ZenSlate vs Fountain Notes

ZenSlate is a calm, minimal notes app for iPhone and iPad. Capture quick thoughts, draft ideas, manage checklists, and keep your writing in sync with your Mac through iCloud. ZenSlate keeps the interface quiet so your slate stays center stage. Write in plain text or use live inline Markdown for a cleaner editing experience. Headings, lists, checklists, links, code, quotes, tables, and fenced code blocks render gently while preserving your original Markdown source. Key Features: • Made for iPhone and iPad A compact writing space on iPhone, with a sidebar workflow on iPad for moving between slates quickly. • iCloud sync Read and edit your slates across iPhone, iPad, and Mac. • Live inline Markdown Use Markdown for headings, bold, italic, links, inline code, lists, task lists, block quotes, tables, and code fences. • Raw text mode Switch to plain source editing whenever you want the simplest possible canvas. • Keyboard accessory controls When the keyboard is open, use quick controls for Markdown formatting, lists, indentation, undo/redo, and keyboard dismiss. • Pin and manage slates Keep important slates close, duplicate drafts, clear a slate, or delete what you no longer need. • Calm themes and typography Choose the mood and reading feel that fit your writing. • Hardware keyboard friendly On iPad, core shortcuts work where iPadOS supports them. ZenSlate is a simple place for slates, drafts, checklists, notes, and loose thoughts. Write with clarity. Stay organized with ease.

Fountain Notes opens to a blank note so you can get an idea out before it slips away. No formatting maze. No folders to manage. No decision fatigue before the thought is even written. Write the note, file it away, and move on. Fountain Notes keeps old notes organized automatically and hidden from view until you need them. Search and the drawer are there when you want to find something, but they do not crowd the writing surface. Built for quick ideas, tiny reminders, quotes, fragments, and the little thoughts that usually vanish while you are deciding where they belong. Fountain Notes is intentionally small: - Blank note first - Fast local saving - One thought at a time - Clean search - Calm history drawer A quiet place to catch the thing and keep going.