Comparison

Indent vs Quick Notes

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

Head to head
About

Indent

Features
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Write Markdown on one side. See the page on the other. Indent is a Markdown editor. You write the way Markdown is written, a hash for a heading, stars for bold, a dash for a list, and the preview beside you turns those marks into the finished page: headings, tables, code, the checklist you will actually tick off. Indent does not format for you. It shows you what your Markdown means, as you type it. Your notes are ordinary Markdown files. Indent opens them where they already live: in Files, in iCloud Drive, in a folder on your Mac, or in the folder another notes app keeps them in, such as an Obsidian vault. It saves them back as the same text. Nothing is imported and nothing is locked in. If you stop using Indent tomorrow, every word is still yours, readable in any editor. It is the same app on iPhone, iPad and Mac. Write on the phone in the queue, open the split view on the iPad at the kitchen table, finish on the Mac with the outline open beside you. An Indent folder in iCloud Drive keeps the file in step. When the piece is done, share it as a PDF or HTML, or print it from the Mac, on A4 or Letter depending on where you are. Choose a look that suits the writing. Seven themes, each with a light and a dark face, from warm paper to plain black on white. There is no account to create and nothing to sign in to. No ads, no analytics, no tracking. A note never leaves your device unless you share it. Indent is free, and if it earns a place in your day there is a tip jar inside. What you get • Markdown highlighting as you type, a formatting bar above the keyboard, a Styles panel, keyboard shortcuts • A live preview with real tables, checklists, nested lists, quotes, images and coloured code in more than forty languages • Split view on iPad and Mac, with the preview following as you scroll • An outline of your headings, and Find in both the editor and the page • Files from Obsidian, Jekyll and Hugo open cleanly, front matter included • Saves as UTF-8, opens most older text encodings • Standard CommonMark with tables, strikethrough and task lists

About

Quick Notes

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Bramble is a quiet inbox for the thoughts you would otherwise lose. Open it and the cursor is already in the editor, so the idea is on the page before it slips away. Everything you jot lands in one place, and anything you never come back to tidies itself away after thirty days. Most notes apps ask you to organize first and write second. Bramble flips that: capture now, decide later. Pin what matters, tag by color, search the rest, and let the archive quietly absorb whatever stopped being useful. Your inbox stays light without you lifting a finger. WHAT YOU GET • Never lose a passing thought: the editor is focused the instant the app opens • An inbox that cleans itself: unpinned notes drift to the Archive after a window you set • Keep the important things forever: pinned notes never expire • Find anything in seconds: full-text search across Inbox and Archive • Group by project, person or theme with color tags and one-tap filters • Nothing vanishes by surprise: a local reminder the day before a note auto-archives PERFECT FOR • Writers and makers who need a scratchpad that never nags • Busy people who jot reminders, then forget which app they used • Anyone whose notes app has become a graveyard of dead lists • Minimalists who want capture without folders, notebooks or setup WHY NOT JUST USE THE BUILT-IN NOTES APP? Built-in notes keep everything forever, so the pile only grows and the important line gets buried under a hundred stale ones. Bramble treats notes like an inbox rather than a filing cabinet: recent thoughts stay in view, pinned ones stay put, and the rest retires on its own. Sort by newest, oldest or longest, see live word and character counts, share a note with a tap, and restore anything from the Archive whenever you change your mind. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Every note stays on this iPhone. No account, no sign-in, no cloud sync, no analytics tied to your writing. The archive reminders are scheduled on the device and never leave it. FULL ACCESS Bramble is a paid app. A subscription unlocks the full experience: unlimited notes, tags and pins, full-text search, custom auto-archive timing and archive reminders. Choose a weekly plan, a yearly plan or a one-time lifetime purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and are charged to your Apple ID account. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. The exact price for your region is shown in the app before you confirm. Download Bramble, write the first thing on your mind, and let the inbox take care of the rest. Terms of Service: https://pnkl26.web.app/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://pnkl26.web.app/privacy-policy Support: pnkhanhlinh0206@gmail.com

Screenshots

Indent4 screens
Quick Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Quick Notes at none against Indent's 3. Indent's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Indent sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Quick Notes asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
Indent versus Quick Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIndentQuick Notes
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Every 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMerano Studio LimitedLinh Phan Nhat Khanh

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Indent

One-time3
  • Espresso$0.99
  • Latte$2.99
  • Whole bag$4.99
None

Quick Notes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Indent free?
Indent is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Quick Notes free?
Quick Notes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Indent or Quick Notes have ads?
Neither Indent nor Quick Notes shows ads.

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