Comparison

Syntax Share vs Gravity

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

Head to head
About

Syntax Share

Easily share source code and ASCII art with friends using fixed-width font messages. Features include inline previews, recent snippet support, and quick access to coding characters. An in-app purchase unlocks syntax highlighting and customizable color themes.

Highlights
  • Source code previews in messages
  • Recent snippets support
  • Clipboard contents readily available
  • Support for wide text without clipping
  • Quick access to coding characters
  • Tabs or spaces selection
  • Syntax highlighting (in-app purchase)
  • Customizable color themes (in-app purchase)
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Finally there's a way to send source code to your developer friends! With Syntax Share you can send fixed-width font messages containing source code or even ASCII images! • Source code previews in Messages. You will be able to see a preview of your source code inline with your messages. • Recent snippets support. • Current clipboard contents are readily available as a selection. • Support for really wide text without clipping or word wrapping. • Commonly used coding characters are just within reach without having to dig through the symbols keyboard. • Choose tabs or spaces. (Let the war begin!) An in-app purchase adds the following features: • Syntax highlighting makes it easy to read the source code you and your friends type. • Pick your favorite color theme from a long list. • Choose a color theme that you personally like and everyone's source code will show up in that theme.

About

Gravity

This app offers a streamlined note-taking experience by eliminating folders and tags, focusing on a single, continuous stream of thoughts. Capture ideas instantly and use simple gestures to manage your notes, prioritizing what matters most.

Highlights
  • Instant note capture
  • Single stream organization
  • Swipe gestures for actions
  • Attention-based prioritization
  • Private iCloud sync
  • Lightweight prefixes for filtering
  • Fast search functionality
Features
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Gravity keeps all your notes in one stream, with the newest at the top. As you add more, older notes sink down the list. When one of them still matters, swipe it right and it comes back to the top. The idea comes from Andrej Karpathy's append-and-review note: write everything in one place, read back through it now and then, and move up whatever you still care about. Gravity has no folders, so there's nothing to file. Writing The cursor is waiting at the top when you open the app. Type your note and press Return twice, or tap the add button. A half-written draft stays where you left it. Rescuing and tidying Swipe right on a note to rescue it. Swipe left to archive, delete, share or copy. Archived notes have a page of their own, and deleted notes stay in Deleted Notes until you restore them or clear them out. Markdown and checklists Headings, bold, italics, lists, links and quotes show formatted in the stream. Start a line with "- [ ]" to make a checklist, then tick items off without opening the note. In the editor the formatting appears as you type, and a small bar above the keyboard adds headings, bold, lists and checklists. Everything is saved as plain Markdown text. Tags Start a note with todo:, idea:, read: or any word followed by a colon, and it gets a colour of its own. Type todo: into search to see only those notes. There's no tag manager to look after. Search Search covers every note on your phone, archived ones too, and works offline. It matches parts of words and ignores accents. Getting notes in The Home Screen widget starts a new note or pastes in whatever you last copied. You can also share text or a link from another app, and it becomes a new note at the top of the stream. Privacy Your notes are stored on your iPhone. Gravity has no accounts and no analytics, and it doesn't collect any data. If you want your notes on your other Apple devices, turn on iCloud sync; it also works with Gravity for Mac, which is sold separately. You can export everything as JSON or Markdown at any time. Looks Choose light, dark or OLED black, or follow the system, and pick from three text sizes. There's a stats page too, worked out on your phone, of course. Price You pay once. There's no subscription, no in-app purchases and no ads. Privacy policy: https://www.gravitynotes.app/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Syntax Share4 screens
Gravity4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Syntax Share at Free against Gravity's $9.99. Syntax Share also leads on iOS requirement (10.2 vs 17.0). Gravity's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months). On rating, ads 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

Syntax Share is free to download; Gravity costs $9.99 up front. Syntax Share sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Gravity asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Syntax Share against 5.0 for Gravity. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 9 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Syntax Share ships an update every 3 months, Gravity fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Syntax Share versus Gravity: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSyntax ShareGravity
PriceFree — better$9.99
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (9 ratings)
Positive reviews—91.7% of reviews
Number of ratings39 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS10.2 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTalynt SoftwareTristan Manchester

Customer experience

Syntax Share

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Gravity

All ratings9 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive91.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative8.3%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Syntax Share

One-time1
  • Syntax Highlighting and Themes$0.99
None

Gravity

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Syntax Share free?
Syntax Share is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Gravity free?
Gravity costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Syntax Share or Gravity?
Syntax Share and Gravity are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 9 ratings respectively.
Do Syntax Share or Gravity have ads?
Neither Syntax Share nor Gravity shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Syntax Share or Gravity?
Syntax Share ships an update every 3 months, and Gravity fortnightly. Most recently, Syntax Share was updated on September 29, 2026 and Gravity on October 2, 2026.

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