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NotePlan vs Fibery
A side-by-side editorial comparison of NotePlan and Fibery — release velocity, themes, recent moves, and the top alternatives to consider.
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NotePlan vs Fibery: at a glance
What is NotePlan?
NotePlan keeps opening its notebook to outside writers: plugins, MCP agents, now Apple Reminders.
Two product lines ship in parallel. Memo AI reaches 1.3 with redesigned summaries carrying richer formatting, speaker labels for conversations, iCloud sync across devices and font themes — the first release to make a recording's transcript legible as a conversation rather than a block of text. On the main app, 3.21.2 remains the most recent, adding a two-way Apple Reminders integration via @remind, Space backups with restore, and calendar boards grouped by time frame.
What is Fibery?
Fibery's Custom Apps go GA, completing its turn from work tracker to embedded app platform
Fibery spent the past quarter building and shipping Custom Apps — AI-generated mini-apps buildable inside the platform via Claude, ChatGPT, or MCP. Custom Apps launched publicly in mid-August after two months of experimental iteration. In the same period, Fibery added AI-driven automation creation, a usage dashboard tracking AI and integration consumption, and expanded MCP coverage to rich text editing and direct Custom Apps authoring. The platform is shipping weekly with a mix of headliner features and steady bug fixing.
NotePlan vs Fibery: editorial side-by-side
NotePlan
5.0PM
NotePlan keeps opening its notebook to outside writers: plugins, MCP agents, now Apple Reminders.
◆ Current state
Two product lines ship in parallel. Memo AI reaches 1.3 with redesigned summaries carrying richer formatting, speaker labels for conversations, iCloud sync across devices and font themes — the first release to make a recording's transcript legible as a conversation rather than a block of text. On the main app, 3.21.2 remains the most recent, adding a two-way Apple Reminders integration via @remind, Space backups with restore, and calendar boards grouped by time frame.
◆ Where it's heading
The through-line is turning NotePlan into a surface other software writes into rather than a closed notebook: plugins became installable and then opened to the community, the MCP server gave agents write access to notes and tasks, and Apple Reminders now writes back rather than only feeding in. Memo AI is following its own arc in parallel — first capture anywhere, via Watch and CarPlay, then capture efficiently, via the smaller audio format, and now capture legibly, via speaker labels and structured summaries. iCloud sync is the piece that makes the two lines share a device story.
◆ Prediction
Expect Memo AI's speaker labels to become something the main app can act on — assigning tasks by speaker is the obvious next step given the @remind work — and the Reminders integration to leave beta. The plugin and MCP surfaces are where third-party capability keeps arriving.
Fibery
6.3PM
Fibery's Custom Apps go GA, completing its turn from work tracker to embedded app platform
◆ Current state
Fibery spent the past quarter building and shipping Custom Apps — AI-generated mini-apps buildable inside the platform via Claude, ChatGPT, or MCP. Custom Apps launched publicly in mid-August after two months of experimental iteration. In the same period, Fibery added AI-driven automation creation, a usage dashboard tracking AI and integration consumption, and expanded MCP coverage to rich text editing and direct Custom Apps authoring. The platform is shipping weekly with a mix of headliner features and steady bug fixing.
◆ Where it's heading
Fibery is repositioning from a flexible project tracker into a platform where teams build custom tooling on top of their own data, without leaving the workspace. The Custom Apps launch — AI-generated, embeddable in documents, now on a versioned platform — is the clearest statement of that direction. MCP integration at multiple layers (rich text, apps, automations) shows Fibery making itself a first-class target in AI-native workflows rather than bolting on a chat widget.
◆ Prediction
The next likely move is tying Custom Apps directly into Fibery's automation engine — AI-built apps that trigger and respond to automations — which would close the loop between the platform's two main new capability axes. The breaking platform update to Custom Apps in September signals further architectural changes are coming before the feature stabilizes.
Alternatives to NotePlan and Fibery
Other PM products tracked by Sparkpulse, ranked by recent ship velocity. Each card links to a full editorial trajectory and lets you pivot into a head-to-head comparison with either NotePlan or Fibery.
NocoBase
NocoBase adds an AI knowledge base retrieval API, connecting no-code workflows to external knowledge sources.
RentRedi
RentRedi embeds AI into its maintenance workflow end-to-end, handling tenant intake and drafting landlord replies.
Camunda
Camunda 8.10 alpha cycles through broad platform bug fixes while 8.7 gets routine security patches
Asana
Asana embeds AI into Slack threads and closes the rich-text gap with Notion
Rize
Rize pivots from solo time tracker to agency operations platform with invoicing, profitability reporting, and a ChatGPT integration.
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Recent activity from NotePlan and Fibery
Latest ship moves from both products, interleaved chronologically. ⚡ = editorial spark.
- 6d agoFiberyHierarchical filter improvements and whiteboard color coding
- 13d agoFiberySeptember 3, 2026 / Custom Apps updates, Set a load limit for Lists and Tables on Entity View, Multi-window support in the desktop app
- 20d agoFiberyAugust 27, 2026 / Usage dashboard, manually edit custom apps
- 24d agoNotePlanv1.3 - Memo AI: Redesigned Summaries, Speaker Labels & iCloud Sync
- 27d agoFiberyAugust 20, 2026 / Batch undo, create automations with AI, Views history
- 1mo agoFiberyAugust 13, 2026 / Custom Apps, See how each change was made (UI, API, automation, AI) ⚡
- 1mo agoFiberyAugust 6, 2026 / Custom Apps improvements, Convert Select field to Database, Update small part of rich text and add comments via MCP
- 1mo agoNotePlanv3.21.2 - Apple Reminders Integration with Two-Way Sync
- 3mo agoNotePlanv3.21.1 - Wiki Link Aliases, Rebuilt Share Extension & Better Claude/MCP Support
- 3mo agoNotePlanv1.2.1 - Memo AI: Faster Transcription, 10× Smaller Recordings & Watch/CarPlay Refinements
- 4mo agoNotePlanv1.2 - Memo AI: Apple Watch and CarPlay support added and more Shortcuts available
- 4mo agoNotePlanv3.21 - Community Plugins, CommandBar Forms, Kanban and Tables upgrades
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between NotePlan and Fibery?
Both compete on the same themes — mcp — within PM. Fibery is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 6.3 vs 5.0), with 0 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 0. See the at-a-glance table above for a side-by-side breakdown of velocity, recent sparks, and editorial themes.
Is NotePlan better than Fibery?
Sparkpulse doesn't pick a winner — we score release velocity, not feature parity. Fibery is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 6.3 vs 5.0), with 0 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 0. For your specific use case, the alternatives sections above list other PM products to evaluate alongside.
What are the best alternatives to NotePlan?
Top NotePlan alternatives in PM are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "NotePlan alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/noteplan for the full list with editorial commentary on each.
What are the best alternatives to Fibery?
Top Fibery alternatives in PM are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "Fibery alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/fibery for the full list with editorial commentary on each.