Comparison

MarkdownNote vs Due Pal

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

Head to head
About

MarkdownNote

This app provides a dedicated keyboard and real-time preview to simplify writing Markdown. Effortlessly insert syntax, copy notes with one tap, and enjoy a clean interface for blogs, reports, and organized notes.

Highlights
  • Dedicated Markdown keyboard
  • Real-time preview
  • One-tap copy
  • Simple and intuitive design
  • Markdown syntax insertion
Features
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“Markdown Memo Pad” is a simple editor app that makes writing Markdown effortless. Equipped with a dedicated keyboard and real-time preview functionality, it enhances your Markdown writing experience, making it smoother and more comfortable. ・ Key Features • Dedicated Markdown Keyboard – Quickly insert headings, bold text, links, and other Markdown syntax with a single tap • Real-time Preview – Instantly check how your Markdown will look with just one tap • One-Tap Copy – Copy your Markdown notes instantly and use them for blogs, reports, and more • Simple & Intuitive Design – A clean, user-friendly UI with no unnecessary clutter ・ Recommended for • Those who write blog posts or technical notes in Markdown • People who want to organize their notes efficiently for work or study • Anyone looking for a simple and easy-to-use Markdown editor “Markdown Memo Pad” is a versatile tool suitable for both beginners and advanced users. Make your Markdown writing experience more enjoyable and seamless!

About

Due Pal

This app provides a persistent visual countdown to your next scheduled event, designed to combat time blindness for individuals with ADHD. It offers customizable visual styles and smart reminders to help manage transitions between tasks and appointments.

Highlights
  • Persistent visual countdown
  • Always-visible on Lock Screen/Dynamic Island
  • Two visual styles: Flip Clock & Digital
  • Smart transition reminders
  • Flexible daily scheduling
  • High-contrast readable design
Features
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If you have ADHD, you know the feeling: you glance at the clock, it says 2:15. You look again — it's 4:47. Two and a half hours vanished. Your meeting started 17 minutes ago. This is time blindness. It isn't laziness or carelessness — your brain genuinely doesn't feel time passing. A clock tells you what time it is. DuePal shows you how much time you have left. HOW IT WORKS Set the anchor points of your day once: 9:30 — Stand-up 12:00 — Lunch 14:00 — Focus block 17:30 — Wrap up 18:30 — Pick up kids DuePal counts down to the next one, live. When it arrives, the countdown hands over to the next on its own — no timers to restart, no alarms to set again. Add a start time and a progress bar fills as the window runs out. ALWAYS IN SIGHT • Lock Screen Live Activity and Dynamic Island, with a Skip button • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets in every size • Apple Watch app with complications • Control Center control, Siri and Shortcuts You never have to remember to check. The countdown is already there. A HEADS-UP BEFORE EVERY SWITCH For ADHD brains the hard part isn't the task — it's switching. Get a heads-up minutes before each due, then a reminder when it arrives. On iOS 26 and later, dues can ring as real system alarms, even in Silent mode. WORKDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS Weekday dues skip your country's public holidays automatically — 20 countries and regions supported, including make-up workdays in mainland China and Taiwan. Skip a single day off with one tap. COUNTDOWNS FOR THE DAYS AHEAD Weekend, payday, the next public holiday, birthdays, trips and exams. Pin the one you care about to the top and to your widgets. MADE TO BE READ AT A GLANCE Six clock styles, from a flip clock to a progress ring, and twelve color themes. High contrast, large numbers, no clutter — you should know how much time you have in under a second. QUICK TO SET UP Start from routine templates or a quick 25-minute timer. iCloud keeps your dues the same on iPhone and iPad. WHO DUEPAL IS FOR Adults with ADHD who lose track of time between meetings and tasks. Students who miss class changes and study blocks. Parents juggling school pickup, meals and bedtime. Anyone who has set a 15-minute timer and been shocked when it went off "already." WHY NOT A REGULAR TIMER A timer counts a set length, stops at zero, and has to be started again every time. DuePal counts to the times of your whole day, repeats on workdays, knows your holidays and moves on to the next thing by itself. FREE AND PREMIUM DuePal is free to download. The free version includes one due, two countdowns of your own, the Live Activity, Dynamic Island and the Current Due widget. DuePal Premium adds unlimited dues and countdowns, Ring as Alarm, public-holiday skipping, the Apple Watch app and complications, the Countdowns widget, and every clock style and color theme. Choose a weekly or yearly subscription (the yearly plan starts with a 3-day free trial) or a one-time lifetime purchase. If you bought DuePal before it was free, Premium is already yours. No ads, no account. Privacy: https://elevenapril.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://elevenapril.com/terms

Screenshots

MarkdownNote4 screens
Due Pal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Due Pal at Free against MarkdownNote's $1.99. Due Pal also leads on device support (3 vs 1). MarkdownNote's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 90%) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). 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

Due Pal is free to download; MarkdownNote costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MarkdownNote ships an update every 3 weeks, Due Pal every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
MarkdownNote versus Due Pal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMarkdownNoteDue Pal
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better90.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOsawa Takuya帅 陈

Customer experience

MarkdownNote

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Due Pal

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive90.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.0%

In-app purchases

None

MarkdownNote

No in-app purchases

None

Due Pal

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MarkdownNote free?
MarkdownNote costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Due Pal free?
Due Pal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do MarkdownNote or Due Pal have ads?
Neither MarkdownNote nor Due Pal shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MarkdownNote or Due Pal?
MarkdownNote ships an update every 3 weeks, and Due Pal every 2 weeks. Most recently, MarkdownNote was updated on October 19, 2026 and Due Pal on October 21, 2026.

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