Comparison

NoteBlob vs Mask My File

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

Head to head
About

NoteBlob

This app is a markdown note editor that uses Git for version control, ensuring no proprietary formats or complex systems. It offers a powerful editor, full-text search, and a simple Git workflow for managing your notes. Your notes are stored in your own repository, providing open-source freedom and no vendor lock-in.

Highlights
  • Markdown editor
  • Full-text search
  • Git commit, push, merge workflow
  • Note linking
  • GitHub token backup
Features
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NoteBlob is a free and opensource markdown note editor for ios and macos backed by git. No proprietary formats, no complex versioning ; just a clean git client built for note taking and AI integration. ## WHY ANOTHER NOTE APP? Notes can be confidential and personal, yet note editors usually rely on opaque technologies and, at some point, a payment system. Notes should be easy to edit, versioned, independent of any company, exportable, and confidential. Moreover, in the age of AI, your notes should be model-readable and ready to process. NoteBlob fixes that by relying on something other than itself: at its core, it uses Git and Markdown, the most universal, well-known technologies for editing and backing up data. NoteBlob is simply an interface that makes the experience more user-friendly and iOS-compatible. It provides no custom mechanism or technology, the source of truth remains your Markdown files and your Git repository. Tired of it? Just delete the app; your notes stay in your Git repo as plain Markdown files. ## FEATURES - Markdown editor with a powerful live preview and a fast native editor - GitHub sync a straightforward commit, push, and merge workflow - Full-text search across all your notes / folders - Plugins enhance user experience by importing JS modules. -- Mermaid -- Syntax highlighting And more

About

Mask My File

Features
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Optimized for iPhone Duo. Built with the latest SDK, the app fills the entire inner display and automatically adjusts its layout whether the device is folded or open. Black out personal info before you share. Mask My File finds names, phone numbers, emails, addresses, account and payment details, then permanently redacts only what you choose. Works on PDFs, photos, screenshots and text files, and removes metadata where the format supports it. Your original is never overwritten: you get a new copy that is reopened and verified. Use it for rental applications, pay stubs, client files and ID copies. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Visual files: permanent solid redaction or removal only. Face and barcode detection simply mark regions for your review. • Text, JSON, XML, HTML, CSV, TSV, and RTF: search every match, then apply a full mask, a partial mask, a placeholder, a pseudonym, or removal. • Remove metadata where the format supports it. Work page by page in PDFs, or protect up to 100 files at once with individual previews, cross-file search, and per-file manual selections. • Stay organized with Private Session, project workspaces, and Placeholder Vault. • Images and PDFs: full-width preview, up to 5× zoom, fluid drag, and precise manual selections. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Everything is processed on your device. There is no account, advertising, tracking, analytics, or content upload. Apple Vision and the embedded Tesseract OCR engine run locally. Face detection creates regions only: it does not identify a person, build a template, share face data, or retain it. Apple handles purchases with StoreKit. Mask My File does not use a VPN, NetworkExtension, proxy, tunnel, DNS filter, or network routing. Originals are never overwritten; temporary workspace files, Private Session data, and projects stay on the device until you delete them. BUY ONCE. USE IT FOR LIFE. One purchase unlocks unlimited verified outputs and batch processing for good. No subscriptions. Restore your purchase anytime through the App Store. Optimized for iPhone Duo.

Screenshots

NoteBlob4 screens
Mask My File4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: NoteBlob at none against Mask My File's 1. Mask My File's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, 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. Mask My File sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. NoteBlob asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NoteBlob ships an update every 9 days, Mask My File weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
NoteBlob versus Mask My File: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNoteBlobMask My File
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGaetan ZanellaGuan Feng Lai

In-app purchases

None

NoteBlob

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Mask My File

One-time1
  • Lifetime Privacy Unlock$5.99

Questions

Is NoteBlob free?
NoteBlob is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mask My File free?
Mask My File is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do NoteBlob or Mask My File have ads?
Neither NoteBlob nor Mask My File shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NoteBlob or Mask My File?
NoteBlob ships an update every 9 days, and Mask My File weekly. Most recently, NoteBlob was updated on October 24, 2026 and Mask My File on October 29, 2026.

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