Zavala vs BlueEDM
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Zavala
This app offers a modern approach to outlining, providing a full suite of features. It supports gestures, keyboard shortcuts, and multiple windows for efficient organization and content creation. Easily import and export in various formats, sync across devices, and customize your outlining experience.
- OPML Import & Export
- Markdown Export
- iCloud Syncing & Sharing
- Nested Tags
- Image Embedding
- Keyboard Shortcuts
- Drag and Drop
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Zavala is a modern take on a traditional outliner. It is a full featured app. It takes full advantage of your device by leveraging gestures, keyboard shortcuts, and multiple windows. Other features: * OPML import & export * Markdown import & export * HTML import & export * iCloud syncing * iCloud sharing with other iCloud users * Encrypted outlines and encrypted iCloud sync * Nested Tags for organizing Outlines * Support for embedding images * Print support * Drag and drop * Text formatting * Links * Completed items * Notes * Customizable fonts and sizes * Backlinks * Shortcuts support * Web clipper share extension * Typewriter scrolling * Automatic row numbering including Decimal and Legal numbering
BlueEDM
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With a serial cable and an RS232-Bluetooth adapter, this app lets you download engine monitoring data from your EDM700 device to your iPhone or iPad. Make the dowloaded data available for your favorite tools like Savvy directly from your cockpit. Besides downloading from JPI EDM700 devices via Bluetooth, you may import JPI monitoring files from any other location. The app will display important file information as well as basic information for each flight, such as peak engine parameters or warnings. The data may be exported as JSON data to be processed further by external tools.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Zavala at 69 against BlueEDM's 1. Zavala also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). BlueEDM's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 26.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
BlueEDM holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Zavala has 69 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Zavala ships an update every 2 weeks, BlueEDM every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Zavala | BlueEDM |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (69 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 87.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 69 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vincode, Inc | Carl Philipp Staszkiewicz |
In-app purchases
Zavala
No in-app purchases
BlueEDM
No in-app purchases
