4.8
Your notes as Markdown files you own.
A whiteboard for thinking through a dissertation.
Best for visual thinking on a long research project
Reviewed 16 September 2026 · Prices checked the same day
4.7
69 reviews
Heptabase is a whiteboard you think on, aimed at dissertation-scale work. Pro is $8.99 a month billed yearly with 100 AI credits a month; Premium is $17.99 a month with 1,800 credits, checked 16 September 2026.
There is no meaningful published free tier, and 69 App Store ratings make this an early product charging a mature product’s price.
Pricing
subscription
$8.99/mo billed yearly; Premium $17.99/mo
Free version
No meaningful free tier is published.
Platforms
Windows · macOS · Web
Calm spatial thinking. Not a lecture notebook. Try it on a literature chapter, not on tomorrow’s seminar notes.
Checked 2026-09-16
| Model | Subscription |
|---|---|
| What free actually includes | No meaningful free tier is published. |
| Cheapest paid tier | $8.99/mo billed yearly; Premium $17.99/mo |
| Student pricing | None published |
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No meaningful free tier is published. Checked 16 September 2026.
Cheapest paid plan: $8.99/mo billed yearly; Premium $17.99/mo. Prices checked 16 September 2026.
Visual thinking on a long research project
No real free tier to try the workflow
Your notes as Markdown files you own.
Hold four papers side by side and pull threads between them.
Free handwriting and typing if campus already gave you an account.
