Comparison

MarkNote Lite vs Miaodi

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

MarkNote Lite

Create and organize notes using markdown formatting. Embed images, create tables, and even include code snippets and mathematical formulas. Sync your notes across all your Apple devices and share them easily.

Highlights
  • Markdown note creation
  • Embed photos and images
  • Live preview
  • iCloud sync
  • Share notes
  • Publish as blog posts
  • Web page import
Features
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Take notes with markdown. Sync notes into iCloud. Access your documents with any of your mac or iOS devices. Share your notes with your friend. You can easily embed photos, format text, create tables, send rich formatted mail message, and share and edit notes from any devices. FEATURES - Embed photos and images into note - Live preview while writing - Auto save - Send mail with rich format - Swipe to delete a note - Syntax highlighting - Embed code snippets and mathematics formulas - Click to update the task status in todo list - Review and edit your notes from any web browsers or smart devices - Sync your notes into iCloud drive, and share with all your devices. You can read and edit your notes with marknote app on iPhone/iPad or marknotes on mac - Publish your note as blog posts - Import web page shared from apps like mobile safari, save in markdown format, so that you can read it later or edit it later - graph view, visualize notes relations You have complete control to your data. SUPPORT If you have any feedback or questions, reach us by mail at marknote@aliyun.com

About

Miaodi

This cross-platform Markdown editor offers a seamless writing experience with customizable shortcuts and formatting. It prioritizes data privacy and allows for easy export and multi-platform synchronization. The app also includes system-level to-do reminders and task list notes to help you stay organized.

Highlights
  • Cross-platform Markdown editing
  • Customizable shortcut bar
  • System-level to-do reminders
  • Data export and synchronization
  • WYSIWYG and focus modes
  • Auto-save and undo/redo
Features
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【Introduction】 Miaodi, this is a cross-platform Markdown editor with excellent experience. And Miaodi, on the iOS platform, has also made special optimizations. For example, the unique and customizable Markdown shortcut bar and text formatting greatly improve the convenience of operation. We do these, just to make your experience more comfortable. Miaodi takes your data seriously from start to finish, and if you use advanced features, you can also edit across platforms. Your data resides on whatever device you are using. Your data can be exported to the system's folder anytime, anywhere, without any limitation, and with extremely fast speed. In addition, Miaodi also provides system-level Todo reminders and task list notes, so that you can better organize your life and time, and be organized and everything is in Miaodi. Although Miaodi is just a Markdown cross-platform editor, it also pays special attention to the record of user inspiration. Therefore, Miaodi has always attached great importance to convenience, and does not want the loss of user inspiration due to the delay of time. Therefore, Miaodi also keeps up with the startup speed of the software. In an instant, you can open Miaodi and start recording. Break system boundaries and record anytime, anywhere, here is Miaodi. 【Description】 - Create notes or articles using Markdown or plain text - Easy management of to-do lists - Support WYSIWYG mode as well as writing mode, focus mode, etc. - Highly customizable, with support for custom fonts, CSS, background images, etc. - Auto-save, no text loss, undo/redo - No ads, no background - Multi-language options - Support for text viewing, editing and other operations - Compatible with other Markdown platforms - Provide cloud services for data storage and multi-platform data synchronization, and more cloud services to play (see the official website for details) 【About us】 telegram: https://t.me/miaodichat email: libv@miaodiapp.com website: https://libv.miaodiapp.com

Screenshots

MarkNote Lite4 screens
Miaodi4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Miaodi at 100% against MarkNote Lite's 0%. Miaodi also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.0) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). MarkNote Lite's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 weeks). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. MarkNote Lite sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Miaodi sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Miaodi holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of MarkNote Lite's written reviews are positive against 100% of Miaodi's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MarkNote Lite ships an update every 3 weeks, Miaodi every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and August 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
MarkNote Lite versus Miaodi: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMarkNote LiteMiaodi
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size53 MB54 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer淑敏 孙家乐 陈

Customer experience

MarkNote Lite

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

Miaodi

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

MarkNote Lite

One-time1
  • Upgrade to Premium Version$1.99
5 purchases

Miaodi

One-time5
  • Month VIP$0.99
  • Season VIP$1.99
  • Year VIP$3.99
Show 2 more
  • Decade VIP$14.99
  • Time VIP$25.99

Questions

Is MarkNote Lite free?
MarkNote Lite is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Miaodi free?
Miaodi is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, MarkNote Lite or Miaodi?
Miaodi is rated higher. MarkNote Lite averages 3.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Miaodi averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do MarkNote Lite or Miaodi have ads?
Neither MarkNote Lite nor Miaodi shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MarkNote Lite or Miaodi?
MarkNote Lite ships an update every 3 weeks, and Miaodi every 6 weeks. Most recently, MarkNote Lite was updated on September 18, 2026 and Miaodi on August 29, 2026.

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