Comparison

Nested Notes vs MDDock

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

Head to head
About

Nested Notes

Features
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Never lose your best ideas in flat lists again. Discover the clarity of nested organization — a structure that grows with you. Nest notes inside notes to build naturally structured ideas Save your notes securely in the cloud and access them from any device Drag and drop to easily organize and reorganize your notes Seamlessly navigate between notes and subnotes Format your notes with simple text styles like bold, italics, and more Share individual notes or entire chains of nested content We’re constantly improving the app to make your experience even better. Have suggestions? Contact us at: contact@nestedn.com

About

MDDock

Features
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MDDock is a calm, local-first Markdown workspace for people who think in notes. Every note lives as plain Markdown on your device, so your ideas stay readable, portable, and yours — no lock-in, no cloud dependency. Write in a clean, distraction-free editor with syntax highlighting and full Markdown support. Link ideas naturally with [[wiki links]] and let MDDock build a living knowledge graph as you write. Find anything in milliseconds with instant full-text search across your entire library. Read beautifully with desktop-grade typography, a focused reader mode, and support for code blocks, tables, math, and diagrams. On iPad, split the library and editor side by side so you can browse, write, and reference without losing context. Keep your library completely offline, or turn on MDDock Cloud to sync securely across your devices. Your data is encrypted end-to-end and always belongs to you. Whether you are building a personal wiki, journaling, drafting articles, or managing a research library, MDDock gives you the speed of plain text and the structure of a connected knowledge base.

Screenshots

Nested Notes2 screens
MDDock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: MDDock at every 2 days against Nested Notes's every 5 days. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nested Notes ships an update every 5 days, MDDock every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Nested Notes versus MDDock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNested NotesMDDock
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB52 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBrasilia Tec北京微格互动科技股份有限公司

In-app purchases

None

Nested Notes

No in-app purchases

None

MDDock

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Nested Notes free?
Nested Notes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MDDock free?
MDDock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Nested Notes or MDDock have ads?
Neither Nested Notes nor MDDock shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Nested Notes or MDDock?
Nested Notes ships an update every 5 days, and MDDock every 2 days. Most recently, Nested Notes was updated on November 9, 2026 and MDDock on November 6, 2026.

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