Simple Notes vs Git Sync Markdown Notes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Simple Notes
A powerful yet simple note-taking application offering cross-device syncing, customizable themes, and robust security features. It allows users to set reminders, highlight text, and even save notes as images.
- Cross-device syncing (Dropbox/iCloud)
- Zoomable font sizes
- Searchable highlighted text
- Note reminders
- Password protection (AES 256-bit)
- Shake to undo/redo
- Customizable themes and fonts
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Simple, Clean and Easy to Use, Yet Powerful and Loaded with Features. Key Features: --------------------- - One universal app for all your IOS Devices. - Sync your notes with Dropbox and/or iCloud. - Zoom in or out on any note to get the ideal font size suitable for your vision. - Highlight words and search terms inside your notes. - Set reminders to your notes to read them later. - Save text as an image to your camera roll. - Use Password Protection with Advanced Encryption Standard (AES 256-bit) to secure data and to protect your notes from prying eyes. - Shake your device to undo or redo: delete, creating, editing, restoring and more. - 9 font styles with five font colors. - Sort your notes chronologically or alphabetically. - Choose from six different color themes to modify your notes to suit your taste. - The ability to AirPrint your notes. - Auto Paste: when you run the app it will save text that you copied (Text in the Clipboard) automatically as a note. - Night Mode that makes reading in the dark easier on your eyes. - And much more..
Git Sync Markdown Notes
A fast, native markdown notebook that stores your notes in markdown format. Sync your notes with a Mac app via Git and integrate with other markdown note applications. You retain full ownership of your data.
- Markdown with inline preview
- Task lists for todos
- Sync via Github
- Works with existing markdown notes
- Wikilinks for personal wiki
- Fast search across notes
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A fast, native markdown notebook that stores your notes as markdown. Sync with mdnb for mac via Git and works with other Markdown note apps. No proprietary format. You own your data & have the right to use it in the best interface for you. We hope & think mdnb is the right place for your notes. - Markdown with inline preview - Track todos with task lists - Sync via Github - Works with your existing markdown notes from apps like Obsidian, Bear & iA Writer - Link notes with [[wikilinks]] to build a personal wiki / second brain - Spotlight-backed search across every note, in milliseconds A local-first markdown editor for people who want to own their notes. Fast, native & intuitive.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Git Sync Markdown Notes at Free against Simple Notes's $2.99. Git Sync Markdown Notes also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months). Simple Notes's advantage is ratings volume (39 vs 1) and device support (4 vs 1). On ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
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Git Sync Markdown Notes is free to download; Simple Notes costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Git Sync Markdown Notes holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Simple Notes has 39 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Simple Notes ships an update every 2 months, Git Sync Markdown Notes every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Simple Notes | Git Sync Markdown Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.0 (39 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 82.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 39 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sadah Software Solutions, LLC | Nicholas Ritschel |
Customer experience
Simple Notes
Git Sync Markdown Notes
In-app purchases
Simple Notes
No in-app purchases
Git Sync Markdown Notes
No in-app purchases
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