Clack vs Markdown Notes Editor
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Clack
Communicate privately with your AI agent through text and voice calls, all stored on your own server. Choose from various voice providers and manage multiple conversations with full history.
- Real-time voice and text chat
- Self-hosted data storage
- Multiple private conversations
- Choice of voice providers
- End-to-end encryption
- No account required
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Clack is a Voice Messenger made for Claude Code. Connect and control your sessions on Mac, from your iPhone — with the screen off, just by talking. You already have Claude Code sessions running on your Mac. Clack lets you listen in on them from anywhere else, and drive them forward by talking. Not a chatbot, and not a second Claude. The same sessions you left open, in your pocket — you hear what they're doing and you answer, and the work carries on where it was. HOW IT FEELS Put your AirPods in and leave the house. Clack reads out what your session is doing, in the words it would have written on screen. You say what you want next. It goes and does it, and tells you how it went. • Hear the reasoning as it happens — not a log of every step • Say something the moment you want to change direction • Screen off, phone in your pocket, hands doing something else • Every session on your computer, switched between by voice YOUR COMPUTER, YOUR SESSIONS Clack talks to a small relay you install on your own machine, alongside Claude Code. There is no server of ours in between holding your work. • The relay runs on your computer — you install it, you control it • Your phone and computer meet over your own Tailscale network • Messages are end-to-end encrypted, with a key only your two devices have • No account, no sign-up, no inbox of your conversations anywhere We can't read your sessions, because they never reach us. Speech is the one exception and it is explained plainly in the app before you agree to anything: what you say is transcribed, and replies are voiced, by a speech service — the audio, and nothing else. WHAT YOU NEED • A computer running Claude Code, with the free Clack Relay app on it • Tailscale on both devices — free for personal use • About five minutes to pair them, once REQUIRES A SUBSCRIPTION Clack is €4.99 a month with a one-week free trial. The subscription covers the speech that makes it hands-free. Cancel any time in Settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.clack-app.com/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://www.clack-app.com/privacy.html
Markdown Notes Editor
A privacy-focused markdown editor and writing app that keeps all your files locally. It offers real-time syntax highlighting, AI writing assistance, and robust task management features. Designed for distraction-free writing and secure document handling.
- Markdown editing with syntax highlighting
- AI writing assistant (BYO API key)
- Full offline support
- AES-256 file encryption
- Todo.txt task management
- Version history
- Focus mode with Pomodoro timer
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Markden is a privacy-first markdown editor and writing app designed for people who value ownership of their words. Every file stays on your device. No account required. No cloud lock-in. Just your thoughts in plain text. Markdown editing with real-time syntax highlighting AI writing assistant powered by Claude (bring your own API key) Full offline support with no internet required for core features AES-256 file encryption for sensitive documents Todo.txt task management with priorities, contexts, and projects Version history with up to 50 snapshots per file Focus mode with Pomodoro timer and word count goals 13 file formats supported including Markdown, JSON, YAML, CSV, Org-Mode, and AsciiDoc Dark and light terminal-inspired themes Quick note capture for instant ideas Daily notes with auto-generated templates Find and replace with full regex support Kanban board view for task management Live markdown preview with math (KaTeX) and diagrams (Mermaid) Export to HTML for sharing and publishing Customizable editor with multiple fonts, sizes, and spacing options AI WRITING TOOLS Fix grammar and spelling Rewrite for clarity Summarize long documents Change tone (formal or casual) Continue writing from where you left off Explain code blocks Generate tables and todo lists from text You pay Anthropic directly for AI usage. Markden never touches your API key or data. PRIVACY BY DESIGN All files stored locally in your app sandbox API key secured in iOS Keychain No analytics, no tracking, no telemetry No third-party SDKs that collect data No account or sign-up required Uninstalling removes everything. Nothing persists elsewhere. BUILT FOR PRODUCTIVITY 6 built-in templates: meeting notes, blog post, journal, weekly review, Cornell notes, and project readme Smart auto-save with configurable intervals File browser with favorites, search, and sort options Breadcrumb navigation for nested folders Swipe actions for quick file management Custom keyboard toolbar with format-specific shortcuts DESIGNED FOR IPHONE AND IPAD Sidebar navigation on iPad with split view editor and preview Adaptive layouts that use the full screen on every device Keyboard shortcuts and external keyboard support Markden is free to download with all editing features included. AI features require your own Anthropic API key which you can get at console.anthropic.com. Whether you write meeting notes, journal entries, blog posts, code documentation, or manage daily tasks, Markden gives you a fast, private, distraction-free space to think and write. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Clack at 100% against Markdown Notes Editor's 0%. Clack also leads on price (Free vs $1.99) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support there is nothing between them.
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Clack is free to download; Markdown Notes Editor costs $1.99 up front. Clack sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Markdown Notes Editor sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Clack ships an update every 2 days, Markdown Notes Editor every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Clack | Markdown Notes Editor |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Fabian Schneider | Aneesh Pradeep |
Customer experience
Clack
Markdown Notes Editor
In-app purchases
Clack
- Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Clack Pro$2.99
Markdown Notes Editor
- Small Coffee$1.99
- Big Coffee$4.99
- Generous Supporter$9.99
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