txtodo vs Notedown
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
txtodo
This minimalist to-do list app helps you focus on immediate, short-term tasks. Organize your day by listing tasks in the morning and checking them off as you go. Unfinished tasks are discarded daily for a fresh start, with options for long-term task tracking.
- Minimalist interface
- Daily task listing
- Task completion tracking
- Notes for task details
- Daily task reset
- Long-term task floating
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txtodo is a minimalist open-source todo list app made by figbert and inspired by jeff huang. it lists your immediate, short-term tasks to help you get things done without overthinking it. with txtodo, you list all your tasks for the day in the morning. you can make them as detailed or as simple as you want – the notes feature allows you to store pesky details out of sight. throughout the day, you check off tasks as you complete them. anything unfinished at the end of the day is discarded so you can start fresh tomorrow. you can also create up to three long-term tasks that "float" with you from day-to-day. welcome to productivity. welcome to txtodo.
Notedown
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Notedown is a featherweight markdown notes app for people who just want to write. No accounts, no sync, no clutter — every note is saved as a plain .md text file on your device and never leaves it. WRITE IN MARKDOWN Use familiar markdown to structure your thoughts: headings, bold and italic, bulleted lists, checkboxes, quotes, code, and links. A one-tap formatting toolbar inserts the syntax for you, so you never have to remember it. EDIT OR PREVIEW Flip between a distraction-free editor and a clean rendered preview with a single tap. See exactly how your note looks, then jump back to writing. FULLY OFFLINE, FULLY YOURS Your notes are stored as standard markdown files in the app's own folder on your device. There is no cloud, no login, and nothing to set up. What you write stays with you. FIND ANYTHING FAST Search across all of your notes instantly. The list keeps your most recently edited notes at the top. SHARE WHEN YOU WANT Export any note as markdown text through the standard share sheet. SIMPLE BY DESIGN - Light and dark themes - English and Japanese - Portrait, one-handed friendly layout - Free to use (contains ads) Notedown is the calm, lightweight alternative to heavy note apps — just markdown, and nothing in your way.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Notedown at none against txtodo's 3. Notedown also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 11 days). txtodo's advantage is device support (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On price and ads 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. txtodo sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Notedown asks for nothing beyond the download.
txtodo ships an update every 11 days, Notedown every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | txtodo | Notedown |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (15 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 0 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | FIGBERT LLC | Yuki Okawa |
In-app purchases
txtodo
- $5 Tip$4.99
- $10 Tip$9.99
- $15 Tip$14.99
Notedown
No in-app purchases









