BLNOTE vs Mach Write
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BLNOTE
This note-taking app allows extensive customization of themes, fonts, and ruled lines. It offers robust organization features like sorting and auto-save, with keyword search and undo/redo functionality for efficient note management.
- Customizable themes and fonts
- Display ruled lines
- Sort notes by date or alphabet
- Keyword search
- Undo/Redo functionality
- Auto-save and scroll position memory
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BLNOTE is a simple note application program as which the theme and the font can be chosen. The ruled line can be displayed. This can manage the note by a favorite background, the font, and the size. Features: 1. The theme can be selected. 2. The font and the fontsize can be specified. 3. Suport custom font. ( It's necessary to install ttf or otf font. ) 4. Ruled Line (There is a limitation in the font designation when multi byte character is used with iOS 4. ) 5. Sort Order(Sort Key: Creation Date、Modification Date、Last Open Date、Alphabetical. Ascending or descending) 6. The scroll position is memorized. 7. Key word search. 8. Undo & Redo. 9. Rotation mode ( Auto, Portrait, Landscape) 10. Auto save mode.
Mach Write
This app offers robust editing and viewing capabilities for RTF, TXT, and PDF files across iOS and macOS. It features iCloud synchronization, syntax highlighting for code formats, and PDF annotation tools.
- iCloud document synchronization
- RTF Read/Write support
- TXT and code format Read/Write with syntax highlighting
- PDF Creation, Viewing, and Editing
- Freehand PDF writing on iOS
- DOC and DOCX viewing on iOS
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**Please visit our website or search for "Mach Write" in the Mac App Store to download the macOS version, only $3.99!** Mach Write is a powerful new RTF, TXT, PDF (Rich Text Format, Plain Text, PDF) Editor and Viewer for iOS and macOS! Featuring full iCloud document synchronization, RTF in multiple styles, sizes, and colors; as well as PDF Viewing/Creating/Annotation; and TXT files in addition to supporting nearly 15 plain text code formats; Mach Write makes it super easy to create in many different formats while still being incredibly powerful! And the best part is Mach Write is free for iOS and only $3.99 (U.S.) on macOS! - iCloud document synchronization; Mach Write keeps all your documents up to date on all your iOS and OS X devices (iPhone, iPad, and Mac) - RTF Read/Write support; easily Create and Edit Rich Text with multiple styles, alignment, font sizes, color, shadows, line spacing, and more -- one of the most popular word processor formats widely compatible across OS X, Windows, and Linux - TXT Read/Write support; as well as HTML/JS/PHP/RB/PL/JAVA/C/H/M/CP/MM Read/Write with Syntax Highlighting support for HTML, Javascript, PHP, Ruby, Perl, Java, C, C++, Objective-C++ and more - PDF Creation, Viewing, Editing; PDF Free-hand writing on iOS -- Create Blank PDFs super easy and draw diagrams, take notes, etc. (Large PDF documents in iCloud, such as large eBooks, are not recommended) - DOC and DOCX Viewing on iOS (DOC/DOCX Read/Write support on OS X) - Export as PDF makes it easy to annotate PDF's for grading papers, making corrections, or signing documents (iOS only) - Revolutionary PDF Magnifer feature makes it super easy to take Notes and automatically save as PDF (iOS only) - Incredibly advanced, yet super easy to use!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: BLNOTE at 3.8 against Mach Write's 1.0. BLNOTE also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price, review sentiment, device support and iOS requirement 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. Mach Write sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. BLNOTE asks for nothing beyond the download.
BLNOTE holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BLNOTE has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of BLNOTE's written reviews are positive against 46% of Mach Write's.
BLNOTE ships an update every 3 months, Mach Write every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BLNOTE | Mach Write |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (6 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 45.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 10 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | isle inc. | Mach Software Design |
Customer experience
BLNOTE
Mach Write
In-app purchases
BLNOTE
No in-app purchases
Mach Write
- Remove Ads$0.99
