Reflect Notes
by Reflect
Encrypted, connected notes with native GPT-4 and Whisper intelligence
About
Reflect Notes (Reflect AI) is a minimalist, cross-platform note app that integrates native AI for next-gen productivity. Users can jot normal text notes, record voice memos (transcribed by Whisper), or chat with their accumulated notes using GPT-4. Reflect’s AI is natively embedded: it will transcribe and summarize meetings, generate content outlines, summarize or extract action items from long notes, and power “chat with your notes” (contextual Q&A across all your material). Audio notes are converted to text and auto-summarized, turning spoken ideas into organized digital notes in seconds. Privacy is emphasized—notes are end-to-end encrypted and remain private. Pricing: - Personal Plan: $10/month (annual, 14-day free trial), with unlimited notes, AI features, cloud sync, and encryption. - Team Plan: $212/month for shared workspaces and team features (multiple users, collaborative notes). Model: Reflect uses OpenAI’s GPT-4 for text, Whisper for audio, and embeddings to ground AI chat on your real notes. No free tier after trial—it’s premium only with all features included (no AI metering or limits).
What you can do with it
- Capture and backlink detailed meeting notes, then auto-generate summaries and action lists with AI
- Record walking or driving voice memos on iOS and have Whisper transcribe them into structured notes
- Maintain a daily journal or work log where AI condenses long entries into concise summaries
- Conduct research by importing web clippings, Kindle highlights, and Readwise excerpts, then linking them into a topic graph
- Draft articles, newsletters, or reports by turning scattered bullet points into coherent outlines and polished prose using the AI palette
Pricing
Premium — $10/mo, billed annually (approximately $120/year), single plan with 14-day free trial
How to access
Accessible via web app and native iOS and Mac apps with open signup; users create an email-based account, then sync notes across devices; integrates with Google and Outlook calendars, browser extensions (Chrome and Safari), Kindle, Readwise, and automation tools like Zapier.
Access via web app and native iOS and Mac apps; sign up with email and password; open signup with a 14-day free trial and then a paid subscription; sync across devices with end-to-end encrypted storage and integrations for Google Calendar, Outlook, browser extensions, Kindle, and Readwise.
Tips for getting the best results
Start by creating an account on the web or iOS app, then enable calendar integrations (Google or Outlook) so meetings automatically generate notes with attendees and context. Use daily notes as your central capture space, typing quick bullets and using [[links]] to connect people, projects, and topics; revisit backlinks regularly to surface related ideas. For voice capture, use the iOS app or widget to record memos on the go, letting Whisper transcribe them into your daily note, then clean up with the AI palette to summarize or outline key points. Highlight text and press the AI shortcut (cmd+J on Mac/Windows) to run prompts like “summarize,” “extract action items,” or custom templates; store your favorite prompts for consistent workflows such as meeting minutes, research summaries, or email drafts. Bring in external material by installing the browser extension and connecting Kindle or Readwise so that web clippings and highlights are automatically added to Reflect, then link these notes to projects and people for later retrieval via backlinks and graph view. Periodically use the “chat with your notes” feature to ask questions across your entire notebook, especially when preparing reports, articles, or reviews based on months of accumulated material.
Known limitations
Reflect is a premium-only product with no ongoing free tier, requiring an annual commitment rather than true monthly billing, which can be a barrier for casual users. Its minimalist design intentionally omits databases, Kanban boards, and advanced project management features, so it may not replace tools like Notion for complex workflows. AI features depend on OpenAI’s models and an internet connection, so latency and quality are tied to OpenAI’s APIs and may vary over time. While end-to-end encryption protects note content, some integrations and AI calls still involve sending data to third-party services, which privacy-sensitive users must evaluate carefully. Platform support is focused on web and Apple ecosystems, with no fully featured native Android app, so Android users are limited to browser access and may not get the same polished mobile experience.
Model / Technology
GPT-4 and GPT-3.5-based AI note-taking with Whisper transcription and retrieval over user notes
Commercial use
The service is a personal note-taking and productivity tool, and there is no widely advertised restriction on using content you create or AI-assisted outputs for commercial purposes, but specific commercial rights, attribution requirements, and any revenue-based thresholds are governed by Reflect’s Terms of Service and Privacy Policy, which should be reviewed directly before relying on outputs for commercial work.
Training data
Reflect’s AI features use OpenAI models (GPT-4, GPT-3.5, and Whisper), which are trained by OpenAI on a mixture of licensed data, data created by human trainers, and publicly available text and audio; Reflect itself focuses on end-to-end encryption and does not use your private notes as training data for its own models, instead sending encrypted or scoped content to OpenAI for processing according to OpenAI’s data-use policies at the time of integration.