A Simply Noted alternative without prepaid credits.
Simply Noted sells credit packs and an unlimited plan. Here is how it compares with notecardHQ, from Simply Noted's own pricing page on October 25, 2026.
| notecardHQ | Simply Noted | |
|---|---|---|
| Writing | Robot with a real pen | Robot with a real pen |
| Price model | Per card mailed, all-in | Prepaid credit packs, or $497 a month plus $0.99 a note |
| Postage | Included | $0.82 a card on top |
| Credits expire | No credits | After 12 months |
| API access | Every account | With the $497 a month plan |
| International | $4.25 all-in, down to $2.95 | Not published |
| Check before writing | Every word read back by OCR | Not published |
Source: Simply Noted pricing. Prices change; check the source before you buy.
What a card costs at your volume
Simply Noted's credits start at $2.80 a card for 100 and fall to $0.90 at 50,000, plus $0.82 postage, paid upfront. That is $3.62 all-in at 100 cards and about $2.07 at 10,000. notecardHQ is $3.25 at 100 and $1.95 at 10,000 a month, billed only for cards that are mailed. At very large prepaid volumes Simply Noted's packs are cheaper per card; at small and medium volumes, and anywhere you need the API without a monthly plan, notecardHQ is.
Where notecardHQ is different
- Every word is read back before writing. Each note becomes pen strokes and is read by OCR word by word; anything unclear is redrawn before the pen moves. How every card is written.
- One all-in price. Card, handwriting, envelope and postage, from $3.25 in the US and $4.25 abroad, down to $1.95 at volume. No monthly fee. Pricing.
- Built for developers. Idempotency keys so a retry never mails a second card, US address verification before a note is accepted, and a status for every note. Quickstart.
- We can write the notes for you. Send us what you know about each recipient and we write the note, then the robot writes the card.
- Written in New York. Cards are written, stamped and mailed from our New York studio, to the US and abroad.
When Simply Noted may suit you better
If you send tens of thousands of cards, are happy to buy them upfront, and only mail in the US, Simply Noted's largest credit packs cost less per card. Simply Noted pricing explained breaks down its credits and Unlimited plan at each volume.
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