Comparison

Brainwave vs Markdown Tables

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

Head to head
About

Brainwave

Capture and organize your thoughts with this note-taking application. Create calendar events, reminders, and export notes in various formats. Protect sensitive information with password protection and manage your data with backup and restore options.

Highlights
  • Organize notes with tags
  • Password protect sensitive notes
  • Create calendar events and reminders
  • Export notes to PDF or text
  • Supports various links (web, phone, maps)
  • Backup and restore notes
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Transfer your ideas from brain wave to Brainwave. • Organize on the fly by tagging notes with any number of tags • Flag important notes; password protect sensitive notes • Create calendar events and reminders based on your notes • Change the size and font of the text • Export notes directly from Brainwave to a variety of destinations, in formats including: ◦ Email as PDF ◦ Send to Dropbox or almost any app as PDF ◦ Email as text • Create restore points, backing up all notes to a single file • Supports links (web, phone numbers, map addresses - that can even be opened in Google Maps, calendar dates) • Numerous configuration options • Length of a note is limited only by device memory • Supports all device orientations Sometimes an idea can circle around and around in your mind - like a whirlpool swirling, or a tidal wave growing, it confuses, it overwhelms, and it isn't until you write it down that it becomes clear. Write it down. Get it out. Record it before it’s washed away. Free your mind to work on other thoughts. Store your brain waves in Brainwave.

About

Markdown Tables

Easily create and edit tables for your Markdown writing projects. This app simplifies table creation, allowing you to insert/delete rows and columns, adjust alignment, and toggle header rows. It also supports exporting HTML tables for wider compatibility.

Highlights
  • Create tables for Markdown
  • Insert/delete rows and columns
  • Change column alignment
  • Toggle header row
  • Export HTML tables
  • Import existing tables
  • Split view editing on iPad
Features
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Stop getting frustrated when you need a table. Create tables for use in your favorite Markdown writing app with Markdown Tables. Writing tables in Markdown is hard. Most Markdown writing apps don't give you an easy way to create and edit tables. Markdown Tables is here to help. Create your table, then paste into your writing app. If you want to edit an existing table, copy it to the clipboard from your writing app then tap Import in Markdown Tables. On iPad use split view with drag and drop to make edits even quicker. Markdown Tables includes features to insert/delete rows and columns, change column alignment and toggle use of the header row. If your writing app only supports HTML tables then you can configure Markdown Tables to export HTML instead. Check out markdowntables.app/guide for how best to use Markdown Tables with some of the top writing apps on the App Store. (Note that this app works best with writing apps based on Markdown - if you aren't sure if your favorite app uses Markdown check its product page on the App Store.)

Screenshots

Brainwave4 screens
Markdown Tables3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Markdown Tables at 82% against Brainwave's 20%. Markdown Tables also leads on rating (4.8 vs 2.0) and ratings volume (28 vs 1). Brainwave's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $1.99). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Brainwave costs $0.99 and Markdown Tables $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Markdown Tables holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Markdown Tables has 28 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of Brainwave's written reviews are positive against 82% of Markdown Tables's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Brainwave ships an update every 3 months, Markdown Tables every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Brainwave versus Markdown Tables: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrainwaveMarkdown Tables
Price$0.99 — better$1.99
Rating2.0 (1 ratings)4.8 (28 ratings) — better
Positive reviews20.0% of reviews81.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings128 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better12.2
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZymbiotic TechnologiesApps On The Move Limited

Customer experience

Brainwave

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral30.0%
Negative50.0%

Markdown Tables

All ratings28 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral7.1%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive81.8%
Neutral9.1%
Negative9.1%

In-app purchases

None

Brainwave

No in-app purchases

None

Markdown Tables

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Brainwave free?
Brainwave costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Markdown Tables free?
Markdown Tables costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Brainwave or Markdown Tables?
Markdown Tables is rated higher. Brainwave averages 2.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Markdown Tables averages 4.8 from 28 ratings.
Do Brainwave or Markdown Tables have ads?
Neither Brainwave nor Markdown Tables shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Brainwave or Markdown Tables?
Brainwave ships an update every 3 months, and Markdown Tables every 2 months. Most recently, Brainwave was updated on October 1, 2026 and Markdown Tables on October 12, 2026.

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