Apple Notes vs iA Writer vs Obsidian vs Paragraph Notes
| Attribute | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Note-taking & Knowledge | Content & Writing | Note-taking & Knowledge | Note-taking & Knowledge |
| Pricing | Free tier | Paid | Free tier | Free tier |
| Starting price | $0.99/month | — | $4/seat/month | $19.99/month |
| Free tier | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | No | No | No | No |
| Deployment | — | — | Cloud | — |
| API available | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
| Platforms | — | — | ios, android, windows, macos, linux | — |
| Certifications | — | — | — | — |
| Integrations | — | — | 2 | — |
| Company | — | Founded 2010 | Founded 2020 | — |
| Feature attributes | ||||
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Unknown values show as “Unknown”/“—”. Nothing is inferred — see each tool page for sources.