Minute Notes vs MDDock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
Minute Notes
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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.
MDDock
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MDDock is a calm, local-first Markdown workspace for people who think in notes. Every note lives as plain Markdown on your device, so your ideas stay readable, portable, and yours ā no lock-in, no cloud dependency. Write in a clean, distraction-free editor with syntax highlighting and full Markdown support. Link ideas naturally with [[wiki links]] and let MDDock build a living knowledge graph as you write. Find anything in milliseconds with instant full-text search across your entire library. Read beautifully with desktop-grade typography, a focused reader mode, and support for code blocks, tables, math, and diagrams. On iPad, split the library and editor side by side so you can browse, write, and reference without losing context. Keep your library completely offline, or turn on MDDock Cloud to sync securely across your devices. Your data is encrypted end-to-end and always belongs to you. Whether you are building a personal wiki, journaling, drafting articles, or managing a research library, MDDock gives you the speed of plain text and the structure of a connected knowledge base.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: MDDock at every 2 days against Minute Notes's every 40 months. MDDock also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). 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, MDDock every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Minute Notes | MDDock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 40 months | Every 2 days ā better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod ā better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 14.0 ā better |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dmitriy Motorin | åäŗ¬å¾®ę ¼äŗåØē§ęč”份ęéå ¬åø |
In-app purchases
Minute Notes
No in-app purchases
MDDock
No in-app purchases









