CheckMarked vs HelixNotes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CheckMarked
Organize your thoughts and tasks using Markdown in a sleek, modern interface. Seamlessly integrate your notes with Obsidian for enhanced productivity.
- Markdown list support
- Clean, modern iOS interface
- Obsidian integration
- Task organization
- Note-taking
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CheckMarked lets you keep your lists in Markdown while presenting a clean, modern, iOS interface. Perfect for integrating with Obsidian.
HelixNotes
A private, open-source Markdown note-taking app that keeps your data on your device. Organize notes with notebooks, tags, and wiki links, and utilize advanced features like mathematical notation and diagrams.
- Local Markdown storage
- Visual and source code editor
- Notebooks, tags, and wiki links
- Task management and calendar views
- KaTeX and Mermaid diagram support
- Version history and backups
- Optional WebDAV sync
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HelixNotes is a private, open-source Markdown notes app. Your notes remain standard Markdown files under your control. No account is required, and HelixNotes has no company-operated cloud. Write with a clean visual editor or switch to source mode when you want direct access to the Markdown. Organize your work with notebooks, tags, wiki links and full-text search. Features include: • Tasks collected from checklists across your notes • List and calendar views with priorities and due dates • Wiki links and an interactive graph view • Daily notes with a built-in calendar • Markdown tables, code blocks and syntax highlighting • KaTeX mathematical notation and Mermaid diagrams • Outline navigation and tag autocomplete • Version history and automatic backups • Light, dark and customizable themes • Optional WebDAV sync with your own server • Optional AI tools using your own provider Nothing leaves your device unless you enable a feature that connects to an external service. Your notes stay readable outside HelixNotes, without a proprietary format or platform lock-in. HelixNotes is free software released under the GNU AGPLv3. Its source code is publicly available on GitLab.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: HelixNotes at 14.0 against CheckMarked's 26.0. On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for CheckMarked against 5.0 for HelixNotes. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively.
CheckMarked ships an update every 3 weeks, HelixNotes monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CheckMarked | HelixNotes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | David Powers | Yuri Karamian |
Customer experience
CheckMarked
HelixNotes
In-app purchases
CheckMarked
No in-app purchases
HelixNotes
No in-app purchases
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