Minute Notes vs ZooMark
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
Minute Notes
Quickly capture thoughts and ideas with a simple, focused notepad. Search your notes instantly and export them as plain text. Designed for privacy with no accounts or cloud services, all data stays on your device.
- One-tap note creation
- Fast search across titles and text
- Pin important notes
- Export notes as plain text
- Native split-screen layout
- Offline storage
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Capture a thought before it disappears. Minute Notes is a focused notepad for writing, finding, and exporting plain-text notes without an account. Open the app, create a note with one tap, and keep typing. FAST FROM THE FIRST NOTE ⢠Create a note with one tap ⢠Search across titles and note text ⢠Pin important notes to the top ⢠Export any note as portable plain text with the system share sheet ⢠Use a native split layout built for both iPhone and iPad PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your notes are stored on this device. Minute Notes has no account, no ads, no analytics SDK, and no cloud or upload service. You choose where an exported note goes. Minute Notes is deliberately small: a clear place to capture an idea, find it again, and move it somewhere else when you are ready.
ZooMark
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ZooMark is a Markdown notes app for macOS. As you type, formatting appears instantly, while your text stays clean and portable. Write lightly and clearly in Markdown ā no fussy formatting required. ā Features Ā· Hybrid Markdown editor ā bold, italic, headers, lists, to-dos, and code render like formatting as you type, while the source stays plain Markdown text. Ā· Split preview ā Editor / Split / Preview modes. In Split, edit on the left and watch the rendered document (with GFM tables and links) on the right at the same time. Ā· Folders ā organize notes like Apple Notes; drag to reorder and nest them, and move multiple notes into a folder at once. Ā· Hashtags & internal links ā gather notes with #tags, and connect them with [[Title]] wiki links. Ā· Powerful search ā find notes fast with tag:, title:, @todo, and "exact phrase" operators. Ā· Themes ā light and dark themes (Honey Bear, Solar Cream, Panda, Tasmanian Devil Black, and more), set inside the app independent of the system appearance. Ā· Note lock ā hide sensitive notes behind Touch ID or a password. Ā· Import Ā· Export Ā· Share ā import .md files; save notes as Markdown, HTML, TXT, or PDF, or share them to other apps. Ā· iCloud sync & backup ā when signed in to iCloud, all folders and notes sync and back up across your devices automatically.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: ZooMark at every 2 days against Minute Notes's every 40 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Minute Notes ships an update every 40 months, ZooMark every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Minute Notes | ZooMark |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | ā |
| Update frequency | Every 40 months | Every 2 days ā better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | ā |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac ā better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dmitriy Motorin | Sangwook Joo |
In-app purchases
Minute Notes
No in-app purchases
ZooMark
No in-app purchases









