Comparison

Morning Dew Creator vs OV Notes

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

Head to head
About

Morning Dew Creator

Features
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Morning Dew Creator is a link blog authoring tool built for bloggers who curate and share developer links. It streamlines the entire workflow — from fetching stories to publishing a finished post on WordPress — all from your iPhone or iPad. HOW IT WORKS 1. Fetch shared stories from your NewsBlur feed 2. Links are automatically categorized and formatted into HTML using configurable keyword rules 3. Edit the generated post in a built-in WYSIWYG HTML editor 4. Publish to WordPress — immediately, as a draft, or scheduled for a future date SMART CATEGORIZATION Links are sorted into categories using keyword matching on URLs and titles. Configure your own category rules, keyword lists, and author mappings — all editable in-app. Whole-word matching prevents false positives (e.g., "ai" won't match "container"). WORDPRESS INTEGRATION Publish posts directly to your WordPress site via the REST API. Create and manage draft posts, set categories and tags (auto-detected from content), and schedule future publish times. View post analytics including link count, word count, and comment count. FLEXIBLE CONFIGURATION • Customizable blog post name and NewsBlur feed URL • Configurable default WordPress categories • Optional Dometrain course section with automatic rotation • Optional "Geek Shelf" book recommendation section • Reusable HTML post templates with token replacement • Light and dark themes BACKUP & SYNC Export all your settings, category rules, author mappings, and templates to a single JSON file. Import on another device to pick up right where you left off. OFFLINE SUPPORT Recent posts are cached locally so you can review your latest published content even without a network connection. KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS (iPad & Mac) Ctrl+N (new post), Ctrl+R (refresh), Ctrl+S (save), Ctrl+, (settings), Ctrl+Enter (publish). Morning Dew Creator requires a NewsBlur account and a self-hosted WordPress site with application passwords enabled.

About

OV Notes

Features
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A calm, minimal place to write in plain Markdown, plan your days, and let a private AI Copilot do the busywork on the notes you already wrote. OV Notes keeps everything simple and yours. No account, no sign-up, no ads. Just open it and write, on your iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Write in Markdown • Plain Markdown that stays simple, readable files you actually own • A clean, focused editor that stays out of your way • Light and Dark themes that follow your system automatically Calendar and to-dos • A monthly calendar greets you on the home screen • Add to-dos to any date and check them off • See today's tasks at a glance AI Copilot for your own notes • Summarize a long note in seconds • Draft a meeting-note outline to start from • Organize today's to-dos so nothing slips • Ask "what's on my schedule this week?" and get a clear answer • It only ever works on your own notes, never anyone else's Stay organized • Folders and a nested file-tree vault keep everything in its place • An "All notes" list puts every note one tap away, even as it grows Widgets that keep up • Home-screen and Lock-screen widgets show your to-dos without opening the app Sync across your devices • iCloud sync keeps notes current on iPhone, iPad, and the OV Mac app • It uses your own iCloud, so your notes stay private to you Private by design • Local-first: your notes live on your device and in your own iCloud • No account or sign-up needed • No ads, no tracking, and nothing collected by us Free to use, and fully bilingual in Korean and English. Write a little, plan a little, and keep it all in one quiet place that's truly yours.

Screenshots

Morning Dew Creator2 screens
OV Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

Morning Dew Creator and OV Notes are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Morning Dew Creator versus OV Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMorning Dew CreatorOV Notes
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlvin AshcraftHAKYUNG CHOI

In-app purchases

None

Morning Dew Creator

No in-app purchases

None

OV Notes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Morning Dew Creator free?
Morning Dew Creator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is OV Notes free?
OV Notes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Morning Dew Creator or OV Notes have ads?
Neither Morning Dew Creator nor OV Notes shows ads.

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