Comparison

Memly vs Tertiary Markdown

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

Head to head
About

Memly

Capture inspiration instantly with a frictionless note-taking app. It features AI-powered tagging, seamless cloud sync, and insightful statistics to help you organize your thoughts and track your creative habits. Secure your notes with biometric protection.

Highlights
  • Instant note capture
  • AI-powered smart tagging
  • Seamless cloud sync and backup
  • Biometric privacy lock
  • Insightful writing statistics
  • Blazing-fast search
Features
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Memly Note — catch ideas before they disappear. Designed for thinkers, makers and day-dreamers who need a friction-free place to jot sparks of inspiration. Why you’ll love it • Instant capture – one tap to start writing (or dictating) so nothing slows you down. • Smart tags – AI suggests and manages tags automatically; your notes organize themselves. • Seamless cloud sync & backup – every note is saved in real time and follows you to all your devices. • Sign in with Apple – private, password-free access in seconds. • Insightful stats – see writing streaks, peak creative hours and your most-used tags at a glance. • Privacy lock – Face ID / Touch ID launch protection keeps curious eyes out. • Blazing-fast search – type a word and find any note in milliseconds. Stop letting good ideas slip away. Download Memly Note today and turn flashes of thought into lasting creations.

About

Tertiary Markdown

A native Markdown notes app for Mac, iPad, and iPhone that manages local files and folders like Obsidian. Your notes are plain .md files, ensuring full ownership and future-proofing.

Highlights
  • Open any folder as a vault
  • Plain Markdown files
  • File & folder management
  • Live preview editor
  • Image embedding
  • Notion-style tables
  • Native experience on all devices
Features
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Tertiary Markdown is a fast, native Markdown notes app for Mac, iPad, and iPhone. It manages your files and folders the way Obsidian does — open any local folder as a vault and your notes stay as plain .md files you fully own. KEY FEATURES • Open any folder as a vault — fully compatible with your existing Obsidian vault. Your notes are plain Markdown files, never locked into a proprietary format. • File & folder management — browse, create, rename, and delete notes and folders from a clean sidebar. • Live preview editor — switch instantly between Edit, Split, and Preview. Your work autosaves as you type. • Images, Bear-style — embed pictures with standard Markdown ![](image.png) or Obsidian ![[image.png]] embeds, rendered inline. • Tables, Notion-style — GitHub-flavoured tables render as clean, bordered grids. • Everyday Markdown — headings, bold and italic, links, checklists, bullet and numbered lists, block quotes, and code blocks. • One app, every device — a true native experience on macOS, iPadOS, and iOS. Your notes never leave your device. Everything is stored as simple text files on your Mac, iPad, or iPhone, so you stay in control and your library is future-proof. Whether you keep a personal knowledge base, take meeting notes, or write long-form drafts, Tertiary Markdown gives you a distraction-free, Markdown-first workspace that travels with you.

Screenshots

Memly4 screens
Tertiary Markdown2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Memly at 5.0 against Tertiary Markdown's 1.0. On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Memly holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Memly versus Tertiary Markdown: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMemlyTertiary Markdown
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 5 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer春喜 严Alfred Ang

In-app purchases

None

Memly

No in-app purchases

None

Tertiary Markdown

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Memly free?
Memly is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tertiary Markdown free?
Tertiary Markdown is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Memly or Tertiary Markdown?
Memly is rated higher. Memly averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Tertiary Markdown averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Memly or Tertiary Markdown have ads?
Neither Memly nor Tertiary Markdown shows ads.

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