Comparison

Collected Notes vs iMarkdown

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

Head to head
About

Collected Notes

A note-taking platform that allows users to create private notes, share them publicly, and build a blog with a custom domain. It focuses on a simple, native experience with live Markdown previews and no ads or tracking.

Highlights
  • Markdown with live preview
  • Create private notes
  • Share notes publicly
  • Build a blog with custom domain
  • Native iPhone experience
  • No ads or tracking
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Upload your thoughts. The simplest, and most powerful note-taking blogging platform ever made. Create private notes, share them publicly and create your blog with a custom domain. ■ Markdown with live preview Live Markdown previews allow you to see the final result in real-time as you type. ■ Simplicity Every app out there eventually tries to do more than they should. We believe in doing less, but better. ■ Native experience The iPhone app allows for a fast native-first experience. Just open the app and go right into writing mode. ■ No nonsense No ads. No feature creep. No tracking. No annoying emails. No data sold. No comments. No vanity metrics. No proprietary formats. You'll never see popups, clutter, subscription up-sells, or anything that interferes with the reading experience. Collected Notes is a reading-first experience. Your attention matters. Terms of use: https://collectednotes.com/blog/terms

About

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.

Highlights
  • GitHub Flavored Markdown support
  • iCloud sync
  • Dark mode
  • Export to Markdown, PDF, PNG
  • Quick preview
  • Auto-saving
Features
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# About iMarkdown iMarkdown is a simple and fast Markdown editor for iPhone and iPad ## Features - Full support for GitHub Flavored Markdown syntax and commonly used extended syntax, such as TOC, Table, LaTeX and so on. - Simple and fast. - iCloud sync - Dark mode - Export to Markdown, PDF, & PNG - Quickly swipe from raw markdown and the preview - Modern user interface designed for big screens - And much more ### Easy Preview Slide the edit view left can quick preview your document. ### Auto Saving Auto save when close document. ### Support Extension You can import Markdown file via other apps by Extension. ### Synchronize Synchronize feature can synchronize Markdown file with multiple devices with iCloud. ### Pricing iMarkdown offer monthly and yearly subscription plans. They include a fully functional trial, so you can test iMarkdown (including sync with iCloud and export). ※Of course, a lifetime purchase option is also available. #### Billing - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase #### Stop Payment - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period

Screenshots

Collected Notes4 screens
iMarkdown4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: iMarkdown at 5.0 against Collected Notes's 4.7. iMarkdown also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 weeks) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). Collected Notes's advantage is ratings volume (43 vs 1). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Collected Notes sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

iMarkdown holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Collected Notes has 43 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 87% of Collected Notes's written reviews are positive against 90% of iMarkdown's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Collected Notes ships an update every 2 weeks, iMarkdown every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Collected Notes versus iMarkdown: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCollected NotesiMarkdown
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (43 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews86.7% of reviews90.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings43 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS18.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlfajor Co.HIROMOTO TSUJI

Customer experience

Collected Notes

All ratings43 ratings
Positive90.7%
Neutral2.3%
Negative7.0%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive86.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative13.3%

iMarkdown

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive90.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Collected Notes

Subscriptions2
  • Collected Notes Basic7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Collected Notes Premium7 Days trial$4.991 Month
3 purchases

iMarkdown

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Pro$0.991 Month
  • Yearly Pro$4.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Pro$8.99

Questions

Is Collected Notes free?
Collected Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is iMarkdown free?
iMarkdown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Collected Notes or iMarkdown?
iMarkdown is rated higher. Collected Notes averages 4.7 out of 5 from 43 ratings, while iMarkdown averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Collected Notes or iMarkdown have ads?
Neither Collected Notes nor iMarkdown shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Collected Notes or iMarkdown?
Collected Notes ships an update every 2 weeks, and iMarkdown every 3 days. Most recently, Collected Notes was updated on October 2, 2026 and iMarkdown on October 6, 2026.

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