Comparison

Indent vs Goodline

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ€” 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 โ€ข Markdown highlighting as you type, a formatting bar above the keyboard, a Styles panel, keyboard shortcuts โ€ข A live preview with real tables, checklists, nested lists, quotes, images and coloured code in more than forty languages โ€ข Split view on iPad and Mac, with the preview following as you scroll โ€ข An outline of your headings, and Find in both the editor and the page โ€ข Files from Obsidian, Jekyll and Hugo open cleanly, front matter included โ€ข Saves as UTF-8, opens most older text encodings โ€ข Standard CommonMark with tables, strikethrough and task lists

About

Goodline

Features
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Goodline gives your writing room to breathe. Open a Markdown document and focus on the words, with formatting tools, an outline, and a clear view of your work. Write in plain-text Markdown files you can keep in Files or iCloud Drive. Work with tables and images, find your way through long drafts, and export your writing. Your documents stay yours. Turn Markdown into slides with Marp editing and a live preview. Add Mermaid diagrams in fenced code blocks, view speaker notes, and prepare local slide images and presentation packages. Your original Markdown stays editable. Use Listen to hear a document or selected passage. Choose an installed Apple system voice, preview it, adjust the speed, and pause, resume or stop. Goodline prefers a matching-language enhanced or premium voice when one is installed. Listen uses no paid speech API; voice quality depends on your installed voices. Try writing features free for 14 days by confirming the free in-app purchase. A separate one-time unlock keeps editing available afterward. There is no subscription or automatic charge. Reading, copying and exporting existing documents remain available without the unlock. Some features depend on system version, device capabilities, Apple Intelligence availability and iCloud settings.

Screenshots

Indent4 screens
Goodline2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Goodline at 5 against Indent's 3. On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Indent sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Goodline sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
Indent versus Goodline: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIndentGoodline
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Daily
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro โ€” better
Requires iOS18.017.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size5 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMerano Studio LimitedBrianna Zamora

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Indent

One-time3
  • Espresso$0.99
  • Latte$2.99
  • Whole bag$4.99
2 purchases

Goodline

One-time2
  • 14-Day Free TrialFree
  • Full Unlock$19.99

Questions

Is Indent free?
Indent is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Goodline free?
Goodline is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Indent or Goodline have ads?
Neither Indent nor Goodline shows ads.

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