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To use RemNote, you need an account, which raises some concerns for us. It’s always a bit suspicious when a free note-taking app requires a sign-in, but this has become standard practice for web apps. Before diving into our review of RemNote, we wanted to highlight a few important terms and conditions that you should be aware of:
We’ve had some issues with Notion in the past, but RemNote’s terms seem even more concerning. At least Notion provides detailed Personal Use Terms of Service that explain how they handle your content. While this hasn’t made us fully trust them with our notes, it’s at least a step in the right direction. RemNote, on the other hand, offers only a brief paragraph about your notes, which you might easily overlook. This is especially worrying since the app stores your notes on its servers, yet doesn’t clearly explain what happens to that data. Users deserve to know this information.
Notion’s more comprehensive terms show that its developers are willing to take some responsibility for managing users’ content. In contrast, RemNote has an article on its website about your notes, but it doesn’t include these details in their terms of use or privacy policy. This makes it hard to fully trust them.
Unfortunately, it seems that only governments and organizations are really concerned about user information, while many individuals are less cautious about sharing their data online. Developers are taking advantage of this, and we can only hope it doesn’t lead to problems down the line. Regardless of what others are doing, it’s important to research the apps you’re using, especially when they store data on the developer’s servers.
We usually recommend using apps that don’t collect your information (most native apps don’t), but if you’re already using RemNote, it’s important to be cautious. We’ll continue to advise users to be careful with web apps that store their notes on servers, especially when it comes to sensitive information.
The safest way to use RemNote is by setting up a local knowledge base, which allows you to keep your notes on your own device. It’s reassuring that they offer this option. However, there’s no way to sync these notes, not because it’s technically impossible, but because they’ve designed it this way. We hope the developers will eventually allow users to sync their notes through third-party cloud services, which would be a positive step towards building trust.
