Whiririk vs Plain Markdown
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Whiririk
Capture fleeting thoughts and ideas instantly with this intuitive memo app. It offers on-device voice-to-text transcription, smart categorization, and location-based reminders. Securely store and sync your notes across Apple devices.
- On-device AI voice recognition
- Instant recording via widgets
- Location-based memo reminders
- Smart auto-classification
- Smart checklist management
- Pin and lock memos
- Semantic search
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Whiririk — Before Thoughts Fade From ideas that strike in a flash to meeting notes and to-dos on the go. Whiririk is an intuitive memo app designed to capture those fleeting moments instantly. Apple Watch Support – Record thoughts instantly from your wrist when your iPhone is out of reach. Recordings automatically sync and transcribe into AI text on your iPhone. On-Device AI Voice Recognition – Converts voice to text without an internet connection. Your voice data never leaves your device. Record safely while driving or moving. Instant Recording via Widgets – Start typing with a single tap from your Home or Lock Screen widgets. Write quickly and close—no complex menus needed. Remember with Location – Automatically records where you wrote your memo. Keep track of when and where your ideas were born. Smart Auto-Classification – Automatically categorizes memos into Study, Ideas, To-Do, and Thoughts. It even suggests relevant tags. Smart Checklist – Manage to-dos and shopping lists easily and check off completed items. Pin & Lock Memos – Pin important notes to the top and protect sensitive ones with Face ID or Touch ID. Semantic Search – Find memos not just by keywords, but by meaning. Connect related thoughts effortlessly. The high-performance AI voice recognition works best on devices with 6GB+ RAM. For devices with less than 6GB RAM, you can still use smart classification and analysis via AI reprocessing on synced high-spec devices like a Mac or the latest iPhone through iCloud. iPhone: Memo directly from widgets. Start recording with one tap from the Lock Screen. Apple Watch: Voice memo from your wrist without your iPhone. Access instantly via Watch Face complications. Mac (Separate Purchase): Edit long memos comfortably with a layout optimized for large screens. iCloud Sync: Memos sync in real-time across all devices under one Apple ID. Safe even if you change or lose your device. Privacy First: Voice recognition is processed 100% on-device. Recording data is never sent to external servers. Memos are stored only in your personal iCloud. Purchase Info iPhone purchase includes the Apple Watch app. The Mac version is a separate purchase and automatically syncs data via iCloud.
Plain Markdown
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Plain Markdown Read your .md files in place. Pick a folder on your iPhone or in iCloud Drive. The app lists every .md file inside — nothing more, nothing less. Tap a file to read it; the markdown is rendered with quiet, weight-driven typography that gets out of the way. The app uses Apple's standard folder picker, so it works with iCloud Drive, On My iPhone, and any third-party Files app provider (Dropbox, Google Drive, Working Copy, etc.). Pick once, and the app remembers — drill into subfolders, come back, switch folders. No accounts. No sync engine. No editor. Just a reader. · Folder picker with iCloud Drive and Files-app provider support · Drill into subfolders — back-button navigation · Inline images (jpg, png, gif, webp, svg, heic, heif, bmp, avif) · GitHub-flavored markdown: tables, blockquotes, code blocks, task lists, strikethrough · Adjustable text size (5 steps) · Light & dark mode · Mono body font option for code-style reading · Local only — your files never leave your device Privacy This app does not collect data, display ads, or communicate with any server. The folder picker is Apple's. Files are read on-device only. There are no analytics, no third-party SDKs, no telemetry. Less, but better.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Plain Markdown at 14.0 against Whiririk's 18.0. On price, ads, 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
Whiririk costs $2.99 and Plain Markdown $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Whiririk | Plain Markdown |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | $2.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 860 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Junhui Jeong | Yongmin Ji |
In-app purchases
Whiririk
No in-app purchases
Plain Markdown
No in-app purchases









