Comparison

Task Compass for Reminders vs Markdown Editor & AI Notes

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

Head to head
About

Task Compass for Reminders

Features
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Task Compass is for you if: - Have long to-do lists - Need to choose what to work on next - Want to keep the important task on top of list - Want top task on the lock screen This isn’t for you if you need complex project hierarchies, dependencies, or time tracking. Task Compass prioritizes your tasks by asking you to compare two tasks. "Which task is more important?" The app finds and displays your top priority, in-app, in a widget, in a live activity, and in a lock screen widget. Always in sync with Apple Reminders. No new accounts. Your data lives on your phone and in your iCloud account. Terms of Use: Standard Apple Terms (https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/)

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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/

Screenshots

Task Compass for Reminders4 screens
Markdown Editor & AI Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Task Compass for Reminders at none against Markdown Editor & AI Notes's 3. On price, update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Markdown Editor & AI Notes sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Task Compass for Reminders asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Task Compass for Reminders versus Markdown Editor & AI Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTask Compass for RemindersMarkdown Editor & AI Notes
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMaciej BlizinskiAlex Morris

In-app purchases

None

Task Compass for Reminders

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Markdown Editor & AI Notes

Subscriptions2
  • Memex Study Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Memex Study Yearly7 Days trial$49.991 Year
One-time1
  • 200 AI Credits$3.99

Questions

Is Task Compass for Reminders free?
Task Compass for Reminders is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Markdown Editor & AI Notes free?
Markdown Editor & AI Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Task Compass for Reminders or Markdown Editor & AI Notes have ads?
Neither Task Compass for Reminders nor Markdown Editor & AI Notes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Task Compass for Reminders or Markdown Editor & AI Notes?
Task Compass for Reminders ships an update every 3 weeks, and Markdown Editor & AI Notes every 3 weeks. Most recently, Task Compass for Reminders was updated on November 5, 2026 and Markdown Editor & AI Notes on November 13, 2026.

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