an honest comparison
Evernote is the original everything-bucket: clip it, scan it, search it, from any device. In recent years it has become a subscription with a tight free tier. Tansy takes a different route: one purchase, files in your own folder, no account, and a library built for making things as well as keeping them.
Evernote facts checked October 2026 on their own site; plans and prices change, so check before you buy. Tansy launches August 12, 2027.
| What | Tansy | Evernote |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $29.99 once ($19.99 for the first 30 days after launch). 14-day free trial. | Free plan limited to 50 notes on one device. Starter $14.99 per month or $99 per year. Advanced $24.99 per month or $249.99 per year. |
| Platforms | iPad, iPhone, Mac, Windows and Android. One Apple purchase covers iPad, iPhone and Mac; Windows and Android are bought in their own stores. | Mac, Windows, iOS, Android and the web. |
| Sync | Your own folder: iCloud Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox or Google Drive. No account. Edits from two devices merge. | Evernote's cloud with an account. |
| Your files | Regular files in a folder you can see, back up and keep. Nothing uploaded to us. | Notes live in Evernote's cloud; export as ENEX, HTML or PDF. |
| Capturing | Quick capture to an Inbox, saved web clips and pictures from the share sheet, recordings with transcripts. | Web clipper, document scanning, email-to-note, search inside PDFs and images. |
| Handwriting | Notebooks and planners with pressure and tilt, searchable handwriting. | Basic sketches; handwriting search in images. |
| Import from the other | Imports Evernote exports. | Imports HTML and some formats. |
Export your Evernote notebooks and import them into Tansy. Notes and attachments come across as documents, notes and reference files.
Nothing is locked away afterwards either: every Tansy file stays a file in your own folder, and exports to common formats whether or not you buy. How your files work →
Yes. Export from Evernote and import into Tansy.
Tansy saves pages and pictures from other apps through the share sheet on your device. There's no browser extension.
No. Unlimited files, stored as your own files, for one purchase.
Try Tansy before anyone else and help shape it before it launches on August 12, 2027. The beta is small, so we'll email you if you get a spot. Everyone on the list hears when Tansy launches.