Comparison

Raven vs LaterDone

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

Head to head
About

Raven

This app allows you to quickly open and write markdown notes as plain .md files. It offers fast launch times, native performance on iPhone and Mac, and seamless syncing between devices. Your notes are stored directly in your file system for easy access and integration with other tools.

Highlights
  • Plain .md file storage
  • Under a second launch time
  • Native iPhone and Mac app
  • Full-text search
  • Nested folders and pinned notes
  • Syncs between Mac and iPhone
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Beautiful notes. Never locked in. Raven is a native Markdown notes app for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Write, journal, capture articles, and turn checkboxes into reminders—without putting your work in a proprietary note format. WRITE WITH CONTEXT Create notes with tables, images, checklists, code blocks, wiki links, and backlinks. Organize them with folders and tags, pin what matters, and find anything with full-text search. TURN NOTES INTO ACTION A checkbox can become a task with a due date and time. Raven gathers open tasks from across your notes, keeps each one linked to its source, and can send a local reminder when it is due. Complete or snooze it from the notification. JOURNAL WITHOUT ANOTHER SILO Daily and weekly journals live beside the rest of your writing. Save articles to Read Later, or capture a thought from widgets, Shortcuts, and the share sheet. MARKDOWN YOU CAN KEEP Raven works offline without an account. Keep notes on this device, choose a folder on Mac, or use iCloud Drive to keep the same Markdown files available in Files and Finder across iPhone, iPad, and Mac. No proprietary note format. No forced account. One purchase, with no subscription.

About

LaterDone

Features
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LaterDone turns the things you save into actions you can actually finish. Paste text or a link, take a photo, choose a screenshot, record a voice note, import audio, or share from another app. LaterDone identifies what you captured and builds the right editable action surface instead of another generic summary. THE RIGHT TOOL, NOT ANOTHER SUMMARY Different captures need different tools. LaterDone can turn: - Recipes into shopping lists and ordered cooking steps - Meetings into decisions, owners, questions, and follow-ups - Events and bookings into preparation lists and calendar actions - Products into comparison and compatibility checklists - Places and trips into maps, booking details, and packing plans - Messages into reply plans and reusable drafts - Documents and invoices into key fields, deadlines, and reminders - Articles, learning material, code, ideas, and more into practical next steps CAPTURE YOUR WAY - Type or paste text - Paste a web link - Take a photo in the app - Choose a photo or screenshot - Record a new voice note - Import an audio file - Share text, links, or images from other apps EDIT, ACT, AND CLEAR Every action surface stays editable. Change the title, summary, extracted fields, links, and checklist items. Check tasks off, copy or share useful text, open the original source, add an event to Calendar, open a place in Maps, or mark the item done. REMINDERS THAT MATCH THE WORK Use suggested reminders when LaterDone finds a date, or create your own. Choose a one-time, daily, weekly, monthly, or yearly reminder. Repeating routines can reset their checklist for the next cycle. ONE SEARCHABLE INBOX Filter by status, capture type, or source. Search titles, summaries, types, and extracted details. Archive finished work without losing the original capture. TRANSPARENT AI TOKENS LaterDone shows an estimate before analysis and records charged usage in Wallet. Free tokens, Pro allowances, and one-time token packs are shown separately, so you can see what remains. NO ACCOUNT FORM REQUIRED LaterDone creates a private anonymous profile. When iCloud Keychain is available, the same profile and server-side wallet can be recovered on your other Apple devices. AI output can be incomplete or wrong. Review important dates, amounts, instructions, and other details against the original source before acting.

Screenshots

Raven4 screens
LaterDone4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: LaterDone at Free against Raven's $19.99. LaterDone also leads on iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). Raven's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5). On 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

LaterDone is free to download; Raven costs $19.99 up front. LaterDone sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Raven asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Raven versus LaterDone: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRavenLaterDone
Price$19.99Free — better
Rating4.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews57.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.018.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size123 MB6 MB
Age rating4++4
DeveloperThomas SivilaySebastian Mraz

In-app purchases

None

Raven

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

LaterDone

Subscriptions2
  • LaterDone Pro Monthly$5.991 Month
  • LaterDone Pro Yearly$49.991 Year
One-time3
  • 100K AI Tokens$2.99
  • 500K AI Tokens$9.99
  • 1.5M AI Tokens$24.99

Questions

Is Raven free?
Raven costs $19.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is LaterDone free?
LaterDone is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Raven or LaterDone have ads?
Neither Raven nor LaterDone shows ads.

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