Reflect

9.2/10Based on App Store ratings only

Pricing
Alternatives

Writing daily notes that link to each other through backlinks is the main job of Reflect, an open-source app that keeps plain Markdown files in a folder on Mac, iPhone and iPad. Note-takers and researchers also clip web pages, record audio memos and can ask an optional AI assistant.

Ratings

About the Tools.us.org score

A weighted average of the published ratings below, shown out of 10 in the header above.

Based on App Store ratings only, 89 ratings.

How we calculate this

Each source counts by its number of ratings or reviews, capped at 1,000. Score = 2 × sum(rating × weight) ÷ sum(weights), rounded to one decimal. Inputs are published ratings out of 5; a missing source is left out, never counted as zero. A composite of published scores, not our own test.

Included: App Store 4.6 (weight 89).

App Store
4.6/5
89 Ratings
US · iOS
Checked 6 Nov 2026
Listing

Facts at a glance

Fact	Value	Source
Free plan	Freemium: a free plan exists	reflect.app, checked 5 Nov 2026
Platforms	macOS, iOS, iPadOS, Chrome extension	reflect.app/download, checked 5 Nov 2026

Pricing & plans

Model

Freemium

Free plan available

iPhone and iPad app needs a paid subscription
AI needs your own API key and provider charges are separate

The Mac app is free with no subscription; the iPhone and iPad app is a paid subscription whose price is shown only in the App Store

Source: reflect.app, checked 5 Nov 2026

Features & platforms

Daily notes
Backlinks between notes
Markdown files in a folder you choose
Sync through iCloud Drive or Git
Web clips and audio memos
Optional AI assistant using your own API key

macOS
iOS
iPadOS
Chrome extension

Sources: reflect.app, reflect.app/download, checked 5 Nov 2026

Alternatives

Obsidian
Stores notes on the device in open file formats, with paid Sync at $4 per user per month billed annually.
obsidian.md
Evernote
Free plan is capped at 50 notes, one notebook and sync on one device, while paid plans lift the limits.
evernote.com
Notion
Plus plan lists at $10 per seat per month billed annually, and the free plan keeps seven days of page history.
notion.com