Notepad Markdown vs iMarkdown
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Notepad Markdown
Capture thoughts instantly with this lightweight notes app. It offers a distraction-free interface for quick drafting, supports markdown formatting for structured notes, and includes intuitive checklist creation. Seamless iCloud sync ensures your notes are available across all your devices.
- Lightning-fast note-taking
- Markdown formatting
- Intuitive checklist creation
- Seamless multi-device sync
- Distraction-free interface
- Quick drafting and editing
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# Quick Draft: Your Essential Notepad with Markdown Support Capture your thoughts instantly with this streamlined notes app for iOS. Quick Draft is the lightweight notepad designed to help you document ideas, compose messages, and organize tasks with unprecedented speed and simplicity. ## Lightning-Fast Note-Taking Turn fleeting thoughts into permanent records. Launch and start typing immediately with our distraction-free notepad interface. Create, edit, and manage notes on the go, then seamlessly share your content to any app with a single tap. ## Markdown-Powered Note Organization Elevate your notepad experience with intuitive markdown formatting. Quick Draft transforms simple text into beautifully structured notes, making it the perfect markdown companion for students, writers, and professionals alike. ## Intuitive Checklist Creation Manage tasks effortlessly within your notes: - Convert any line into an interactive checklist item - Tap to toggle completion status - Organize everything from shopping lists to project milestones in your notepad ## Seamless Multi-Device Sync Your notepad travels with you. Quick Draft's iCloud integration ensures your notes are instantly available across all your devices, providing a consistent markdown experience whether you're using iPhone, iPad, or Mac. Quick Draft: The essential markdown notepad that stays out of your way, letting you focus on capturing your thoughts. Also available for macOS - your complete notepad ecosystem for all devices!
iMarkdown
A fast and simple Markdown editor for iPhone and iPad with full GitHub Flavored Markdown support. It offers iCloud sync, dark mode, and exports to various formats. Easily preview and auto-save your documents.
- GitHub Flavored Markdown support
- iCloud sync
- Dark mode
- Export to Markdown, PDF, PNG
- Quick preview
- Auto-saving
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Write notes, articles and technical documents in Markdown on iPhone and iPad. Keep your work organized and turn it into presentations. WRITE AND PREVIEW Write with formatting shortcuts, an outline, find and replace, and word counts. Preview tables, task lists, code, footnotes, math and Mermaid diagrams. Switch between writing and preview, or use them side by side when space allows. KEEP IDEAS CONNECTED Keep documents on your device or in iCloud Drive. Organize with folders and tags, search document contents, and connect notes with [[wiki links]]. Backlinks show which local documents link to the current one. READ, PRESENT AND RECOVER Turn Markdown sections into slides with presentation mode. Browse saved document versions and restore earlier text. Recover files from Recently Deleted. MORE WITH iMarkdown Pro Optional in-app purchases unlock PDF, HTML, PNG and TextBundle export, Wi-Fi file transfer with an access code, WebDAV file access, and custom CSS preview styles. With WebDAV, browse, download and upload files, or edit a document and save it back to your server. Pro is available as a monthly or yearly auto-renewing subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Prices appear in the app. Manage or cancel subscriptions in your App Store account settings. No iMarkdown account is required to write and manage local documents. iCloud and third-party services require their own setup. Privacy Policy: https://imarkdown.mystrikingly.com/#privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://imarkdown.mystrikingly.com/#terms-of-use
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Notepad Markdown at 102 against iMarkdown's 1. iMarkdown's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly). On price, review sentiment, 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
Both are free to download. Notepad Markdown sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and iMarkdown sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
iMarkdown holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Notepad Markdown has 102 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of Notepad Markdown's written reviews are positive against 90% of iMarkdown's.
Notepad Markdown ships an update fortnightly, iMarkdown every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Notepad Markdown | iMarkdown |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (102 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 85.9% of reviews | 90.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 102 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | giddyapp | HIROMOTO TSUJI |
Customer experience
Notepad Markdown
iMarkdown
Bugs and requests
Notepad Markdown
Reported bugs
12 issues- Data not synchronizing or being deleted/overwritten
- New pop-up on each load about buying premium version
- App prompts to purchase Pro every day
- iCloud syncing not working
- Dropdown pad disappears when using with PopClip
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- App crashes periodically, especially when syncing iCloud changes
- Dramatic loss of old notes upon new version installation
- Cursor positioning issues in bullet points on iPhone
- App crashes frequently
- Notes disappear after closing the app
- No synchronization with iPhone (works on iPad)
- iCloud sync not working anymore
Requested features
19 requests- Widget view with settings for font, size, and color
- Option to hide from dock
- Allow choosing file location
- Additional page and bullet point options
- Apple Watch app
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- Widget option to see part of the note
- More icon options for Mac menu bar
- Search feature
- Ability to have more than one draft
- Share extension for macOS and iOS
- Ability to swipe back and forth between pages
- Dark mode icon variant
- Option to hide word/character counts
- Support for multiple notes
- Less intrusive or disable-able opening animation
- URL schemes with basic x-callback-url
- Adding dates/due dates and alerts
- Option to choose font
- Format selected text to title/subtitle
iMarkdown
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Notepad Markdown
- QuickDraft Pro iOS + iPadOS$4.99
- Quick Draft Pro$7.99
iMarkdown
- Monthly Pro$0.991 Month
- Yearly Pro$4.991 Year
- Lifetime Pro$8.99








