Comparison

Pinstachio vs Outerline

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

Head to head
About

Pinstachio

This app provides a clean and focused way to manage your bookmarks and read them later. It allows quick browsing, filtering of unread links, and organization of your Pinboard collection across Apple devices. An optional upgrade unlocks advanced editing and customization features.

Highlights
  • Save and organize bookmarks
  • Filter unread links
  • Tag and sort collection
  • System share extension
  • Customizable app appearance
  • Dark mode support
  • iPad multitasking
Features
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Pinstachio is a modern Pinboard client built for saving, tagging, and reading bookmarks later. Quickly browse your Pinboard collection, filter unread links, and keep your read-later list under control on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. As a free app, Pinstachio lets you read your existing bookmarks and focus on what you haven’t read yet. It’s perfect if you use Pinboard as a lightweight read-later or bookmarking service. Upgrade to Pinstachio+ to unlock powerful editing and organization features, including: • Save new bookmarks directly to Pinboard • Share links using the system share extension • Filter bookmarks by tags and other criteria If you’re a Pinboard user looking for a fast, clean, and focused way to manage your bookmarks and read them later, Pinstachio is built for you. --- Questions or feedback? Email support@pinstachio.com Privacy policy: pinstach.io/privacy Terms of use: pinstach.io/terms --- * Pinstachio requires a Pinboard account to work.

About

Outerline

A fast, fluid Markdown editor designed for focused writing. It offers live syntax highlighting, a convenient keyboard toolbar, and robust organization features. Your notes are saved as ordinary .md files, ensuring portability and no vendor lock-in.

Highlights
  • Offline Markdown editing
  • File-based storage (.md files)
  • Live syntax highlighting
  • Keyboard toolbar for formatting
  • Wiki-style note linking
  • Full-text search
  • Export to Markdown, HTML, PDF
Features
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Outerline gives you space to think and space to write. A fast, fluid Markdown editor with no server, no database, and no clutter. Truly native on macOS and iOS. It works offline, opens instantly, and stays out of your way so you can just write. YOUR FILES STAY YOURS Every note is an ordinary .md file in a folder you choose, on your iPhone, in iCloud Drive, or anywhere in Files. No proprietary format and no account required to write. Open the same folder in any other Markdown app whenever you like, and take your work with you if you ever leave. A WRITING SURFACE, NOT A DASHBOARD • Live syntax highlighting, with each heading level at its own size • A keyboard toolbar with the formatting you actually reach for • Smart lists that continue, indent, and break out the way you expect • Auto-pairing brackets, quotes, and backticks • In-document search, word count, and reading time • Editor and preview, a tap apart • Choose your typeface, size, line height, and preview theme • Autosave, so a draft is never waiting on you to remember FIND ANYTHING FAST Full-text search across your whole library. Nested folders, Starred and All Documents views, and colored #tags you write inline and filter by later. Swipe to star, move, or delete. CONNECT YOUR IDEAS Link notes with [[wiki links]] and an autocomplete palette. The inspector shows what points here, each with a line of context and the folder it came from, keeps every external link in one place, and jumps you to any heading in the document. ANNOTATE WITHOUT TOUCHING THE MARKDOWN Highlight passages in five colors, attach notes to them, and leave anchored comments on any selection. Annotations live beside your files, so your Markdown stays clean and portable. NEVER LOSE A DRAFT Automatic timestamped snapshots, a diff viewer, and one-tap restore. Deleted notes move to Recently Deleted, where you can bring them back. WORK WITH SIRI AND SHORTCUTS Ask Siri to create or find a note, and use Shortcuts to open or append to one. On iOS 27, Siri and Apple Intelligence can use the open document as context on supported devices. Availability depends on language, region, and system settings. No Outerline account or subscription required. EXPORT, DIAGRAM, AND BACK UP Export any note as Markdown, HTML, or PDF. Write Mermaid diagrams in fenced code blocks and see them render in preview and in exports, entirely offline. Zip your whole library, metadata included, whenever you want a backup. THE SAME NOTES ON YOUR MAC This is the whole app, not a companion. Outerline for macOS syncs the same library as iOS, while adding split view, Quick Look, and an optional local Model Context Protocol server for AI assistants. Buy Outerline once on either platform and use it on both. Your Outerline account and Publish subscription carry across seamlessly. OUTERLINE PUBLISH (OPTIONAL) Publish a note to a link anyone can open, then keep it current as you save. Publishing needs a free Outerline account and an Outerline Publish subscription. Everything else in Outerline works without either. Outerline Publish is an auto-renewing monthly subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase, and renews automatically unless you turn it off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://outerline.so/support/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://outerline.so/support/privacy/

Screenshots

Pinstachio4 screens
Outerline4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Pinstachio at Free against Outerline's $9.99. Pinstachio also leads on ratings volume (36 vs 3) and iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). Outerline's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 60%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.4). On ads, 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

Pinstachio is free to download; Outerline costs $9.99 up front. Pinstachio sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Outerline sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Outerline holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pinstachio has 36 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Pinstachio's written reviews are positive against 100% of Outerline's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pinstachio ships an update every 2 months, Outerline every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Pinstachio versus Outerline: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPinstachioOuterline
PriceFree — better$9.99
Rating4.4 (36 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings36 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, Mac
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB34 MB
Age rating17++12
DeveloperFrancisco CantuAdam Goehrig-Bawany

Customer experience

Pinstachio

All ratings36 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral5.6%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative20.0%

Outerline

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Pinstachio

Subscriptions2
  • Pinstachio+ 1 Month$0.991 Month
  • Pinstachio+ 1 Year$7.991 Year
4 purchases

Outerline

Subscriptions1
  • Outerline Publish$1.991 Month
One-time3
  • Small Tip$1.99
  • Outerline Tip Medium$4.99
  • Large Tip$9.99

Questions

Is Pinstachio free?
Pinstachio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Outerline free?
Outerline costs $9.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pinstachio or Outerline?
Outerline is rated higher. Pinstachio averages 4.4 out of 5 from 36 ratings, while Outerline averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Pinstachio or Outerline have ads?
Neither Pinstachio nor Outerline shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pinstachio or Outerline?
Pinstachio ships an update every 2 months, and Outerline every 4 days. Most recently, Pinstachio was updated on October 25, 2026 and Outerline on October 31, 2026.

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