Comparison

AppTime vs Inkstone Notes Markdown

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

Head to head
About

AppTime

Build positive habits and manage your screen time by earning points for completing goals. Trade self-discipline for freedom and reduce distractions with a rewarding system.

Highlights
  • Build custom daily habits
  • Earn points for habit completion
  • Redeem points for entertainment app time
  • Track daily status with Health Value
  • Complete system tasks for extra time
  • Home screen widgets for quick check-ins
  • iCloud sync across devices
Features
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Self-discipline for more freedom Turn good habits into usable screen time. Every check-in becomes a small reward for yourself. HabitTime helps you build daily habits and manage entertainment app time. With Health Value, points, system tasks, and screen time rewards, you can reduce distractions in a more positive and rewarding way. ■ Build Daily Habits Create your own habit goals, such as running, studying, meditating, walking, or putting down your phone before bed. Earn points every time you complete a habit check-in. Make your progress visible and easier to keep going. ■ Redeem Screen Time with Points Complete habits to earn points, then use those points to redeem time for entertainment apps. Trade self-discipline for freedom, and take control of your screen time instead of letting it control you. ■ Track Your Daily Status with Health Value The Health Value module on the home screen helps you quickly understand your screen time status for the day. As you reduce entertainment time and complete more habits, your daily progress becomes clearer. ■ System Tasks for Better Self-control In addition to custom habits, HabitTime provides system tasks to help you get back on track. When you want to continue using entertainment apps, you can complete a small task first and earn more free time. ■ Custom Habit Management Create custom habits with your own name, emoji, points, target count, and notes. View your habit cards in grid or list layout, and organize your daily goals at your own pace. ■ Quick Check-in Widget HabitTime supports home screen widgets. Check your habits and complete check-ins without opening the app. Make habit tracking faster, easier, and more suitable for daily use. ■ iCloud Sync Across Devices Habits, check-in records, and points can sync through iCloud. Switch between devices and continue tracking your progress anytime. Reducing entertainment time is not about limiting yourself. It is about giving time back to yourself. HabitTime Use self-discipline to earn freedom. Subscription Information Pro membership supports lifetime purchase, monthly subscription, and yearly subscription. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Renewal will be charged within 24 hours before the end of the current period, and the renewal price will be confirmed. You can manage or cancel your subscription in system settings: Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions Active subscriptions cannot be canceled or refunded during the subscription period. Terms of Use: https://www.notion.so/timekeep/HabitTime-User-Agreement-34e5858d47868102819cd470c6e2380d?source=copy_link Privacy Policy: https://www.notion.so/timekeep/HabitTime-Privacy-Policy-34e5858d4786804cbc80e9b66b6fe777?source=copy_link Feedback is welcome: 3578027083@qq.com

About

Inkstone Notes Markdown

A Markdown writing app that stores notes as plain .md files in iCloud Drive. It offers a native editor with syntax highlighting, live preview, and supports linking between notes. Notes can be exported to PDF or HTML.

Highlights
  • Plain .md file storage in iCloud Drive
  • Native Markdown editor with syntax highlighting
  • Live preview with KaTeX and Mermaid support
  • Bi-directional note linking
  • Export to PDF and HTML
  • Task lists and image attachments
Features
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Inkstone is a Markdown writing app that keeps your notes as ordinary .md files in a folder you can open from anywhere. Your notes are files Every note is a plain Markdown file in iCloud Drive. Open the same folder from a Mac, edit it in another app, or move it somewhere else entirely — nothing is locked in a database, and nothing needs exporting. Writing, not formatting A native editor with syntax highlighting and live preview that hides the markup outside the paragraph you are working in. Formulas render with KaTeX and diagrams with Mermaid, both bundled, so neither needs a network. Notes that link to each other Write [[a note's title]] to link to it. Backlinks show what points at the note you are reading, unwritten links can be created in a tap, and renaming a note carries its links with it. Publishing Eight typesetting styles, each with its own heading treatment, for pasting into a publishing composer as rich text with the formatting intact. Export to PDF or HTML, with images carried inside the document. Also Callouts, task lists you can tick from the preview, a note for each day, outlines, inline tags, full-text search, and image attachments.

Screenshots

AppTime4 screens
Inkstone Notes Markdown4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: AppTime at Free against Inkstone Notes Markdown's $0.99. AppTime also leads on ratings volume (3 vs 1). Inkstone Notes Markdown's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 3.3) and in-app purchases (none vs 4). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

AppTime is free to download; Inkstone Notes Markdown costs $0.99 up front. AppTime sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per year. Inkstone Notes Markdown asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Inkstone Notes Markdown holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of AppTime's written reviews are positive against 100% of Inkstone Notes Markdown's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AppTime ships an update every 3 weeks, Inkstone Notes Markdown every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
AppTime versus Inkstone Notes Markdown: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAppTimeInkstone Notes Markdown
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating3.3 (3 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer帆 邱bo chen

Customer experience

AppTime

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

Inkstone Notes Markdown

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

AppTime

Subscriptions1
  • Subscribe Pro$5.991 Year
One-time3
  • Lifetime Pro$7.99
  • Lifetime Pro$9.99
  • Lifetime Pro$19.99
None

Inkstone Notes Markdown

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AppTime free?
AppTime is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Inkstone Notes Markdown free?
Inkstone Notes Markdown costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, AppTime or Inkstone Notes Markdown?
Inkstone Notes Markdown is rated higher. AppTime averages 3.3 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Inkstone Notes Markdown averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do AppTime or Inkstone Notes Markdown have ads?
Neither AppTime nor Inkstone Notes Markdown shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AppTime or Inkstone Notes Markdown?
AppTime ships an update every 3 weeks, and Inkstone Notes Markdown every 2 days. Most recently, AppTime was updated on October 7, 2026 and Inkstone Notes Markdown on October 9, 2026.

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