Category Tabs for Google Keep vs MDflow
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Category Tabs for Google Keep
Organize your Google Keep notes by color with custom tabs. Quickly filter and view notes by category, or see all your content in list or grid view. Seamlessly integrates with your existing Keep experience.
- Sort notes by color
- Filter notes by category
- View all notes option
- List and grid view support
- Seamless integration
- Supports all Google Keep colors
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Tired of wasting time looking look through and re-sorting all of your notes on Google Keep? With Category Tabs for Google Keep™, you can now sort your new and existing notes by color. When you want to view the notes you have sorted by color, simply click on the note color you wish to view. If you would like to view your you entire collection of notes/checklists, there is an “All” option next to the color options (this option is set by default). Category Tabs for Google Keep™ seamlessly integrates into the page and the options to look at your notes/checklists in list view or gird view is still available. The ability to post a quick note/list/picture is still available as well and is still placed in the same spot as it usually is. This application supports all the colors offered by Google Keep. You can access the settings by opening the menu in google keep, and hit “Customize Categories”
MDflow
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MDflow is an online markdown workspace for writing in a clean, portable format and keeping your knowledge organized. This is the official iOS companion — your whole workspace, ready on iPhone and iPad. Sign in and pick up exactly where you left off on the web. Browse your folders and favorites, search across your entire workspace, and edit any document with autosave so your work is always kept. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Sign in securely with Apple, Google, GitHub, or Microsoft • Browse folders, subfolders, and your favorite documents • Search across your whole workspace and jump straight to a match • Write and edit in clean Markdown with a live rendered preview • Autosave keeps your changes without a manual save • Create new documents and folders on the go • Rename, move, favorite, and delete documents • Unlock password-protected documents, encrypted on your device with Face ID • Adjust text size for comfortable reading and writing • Pull to refresh to sync the latest changes YOUR CONTENT, YOUR FORMAT Everything you write stays as plain Markdown — portable, future-proof, and never locked into a proprietary format. Sensitive documents are encrypted with a password directly on your device, so their contents are never visible to the server. EVEN MORE ON THE WEB MDflow on the web adds side-by-side editing and preview, version history, collections, public and private sharing, import and export, and a full API and MCP server for scripts and AI agents. The iOS app keeps that same workspace in your pocket. Learn more at mdflow.cz Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: MDflow at Free against Category Tabs for Google Keep's $0.99. MDflow also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 months). Category Tabs for Google Keep's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.5). On 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
MDflow is free to download; Category Tabs for Google Keep costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Category Tabs for Google Keep ships an update every 2 months, MDflow every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 9, 2026.
| Parameter | Category Tabs for Google Keep | MDflow |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 1.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 26.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Carlos Jeurissen | DataOps, s.r.o. |
In-app purchases
Category Tabs for Google Keep
No in-app purchases
MDflow
No in-app purchases
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