Comparison

Dexter vs Markflow

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

Head to head
About

Dexter

Capture thoughts and tasks instantly from your Apple Watch with AI-powered organization and summarization. Seamlessly syncs across your Apple devices, offering smart nudges and a daily digest for clarity.

Highlights
  • Voice memos and dictated notes from Apple Watch
  • AI categorization and summarization
  • Automatic task and contact extraction
  • Built-in task management
  • Daily digest on Apple Watch
  • iCloud sync across devices
  • Offline functionality on Watch
Features
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Your wrist just got smarter. Dexter Notes is the AI note-taking app that starts on your Apple Watch and follows you everywhere. No more pulling out your phone to jot something down — raise your wrist, speak, and move on. Your thought is captured, organized, and waiting for you. CAPTURE IN SECONDS • Raise. Speak. Done — voice memos and dictated notes from your Apple Watch. • Quick capture: one tap to save a note, task, or voice recording. • Live transcription as you talk, with paused-resume support. • Capture on Watch while your iPhone is out of range; WatchConnectivity queues delivery until a connection is available. AI THAT ACTUALLY HELPS • AI-categorizes notes into Work, Personal, Finance, Health, Ideas, and more. • Generates AI summaries so you get the gist in seconds. • Extracts tasks and contacts from your notes automatically. • Smart nudges remind you about stale tasks before they become problems. • AI Chat — ask your "second brain" questions in natural language and get answers across your notes. TASKS THAT KEEP UP WITH YOU • Built-in task management that lives alongside your notes — not in a separate app. • Swipe to complete or snooze, right from your Watch. • Priority levels with visual indicators and due-date alerts. • Tasks auto-linked to the notes they came from. DAILY DIGEST ON YOUR WRIST Every morning your Watch shows pending tasks, overdue items, recent notes, and a smart greeting. One glance to start your day with clarity. ORGANIZED YOUR WAY • Folders, tags, pins, categories, and a calendar view of everything you've captured. • Inbox triage — quickly review and organize new captures with one tap. • Search across notes, transcripts, and tags instantly. SYNCED EVERYWHERE • Dexter's backend stores notes and tasks and syncs supported clients. An anonymous device session starts automatically; sign in to use the same account elsewhere. • WatchConnectivity moves changes between Apple Watch and its paired iPhone; the iPhone relays them to the backend. • Create on Watch, edit on iPhone, pick up anywhere. BUILT FOR APPLE WATCH This isn't a phone app shrunk to fit a tiny screen. Every interaction is designed for your wrist — vertical page navigation, haptic feedback, glanceable layouts, and a UI that respects your time. DEXTER NOTES PRO Free to start, with unlimited notes, tasks, recordings, and 100 AI calls every 24 hours. Upgrade to Pro for: • Unlimited AI Chat and AI Creations • AI-enhanced transcripts (filler-word cleanup) • AI-powered inbox categorization and tag suggestions • 7-day free trial on Monthly ($4.99/mo) and Annual ($29.99/yr) plans • Lifetime tier ($79.99) with Family Sharing Subscriptions auto-renew until cancelled. You can cancel any time in App Store Settings, at least 24 hours before the renewal date. DATA & PROCESSING • Notes and tasks are stored on Dexter's backend to provide sync. See the Privacy Policy for handling details. • Speech recognition follows your Apple device settings. • AI features send selected text to our AI processing service only after you enable cloud AI processing. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://notes.heywrist.com/privacy

About

Markflow

This app allows you to open and read markdown files from various sources like Files, Mail, and Safari. It supports GitHub-flavored markdown, code syntax highlighting, and diagrams, with an integrated editor and a clean preview mode.

Highlights
  • Open .md, .markdown, .mdown files
  • GitHub-flavored markdown rendering
  • Syntax-highlighted code blocks
  • Mermaid diagram support
  • Markdown editing toolbar
  • Pinch to zoom
  • Export edited files
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The markdown reader you've been missing. Markflow opens .md files from Files, Mail, Safari downloads, or the share sheet and renders them properly. GitHub-flavored markdown, syntax-highlighted code, mermaid diagrams, tables, task lists, and more. Originals are never touched. Edits live in memory until you explicitly Save, Save as New File, or Share a copy. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Open any .md, .markdown, or .mdown file from any app • Read with a clean, native preview • Edit with a markdown toolbar above the keyboard. Bold, italic, headings, lists, links, images, code, quotes, all one tap away. • Pinch to zoom in both Preview and Edit • Export an edited copy via the system share sheet • Tap Create to start a new blank file, or "Welcome to Markflow" for a full feature tour WHAT IT RENDERS • Headings, lists, blockquotes, links, images • Syntax-highlighted code blocks • Mermaid flowcharts and diagrams • GitHub-flavored markdown tables • Task lists with checkboxes • Inline images (absolute URLs) PRIVACY Markflow makes zero network requests and collects zero data. No accounts. No login. No analytics. No tracking. No ads. The renderer is a sandboxed local file with a Content Security Policy that blocks all remote resources. Your files stay on your device. DESIGN Built native with SwiftUI and the Liquid Glass nav bar. Light and dark mode. Adaptive home screen. Stock Apple Human Interface Guidelines throughout. WHO IT'S FOR • Writers who keep notes in markdown • Developers reading READMEs and docs on the go • Anyone who's been emailed a .md and had nowhere to open it • People who want a markdown reader that does one thing well Open source. MIT licensed. github.com/madebysan/markflow

Screenshots

Dexter4 screens
Markflow4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Markflow at 5.0 against Dexter's 4.0. Markflow also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3). Dexter's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs fortnightly) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and device support 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. Dexter sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Markflow asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Markflow holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dexter ships an update every 3 days, Markflow fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Dexter versus Markflow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDexterMarkflow
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRanju JhaSantiago Alonso Alexandre

Customer experience

Dexter

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Markflow

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Dexter

Subscriptions2
  • Dexter Notes Pro Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Dexter Notes Pro Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Dexter Notes Pro Lifetime$79.99
None

Markflow

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dexter free?
Dexter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Markflow free?
Markflow is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Dexter or Markflow?
Markflow is rated higher. Dexter averages 4.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Markflow averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Dexter or Markflow have ads?
Neither Dexter nor Markflow shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dexter or Markflow?
Dexter ships an update every 3 days, and Markflow fortnightly. Most recently, Dexter was updated on October 14, 2026 and Markflow on October 16, 2026.

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