Comparison

Paper Diary 2 vs Stilo Markdown Editor

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

Head to head
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Paper Diary 2

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Paper Diary 2は,紙の手帳のように気軽なiOS筆記手帳アプリです. 以前リリースしていた無料版Paper Diaryの有料版になります.以下の特徴があります. ・シンプルなホリゾンタル手帳. ・ログイン無くすぐに筆記可能(Apple Pencilは当然快適として,サードパーティ製のペンでも十分快適です).キーボード入力は一切搭載せず,筆記に特化. ・Apple純正PencilKit使用で快適に筆記可能. ・パームリジェクション対応(指での誤入力を防ぐためデフォルトではペンのみによる筆記が可). ・iCloud自動保存機能(描画は自ら削除するまで消えません.アプリを削除しても描画はiCloud上に残ります). ・iCloudで異なるiPadやiPhoneと描画を共有(iPhoneでは描画の書き込みはできず閲覧のみ可能). ・罫線の長さを任意に変更可能. ・カレンダー連携(Apple純正カレンダーアプリの予定を表示できます). ・テーマカラー変更可能機能. ・ロック機能 ・ダークモード対応. 1度の購入でiPad,iPhone両方でダウンロードして使えるユニバーサルアプリです. おいしい数学X(Twitter)アカウント@oicmath にて随時開発の情報発信や質問対応等行っております. ご意見ご要望はお気軽にお問合せ,X(Twitter)アカウントからお願いします. ※当ページ下部の,デベロッパWebサイトのリンクからもアプリの詳細が確認できます.

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Stilo Markdown Editor

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What you write stays a file. Stilo is a Markdown editor for iPhone and iPad. It keeps no library of its own. It opens the .md files already sitting in Files and iCloud Drive, and saves them right back. The same file still opens on your Mac and in every other app. WHAT IT DOES Your files stay yours. Edit Markdown on this iPhone, in iCloud Drive or on another cloud service. Nothing to import, nothing to export. The name and location of the open file sit at the top of the screen, and you can rename the file without leaving the editor. EAST ASIAN TYPOGRAPHY - Vertical text preview. Read your work in vertical columns, just as it appears in print - Ruby annotation. Write |北海道《ほっかいどう》 and it renders as ruby text above the base characters: furigana, zhuyin, pinyin or Korean readings - Tate-chu-yoko. Two-digit numbers stay upright inside vertical text - Page counts. Count in 400-character manuscript sheets, Taiwanese gaozhi, Korean wongoji or 250 words per page, or set your own grid - Writing goals, with progress on the status line A SCREEN THAT STAYS OUT OF THE WAY - Markdown syntax is drawn in a lighter colour so the text itself stays readable - A tag toolbar above the keyboard inserts headings, bold, quotes and ruby with one tap. Reorder it, add to it, or cut it down - Find and replace, with a match count, previous and next, and a Match Case switch - Characters, characters excluding spaces, the full-width and half-width split, lines and words EXPORT HTML export is free. PDF export keeps the vertical layout and the ruby exactly as you see them. Choose A4, Letter, Legal and other paper sizes. PRIVACY Stilo collects no personal information. There are no analytics SDKs and no advertising. The developer runs no servers, so the only place your writing goes is the cloud you chose yourself. ABOUT STILO PRO Editing, preview, find and replace, reading and writing files, character and word counts, and HTML export are free. Vertical text preview, ruby conversion, page counts and goals, PDF export, and themes with font import come with Stilo Pro. It is a one-time purchase, not a subscription. Buy it once and it works on every iPhone and iPad signed in with the same Apple ID. If the free version covers what you need, keep using it. Stilo Pro isn't required for writing; it's for reading and publishing your work in typeset form. ABOUT REPOSITORY ACCESS (sold separately, one-time purchase) Open the Markdown files in your GitHub repositories as they are, edit them, and save with a commit message. If a file changed elsewhere first, Stilo tells you instead of overwriting it. This is not a Git client: no branching, merging, history or diffs. It is focused on writing the manuscripts that live in your repository. Repository Access is independent of Stilo Pro; you can buy either one on its own. Your GitHub access token is stored only on your device.

Screenshots

Paper Diary 24 screens
Stilo Markdown Editor4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Stilo Markdown Editor at Free against Paper Diary 2's $2.99. Stilo Markdown Editor also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly). Paper Diary 2's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Stilo Markdown Editor is free to download; Paper Diary 2 costs $2.99 up front. Stilo Markdown Editor sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Paper Diary 2 asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Paper Diary 2 ships an update monthly, Stilo Markdown Editor every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Paper Diary 2 versus Stilo Markdown Editor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPaper Diary 2Stilo Markdown Editor
Price$2.99Free — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAkira HiraokaSohshi Sasao

In-app purchases

None

Paper Diary 2

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Stilo Markdown Editor

One-time2
  • Repository Access$3.99
  • Stilo Pro$6.99

Questions

Is Paper Diary 2 free?
Paper Diary 2 costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Stilo Markdown Editor free?
Stilo Markdown Editor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Paper Diary 2 or Stilo Markdown Editor have ads?
Neither Paper Diary 2 nor Stilo Markdown Editor shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Paper Diary 2 or Stilo Markdown Editor?
Paper Diary 2 ships an update monthly, and Stilo Markdown Editor every 2 weeks. Most recently, Paper Diary 2 was updated on October 30, 2026 and Stilo Markdown Editor on November 13, 2026.

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