Comparison

eDots vs Abox Note · Markdown Notes

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

Head to head
About

eDots

Features
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Life is made of small moments, ideas, and discoveries. eDots helps you capture them all. Create beautiful Dots for your thoughts, quotes, plans, memories, and inspirations. Organize them into Collections and watch how your ideas begin to connect. Features you'll love: • Beautiful card-based notes called Dots • Organize everything into themed Collections • Multiple views: list, gallery, calendar, and map • Powerful search and tagging • Random inspiration from your saved dots • Share and export your ideas easily Your life is full of dots. eDots helps you collect and connect them in ease ~

About

Abox Note · Markdown Notes

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Abox Note is a lightweight Markdown note app with note organization, web previews, PDF export, long screenshots, and site publishing. Capture ideas anytime, organize them with spaces and nested tags, then export or share your notes—or publish them as a blog or documentation site. [Plain-text Markdown] Write Markdown in a plain-text editor with line numbers. Notes are stored as plain text for easy migration and long-term access. Capture fragments first, then rearrange and combine them later. [Simple organization] • Single-level spaces for broad categories • Nested tags for detailed organization (work/project, reading/design/ideas) No deep folder hierarchies, so there is less to manage. [Optimized for mobile] Improved cursor movement and text selection make it easier to capture, add, or edit content on your phone. [Preview, export, and share] • Web-style previews • PDF export with heading bookmarks and layout settings • Full-page and long screenshots • Online sharing through Youlog [Publish as a site] Publish an entire space as a blog or documentation site. • Preview before you go live • Export site files • Deploy directly • Choose themes and advanced settings [Text Actions] Create reusable text-processing tools: • Format text • Batch process content • Support your personal workflow • Integrate AI [More features] • Auto save • Restore last editing position • Quickly switch between recent notes • Find and replace (including regex) • Import and export (including ZIP) • Restore notes from Trash

Screenshots

eDots4 screens
Abox Note · Markdown Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Abox Note · Markdown Notes at none against eDots's 1. Abox Note · Markdown Notes also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.6). eDots's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence 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. eDots sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Abox Note · Markdown Notes asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

eDots ships an update weekly, Abox Note · Markdown Notes fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
eDots versus Abox Note · Markdown Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametereDotsAbox Note · Markdown Notes
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeekly — betterFortnightly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS18.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB201 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer青楠 叶Guangwei Yu

In-app purchases

1 purchases

eDots

One-time1
  • iCloud Share and Sync$4.99
None

Abox Note · Markdown Notes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is eDots free?
eDots is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Abox Note · Markdown Notes free?
Abox Note · Markdown Notes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do eDots or Abox Note · Markdown Notes have ads?
Abox Note · Markdown Notes shows ads; eDots does not.
Which is updated more often, eDots or Abox Note · Markdown Notes?
eDots ships an update weekly, and Abox Note · Markdown Notes fortnightly. Most recently, eDots was updated on October 8, 2026 and Abox Note · Markdown Notes on October 6, 2026.

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