Comparison

DecaNotes vs Inkstone Notes

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

Head to head
About

DecaNotes

Features
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DecaNotes is a powerful decentralized note-taking application that puts you in full control of your data. Built with privacy and ownership in mind, DecaNotes stores your notes on decentralized networks like Sia Renterd and locally, ensuring your information remains truly yours. KEY FEATURES Rich Markdown Editor - Advanced block-based editor with real-time markdown support - Tables, checklists, headings, quotes, and code blocks - Footnotes and callouts for better organization - Drag-and-drop block reordering - Syntax highlighting for code Decentralized Storage - Sia Renterd integration for secure, decentralized storage - Local storage option for offline-first workflow - End-to-end encrypted data Beautiful Design - Modern, intuitive interface - Dark mode support - Smooth animations and gestures - Native iOS experience Performance - Lightning-fast editor with optimized rendering - Instant sync across devices - Offline-first architecture - Minimal battery usage Privacy First - No account required for local storage - Your data never touches our servers - Open-source and transparent - Full control over your encryption keys STORAGE BACKENDS Local Storage - Free, instant, offline-first Sia Renterd - Decentralized cloud storage with blockchain Perfect for developers, writers, researchers, and anyone who values privacy and data ownership. Start taking notes the decentralized way with DecaNotes today!

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Inkstone Notes

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Inkstone keeps your notes as what they already are: plain Markdown files, in a folder you choose, on your own device. There is no database, no import step and no proprietary format. A vault another Markdown app created opens here, and a vault created here opens there. If Inkstone disappeared tomorrow, you would still have a folder of Markdown. WRITING Headings, bold, quotes, callouts, checkboxes, tables and code all render in place as you type, with the syntax revealed only on the line the cursor is on. Reading mode is a separate, read-only view for when you want the page without the scaffolding. Body font, code font and their sizes are set independently. LINKING [[Note]], [[Note#Heading]], [[Note^block]], ![[Embeds]] and aliases declared in frontmatter all resolve into one index. Every note shows what points at it, what it points at, and which of its links have no target yet. Rename a note and every link that pointed at it is rewritten across the whole vault, in the same action. SEEING THE SHAPE The graph view draws your notes as nodes joined by their links, and the simulation is deterministic โ€” the same vault draws the same picture every time, so you can learn its layout instead of re-reading it on every open. SPATIAL NOTES The canvas puts cards, files and connections on an infinite sheet, saved as JSON Canvas 1.0 โ€” the same open format other implementations read and write. FINDING THINGS A fuzzy switcher opens over every note with one gesture. Full-text search understands tag: and path:, and tags work inline or in frontmatter, nested, in any script. TYPOGRAPHY THAT HANDLES CJK Chinese sets solid โ€” no word spaces โ€” so a Latin word dropped into a Han sentence collides with it. Inkstone sets the gap between scripts properly, and lets you choose fonts and sizes that suit both. TWO DEVICES Sync a vault through iCloud, or push it to a GitHub repository with conflicts settled once rather than left as two copies. Per-file-type filters decide whether attachments and media travel with it. PRIVATE BY CONSTRUCTION No account. No telemetry. No network call you did not ask for. Your files are on your device and go only where you send them. Interface in English, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese.

Screenshots

DecaNotes3 screens
Inkstone Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: DecaNotes at 15.1 against Inkstone Notes's 26.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

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

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 4 level
DecaNotes versus Inkstone Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDecaNotesInkstone Notes
PriceFreeFree
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 โ€” better26.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size36 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNikita OrlovOrris

In-app purchases

None

DecaNotes

No in-app purchases

None

Inkstone Notes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DecaNotes free?
DecaNotes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Inkstone Notes free?
Inkstone Notes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do DecaNotes or Inkstone Notes have ads?
Neither DecaNotes nor Inkstone Notes shows ads.

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