Comparison

Metion vs WonderPen

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

WonderPen

This writing application offers a streamlined experience for authors, students, and enthusiasts. It features a hierarchical document structure, integrated notes, and customizable formatting options. Ensure your work is secure with local and cloud backups, and sync across devices.

Highlights
  • Tree-like document directory
  • Dedicated document memos
  • Global card list for notes
  • One-click typesetting
  • Plain text and Markdown export
  • Light and night modes
  • Local and cloud snapshots
Features
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WonderPen is an application focused on writing, dedicated to providing authors with a smooth writing experience. Whether you are a writer, student, or writing enthusiast, you can use it to complete your writing. ## Born for Writing - Supports a tree-like directory, making it easy to handle even the longest documents - Each document has its own dedicated memos for recording chapter memoranda - Also supports a global card list to record various information needed for reference or fleeting inspiration - Supports one-click typesetting to keep your text format neat with ease - The content can be exported as plain text or Markdown at any time, making it easy to migrate data between different applications ## Personalized Settings - Supports light, night modes, and various editor backgrounds - Adjust font size, line spacing, and other formats to create a personalized writing scheme ## Security and Synchronization - Each document supports both local snapshots and cloud snapshots to ensure the security of your data - Can synchronize data between desktop and mobile devices, making it convenient to create in different scenarios Subscribe to Pro+ membership for more features and cloud synchronization quota, while supporting the development of WonderPen, allowing us to continue to introduce more features. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Metion4 screens
WonderPen4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Metion at 4.3 against WonderPen's 4.0. Metion also leads on ratings volume (46 vs 9) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.4). WonderPen's advantage is review sentiment (70% vs 60%). On price, update cadence, 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. Metion sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and WonderPen sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. 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 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Metion has 46 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 60% of Metion's written reviews are positive against 70% of WonderPen's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Metion ships an update every 2 weeks, WonderPen fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Metion versus WonderPen: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMetionWonderPen
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (46 ratings) — better4.0 (9 ratings)
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews70.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings46 — better9
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS14.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size96 MB49 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHangzhou Quanduan Technology Co., Ltd.Hangzhou Tongming Technology Company Limited

Customer experience

Metion

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

WonderPen

All ratings9 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral22.2%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive70.0%
Neutral30.0%
Negative0.0%

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
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  • 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

WonderPen

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

WonderPen

Subscriptions2
  • Pro+ monthly membership$2.991 Month
  • Pro+ annual membership$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Metion free?
Metion is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is WonderPen free?
WonderPen is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Metion or WonderPen?
Metion is rated higher. Metion averages 4.3 out of 5 from 46 ratings, while WonderPen averages 4.0 from 9 ratings.
Do Metion or WonderPen have ads?
Neither Metion nor WonderPen shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Metion or WonderPen?
Metion ships an update every 2 weeks, and WonderPen fortnightly. Most recently, Metion was updated on September 21, 2026 and WonderPen on September 11, 2026.

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