Comparison

Minimal | Notes vs Markdown Notes

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

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About

Minimal | Notes

This app offers a distraction-free writing environment inspired by meditation. It features collaborative writing, note expiration, and the ability to publish notes as websites. Organize tasks with integrated to-do lists and sync across all your Apple devices.

Highlights
  • Note Lifetime reminders
  • Collaborative writing
  • Publish notes as websites
  • Todo lists sync with Calendar
  • Beautiful formatting
  • Sync across Mac, iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Features
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Write with focus. Open your mind with Minimal, a meditation-inspired notes and writing app. Minimal combines thoughtful, modern design with powerful features to deliver a spacious, beautiful writing environment. • Note Lifetime • Collaborative writing • Publish notes as websites • Add Todos to the Calendar app • Beautiful formatting • Sync everywhere: Mac, iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch Minimal is a simple yet powerful notes app. Inspired by meditation, nature, and architectural design, Minimal provides a beautiful space to think, write, and organize projects. NOTE LIFETIME The Note Lifetime keeps your notebook fresh and reflective of the present moment. When a note goes unedited for a duration you choose in settings, you’ll be gently notified. This is an opportunity to review the note, act on it, or let it go. COLLABORATIVE WRITING Share notes with friends, family, and teammates. With a gentle design, writing remains focused and tranquil, even as thoughts merge and ideas multiply. Everyone receives changes as notes evolve, and multiple people can make edits at the same time without conflict. FOCUSED + SPACIOUS DESIGN Minimal is designed so only one element is ever in focus. We love the beauty of a blank page – abundant empty space allows for an ease of creative expression. PUBLISH AS WEBSITE Transform notes into beautifully-formatted websites in microseconds. TODO LISTS Todo lists are an effective way to organize projects and complete tasks. Sync with the Calendar app, get things done, and check everything off. BEAUTIFUL FORMATTING Minimal combines Markdown-style formatting with elegant typography. The result is simple, expressive notes that make it easy to think and write. SYNC EVERYWHERE Bring focus to your favorite devices. Minimal is designed for Mac, iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch. Cloud Sync is fast, reliable, and invisible. SHARE, EXPORT, IMPORT You’re in control of your notes. Share directly in iMessage, export as PDF or HTML, and use the system share mechanism to take notes anywhere. Importing links + prose into Minimal is just as easy. CUSTOMIZE EVERYTHING The best notebook is personal. We made everything in Minimal customizable, from fonts + themes to sorting notes + note actions. You can also build custom workflows using the Shortcuts app. A LITTLE GIFT Wow, thanks for reading. As a little gift for tuning in, these are our favorite musicians -> Somi, Snarky Puppy, and London Grammar. They’re jazzy and introspective, just how we like it. Enjoy. —— For help, write us at team@minimal.app or on Twitter at @minimalnotesapp. To learn about our terms + approach to privacy, visit https://minimal.app/terms. We offer a long free trial and make cancellation easy. After that, Minimal costs $4.99 per month or $49.99 per year. These prices are in USD and may vary by region. Cancel in your iTunes account settings at least 24 hours before renewal.

About

Markdown Notes

Create, format, and export notes using Markdown with a professional writing tool. Features include syntax highlighting, a dedicated input keyboard, and multi-format export options. Customize themes and text size for a personalized writing experience.

Highlights
  • Markdown syntax highlighting
  • Markdown input/editing keyboard
  • Multi-format file export and sharing
  • Customizable theme colors
  • Adjustable text size
Features
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Markdown Notes is a professional Markdown writing tool. Markdown Notes is unique and innovative, allowing you to create and use your notes. You can create, typeset, and export in Markdown Notes, which can be done very simply and works very well. [Features] * Support Markdown syntax highlighting * Markdown syntax input / editing keyboard * File multi-format export, share * Theme color free replacement * Support for adjusting the text size when writing

Screenshots

Minimal | Notes4 screens
Markdown Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Minimal | Notes at 4.7 against Markdown Notes's 1.0. Minimal | Notes also leads on ratings volume (290 vs 1) and review sentiment (81% vs 67%). Markdown Notes's advantage is monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Minimal | Notes sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Markdown Notes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Minimal | Notes holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Minimal | Notes has 290 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of Minimal | Notes's written reviews are positive against 67% of Markdown Notes's.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Minimal | Notes versus Markdown Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMinimal | NotesMarkdown Notes
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (290 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews81.3% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings290 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTimeless俊川 林

Customer experience

Minimal | Notes

All ratings290 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral3.1%
Negative5.2%
Written reviews374 reviews
Positive81.3%
Neutral6.4%
Negative12.3%

Markdown Notes

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Bugs and requests

Minimal | Notes

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes when using certain formatting or pasting content
  • Syncing issues between iOS and macOS versions
  • Incompatibility with older macOS versions

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add ability to insert images or attachments
  • Improve iCloud sync reliability
  • Implement a folder-based organization system
  • Add a word/character count feature

Markdown Notes

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Minimal | Notes

Subscriptions3
  • Minimal Monthly14 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Minimal Annual14 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • Minimal Family Plan14 Days trial$79.991 Year
1 purchases

Markdown Notes

One-time1
  • Pro Version$0.99

Questions

Is Minimal | Notes free?
Minimal | Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Markdown Notes free?
Markdown Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Minimal | Notes or Markdown Notes?
Minimal | Notes is rated higher. Minimal | Notes averages 4.7 out of 5 from 290 ratings, while Markdown Notes averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Minimal | Notes or Markdown Notes have ads?
Neither Minimal | Notes nor Markdown Notes shows ads.

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