Capto Thoughts vs ClipMD
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Capto Thoughts
Capture your thoughts instantly with a minimalist note-taking app. It opens directly to the keyboard, allowing you to type freely in a continuous stream of message bubbles. Organize ideas into multiple threads and mark them complete.
- Instant capture on launch
- Continuous message bubble stream
- Multiple threads for organization
- Mark thoughts as complete
- Customizable accent color
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Capto is a simple place to capture your thoughts without the friction of traditional notes apps. Open Capto and the keyboard is ready. Type whatever's on your mind. Each thought appears as a message bubble in a continuous stream, like texting yourself throughout the day. Features: • Instant capture: keyboard in focus on launch • Multiple threads for different contexts • Mark thoughts complete • Customize accent color No AI. No summarizing or rewriting. Just a private space to think clearly, capture ideas, and leave reminders without maintaining a system. If you want a notes app that gets out of your way, Capto is for you.
ClipMD
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ClipMD turns web pages and copied text into clean Markdown clips you keep on your device. Paste a URL or share a page to ClipMD, and it extracts the article body and converts it to Markdown - headings, lists, and links included. Copy the result into your notes app, or keep it in ClipMD as a reading archive. Features: - Convert web pages to Markdown by URL or from the share sheet - Convert copied text in one tap - Clean extraction focused on the article body - Copy, share, edit, or delete any clip - Save .md files to a chosen folder or Obsidian vault - Copy an AI-ready version with clear summary and body sections - Convert URLs or clipboard text from Apple Shortcuts - Search clip titles and text - Clips are stored locally on your device - Pages are fetched only when you request them; subscriptions use the App Store - No account, no telemetry, no ads, no tracking Made for note-takers who live in Markdown: clip it now, paste it anywhere later. ClipMD Pro (optional subscription) - Convert up to 20 URLs together, with progress, stop controls, and a list of failed URLs - Choose AI prompt templates, or add, edit, and reorder your own - Copy long text in parts, using a character limit and paragraph breaks - Customize front matter fields, their order, and filenames with Obsidian, Notion, and GitHub presets Your existing features stay free. Pro is available monthly or yearly. The yearly plan includes a one-week free trial for eligible subscribers. Price and renewal terms are shown before you subscribe. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel in App Store subscription settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://zec-inc.jp/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Capto Thoughts at none against ClipMD's 2. ClipMD's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. ClipMD sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Capto Thoughts asks for nothing beyond the download.
Capto Thoughts ships an update every 3 weeks, ClipMD daily. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Capto Thoughts | ClipMD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 17.5 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gozlan Ventures LLC | ZEC Inc. |
In-app purchases
Capto Thoughts
No in-app purchases
ClipMD
- Pro Monthly$0.991 Month
- Pro Yearly7 Days trial$6.991 Year









