Comparison

Edit vs Meerkat

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

Head to head
About

Edit

This app provides a minimalist scratchpad for quick notes and drafts, functioning like a single sheet of paper. It ensures your text remains accessible and offers simple export options. Designed for speed and ease of use, it's ideal for capturing fleeting thoughts.

Highlights
  • Single page scratchpad
  • Instant return to writing
  • One-touch select all
  • Export via Share Sheet
  • Word and character count
Features
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Edit is a super fast scratchpad for your thoughts, drafts, and notes. Think of it as a single sheet of paper, not a notebook. There's no document storage, because whatever you leave in Edit will be there when you get back. Once you're done writing, you can send or save your text to anywhere in iOS via the Share Sheet. What's in the box? * One page Return instantly to what you were writing. * One-touch select all Effortlessly clear the page to start fresh. * Export Send your text to anywhere in iOS. * Word and character count Know how much you've written. I've intentionally kept Edit simple so it stays fast and easy to maintain. The other benefit of this simplicity is that Edit should continue to run without issue on iOS devices for years to come. Because of that, I'm slapping a 10-year good faith guarantee on Edit's general availability. Should there come a time over the next decade where I'm unable to update Edit to run on the latest version of iOS, I'll open source the code for anyone to download and run themselves. Happy writing, K.Q. @Dreger

About

Meerkat

Features
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Meerkat provides ultimate data privacy protection for mobile users in the cloud era with no worries about data leakage or loss from cloud. 1. If you have concerns of personal data leakage when using cloud service, then Meerkat is the perfect App you are looking for. 2. Meerkat has fundamentally eliminated the risk of data leakage from individual cloud by utilizing advanced encryption and distributed data storage across multiple cloud services. 3. Furthermore, data is stored across multiple cloud services with redundancy. Even if one cloud service goes down or in the event of data loss, the availability of Meerkat users' data will not be affected. 4. Meerkat is ready to use by simply creating a PIN code. No user registration is required. No personal information such as e-mail address, social networking account, or phone number are collected. 5. Zero-trust is Meerkat's motto. Unlike other apps, there is no centralized server. User's data is encrypted then distributely stored in multiple cloud storages designated by the user. The cloud storages can be Meerkat Storage, or user's own storage (BYOS), e.g., iCloud, Google Drive. User's system data such as PIN code, master encryption key, double lock passwords, etc. are stored and only stored on the user's local device. 6. In addition to family and travel photos, Meerkat's real value is in preserving very private, sensitive, or valuable data, such as intimate selfies and videos, copies of passports and personal ID cards, financial information sheets, and even mnemonics of crypto assets with no stress of constantly worrying about device broken, loss or theft. You may also use Meerkat along with flash drive or handwritten paper to add another line of defense for your extremely important and sensitive data. 7. Key features: (1) End to End AES 256bit encryption and distributed storage of photo, video & data across multiple clouds (2) Options for different encrypt needs: Single storage with End to End AES256, Multi-cloud w Secret Sharing + End to End AES256, Multi-cloud w Quantum safe Secret Sharing + End to End AES256 (3) Customizable cloud storages (4) In App camera and voice recorder (5) Package (album) function to manage multiple files efficiently (6) Filing by Categories, Tags, Recent and Favorite (7) Search function (8) One-touch instant mosaic, double lock function (9) Secure backup/restore of system data to support device change or reinstall

Screenshots

Edit3 screens
Meerkat4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Meerkat at Free against Edit's $1.99. Meerkat also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 18.6). Edit's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 11 days). On 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

Meerkat is free to download; Edit costs $1.99 up front. Meerkat sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Edit asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Edit ships an update every 4 days, Meerkat every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Edit versus Meerkat: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEditMeerkat
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (51 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews92.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings51 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 11 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.611.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size0 MB66 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperK.Q. DregerSphinx & Lab K.K.

In-app purchases

None

Edit

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Meerkat

Subscriptions3
  • Premium(3 Months free trial)$4.991 Month
  • Premium (1 Year)$35.991 Year
  • Gold (1 Year)$79.991 Year

Questions

Is Edit free?
Edit costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Meerkat free?
Meerkat is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Edit or Meerkat have ads?
Neither Edit nor Meerkat shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Edit or Meerkat?
Edit ships an update every 4 days, and Meerkat every 11 days. Most recently, Edit was updated on September 28, 2026 and Meerkat on September 15, 2026.

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