UpNote

About UpNote

UpNote is what you switch to when Notion feels like operating heavy machinery to jot something down. Notebooks, nested notes, templates and solid cross-device sync in an app that opens instantly and stays out of your way.

It is a quiet r/macapps favourite in Notion-alternative threads, usually praised for the same two things: speed, and the $39.99 lifetime licence in a category drowning in subscriptions.

The free tier caps you at 50 notes; Premium is $1.99/month or the one-time lifetime purchase.