Nova Notes

Free plan iPhoneMac

What Nova Notes is

Nova Notes is an AI-powered notebook for capturing ideas, organizing notes, and finding them by meaning. Semantic Search lets users ask questions in plain English, while the AI assistant can summarize notes, extract actions, continue writing, suggest tags, discover related notes, and answer questions across notes. Notes can be arranged into notebooks with colors and emojis, filtered with tags, and written in Markdown with headers, lists, and code blocks. Dark mode follows system preferences. Nova supports iOS, iPadOS, and macOS, with offline access. The Free plan costs nothing and includes unlimited notes, templates, basic search, export, AI search, and summaries. Pro costs $4.99 a month and adds semantic search, auto tags, related notes, questions, and priority support. The free tier allows 25 AI-powered searches and 15 AI summaries daily. Notes, notebooks, and tags stay on the device, but note content is sent to OpenAI’s API when AI features are used.

Who it suits

Nova Notes suits students, writers, researchers, and others who want to capture and organize thoughts across Apple devices. It is also suited to users wanting offline notes and AI-assisted search or writing.

What it does well

Semantic search by meaning
Offline access on Apple platforms
Unlimited notes on free plan
Markdown editing and templates
Notes stored on the user’s device

What to know first

Free tier limits daily AI use
AI features send note content to OpenAI
Pro costs $4.99 a month
Apple platforms only

Plans

Plan	Billed and limits	Price
Free	Forever free · Unlimited notes · Markdown editor · All templates · Basic search · Export · AI search · Summaries	Free
Pro	$39.99/year · Everything free · AI semantic search · Summaries · Auto tags · Related notes · Ask questions · Priority support	$39.99 a year
Pro	$4.99/mo · Everything free · AI semantic search · Summaries · Auto tags · Related notes · Ask questions · Priority support	$4.99 a month

As novanotes.app lists them, read 9 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.

Verdict

Nova Notes combines notebook organization with semantic search and AI writing tools on Apple platforms. Its free plan covers core notes and limited AI use, while Pro expands AI features and support.

Facts from Nova Notes's own pages

AI assistant: The AI assistant can summarize notes, extract actions, and continue writing. · novanotes.app, 9 Oct 2026
AI data processing: When AI features are used, note content is sent to OpenAI's API; requests using Nova's proxy route through its server. · novanotes.app, 9 Oct 2026
AI tools: The listed AI tools include summaries, related-note discovery, questions across notes, writing suggestions, action extraction, and tag suggestions. · novanotes.app, 9 Oct 2026
API keys: The privacy policy says API keys are stored in secure device storage. · novanotes.app, 9 Oct 2026
Free-tier limits: The Terms describe limited daily AI feature usage on the free tier; the App Store listing specifies 25 AI-powered searches and 15 AI summaries per day. · novanotes.app, 9 Oct 2026
Intended users: The App Store listing describes Nova as suitable for students, writers, researchers, and others who want to capture and organize their thoughts. · apps.apple.com, 9 Oct 2026
Local storage: The privacy policy says notes, notebooks, and tags are stored on the user's device and are never stored on Nova's servers. · novanotes.app, 9 Oct 2026
Markdown and appearance: Nova supports Markdown, including headers, lists, and code blocks, and its dark mode adapts to system preferences. · novanotes.app, 9 Oct 2026
Organization: Users can organize notes into notebooks with colors and emojis and filter them with tags. · novanotes.app, 9 Oct 2026
Product: Nova is an AI-powered notebook for capturing ideas, organizing notes, and finding them instantly. · novanotes.app, 9 Oct 2026
Semantic search: Semantic Search lets users ask questions in plain English and find notes by meaning. · novanotes.app, 9 Oct 2026
Subscription terms: The Terms say subscriptions are billed through Apple's App Store and auto-renew unless cancelled 24 hours before the current period ends. · novanotes.app, 9 Oct 2026
Support: The site lists support by email at [email protected], and Pro includes priority support. · novanotes.app, 9 Oct 2026

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