Comparison

Metion vs Seeds思记

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

Head to head
About

Metion

This notebook tool prioritizes a superior writing experience using Markdown. It allows you to build knowledge bases, connect notes as networks, and offers a distraction-free Zen Mode. Data is stored freely in plain text files with built-in Git support for synchronization and version history.

Highlights
  • Markdown support
  • Knowledge base creation
  • Networked notes
  • Zen Mode writing
  • Open filesystem storage
  • Built-in Git sync
  • History versioning
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Metion is a notebook tool that focuses on the writing experience, uses Markdown as basic text syntax. ## Build Your Own Knowledge Base Metion 2.0 brings a new feature named "Knowledge Base", the plain text syntax, then becomes mindmap trees, or connected as a network... ## The Writing Experience is So Important Our goal is to create a great writing experience, specially for iPadOS, although it's not easy. Metion provides a relatively complete keyboard shortcuts support. After a keyboard connected, both iPad and iPhone can archive a huge improvement in writing experience. We also have redesigned the "Zen Mode" on iPad, a more focusing writing mode. It is very very beautiful, choosing a suitable background image, selecting the white noise you like in Zen Mode, and the irrelevant UI elements are hidden. Writing is a pleasure, writing is talking to the world, writing is your Zen. ## Data Freedom, Open Filesystem, Git Built-in Metion based on the open filesystem, no need to create another new format for storing data. An article is a plain text file, and the images in the article are also under a certain folder. Data freedom and open filesystems allow us to synchronize data across devices using iCloud or Git. If you have a higher requirement for data security, you can also make a backup very quickly by copying the entire folder (working directory). One more thing, Metion has a built-in support named "history version" that provides a little more reliability for your documents. **Also, if you know how to use Git, you can try Git to sync. Yes! We have the powerful Git as a built-in feature! ** ## Optimized for iPad Pro, Also for iPhone We tried the best to make Metion optimized for iPad Pro, when writing on iPad Pro by Metion, the iPad is a really more productive device. Metion is also optimized for the iPhone too. In recent years, most of the new iPhones have notch at the top of screen. Metion does not simply avoid the safe area, but makes a lot of technical efforts to apply every pixel on the screen as far as possible. If using the visual theme of "Dark", the notch sometimes look like disappeared, like the next generation of full-screen phone comes. ## The Exporting of Metion If using Metion to export as PDF, we suggest the theme of PDF can be set as "Printer" in Settings Panel. If there is a real printer connected in current local network, just print directly, it will be pretty when words on the real paper. Document in Metion can be exported as image, which is optimized for mobile device (iPhone). We can set text and QR-Code signature at the end of exported image. Send it to friends through some social Apps. The beautiful layout of text can highlight the value of your words. Metion can analyze the structure of current article automatically, then export it as "Mindmap" with one tap only. - - - - - - - - - - Privacy Policy: http://markeditor.com/privacy-policy.html Terms of Use: http://markeditor.com/page/terms.md

About

Seeds思记

Effortlessly capture and organize your thoughts with a versatile note-taking app. It synchronizes across devices, offers structured outlining, and visual knowledge mapping to enhance your thinking and productivity.

Highlights
  • Cross-device real-time synchronization
  • Card timeline with calendar view
  • Structured outlining and tagging
  • Bi-directional linking for knowledge networks
  • Visual canvas for organizing notes
  • Automatic task summarization and spaced repetition
  • Markdown export and card sharing
Features
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无压记录,轻松收集 ●Mac、iOS、网页,数据实时同步,轻松收集记录 ●卡片时间流可以无限浏览,也能通过日历快速定位 ●无忧分类的每日笔记,碎片信息不必担心污染笔记结构 ●微信、API采集,不方便打字也能记笔记 智能小组件,搭建效率工作流 ●自动汇总待办任务,根据记忆曲线智能推荐笔记回顾和闪卡背诵 ●支持待办、回顾、番茄钟、微信采集等小组件,支持自定义工作台 结构梳理&网状关联&可视化知识管理 ●以大纲结构记录,越写思路越清晰 ●#标签层级结构化分类,快捷查找和检索 ●双向链接让笔记在结构之外自由关联,打造模拟人脑的知识网络 ●画布是可视化的管理界面,可以将笔记以任何形态排布组织,搭建知识结构 深度思考、极致灵活、无限发散 ●节点颗粒度的引用、搜索和推荐,持续深入思考、细化关联 ●在画布中横向发散思考,以宏观视角自由平铺整理笔记 ●无限时间流,阻碍的持续浏览和随时记录 安全无忧,随时备份分享 ●笔记随时全量备份导出为Markdown格式 ●便捷生成精致卡片和长图,一键分享和保存 ●本地空间已上线PC&Mac端,数据支持完全离线使用

