Comparison

OrbNote vs MDflow

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

Head to head
About

OrbNote

Effortlessly capture thoughts, photos, or voice notes. This app uses AI to suggest organization, creating a personal knowledge base without complex folders. Your data remains private and syncs across devices.

Highlights
  • AI-powered saving and organization
  • Text, photo, and voice input
  • Smart suggestions for grouping and titling
  • Distraction-free interface
  • iCloud synchronization
  • No accounts, ads, or tracking
Features
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Capture the thought first. OrbNote is a chat-style notebook designed for Apple devices. Text, images, recordings, files, and checklists can all enter the same timeline like messages. You do not need to choose a folder first or design a complete structure while an idea is still forming. Put it in Quick Jot, then organize it manually or ask AI for suggestions when the right place becomes clear. Capture like messaging Every note is a message, naturally preserving its time and context. Quick Jot Not sure where something belongs? Capture it first and organize it later. AI organization · Pro AI can suggest a suitable group and Thread and explain why. Accept or ignore each suggestion, or explicitly enable automatic organization. Text, images, audio, and files Keep different types of content in the same context. Pro includes recording transcription and search across image text (OCR), attachments, and full article text. Across Apple devices Capture on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch, and keep everything in sync with your own iCloud account. Local-first Regular notes are stored on your devices first, with no separate OrbNote content account required. AI remains optional and processes only the content needed when you use an AI feature. Privacy and control Protect important Threads with a password (Pro) and let time-sensitive messages expire automatically (Pro). Export notes as Markdown with original attachments. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

MDflow

Features
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MDflow is an online markdown workspace for writing in a clean, portable format and keeping your knowledge organized. This is the official iOS companion — your whole workspace, ready on iPhone and iPad. Sign in and pick up exactly where you left off on the web. Browse your folders and favorites, search across your entire workspace, and edit any document with autosave so your work is always kept. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Sign in securely with Apple, Google, GitHub, or Microsoft • Browse folders, subfolders, and your favorite documents • Search across your whole workspace and jump straight to a match • Write and edit in clean Markdown with a live rendered preview • Autosave keeps your changes without a manual save • Create new documents and folders on the go • Rename, move, favorite, and delete documents • Unlock password-protected documents, encrypted on your device with Face ID • Adjust text size for comfortable reading and writing • Pull to refresh to sync the latest changes YOUR CONTENT, YOUR FORMAT Everything you write stays as plain Markdown — portable, future-proof, and never locked into a proprietary format. Sensitive documents are encrypted with a password directly on your device, so their contents are never visible to the server. EVEN MORE ON THE WEB MDflow on the web adds side-by-side editing and preview, version history, collections, public and private sharing, import and export, and a full API and MCP server for scripts and AI agents. The iOS app keeps that same workspace in your pocket. Learn more at mdflow.cz Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula

Screenshots

OrbNote4 screens
MDflow4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MDflow at none against OrbNote's 2. MDflow also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 10 days). OrbNote's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.5). On price and ads 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. OrbNote sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. MDflow asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

OrbNote ships an update every 10 days, MDflow every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
OrbNote versus MDflow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOrbNoteMDflow
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.6 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer志远 郭DataOps, s.r.o.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

OrbNote

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Membership$2.991 Month
  • Pro Membership$29.991 Year
None

MDflow

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is OrbNote free?
OrbNote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MDflow free?
MDflow is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do OrbNote or MDflow have ads?
Neither OrbNote nor MDflow shows ads.
Which is updated more often, OrbNote or MDflow?
OrbNote ships an update every 10 days, and MDflow every 2 days. Most recently, OrbNote was updated on October 16, 2026 and MDflow on October 25, 2026.

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