The 8 best Grape alternatives
Grape scores 9.0 out of 10 here, and its weak spots are specific: no web app, so every device needs the app installed. These are the apps that fix that, ranked by overall score.
Notion
The all-in-one workspace that swallowed the note app category.
Win / Mac / iOS / Android / Web
Gains you: databases / boards, saved searches, plugins / extensions. Same territory: ai-first.
$12/mo
Obsidian
Plain markdown files on your disk, with a plugin ecosystem bolted on top.
Win / Mac / iOS / Android / Linux
Gains you: databases / boards, saved searches, self-hosting. Same territory: privacy & ownership.
$4/mo
Apple Notes
Already on your phone, and better than it has any right to be.
Mac / iOS / Web
Gains you: public sharing. Same territory: minimal & fast.
Free
Craft
Documents that look designed before you touch anything.
Mac / iOS / Win / Android / Web
Gains you: databases / boards, plugins / extensions, comments. Same territory: minimal & fast.
$10/mo
GoodNotes
Handwriting on a tablet, done better than anyone else.
iOS / Mac / Win / Android / Web
Gains you: public sharing. Same territory: students & study.
$9.99/yr
RemNote
Take notes and generate the flashcards in the same keystroke.
Web / Win / Mac / Linux / iOS / Android
Gains you: databases / boards, saved searches, plugins / extensions. Same territory: students & study.
$8/mo
Granola
Meeting notes that write themselves, with no bot in the call.
Mac / Win / iOS / Android
Gains you: public sharing. Same territory: ai-first.
$14/mo
Heptabase
Notes on whiteboards, for when the outline is not the shape of the idea.
Win / Mac / Linux / iOS / Android / Web
Gains you: databases / boards, saved searches, comments. Same territory: students & study.
$11.99/mo
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