Screenshots

Metion4 screens
Seeds思记4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Metion at 4.3 against Seeds思记's 3.7. Metion also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 8 months) and ratings volume (46 vs 3). Seeds思记's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Metion sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Seeds思记 sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Metion holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Metion has 46 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Metion ships an update every 2 weeks, Seeds思记 every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Metion versus Seeds思记: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMetionSeeds思记
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (46 ratings) — better3.7 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings46 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 8 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size96 MB99 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHangzhou Quanduan Technology Co., Ltd.Shanghai Xizhi Technology Co., Ltd

Customer experience

Metion

All ratings46 ratings
Positive84.8%
Neutral4.3%
Negative10.9%
Written reviews50 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral14.0%
Negative26.0%

Seeds思记

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Bugs and requests

Metion

Reported bugs

19 issues
  • Git sync not working
  • iCloud folder cannot be specified
  • Writing statistics not visible or crashing
  • Custom file sorting not working
  • New file creation bug (text pushed up)
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  • Hyperlinks only work with connected keyboard
  • Help documentation partially translated
  • PDF export formatting issues
  • App crashes when submitting bugs
  • iPhone gets hot and requires restart
  • App launches inconsistently, crashes, slow to switch folders
  • Undo function not supported, causes crash
  • App crashes on startup
  • Cannot open old documents (free version limit)
  • English input lacks auto-capitalization and spell check
  • Soft keyboard shortcut bar disappears
  • Character input issues causing extra spaces
  • Zen mode background color setting causes crashes
  • App crashes when trying to set Zen mode background

Requested features

35 requests
  • Optimize for phone usage
  • Add Windows version
  • Improve Git sync functionality
  • Allow specifying iCloud folder
  • Restore writing statistics feature
Show 30 more
  • Fix custom file sorting
  • Fix new file creation bugs
  • Improve hyperlink functionality on iPhone
  • Add Undo functionality
  • Fix app crashes on startup
  • Allow opening old documents
  • Improve English input (auto-capitalization, spell check)
  • Fix disappearing shortcut bar
  • Increase font size limit
  • Allow changing Zen mode background and text color
  • Fix PDF export formatting
  • Improve Russian translation
  • Simplify interface navigation
  • Improve interface glitchiness
  • Support existing markdown folders
  • Add more font choices
  • Fix character input issues
  • Increase maximum character limit
  • Add Dropbox or other cloud drive sync
  • Add password lock feature
  • Improve line spacing in Zen mode
  • Combine markdown preview and writing like Bear
  • Add floating TOC
  • Add dedicated preview button
  • Option to dilate interface scale
  • Add statistics for daily word count
  • Improve Zen mode text color
  • Add support for Chinese-to-English conversion
  • Add file system for recording information like Windows with graphical display and tags
  • Add statistics for word count

Seeds思记

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Metion

Subscriptions2
  • 订阅公众号图片上传中转3 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Subscribe Pro Extensions3 Days trial$6.991 Year
One-time1
  • Standard Edition (iOS+iPadOS)$17.99
2 purchases

Seeds思记

One-time2
  • Seeds Pro 会员$14.99
  • Seeds Pilot 领航版会员$59.99

Questions

Is Metion free?
Metion is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Seeds思记 free?
Seeds思记 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Metion or Seeds思记?
Metion is rated higher. Metion averages 4.3 out of 5 from 46 ratings, while Seeds思记 averages 3.7 from 3 ratings.
Do Metion or Seeds思记 have ads?
Neither Metion nor Seeds思记 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Metion or Seeds思记?
Metion ships an update every 2 weeks, and Seeds思记 every 8 months. Most recently, Metion was updated on October 5, 2026 and Seeds思记 on September 19, 2026.

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