Comparison

Abox Note · Markdown Notes vs Day Base

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

Head to head
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

About

Day Base

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Day Base is your database for everything — a simple, powerful place to organize, track, and keep the things that matter. Most apps decide what you can store. Day Base hands you the blueprint: create your own collections, define your own fields, and shape the app around your life instead of the other way around. WHATEVER YOU COLLECT OR TRACK Books, records, and wine. Sneakers and trading cards. Home inventory and warranties. Travel memories and restaurants. Recipes, plants, projects, clients — if you can list it, you can build it. DESIGN YOUR OWN FIELDS Add exactly the fields each collection needs — text, numbers, dates, yes/no, links, single-select, and photos. No rigid templates. Your data, your structure. SEE IT YOUR WAY Browse a beautiful card view with cover images, or switch to a sortable table to scan and compare. Tap any photo for a full-screen look. START IN SECONDS Already have a spreadsheet? Paste a CSV and Day Base builds the fields for you automatically — no setup required. ADD THINGS HANDS-FREE Day Base works with Siri and the Shortcuts app, so you can add or look up records by voice, from the Home Screen, or the Share Sheet — without opening the app. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Your data lives in your personal iCloud, synced across all your devices. It's yours, and yours alone. Powerful when you need it. Simple when you don't. Start your first collection in under a minute.

Screenshots

Abox Note · Markdown Notes4 screens
Day Base4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Day Base at none against Abox Note · Markdown Notes's shown. Day Base also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks). Abox Note · Markdown Notes's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Abox Note · Markdown Notes ships an update every 2 weeks, Day Base every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Abox Note · Markdown Notes versus Day Base: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAbox Note · Markdown NotesDay Base
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size201 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGuangwei YuRyan McMillen

In-app purchases

None

Abox Note · Markdown Notes

No in-app purchases

None

Day Base

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Abox Note · Markdown Notes free?
Abox Note · Markdown Notes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Day Base free?
Day Base is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Abox Note · Markdown Notes or Day Base have ads?
Abox Note · Markdown Notes shows ads; Day Base does not.
Which is updated more often, Abox Note · Markdown Notes or Day Base?
Abox Note · Markdown Notes ships an update every 2 weeks, and Day Base every 4 days. Most recently, Abox Note · Markdown Notes was updated on October 23, 2026 and Day Base on October 25, 2026.

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