export your flashcards as Anki decks, and Strawberry Notes imports Anki decks with their images and audio. Review history doesn't come over, so FSRS starts fresh with your cards.

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Questions people ask

If you want proper learning tools without the complexity, yes. Strawberry Notes is the simple, essential version: an infinite notebook and whiteboard for Apple Pencil, flashcards with FSRS and image occlusion, linked notes and subnotes, tasks, and AI quizzes, with nothing to set up. If you love deep settings and bullet outlines, or need a desktop app right now, RemNote is the better fit.

RemNote has a free plan with limits on PDFs, handwriting, and image occlusion. On its website, Pro is $10 a month or $96 a year, and Pro with AI is $20 a month or $216 a year. App Store prices are higher, and a lifetime plan costs $395. Strawberry Notes is $0.99 a month, $4.99 a year with a 7-day free trial, or $9.99 once, with every feature included.

RemNote uses SM-2 by default, and FSRS is an opt-in beta. Strawberry Notes schedules every review with FSRS by default, and you can set a desired retention for each deck.

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Sources: RemNote pricing, RemNote on the App Store, RemNote FSRS, RemNote handwriting, RemNote templates. Prices are in US dollars and can change, so check before you buy.

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