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Capacities
Free · $10/mo · ranked #17 of 30
★ 3.2 / 5 · 644 user reviews
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61
SoftwareScore · ranked #17
An object-based notes app that treats everything as a typed object, structured and modern, with growing AI features.
Value (price vs features) 6
Ease of use 6
Feature depth 8
Cross-platform & sync 7
Data ownership / privacy 5
Collaboration 4
AI capability 6
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Pros
- Object-based network architecture organizes notes as distinct entities like people or books rather than plain text files
- Generous free tier includes unlimited notes, spaces, custom object types, and cross-platform device sync
- Pro AI assistant brings deep contextual chat, automated title generation, and conversational smart search
Cons
- Mobile apps for iOS and Android remain notably buggy and poorly optimized for long-form text editing
- Pro plan is relatively expensive at $11.99 month-to-month or $9.99 annually for an individual user
- Collaborative depth is highly restricted, since the platform only supports view-only note sharing
Best for Individual knowledge workers and researchers who want a highly visual, structured personal database without managing traditional folders.
Skip it if You need a mature mobile writing workspace or deep, real-time multi-user team collaboration.
On the SoftwareScore, Capacities is strongest on Feature depth (8/10) and weakest on Collaboration (4/10). That's what drives its 61/100.
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