Notepad Markdown vs Writer
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!
Writer
A fast, secure, and elegant text editor and notes app for Apple devices. It offers Markdown support, cross-device syncing, customizable typography, and widgets. Purchase is a one-time fee with no subscriptions.
- Secure CloudKit syncing
- Markdown support
- iOS 14 Widgets
- Multiple folder organization
- Customizable typography and icons
- One-time purchase
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Writer is beautiful, secure and fast text editor and notes app for iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch. It has many features like Markdown support, syncing between devices via secure Apple Cloud, customizable typography, widgets and more. *** Features *** - Secure sync between devices with CloudKit - Markdown support - iOS 14 Widget - Multiple folder support - Customisable typography, app icons - One time purchase with no subscription. *** Coming soon *** - Apple Watch versions - Sharing notes via secure URL - Themes - Collaboration *** Mac version is now live on Mac App Store ! ***
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Notepad Markdown at 86% against Writer's 50%. Notepad Markdown also leads on ratings volume (86 vs 1) and monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs paid). Writer's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and update cadence (every 6 days vs fortnightly). 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
Both are free to download. Notepad Markdown sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Writer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Writer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Notepad Markdown has 86 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 86% of Notepad Markdown's written reviews are positive against 50% of Writer's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Notepad Markdown ships an update fortnightly, Writer every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Notepad Markdown | Writer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (86 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 85.9% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 86 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | giddyapp | Michal Jach |
Customer experience
Notepad Markdown
Writer
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
Writer
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
Writer
- Full version One-time Payment$9.99
