SnapNote vs Markdown Preview
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SnapNote
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SnapNote — Thought, captured. A voice-first note-taking app built for speed. No typing needed — just speak. Press, talk, release. Your thoughts become text instantly, automatically organized, never forgotten. 【CORE FEATURES】 ◆ One-Touch Voice Recording Press and hold the breathing button to record, release to save. The dynamic breathing animation responds to your voice for an elegant recording experience. ◆ Instant Speech-to-Text Powered by Apple's native speech recognition. Real-time transcription with high accuracy. Supports both English and Chinese. ◆ Smart Auto-Categorization Semantic analysis automatically sorts your notes into four types: • Reminders — Time-specific items ("Meeting tomorrow at 3pm") • Todos — Tasks to complete ("Buy groceries") • Ideas — Thoughts & inspirations ("New product concept") • Other — General notes ◆ Calendar Integration When time-related content is detected, add it to your Calendar with one tap. Never miss important events with automatic reminders. ◆ Quick Text Input Can't speak? Tap to switch to text input mode for silent note-taking. 【PRIVACY & SECURITY】 • 100% Offline — All speech recognition happens on-device • No Account Required — Open and use, no sign-up needed • No Cloud Storage — Data stays on your device only • No Ad Tracking — Zero user behavior data collection 【PERFECT FOR】 • Capturing ideas during commute • Recording action items in meetings • Voice-logging shopping lists • Setting reminders before bed • Jotting down spontaneous thoughts 【DESIGN PHILOSOPHY】 We believe great tools should be invisible. SnapNote embraces minimalism — no feature bloat, just one focus: making note-taking effortless. Download SnapNote. Never let a thought slip away.
Markdown Preview
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Open a .md file on your iPhone and actually see it — rendered, not raw. MarkdownPrev is a Markdown editor with live preview: type on one side, watch headings, lists, code blocks and links turn into a clean, readable page on the other. Most notes apps hide Markdown behind their own format. MarkdownPrev works with plain .md the way it lives on disk: import a README, edit it in real syntax, check the result in split view, and send back a proper .md or a standalone HTML file — nothing locked into a proprietary library. WHAT YOU GET • A README you fixed on the train, previewed in split view and exported back before your laptop even opens • Every heading, list, blockquote and fenced code block rendered live as you type • A snippet library that keeps your recurring blocks — meeting template, changelog stub, doc skeleton — one tap away • Automatic restore points after every writing pause, so an over-eager rewrite is a two-tap undo • One tap turns any note into a standalone, styled HTML page ready to send • A built-in cheat sheet showing the exact syntax the preview renders — no guessing PERFECT FOR • Developers reviewing and editing README and docs files away from their desk • Technical writers who need to verify rendering before pushing a commit • Students and bloggers drafting posts in plain Markdown • Anyone tired of emailing themselves .md files just to read them formatted WHY NOT JUST A NOTES APP? Bear and Obsidian are great vaults — but they wrap your writing in their own database. MarkdownPrev is deliberately smaller: real .md in, real .md (or HTML) out, with a live split preview built for checking exactly what a file will look like. No vault, no sync setup, no lock-in. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Your files never leave your iPhone. Everything is stored locally — no account, no tracking, no server reading your drafts. FULL ACCESS MarkdownPrev requires Full Access, available as a weekly or yearly auto-renewing subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Full Access unlocks the complete app: unlimited snippets, the split-view editor, version restore points, and .md / HTML export. Download MarkdownPrev and preview your first .md file within the minute. Terms of Use: https://leanstudio.asia/terms-of-use Privacy Policy: https://leanstudio.asia/privacy-policy Support: support@leanstudio.asia
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Verdict
SnapNote and Markdown Preview 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 · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | SnapNote | Markdown Preview |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | — | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.2 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 77 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 小株 李 | LEAN ASIA CO., LTD |
In-app purchases
SnapNote
No in-app purchases
Markdown Preview
No in-app purchases
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