What does RemNote cost on the iPhone?

In the German App Store, Pro costs 17.99 EUR per month or 179.99 EUR per year, Pro with AI 34.99 EUR per month or 349.99 EUR per year. Through the website it is 10 or 20 USD per month. The free version is permanently free, with limits such as for PDFs and Image Occlusion.

Can RemNote import Anki decks?

Yes, .apkg with a learning schedule and review history. However, custom CSS from Anki templates is not imported, and note types with multiple fields are converted into tables.

Does RemNote use FSRS?

Yes, but according to the help pages it is still a beta that you have to enable manually. The default is Anki's SM-2. checkst plans with FSRS from the start.

Do I need an account for RemNote?

For syncing between devices, yes. Offline learning works in the desktop and mobile apps after installation and sign-in.

checkst vs. RemNote: Note-taking system or flashcard app?

RemNote and checkst solve different problems. RemNote wants to be your complete learning system: notes, PDFs with highlights, a knowledge network with backlinks, and flashcards, all in one place. checkst wants you to review your cards, on the iPhone, every day, without it feeling like work.

If you are looking for a note-taking system, RemNote is probably the better choice. If you are looking for a flashcard app, keep reading.

Status: November 2026. All information about RemNote comes from the sources linked below.

The comparison at a glance

	checkst	RemNote
Platforms	iPhone and iPad	iPhone, iPad, Android, Web, macOS, Windows, Linux
Free version	Core features free	unlimited notes and cards, sync included; limits include 3 annotated documents, 5 images with Image Occlusion
Payment model	Pro 4.99 EUR for six months (subscription, renews automatically)	Pro 17.99 EUR/month or 179.99 EUR/year, Pro with AI 34.99 EUR/month or 349.99 EUR/year (German App Store)
Algorithm	FSRS	SM-2 as default, FSRS as beta
.apkg import	yes, with learning progress	yes, with learning schedule; CSS is not carried over
.apkg export	yes	yes, "Anki (Flashcards Only)"
AI	on-device (Apple Foundation Models) or your own OpenAI key, without credits	Credits: Free 250, Pro 1,000, Pro+AI 20,000 per month
PDF	Split view: PDF and card editor side by side	Reader with highlights, notes, AI cards with a reference back to the passage
Notes and knowledge network	no	yes, with references and backlinks
Sync	iCloud free, checkst account with Pro	RemNote account, also in Free

Where RemNote is ahead

Notes and cards in one workflow. In RemNote, cards are created directly within your structured notes and keep their context. References connect terms, and backlinks show where a topic appears elsewhere. If you currently maintain lecture notes and cards separately, this saves a step. checkst has no note-taking feature.

Learning directly from the PDF. The RemNote Reader can highlight and annotate, and has a notes area beside it. Cards generated from the PDF link back to the passage. That is a strong workflow for learning from lecture notes. checkst has a split-view creator where the PDF and card editor sit side by side, but no annotations and no note-taking system around them.

Platforms and free sync. RemNote runs on all desktop systems, in the browser, on Android and iOS. Sync is already included in the free version, on an unlimited number of devices.

Image Occlusion directly in your notes. RemNote hides image areas within your notes, in the free version for 5 images. checkst presents Image Occlusion cards in Anki format, one card per hidden area, but as cards, not embedded in a note-taking system.

The way back to Anki. RemNote exports cards as .apkg ("Anki (Flashcards Only)"). However, the documentation does not explicitly say whether learning progress and all media come along.

Where checkst is ahead

The price on the iPhone. In the German App Store, RemNote Pro costs 179.99 EUR per year, Pro with AI 349.99 EUR. For a student budget, that is a steep price. Through the website it is cheaper (according to RemNote 96 USD and 216 USD per year), but if you subscribe on the iPhone, you pay the store price. checkst Pro costs 4.99 EUR for six months and renews automatically until you cancel. The core features cost nothing.

AI without a credit counter. RemNote bills AI in credits: 250 per month in Free, 1,000 in Pro, 20,000 in Pro+AI. Unused credits expire, and additional credits cost 10 USD per month according to the help pages. A Reddit user criticizes that even Pro+AI limits the AI heavily. checkst generates cards on the device by default using Apple's Foundation Models. No counter runs, and your notes never leave the iPhone. Anyone who prefers an OpenAI model can store their own OpenAI key and pay OpenAI directly.

Data protection with AI. With RemNote, content for AI features goes to external providers; the help pages name, among others, OpenAI, Groq, Replicate, Anthropic, Google Gemini and OpenRouter. On the servers, your notes are stored encrypted, but without end-to-end encryption, on AWS. With checkst, on-device generation stays on the device.

FSRS as default. RemNote uses SM-2 by default; according to the help pages FSRS is still beta, with a warning about possible errors. checkst plans with FSRS from the start.

Anki decks look the way they do in Anki. RemNote imports .apkg with a learning schedule, but does not carry over custom CSS and turns note types with multiple fields into tables. checkst renders Anki templates including cloze, conditions and type-in.

Focus and pace. "It is quite complex and has an insane number of features", someone writes about RemNote in the German App Store, and means it even positively. In January 2026, a Reddit user reported iOS restarts: "My studying is essentially stalled because of this". The team confirmed investigations into high memory usage with large PDFs. To be fair: others report better speed after updates, and the German store shows 4.7 out of 5 stars from 1,395 ratings. checkst does less, and that is intentional: open, review cards, keep the streak, done.

Offline

Both work offline. According to the help pages, RemNote allows editing and reviewing without a connection in the desktop and mobile apps, but the mobile app only partly caches media, and most AI features do not work offline. In checkst, decks and media are stored locally on the device, and on-device AI needs no connection.

Moving from RemNote to checkst

In RemNote, choose "Anki (Flashcards Only)" as the export. You get an .apkg.
Note bullets without cards are lost in the process; multiple-choice cards become normal cards with the answer in bold.
Get the .apkg onto the iPhone and open it with checkst.

Conclusion

RemNote fits if you want a complete note-taking system with a knowledge network, PDF annotation and cards in one place, and do much of your work on the desktop.
checkst fits if you learn on the iPhone, want AI cards without a credit limit and without uploads, want FSRS as the default, and do not need a note suite for review.