Comparison

AI Markdown Notes vs Markd.ly

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

Head to head
About

AI Markdown Notes

Features
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Notes, tasks, voice captures, attachments, and AI recall usually end up split across different apps. WashiNote brings them back into one calm, local-first workspace built for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Write in Markdown with a focused editor that stays readable as your notes grow. Keep headings, tags, inline images, and long-form writing in one place without turning your workflow into a cluttered document system. Plan work in the same library where you write. WashiNote keeps notes, tasks, and projects connected, so quick ideas, scheduled tasks, and larger project material do not drift apart. Capture more than text: - Record meetings and turn speech into editable note text - Attach PDFs, text files, HTML, images, and audio - Import readable content for search and AI workflows - Save web material through browser sharing flows Recall what you saved: - Search across notes, tasks, projects, and attachments - Use AI to retrieve, summarize, and organize what matters - Build read-only knowledge pages from your own material - Keep related ideas visible through connected context Stay local-first by default. Core writing, planning, capture, and AI workflows work without turning the app into a cloud-dependent workspace. When you want more portability, Pro unlocks iCloud sync across devices, note export, purchase restore, and encrypted `.washi` backup tools. WashiNote is built for people who want a quieter, more durable way to think: one workspace for writing, planning, capturing, and finding things again.

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Markd.ly

Features
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The markdown editor that respects your output. Markd.ly is a native Markdown editor for iPhone and iPad with live preview, built for people who write in plain .md and ship a real deliverable. Open a file, write, and watch the preview render as you type. The same Bravely Account unlocks Markd.ly on Mac, Windows, and Linux too, so the document you start on your phone is waiting on your desktop. WRITE & EDIT โ€ข Native SwiftUI editor with adjustable font size and syntax highlighting โ€ข Live preview with multiple themes, side by side โ€ข Mermaid diagrams render right inside the preview โ€ข KaTeX math, inline and block โ€ข Open .md, .markdown, .mdown, .mkd, and .mkdn files from anywhere DOCUMENT INTEGRATION โ€ข Open files from the Files app and from any Markdown share โ€ข Save back to iCloud Drive, Files, or any document provider โ€ข Multi-document tabs to switch between drafts โ€ข Recent files for one-tap return FOLDER-BASED, NO LOCK-IN Your files stay plain .md on disk โ€” no vault, no proprietary format, nothing to migrate out of later. Git-friendly, and the same files open everywhere else you use Markd.ly. WHAT MARKD.LY IS FOR Blog posts. README files. Documentation. Technical writing. Markd.ly is for writing that lives in markdown but leaves the app as something polished โ€” not a note-graph or a second brain. If you need wikilinks and a graph, use a vault tool. If you want documents that look great when you ship them, this is the editor. ONE PURCHASE, EVERY PLATFORM Markd.ly is a tool, not a service. A single one-time purchase unlocks the complete app on every platform โ€” iPhone, iPad, Mac, Windows, and Linux โ€” carried by your Bravely Account. Buy it once on any platform and the rest unlock automatically, with no per-feature paywalls. The deeper export pipeline โ€” Pandoc to DOCX, EPUB, LaTeX, and slides, a custom CSS editor, a snippet library, vim mode, encrypted documents, the command-line tool, and an MCP server for AI agents โ€” lives on the desktop builds, included in the same one purchase. SIGN IN Signing in is free. Sign in with Apple, Google, or email โ€” the same sign-in works on every Markd.ly app you install. Try it free, then a single one-time purchase unlocks everything. Already bought Markd.ly on another platform? Sign in to restore it here at no extra charge. SUPPORT Questions, bug reports, and feature requests: support@bravely.dev Privacy: https://bravely.dev/privacy/markdly Terms: https://bravely.dev/terms

Screenshots

AI Markdown Notes4 screens
Markd.ly4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Markd.ly at 17.0 against AI Markdown Notes's 26.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. AI Markdown Notes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Markd.ly sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $95.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
AI Markdown Notes versus Markd.ly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAI Markdown NotesMarkd.ly
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Fortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac โ€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.017.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size478 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTANG CHENGJUNBravely Studios

In-app purchases

1 purchases

AI Markdown Notes

One-time1
  • Upgrade to Pro$5.99
3 purchases

Markd.ly

Subscriptions1
  • Bravely Premium (Annual)$95.991 Year
One-time2
  • Markdly Pro$19.99
  • Bravely Premium (Lifetime)$399.99

Questions

Is AI Markdown Notes free?
AI Markdown Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Markd.ly free?
Markd.ly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do AI Markdown Notes or Markd.ly have ads?
Neither AI Markdown Notes nor Markd.ly shows ads.

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