Comparison
reMarkable Methods is a subscription-based template library included with Connect. FLOW is a purpose-built productivity system that you own forever — with deeper workflows, unified design, and no recurring fees.
reMarkable Methods adds basic templates to your Connect subscription — think lined paper, dot grids, and simple planners. It's a welcome addition but remains generic by design.
FLOW is a professional productivity system built from the ground up for how knowledge workers actually think, plan, and execute. Every template is part of a unified design language that follows reMarkable's own aesthetic principles.
Methods costs $2.99/month ($35.88/year). FLOW is a one-time purchase starting at $15 — pay once, use forever.
reMarkable has been steadily moving more features behind the Connect paywall. Methods templates require an active subscription — cancel and you lose access. FLOW is yours forever with a single purchase. As eWritable noted: "more and more of reMarkable's genuinely interesting new functionality is being placed behind the Connect subscription paywall."
Methods offers individual templates from various contributors — there's no cohesive design language connecting them. FLOW's templates are built as an integrated system: your weekly plan flows into your meeting notes which connect to your project milestones. Every piece uses the same typography, spacing, and visual hierarchy.
Methods' project planning template offers basic sections for "milestones" and "resources." FLOW Project provides complete milestone mapping, task breakdown, dependency tracking, and project close-out reviews — the actual workflow a project manager needs, not just boxes to fill.
FLOW is built with the same monochrome-first, minimal aesthetic that makes reMarkable special. Intentional whitespace, precise typography, calm information density. Methods' third-party templates often break this consistency with varied styles and visual noise.
FLOW templates are informed by human-centered design research — priority matrices, outcome-focused planning, structured reflection. Methods provides surfaces to write on; FLOW provides frameworks to think with.
If you already pay for Connect (cloud sync, screen sharing, handwriting conversion) and just want a few extra dotted or lined page options, Methods is a nice bonus included in your subscription.
But if you want templates that actually structure your thinking and make you more productive — not just more paper to write on — FLOW is the professional choice.
One-time purchase. No subscription. Professional templates designed for how you actually work.