Comparison

Raven vs Capibara

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

Head to head
About

Raven

Create, organize, and manage notes using Markdown format. Turn checkboxes into actionable tasks with reminders and integrate with your device's file system for offline access. Journal, capture articles, and keep your writing accessible without proprietary formats or forced accounts.

Highlights
  • Native Markdown editor
  • Create notes with tables, images, code blocks
  • Checklists turn into actionable tasks
  • Local reminders for tasks
  • Offline access and local file storage
  • iCloud Drive sync for cross-device access
  • Full-text search
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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

Capibara

Features
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Your notes stay yours. Capibara has no servers and tracks nothing: your notes live on your device and in your private iCloud, accessible only to you. It's also the calmest, fastest note app around. Write in Markdown without distractions, find anything in a tap, and take your notes everywhere. • Full privacy: no servers, no tracking, no ads. • Live Markdown editor: headings, bold, italic, highlight, lists, checklists and quotes, as you type. • #tags: add # to any word and jump back to your notes. • Instant search by title, text or tag. • Secure iCloud sync across all your devices. • Trash with restore. • Import Markdown files, share and export. • Light and dark, essential design. Capibara PRO Unlock 3 extra themes (Forest, Mountain, Desert), custom app icons, and export to PDF, HTML and RTF. Includes a 7-day free trial. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Raven4 screens
Capibara3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Capibara at Free against Raven's $19.99. Capibara also leads on iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). Raven's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 months). 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

Capibara is free to download; Raven costs $19.99 up front. Capibara sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Raven asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Raven ships an update every 3 days, Capibara every 3 months. Both last shipped on November 13, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Raven versus Capibara: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRavenCapibara
Price$19.99Free — better
Rating4.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews57.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.018.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size133 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThomas SivilaySimone Pellicelli

In-app purchases

None

Raven

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Capibara

Subscriptions2
  • Capibara PRO - Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Capibara PRO - Annual$17.991 Year

Questions

Is Raven free?
Raven costs $19.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Capibara free?
Capibara is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Raven or Capibara have ads?
Neither Raven nor Capibara shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Raven or Capibara?
Raven ships an update every 3 days, and Capibara every 3 months. Most recently, Raven was updated on November 13, 2026 and Capibara on November 13, 2026.

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