Garmin vs Standard Notes
Based on our analysis, Standard Notes is the more privacy-respecting choice overall.
BACK →| Category | Garmin | Standard Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | B · 71/100 | A · 87/100 |
| What they collect | Mixed (65) | Positive (90) |
| Who they share it with | Mixed (67) | Positive (84) |
| What you can do | Positive (76) | Mixed (72) |
| What they promise | Mixed (63) | Positive (82) |
Garmin collects a lot of health and location data to run the service, doesn't sell it or share it with advertisers, and gives you good control over it — but the policy is dense, retention is vague, and aggregate data sharing with third parties isn't fully explained.
View full analysis →Standard Notes is an end-to-end encrypted note-taking app that genuinely cannot read your notes; analytics are self-hosted via Plausible with no IP retention, apps collect zero usage data or location, and the subprocessor list is short and transparent — the main weaknesses are US jurisdiction and AWS hosting, the absence of published security audit reports, a thin policy that lacks GDPR rights language, and email marketing enabled by default.
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