Reflect
A networked daily journal with GPT and Whisper wired in.
By Reflect Notes · since 2021 · reflect.app
B · out of 10
Reflect is deliberately small: a daily note, backlinks, a graph, and end-to-end encryption. The AI is the differentiator, transcribing voice notes and running prompts you write yourself against the text. It syncs with your calendar and contacts so meeting notes practically write their own headers.
How it scores
Features25% of score
6.8Depth and breadth of what the app can do.
Ease of use20% of score
8.6Speed, polish and how long it takes to feel at home.
AI15% of score
8.2Quality and usefulness of the built-in AI, not just its presence.
Sync & reliability15% of score
8.0How dependably notes move between devices.
Value15% of score
6.2What you get for what you pay.
Platform coverage10% of score
6.6How many places you can actually use it.
Pricing
$10/month · $120/year
No free tier.
A flat $10/month after a two-week trial. No free tier.
Platforms
- Windows
- macOS
- iOS
- Android
- Linux
- Web
37 tracked features supported
What it does well
- Voice note in, clean transcript and summary out
- Custom prompts you can run on any note
- End-to-end encrypted, which is rare for an AI-heavy app
- Fast, quiet interface with no configuration
Where it falls short
- No free plan and no cheaper tier
- Deliberately limited: no folders, tables or databases
- Offline support is thin
- Small feature set for the money if you skip the AI
Our take
The most polished small AI notebook. You are paying for the transcription and the prompts, so make sure you will use them.
Best for: Daily journalers who talk more than they type.
Feature by feature
Capture & input
How notes get into the app in the first place.
- Voice recording
- Audio transcription
- Speaker identification
- Meeting recording
- Handwriting / stylus
- Drawing canvas
- OCR / handwriting search
- Web clipper
- Share extension
- Quick capturePartly
- Images
- PDF & documentsPartly
- Document scanning
Organization
How notes are structured, linked and found again.
- Tags
- Folders / notebooks
- Multi-level folders
- Internal links
- Backlinks
- Graph view
- Databases / boards
- Daily notes / journal
- Note templates
- Saved searches
- Pins / favorites
- Merge notes
AI
Assistants, generators and meaning-based search.
- AI chat / writing assistant
- AI agent with tools
- Custom AI agents
- Semantic searchPartly
- AI web search
- Connected apps for AI
- Prompt templates
- Custom AI instructionsPartly
- AI memory
- Scheduled AI tasks
- Flashcard generator
- Spaced repetition
- Quiz generator
- Fill in the blank
- Mind maps
- AI image generation
- Infographic generator
- Slide deck generator
- AI mini apps
- Brainrot video generator
- AI audio overview
- Bring your own model
- AI job notificationsPartly
Writing & editing
What the editor itself can actually do.
- Markdown
- Rich textPartly
- Code blocks
- Math / LaTeX
- Tables
- Find and replace
- Version history
- Note infoPartly
Sync & data ownership
Where your notes live and how easily they leave.
- Cloud sync
- Sync through your own cloud
- Offline supportPartly
- Offline-first / own your data
- Self-hosting
- End-to-end encryption
- Locked notes
- Daily backup
- Import
- Export
- Public API
- Command line tool
- Remote MCP serverPartly
- Plugins / extensions
Sharing & collaboration
Working with other people inside your notes.
- Share with people
- Real-time collaboration
- Comments
- Public sharing
Experience
The everyday polish around the writing surface.
- Dark mode
- Custom themesPartly
- Multi-language
- Command palette
- Split view
- Focus mode
- Home screen widgetsPartly
- Apple Shortcuts
Compare with
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Reflect vs Obsidian
Plain markdown files on your disk, with a plugin ecosystem bolted on top.
Reflect vs RemNote
Take notes and generate the flashcards in the same keystroke.