Comparison

Inkiostro vs Clario

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

Head to head
About

Inkiostro

A distraction-free Markdown editor for Apple devices. Organize files with color labels and tags, and write efficiently with a comprehensive toolbar and live preview. Syncs automatically via iCloud Drive.

Highlights
  • Color Labels for files and folders
  • Custom tags for organization
  • Complete Markdown toolbar
  • Live preview with multiple themes
  • Focus and Typewriter modes
  • Native iCloud Drive sync
  • External folder support
Features
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Inkiostro is a Markdown editor for people who write — notes, documentation, theses, novels. Plain text files that stay yours, a preview that looks like a finished page, and exports ready to hand over. Write in Markdown, or in the visual editor and never see a symbol. Buy once, no subscription. No account, no tracking. WRITE, SEE, FINISH • Two ways to write: the Markdown editor shows the symbols, the visual editor formats as you type, like a word processor. Either way the file stays plain Markdown. (Visual editor: Pro, free for 7 days) • A complete Markdown toolbar: headings, lists, tables and code blocks, one tap away. • A side-by-side preview that comes back exactly where you left it. • LaTeX formulas typeset by KaTeX, and Mermaid diagrams drawn as you type. • 27 preview styles, 11 of them free: GitHub, Sepia, Nord, Solarized and more. With Pro, Manuscript, Book, Report, Academic and others set the page like print. • Focus and Typewriter modes, a live word count and a daily writing goal. FROM DRAFT TO BOOK • PDF with selectable text, formulas and diagrams included. Free, with a small credit line in the footer. • A professional ePub: real chapters, a cover, ISBN, series, footnotes that open over the page, and the accessibility declaration Europe requires. The export sheet tells you what a store would reject — before you send it. (Pro) • A book made of many files: one chapter per file, in a folder, in the order you choose. Arranging it is free; exporting it as a single ePub is Pro. • Self-contained HTML, and page setup for PDF: paper, margins, headers and page numbers. (Pro) NEVER LOSE A WORD • Version history: Inkiostro saves versions as you write. Search them, compare them line by line, and bring back a single word or a whole draft. (Pro) • Backups of your whole library: a dated zip archive with your version history inside, offered when one is due, while the app is open, in a folder you pick. Open it in the Files app and your Markdown files are right there. (Pro) YOUR FILES, YOUR RULES • Unlimited documents, as plain .md files you can open anywhere. • Folders, color labels and tags, with search that filters by tag. • iCloud Drive sync between iPhone, iPad and Mac, with no setup. • External folders: work directly inside any folder on your device or in iCloud Drive. (Pro) INKIOSTRO PRO — ONE PURCHASE, EVERY DEVICE One purchase unlocks Pro on iPhone, iPad and Mac, forever. Try it free for 7 days. • The visual editor • Version history with search, comparison and a year of versions • Backups of your library • Professional ePub, HTML, and books made of many files • PDF page setup • Focus and Typewriter modes • External folders • 24 app themes, the Pro preview styles and any font installed on your device MADE FOR • Writers: novels and essays in plain text, out as a real ebook • Students and researchers: notes and theses with proper formulas • Developers: READMEs, documentation and technical notes with diagrams • Anyone tired of paying every month for a text editor • Anyone new to Markdown: the visual editor works like a word processor PRIVACY Your documents stay in your iCloud Drive or on your device. No servers of ours, ever. Inkiostro collects only anonymous, aggregated usage statistics — never personal data, never the content of your documents — and you can turn them off in Settings.

About

Clario

Features
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Clario 是一款本地优先的 Markdown 笔记应用,帮助你记录、整理与分享知识。 核心功能 • 不登录也可使用本机笔记 • 可选邮箱账号与云同步,在笔记底部点击“立即同步”上传或下载 • Markdown 编辑与阅读,支持字号、颜色、高亮和任务列表 • 文件夹、标签、置顶、搜索、双向链接与大纲 • 插入图片和附件 • 分享正文、图片、PDF、Markdown 或文本文件 • 本机应用锁,支持设备提供的人脸、指纹或密码验证 • 设置中可删除账号及云端数据 数据说明 笔记优先保存在本机。登录后,本机未归属笔记将归入当前账号;主动同步时上传到云端。历史云服务账号和未导出的云端内容未迁移,请在新服务注册。升级不会主动清空本机笔记。删除 App 或账号前,请先导出需要保留的内容。 无广告,无跨 App 跟踪。

Screenshots

Inkiostro4 screens
Clario1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Clario at none against Inkiostro's 1. Clario also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). Inkiostro's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs monthly). On price, 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. Inkiostro sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Clario asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Inkiostro ships an update weekly, Clario monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Inkiostro versus Clario: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInkiostroClario
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCarlo Di Giuseppe世伟 祁

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Inkiostro

One-time1
  • Inkiostro Pro$19.99
None

Clario

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Inkiostro free?
Inkiostro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Clario free?
Clario is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Inkiostro or Clario have ads?
Neither Inkiostro nor Clario shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Inkiostro or Clario?
Inkiostro ships an update weekly, and Clario monthly. Most recently, Inkiostro was updated on October 13, 2026 and Clario on October 19, 2026.

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