Comparison

Notesync.md vs Thoughts!

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

Head to head
About

Notesync.md

Features
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Notesync.md is a simple notes app built for organizing quick project thoughts into folders, notes, and timeline-style entries, then keeping them synchronized across Mac, iPhone, and iPad with iCloud. Notes are also mirrored to the local filesystem as Markdown files, making them easy to read, back up, edit, or use with project management agents and other developer workflows.

About

Thoughts!

Features
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Capture ideas as they come, and find them again when you need them. With Thoughts!, quick notes, links, photos, events, and ideas all live in one place. Based on what you save, Thoughts! suggests a title, summary, tags, and a PARA folder. Key features - Quick notes Save thoughts, to-dos, and ideas right away. - Threaded notes Keep adding to an existing Thought and bring related ideas together. - Save links Keep articles, videos, and webpages along with their key points. - Photo notes Save screenshots and reference images together with your notes. - Events and reminders Type appointments or tasks naturally and manage them as calendar events and reminders. - PARA folders Organize notes and references into Projects, Areas, Resources, and Archive. - Tags and search Find what you need using titles, summaries, tags, and folders. You do not need to organize everything before you start. Capture it first, then come back when you need it.

Screenshots

Notesync.md3 screens
Thoughts!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Notesync.md at none against Thoughts!'s 2. Notesync.md also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 4 days) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads 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. Thoughts! sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Notesync.md asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Notesync.md ships an update daily, Thoughts! every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
Notesync.md versus Thoughts!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNotesync.mdThoughts!
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyDaily โ€” betterEvery 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac โ€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 โ€” better26.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size2 MB53 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKristopher LinquistSeongjae Kim

In-app purchases

None

Notesync.md

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Thoughts!

Subscriptions2
  • Thoughts! Pro$1.991 Month
  • Thoughts! Pro$12.991 Year

Questions

Is Notesync.md free?
Notesync.md is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Thoughts! free?
Thoughts! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Notesync.md or Thoughts! have ads?
Neither Notesync.md nor Thoughts! shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Notesync.md or Thoughts!?
Notesync.md ships an update daily, and Thoughts! every 4 days. Most recently, Notesync.md was updated on October 15, 2026 and Thoughts! on October 24, 2026.

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