Comparison

dol vs Skyblue Note

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

Head to head
About

dol

Features
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dol is a notes app you write in markdown. Your notes live on your device, and you decide which server they sync through. โ–  Everything you would expect Live preview as you type. [[Wikilink]] autocompletion and backlinks. Search across titles and bodies. Find and replace inside a note. Nested folders and image attachments. โ–  Sync that goes nowhere else Your iPhone, iPad, and the Windows and Mac apps all see the same notes, and they travel through a CouchDB server you choose. Run your own or use a host โ€” either works. Setup takes about five minutes from the settings screen, and your password is stored only in the iOS keychain. โ–  Sync is optional Leave it off and your notes stay on this device. No internet connection needed. โ–  Import and export Bring in a folder of .md files you already have. Or go the other way: export every note and image as a single zip.

About

Skyblue Note

Features
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That answer the AI gave you is useful. The formatting is not. Paste it in. Asterisks, hash marks and throat-clearing intros come out, and what is left is clean text you can drop anywhere. WHAT IT REMOVES - Markdown markers (**bold**, ## headings, --- rules) - Emoji and openers like "Sure, here is a summary" - Citation marks such as [1] and the link block at the end - Invisible spaces and zero-width characters WHAT IT DOES WITH TABLES Misaligned rows and missing cells get repaired. Narrow tables are aligned into neat columns. Wide tables full of sentences are broken out row by row, so they stay readable on a phone. You can also copy any table straight into Google Sheets or Excel. IT STAYS ON YOUR DEVICE Cleanup runs entirely on your device. It works with no connection, and your text is never sent to a server. YOU CAN ALWAYS GO BACK Cleanup applies the moment you tap. If you do not like it, one undo puts it back. YOUR RULES Decide whether emphasis becomes quotes or disappears, pick your bullet character and indent, set the spacing around subheadings. Your choices carry over to the next paste. IT IS ALSO YOUR NOTEBOOK What you clean up stays as a note. Pin it, tag it, search it. Sign in with Google and your iPhone, iPad, Mac and web browser all see the same notes. Apple-only households can choose iCloud sync instead. Notes live only in your iCloud or your Google Drive โ€” there is no server of ours. Lock the app with Face ID, and pick the paper you write on: cream, manuscript grid or graph. Tuned for answers from ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok and Perplexity. PREMIUM SUBSCRIPTION - Premium Base โ€” monthly or yearly - Premium All Devices โ€” monthly or yearly - Premium Lifetime โ€” one-time purchase Prices are shown on the purchase screen and on the App Store. A subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your Apple Account is charged at that time. You can manage or cancel it any time in Settings > Apple Account > Subscriptions. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://ezlong.com/skybluenote/privacy/

Screenshots

dol4 screens
Skyblue Note3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: dol at none against Skyblue Note's 5. dol also leads on ads (none vs shown). Skyblue Note's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly). On price, device support 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. Skyblue Note sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. dol asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

dol ships an update weekly, Skyblue Note every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
dol versus Skyblue Note: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterdolSkyblue Note
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 2 days โ€” better
AdsNo โ€” betterYes
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size13 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPraxo StudioSeongdong Gim

In-app purchases

None

dol

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Skyblue Note

Subscriptions4
  • Premium Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Premium Monthly ยท All Devices$3.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly$19.991 Year
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  • Premium Yearly ยท All Devices$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium Lifetime$39.99

Questions

Is dol free?
dol is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Skyblue Note free?
Skyblue Note is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do dol or Skyblue Note have ads?
Skyblue Note shows ads; dol does not.
Which is updated more often, dol or Skyblue Note?
dol ships an update weekly, and Skyblue Note every 2 days. Most recently, dol was updated on September 27, 2026 and Skyblue Note on October 8, 2026.

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