Comparison

Inkdrop vs Space Notes

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

Head to head
About

Inkdrop

This app allows you to write and organize notes using GitHub-flavored Markdown with syntax highlighting. It offers a streamlined workflow for boosting productivity and ensures your notes are accessible across devices with end-to-end encryption, even offline.

Highlights
  • GitHub-flavored Markdown support
  • Inline code syntax highlighting
  • Seamless note-taking workflow
  • Cross-device synchronization
  • End-to-end encryption
  • Offline access
Features
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NOTE: To use this app, make sure you have an account registered on the Inkdrop website. ## Effortlessly Organize and Simplify Your Markdown Notes Inkdrop enables you to write in user-friendly, GitHub-flavored Markdown, complete with inline code syntax highlighting support. Unleash your creativity and transform your ideas into beautifully formatted notes! ## Streamline Your Thoughts & Boost Productivity Experience a seamless, low-friction note-taking workflow, empowering you to accomplish more in less time. With Inkdrop's effortless organization, you can focus on what truly matters: creating your best work. ## Access Your Notes Anytime, Anywhere, Securely Inkdrop quickly synchronizes your notes across multiple devices, ensuring you always have access to your most important thoughts. With end-to-end encryption, your notes remain secure and confidential. Plus, you can read and write even while offline, thanks to local data storage within the app. Terms of use: https://docs.inkdrop.app/terms

About

Space Notes

This app allows users to create detailed lists with expandable items, offering dedicated note-taking for each entry. It provides various list types, progress tracking, and organizational tools to manage complex information.

Highlights
  • Expandable checklist items into detailed notes
  • Multiple note types (shopping, recipe, goals)
  • Progress bars for goal tracking
  • Random item selection from lists
  • Checklist table view for quick editing
  • User-defined category tags
  • Note priorities (low, medium, high, urgent)
Features
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Space Notes was built for people who like to make lists. Shopping lists, to-do lists, recipe lists, lists of modules for the apps you're building, or cards you're collecting. But sometimes just having a list isn't good enough. You know that your recipe needs a particular type of cheese, but there's only store in town that sells it. Space Notes gives you an entire notepad for every item in your checklist, allowing you to provide as much, or as little detail as you need for every single item. Expand your notes from a galaxy to a whole universe of ideas! New in Space Notes 3.0: - Note Bundles: Keep notes organized with Note Bundles. You can create a bundle and add your notes to it so that you can quickly locate related entries. - Card Collector's Gallery: A gallery where you can store images of your favorite trading or collector's cards. - Handwriting with OCR: Use handwriting to enter text into your notes with Optical Character Recognition (OCR). Features: - Note types with exclusive functionality for creating goals with progress bars, comparing notes, making shopping lists. - Expand checklist items into notes for taking as much detail as you need, without crowding your screen. - Randomly select an item from your lists, for those times when you can't decide on something, like where to go for lunch! - Checklist table view: You can now switch to a table view for your checklists, allowing you to quickly edit your checklist items. - Convert to checklist: you can now type out rows of text in the main notepad, then convert them to items in your checklist. - Consolidated to-do list: all your due dates in one central location for quick reference and navigation. - User-defined category tags: create tags to categorize your notes any way you'd like. - Note priorities: assign priority levels for low, medium, high, and urgent. - Three new note types: shopping, recipe, and character cards. - Checklist item due dates: prior to version 2.0, due dates could only be assigned to primary notes. Now they can be assigned to checklist items for 'Goal' notes. - Custom color schemes: add a personal touch to your Space Notes experience by creating your own color schemes. - In-app calendar: access a calendar right within your notes so that you don't have to keep switching between apps when you're making to-do lists. - Due date quick add: when viewing a 'goal' note with the in-app calendar, you can tap on a date in the calendar, then tap the calendar button on a checklist item to instantly create a due date. Space Notes Pro features: - Compare checklists: see two checklists, side by side. Space Notes will automatically highlight if the same item appears in both checklists. - Historical timeline: if you're working on a project, or tracking responsibilities at your job, you can commit your completed tasks to a historical timeline, which removes them from your note lists, but keeps them in a timeline that you can access when it's time to write your resume or review. - Calculator: an in-app calculator so that you don't have to switch to a separate calculator app when you need to do basic arithmetic. Once you've arrived at the result, simply tap on it to insert it into your note. The next version of Space Notes is being completely rebuilt, from the ground up. This will provide greater performance and stability, while also reducing the app's footprint.

Screenshots

Inkdrop3 screens
Space Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Inkdrop at none against Space Notes's 1. Inkdrop also leads on rating (4.0 vs 3.7) and ratings volume (43 vs 3). Space Notes's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 4 weeks). On price, ads, monetization model and device support 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. Space Notes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Inkdrop asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Inkdrop holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Inkdrop has 43 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Inkdrop ships an update every 4 weeks, Space Notes every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Inkdrop versus Space Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInkdropSpace Notes
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (43 ratings) — better3.7 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews62.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings43 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTakuya MatsuyamaSpace Japan Studios

Customer experience

Inkdrop

All ratings43 ratings
Positive74.4%
Neutral4.7%
Negative20.9%
Written reviews51 reviews
Positive62.7%
Neutral11.8%
Negative25.5%

Space Notes

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

None

Inkdrop

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Space Notes

One-time1
  • SpaceNotes Pro$0.99

Questions

Is Inkdrop free?
Inkdrop is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Space Notes free?
Space Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Inkdrop or Space Notes?
Inkdrop is rated higher. Inkdrop averages 4.0 out of 5 from 43 ratings, while Space Notes averages 3.7 from 3 ratings.
Do Inkdrop or Space Notes have ads?
Neither Inkdrop nor Space Notes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Inkdrop or Space Notes?
Inkdrop ships an update every 4 weeks, and Space Notes every 9 days. Most recently, Inkdrop was updated on October 29, 2026 and Space Notes on October 24, 2026.

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