Our take
Pick Heynote if developers who will stay on Free while they keep a first Scratch math + JSON buffer — then keep it at $0, not Obsidian Sync $4 first unless they want an encrypted vault, and not if they need native sync or a mobile app (this is a local desktop buffer). Pick Logseq if students and knowledge workers who will stay on the open-source app at $0 (local Markdown; Free forever for personal use) while they
Best for
Heynote A scratch buffer you start at a public $
Logseq A graph notebook you start at a public $0
Free plan
Heynote No free plan
Logseq $0 · “Free forever for personal use.” Open source. Local Markdown. iOS & Android apps
Lowest paid
Heynote Not published by the vendor
Logseq Not published by the vendor
Watch out
Heynote No native sync / no mobile app
Logseq There is no public Sync $ on the pages we fetched
Last checked
Heynote 2026-10-23 · heynote.com
Logseq 2026-10-23 · logseq.com/pricing
developers who will stay on Free while they keep a first Scratch math + JSON buffer — then keep it at $0, not Obsidian Sync $4 first unless they want an encrypted vault, and not if they need native sync or a mobile app (this is a local desktop buffer).
Read the Heynote pagestudents and knowledge workers who will stay on the open-source app at $0 (local Markdown; Free forever for personal use) while they open a first Queries page — not teams that need a printed Sync seat (we did not find a public Sync $).
Read the Logseq page
