Comparison

openote vs MKeep

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

Head to head
About

openote

Features
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openote — Markdown notes with free sync. No account. No subscription. Other note apps charge a yearly fee just to sync your own devices. openote syncs iPhone, iPad and Mac through your iCloud Drive — free, with no account to create. Your notes stay plain .md files. Open them in the Files app or any Markdown editor, and take them anywhere. No proprietary format, no lock-in. --- WHY OPENOTE Free iCloud sync Notes sync through iCloud Drive on your own Apple account. No sign-up, no subscription. Plain Markdown files Every note is a standard .md file. Front matter, checklists and [[wiki links]] are kept exactly as you wrote them. Safe across devices If a note changes on another device while you're editing, openote keeps both versions instead of silently overwriting one. Your last words are saved even if you switch apps or quit right away. Mermaid diagrams Flowcharts, sequence diagrams and more render live from Markdown. Start from a template, pinch to zoom, tap to edit the code. Rendering works offline. On-device AI On devices with Apple Intelligence, summarize a note, get tag suggestions, or turn a sentence into a diagram. It runs entirely on your device — nothing is sent to a server. --- FEATURES Editor - Rich Markdown editing, with a source mode when you want the raw text - Checklists, tables and code blocks - Auto-save - Word and character count Organize - Folders and #tags with autocomplete - [[Wiki links]] between notes - Full-text search in English, Korean and Japanese Sync & files - iPhone, iPad and Mac via iCloud Drive - Browse your notes in the Files app - Export a note as PDF Shortcuts & Siri - Create, open and search notes from Shortcuts and Siri - Notes appear in Spotlight search --- PRIVACY - No account, no email - No tracking - Your notes stay in your iCloud and on your devices - AI runs on your device Everything is free. openote has no in-app purchases. openote — Your notes, your files.

About

MKeep

Features
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Important moments deserve more than a last-minute reminder. Moments Keeper brings birthdays, anniversaries, and everyday deadlines into one thoughtful place. See what is coming, plan ahead, and receive reminders at the times that work for you. BIRTHDAYS AND ANNIVERSARIES Keep important dates for family, friends, and partners together. Add a relationship, year, notes, and preparation tasks so the details you need are always close at hand. GREGORIAN AND CHINESE LUNAR DATES Record dates in the Gregorian or Chinese lunar calendar, including leap-month preferences. It is ideal for families who celebrate birthdays according to different calendar traditions. FLEXIBLE ADVANCE ALERTS Create several alerts for one event—for example, 30 days, 7 days, 1 day, and the day itself. Birthdays, anniversaries, and general reminders can each follow the schedule you choose. RECURRING REMINDERS Set one-time, daily, weekday, weekly, monthly, yearly, or custom recurrence. Organize document renewals, bills, health appointments, pet care, home maintenance, and more. HOME AND LOCK SCREEN WIDGETS See upcoming moments without opening the app. Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets keep the next important dates visible and link directly to their details. QUICK CONTACT IMPORT Use Apple’s contact picker to add a selected person and birthday. Moments Keeper reads only the contact you choose and does not upload your address book. PREPARE WITH CONTEXT Add tasks, gift history, photos, videos, or files to a reminder. On-device greeting ideas can help when you need a little inspiration. PRIVACY FIRST Your reminder data stays on your device. Face ID app lock, a privacy screen in the background, and hidden notification details help protect personal information. BACKUP AND RESTORE Export a complete backup to Files and restore it when needed, making device moves and long-term safekeeping easier. Moments Keeper has one purpose: help you remember early enough to show up thoughtfully.

Screenshots

openote4 screens
MKeep4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: openote at none against MKeep's 1. MKeep's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 5 weeks). On price, 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

Both are free to download. MKeep sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. openote asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

openote ships an update every 5 weeks, MKeep every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
openote versus MKeep: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteropenoteMKeep
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB54 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWooyoung Kim拥军 陈

In-app purchases

None

openote

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

MKeep

One-time1
  • Lifetime Plus$9.99

Questions

Is openote free?
openote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MKeep free?
MKeep is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do openote or MKeep have ads?
Neither openote nor MKeep shows ads.
Which is updated more often, openote or MKeep?
openote ships an update every 5 weeks, and MKeep every 9 days. Most recently, openote was updated on October 14, 2026 and MKeep on October 6, 2026.

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