SkillMap vs Markdown Editor & AI Notes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SkillMap
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SkillMap turns your career or learning goals into personalized roadmaps. Whether you want to become a FullStack Developer, Data Scientist, UI/UX Designer, AI Engineer, Product Manager, Marketing Specialist, Financial Analyst, Cybersecurity Expert, Mechanical Engineer, Teacher, Healthcare Professional — or master a specific knowledge area like Machine Learning, Blockchain, Psychology, Graphic Design, Public Speaking, Cloud Computing, Data Visualization, Foreign Languages, or Sustainable Energy — simply enter a keyword. SkillMap instantly builds a clear, visual path of the tools, technologies, and concepts you need to master. With AI-generated recommendations and interactive visual maps, you’ll always know what to learn next — whether you’re building a career path or diving into a specific topic. No more endless searching or confusing tutorials — just focused, step-by-step guidance tailored to your journey. Key Features: AI-powered roadmap generation from any keyword Clean, interactive skill maps Tap into each skill for tips, descriptions, and learning resources Suitable for beginners, career switchers, and lifelong learners Start learning with clarity. Build your future with SkillMap. For support, contact: mhkthink@gmail.com FOR MORE INFORMATION: [https://www.skillmind.app/supportTerms.html](https://www.skillmind.app/supportTerms.html) [https://www.skillmind.app/privacyPolicy.html](https://www.skillmind.app/privacyPolicy.html)
Markdown Editor & AI Notes
Organize your thoughts on an infinite canvas with live Markdown cards. Connect ideas, sketch with Apple Pencil, and integrate AI assistance when needed. Your notes are stored as plain files, ensuring your data remains yours.
- Infinite canvas for note organization
- Live Markdown cards
- Apple Pencil handwriting and sketching
- Optional AI integration for text and image generation
- Obsidian vault compatibility
- iCloud Drive sync
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Memex is a free notebook for your Markdown notes, on an infinite canvas. Arrange and connect your notes as live, readable cards, write around them with Apple Pencil, and add AI only when you want it. ON THE CANVAS - Markdown notes come in as live cards you can edit - Columns, sections and an outline keep big canvases in order - Draw arrows and add text, code, tables, diagrams and images - Handwrite and sketch with Apple Pencil - On iOS 27, search finds handwriting as well as typed notes - Push cards to another canvas as your thinking changes - Type @ to link to your library, or @here to link the spot you are on YOUR OBSIDIAN VAULT - Copy your vault folder in - [[Wikilinks]], ![[embeds]], frontmatter and comments - Open Obsidian canvases, with the originals kept - Memex is not affiliated with Obsidian OPTIONAL AI - Add a card or image to the chat and ask about it - Put a reply on your canvas as a card - Select typed text, or handwriting on iOS 27, and make an image - Generated images are saved in your library YOUR FILES STAY YOURS - Canvases are plain files in iCloud Drive or on your device - No Memex account or sign-up - AI chat messages and selected context go to OpenAI; image-generation prompts go to Black Forest Labs. Both go through OpenRouter and our proxy, which stores and logs none of your content - Memex asks for consent before sending an AI request BUILT FOR IPAD AND APPLE PENCIL Memex is designed for iPad first. It also runs on iPhone and Mac. FREE NOTEBOOK, OPTIONAL AI Import, create, edit and organize notes and canvases, write with Apple Pencil and sync through iCloud for free. Your notebook remains fully usable after an AI subscription ends. Try AI chat with 5 free messages per install. Memex AI costs $4.99/month or $49.99/year, with a 7-day free trial for eligible new subscribers. Both plans include 300 credits each paid month: a chat message uses 1 credit and an image uses 20. Paid credits refresh each month from when your paid subscription starts, including on the annual plan, and do not roll over. The 7-day trial includes 50 credits total. Or buy 200 AI credits for $3.99, with no subscription required. Purchased credits never expire and are used after any monthly credits. They remain usable if you cancel your subscription. Prices shown are in US dollars; the App Store shows your local price. Subscriptions renew automatically until cancelled in your Apple Account settings. Credit packs are one-time purchases. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: SkillMap at every 9 days against Markdown Editor & AI Notes's every 3 weeks. Markdown Editor & AI Notes's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. SkillMap sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days and Markdown Editor & AI Notes sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
SkillMap ships an update every 9 days, Markdown Editor & AI Notes every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SkillMap | Markdown Editor & AI Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 海坤 孟 | Alex Morris |
In-app purchases
SkillMap
- Weekly Subscription$3.997 Days
- Monthly Subscription$9.991 Month
- Annually Subscription$29.991 Year
- VIP Lifetime$99.99
Markdown Editor & AI Notes
- Memex Study Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Memex Study Yearly7 Days trial$49.991 Year
- 200 AI Credits$3.99
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