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Prevon vs Google Keep
Google Keep is free, quick and built into your Google account, and Google does not describe it as end-to-end encrypted. Prevon encrypts every note on your device with a key only you hold and needs no account — but it is in private beta, and Keep works today on every device you own.
Where Google Keep is the better choice
- It is free, with apps for Android, iPhone and the web.
- Quick capture, reminders, labels, colours and sharing with collaborators — all of which work today.
- Integration with the rest of Google: Docs, Gmail, Calendar and the Gemini assistant.
- Availability. Prevon has no public download yet.
Where Prevon is different
- Keep notes are stored with your Google account, and Google does not describe Keep as end-to-end encrypted. Prevon encrypts each note on your device with a key made from your 12-word Recovery Seed, which we never see.
- Gemini features that work with Keep send note content to Google’s servers. For personal accounts, Google’s Gemini privacy hub says a subset of Gemini chats are reviewed by people, and that Gemini activity may be used to improve Google’s services, including training generative AI models. It does not say specifically how Keep content reached through Gemini is treated. Prevon has no cloud AI.
- Keep requires a Google account. Prevon has no account.
- Prevon is in a private beta with no public download, and it has not had an independent security audit. Its encryption is designed so that we cannot read your notes; its sync is switched off and its AI features are in beta.
Prevon and Google Keep
Side by side
The same verdicts we use everywhere on this site, narrowed to Google Keep.
| Feature | Prevon | Google Keep |
|---|---|---|
| We cannot read your notes | ||
| On-device AI processing | (see note below the table) | |
| No account required | ||
| Sync that stays locked in transit | (see note below the table) | |
| Device-to-device sync, no cloud in the middle | ||
| No note content sent to a cloud AI | ||
| Option to end-to-end encrypt whole notes | ||
| Available to download today | ||
| Works in a web browser | ||
| Notes stored as plain files any editor can open |
✓yes · × no. Verdicts are read from each vendor's own published documentation as of , and describe the default setup. Google does not describe Keep as end-to-end encrypted. Gemini features that work with Keep send note content to Google’s servers. If any of this changes, it is on us to correct the page.
* Prevon’s sync is switched off in the private beta, so that row describes its design — today your notes do not leave your device. Its on-device AI features are in beta.
Which should you pick?
Pick Keep if you want something free that is already on your phone, syncs everywhere and lets you share lists with family. It is genuinely good at quick notes.
Pick Prevon if you want notes that are encrypted with a key Google — or anyone else — does not have, and search that runs on your device. Importing from Google Keep takes one Google Takeout export.
Statements about other products are read from their own published documentation as of . If any of it is out of date, tell us and we will correct the page.
Prevon is in private beta.
There is no public download yet. Leave an email and we write once, when it opens to everyone.