Comparison

Raven vs Diple

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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Markdown notes. Files you own. Raven is a native Markdown editor for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Write notes, keep a journal, and manage tasks in plain text files you can open outside the app. Work offline without creating an account, with optional iCloud Drive sync. WRITE AND CONNECT YOUR NOTES Take lecture notes, plan a project, or build a personal wiki. Add headings, tables, images, checklists, and code blocks. Connect ideas with wiki links and backlinks, organize notes with folders and tags, and find your writing with full-text search. KEEP TASKS WITH THEIR CONTEXT Turn a checkbox into a task with a due date and time. See open tasks from across your notes together, with a link back to the original note. Set a local reminder, then complete or snooze it from the notification. MAKE ROOM FOR EVERYDAY WRITING Keep daily and weekly journals alongside your other notes. Capture a Quick Thought from widgets, Shortcuts, or the share sheet. Save articles to Read Later so they are easy to return to. KEEP YOUR MARKDOWN FILES Store notes on your device, choose a folder on Mac, or use iCloud Drive to keep the same Markdown files available across iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Your files stay accessible in Files and Finder, so you can keep using them with other tools. One purchase. No subscription. Privacy policy: https://ravennotes.app/privacy

About

Diple

A focused writing and organization tool for Markdown notes, journals, and plain text. Capture ideas with speech-to-text, track changes with version history, and export to various formats. Organize your library with folders and access protection.

Highlights
  • Markdown and plain text editing
  • Speech to Text input
  • Version History tracking
  • Folder organization
  • Export to Word and PDF
  • Password/Biometric folder protection
Features
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Diple brings your notes, writing, and reading together. Capture an idea, keep a journal, or work on a longer draft in Markdown or plain text, then gather your documents into Collections and shape them into a work of your own. Markdown and Plain Text • Switch between Live, Immersive, Preview, and Source modes for writing and reading • Use Markdown headings, lists, to-do lists, tables, links, code blocks, and more • Sum values, add or delete rows and columns, and scroll wide tables • Insert images from Photos or Files to bring words and pictures together • Jot down ideas in plain text or capture them with Speech to Text Collections and Reading • Organize related documents with covers, chapters, numbering, and your own reading order • Browse the table of contents, read across documents, and pick up where you left off Document Links • Type [[Document Name]] to link documents and jump between them with a tap • See which documents mention the current one in Backlinks Themes, Fonts, and Writing Paper • Explore ink-inspired, classic, and other themes with Light or Dark appearance • Write and read in a variety of fonts, and keep the same font in PDF, Word, HTML, and image exports • Choose Writing Paper for editing and reading, or create your own from images • Change the app icon to make your writing space your own Export and Share • Export to Markdown, TXT, Word, PDF, HTML, or reading-layout images, and save images to Photos • Export a Diple Document to import on another device with images and videos intact • Export documents in batches or as whole folders, or combine a collection into one file Version History • Revisit your edits, compare changes, and restore the content you need • Lock important versions to preserve milestones and prevent automatic cleanup Organization and Search • Create folders and nested folders to organize notes, journals, and drafts • Search document titles and content to find what you need • Use find and replace to update repeated text • Recover deleted documents from Trash Access Protection • Add password, Face ID, or Touch ID verification to folders or Collections • Enable Trash protection to require biometrics for documents from protected folders Biometric verification is handled by the system. Diple never accesses or stores face or fingerprint data. Data Backup • Back up documents, folders, Collections, and version history, then restore on this or another device • Add a password and hint, or export backups for storage and device transfers • Merge on restore with restore rules, and lock backups against accidental deletion Data Migration • Move everything or just what you select to Diple on a nearby device, keeping local images, notes, version history, and folder protection • After Face ID or Touch ID verification, data is encrypted and sent device to device, never via our servers • Migration doesn't use iCloud or take up iCloud storage Spotlight Search, Siri, and Shortcuts • Search document titles, content, and Collection names with Spotlight • Use Siri and Shortcuts to create or open documents, append text, or open Collections • Manage access in Settings; protected content stays hidden from Spotlight and Siri Available in 32 interface languages. Diple Pro offers monthly and yearly subscriptions and a one-time lifetime purchase. Prices and available trial offers are shown on the purchase screen. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. If you receive a free trial, the subscription renews at the displayed price when it ends. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the current period ends; renewal is charged within 24 hours before the end of that period. Manage or cancel subscriptions in your Apple Account settings. Lifetime purchases do not renew. Terms of Use: https://michaelsilvester.github.io/journal/diple-terms-of-use/?lang=en Privacy Policy: https://michaelsilvester.github.io/journal/diple-privacy-policy/?lang=en

Screenshots

Raven4 screens
Diple4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Diple at Free against Raven's $9.99. Diple also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 57%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.0). Raven's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ratings volume (4 vs 1). On 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

Diple is free to download; Raven costs $9.99 up front. Diple sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Raven asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Diple holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of Raven's written reviews are positive against 100% of Diple's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Raven ships an update every 3 days, Diple every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 15, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Raven versus Diple: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRavenDiple
Price$9.99Free — better
Rating4.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews57.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size134 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThomas Sivilay云强 林

Customer experience

Raven

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative42.9%

Diple

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

In-app purchases

None

Raven

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Diple

Subscriptions2
  • Diple Pro Monthly3 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Diple Pro Yearly7 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Diple Pro Lifetime$29.99

Questions

Is Raven free?
Raven costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Diple free?
Diple is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Raven or Diple?
Diple is rated higher. Raven averages 4.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Diple averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Raven or Diple have ads?
Neither Raven nor Diple shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Raven or Diple?
Raven ships an update every 3 days, and Diple every 4 days. Most recently, Raven was updated on November 15, 2026 and Diple on November 13, 2026.

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