Markdown Tables vs Vanta
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Markdown Tables
Easily create and edit tables for your Markdown writing projects. This app simplifies table creation, allowing you to insert/delete rows and columns, adjust alignment, and toggle header rows. It also supports exporting HTML tables for wider compatibility.
- Create tables for Markdown
- Insert/delete rows and columns
- Change column alignment
- Toggle header row
- Export HTML tables
- Import existing tables
- Split view editing on iPad
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Stop getting frustrated when you need a table. Create tables for use in your favorite Markdown writing app with Markdown Tables. Writing tables in Markdown is hard. Most Markdown writing apps don't give you an easy way to create and edit tables. Markdown Tables is here to help. Create your table, then paste into your writing app. If you want to edit an existing table, copy it to the clipboard from your writing app then tap Import in Markdown Tables. On iPad use split view with drag and drop to make edits even quicker. Markdown Tables includes features to insert/delete rows and columns, change column alignment and toggle use of the header row. If your writing app only supports HTML tables then you can configure Markdown Tables to export HTML instead. Check out markdowntables.app/guide for how best to use Markdown Tables with some of the top writing apps on the App Store. (Note that this app works best with writing apps based on Markdown - if you aren't sure if your favorite app uses Markdown check its product page on the App Store.)
Vanta
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Vanta is a private Markdown notes app for iPhone with AI that runs entirely on your phone, and real GTD built in. Your notes stay as plain Markdown you own. Start with a local vault in seconds: no account, no servers, nothing uploaded. ON-DEVICE AI • Turn a messy, rambled note into clean Markdown • "Clarify with AI" sorts your whole GTD inbox into Next Actions, Waiting For, Someday, Done, or Trash • Clean up dictation, summarize, and suggest tags • Powered by Apple's on-device models, so it works offline and nothing ever leaves your phone GETTING THINGS DONE, BUILT IN • Capture to your Inbox in a tap, by typing or voice, even from the Share Sheet • Process your inbox to zero, by hand or with AI • Next Actions by @context, plus Waiting For, Someday, and Projects • A weekly review that surfaces stalled projects and what you're waiting on • Inbox and Next Actions pinned to the top of your vault A REAL MARKDOWN NOTES APP • Folders, favorites, and instant full-text search, all offline • Syntax-highlighted code, callouts, tables, images, SVG, and tasks • Tap [[wikilinks]] to jump between notes, and see backlinks • Light and true-black dark themes YOURS, EVERYWHERE • Start on-device with no account • Sync across your devices with iCloud, or your own private GitHub repo • Obsidian-compatible: open the same vault on your Mac, and favorites sync with Obsidian bookmarks • No subscription. No analytics. No tracking. Vanta works great as a standalone local notes app, and plugs into your existing Obsidian or Markdown vault whenever you want. On-device AI features require an iPhone that supports Apple Intelligence.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Vanta at Free against Markdown Tables's $1.99. Vanta also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months). Markdown Tables's advantage is chart position (#197 vs unranked) and device support (3 vs 1). On 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
Vanta is free to download; Markdown Tables costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Markdown Tables ships an update every 2 months, Vanta every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Markdown Tables | Vanta |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (28 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 81.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 28 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Best chart rank | #197 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 12.2 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Apps On The Move Limited | Shane Vitarana |
In-app purchases
Markdown Tables
No in-app purchases
Vanta
No in-app purchases









