Comparison

5W1H Note vs Markdown Editor

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

5W1H Note

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To organize your mind and head, it is nice to organaize by taking notes with 5W1H. This app is the app for that. After organize your mind and head, when you act,the results are easier to achieve. So, with this app, take 5W1H notes, and let's act.

About

Markdown Editor

This app offers a seamless Markdown editing experience with real-time preview, allowing for instant formatting and easy organization of notes. It integrates with cloud storage and AI tools for enhanced content creation and management.

Highlights
  • Real-time input and preview
  • AI summarization and drafting
  • Google Drive integration
  • Plain Markdown file editing
  • Syntax highlighting for code
  • Diagram and math rendering
Features
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There is no separate input and preview screen. Everything happens on one screen: what you type takes shape right where you typed it. Headings, nested lists and code get distinct colors and shapes, so the structure of a note is clear at a glance. You don’t have to memorize Markdown — type / at the start of a line and pick headings, tables, checklists or diagrams from a menu. With no styling to fiddle with, you can keep writing as you think. On Mac and Windows you can edit plain Markdown (.md) files right where they are. Connect Google Drive and you can pick the same notes up on any device; the files are saved in your own Google Drive. No Google account is needed for local files on Mac and Windows. On iPhone and iPad, notes are kept in the app’s folder or in Google Drive. ■ Open what AI writes Ask ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or another AI to summarize something in Markdown, then open it here as is — it reads cleanly and stays editable. It's a plain Markdown file, so you can paste it back into an AI to keep going, or drop it straight into Notion or GitHub without reformatting. ■ Ask AI (with your own API key) Add an API key for OpenAI (GPT), Anthropic (Claude) or Google (Gemini) and you can ask AI from inside the app. · On selected text — polish, shorten, make formal, translate, turn into a table or a diagram · From the whole note — meeting notes & to-dos, summarize, extract to-dos, tidy into Markdown, continue writing · In your own words — have it draft a how-to or a first version Check the answer before it goes into your note, and undo it in one step. Usage is billed by the service you choose, and your key stays on this device. ■ What people use it for · A notepad that reads better — jot things down and they turn into tidy headings and bullet points. As light as a plain text editor, far easier to read back · Meeting notes — organize the discussion as it happens and put decisions in a table · To-do lists and tasks — list what needs doing as a checklist and tick items off · Journal, diary and daily log — keep a note per day and find anything later with full-text search · A personal wiki — link notes to one another and build a notebook of what you know · Docs, how-tos and blog drafts — outline with headings, then paste the plain Markdown anywhere · A Markdown viewer — open an .md file and read it with its tables and headings in place · Code and command snippets — kept with syntax highlighting, copied in one click ■ Features · Styling as you type — headings, bold, italic, quotes, rules, footnotes and nested lists are formatted the moment you write them · Type / at the start of a line to insert tables, checklists, diagrams, math and more · Tables render as tables — click one to go back to the raw Markdown and edit it · Diagrams (flowcharts, sequence diagrams and more) from mermaid syntax, and math from TeX, drawn inline · Collapsible sections (details) and clickable checkboxes · Code blocks with syntax highlighting and a one-click copy button · Images and file attachments, with PDFs opening right in the app · Paste a URL and get a link preview card · Full-text search across all your notes · Six themes (Light, Sepia, Solar, Dark, Night, Contrast) and three text sizes · Available in 12 languages ■ Choose where your notes live · Google Drive — saved automatically, with no save button. Your Drive folders stay as they are, and shared drives and multiple Google accounts are supported · On this device — no sign-in needed. On Mac and Windows you can also open any folder you already have · In Google Drive, the app only touches files it created and files you explicitly open ■ About usage · Free to use.

Screenshots

5W1H Note4 screens
Markdown Editor4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Markdown Editor at none against 5W1H Note's shown. Markdown Editor also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks). 5W1H Note's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

5W1H Note ships an update every 3 weeks, Markdown Editor every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 5 level
5W1H Note versus Markdown Editor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter5W1H NoteMarkdown Editor
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTadaaki KobayashiMakoto Kobayashi

In-app purchases

None

5W1H Note

No in-app purchases

None

Markdown Editor

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is 5W1H Note free?
5W1H Note is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Markdown Editor free?
Markdown Editor is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do 5W1H Note or Markdown Editor have ads?
5W1H Note shows ads; Markdown Editor does not.
Which is updated more often, 5W1H Note or Markdown Editor?
5W1H Note ships an update every 3 weeks, and Markdown Editor every 2 days. Most recently, 5W1H Note was updated on November 3, 2026 and Markdown Editor on November 6, 2026.

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