Comparison

Markdown My Words vs IdeaVault

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

Head to head
About

Markdown My Words

Features
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Markdown is everywhere now. It is in coding-agent plans, AI-generated research notes, README files, study guides, project specs, lecture material, technical drafts, and the surprisingly long β€œquick summary” an AI tool gave you at 1:13 a.m. Markdown My Words gives those documents a calmer place to live than a chat window. Open a folder of Markdown files, read them in a clean rendered view, highlight the passages that matter, and leave yourself precise notes. When you are done, export your comments as Markdown, TSV, CSV, or an annotated copy of the document. Your original file stays clean. Your thoughts stay attached. WHAT YOU CAN DO β€’ Read Markdown in a quiet, comfortable layout β€’ Navigate long documents with an automatic outline β€’ Highlight passages in seven colours β€’ Add notes to any highlight β€’ Search and filter your annotations β€’ Export feedback as Markdown, TSV, CSV, or annotated Markdown β€’ Toggle source view when you want the raw text β€’ Keep annotations beside your files as lightweight sidecar data WHY IT FEELS DIFFERENT Markdown My Words is built for focused reading, not fiddling. It works with ordinary .md files in folders you choose. Your annotations are stored separately, so the source document stays untouched and portable. That makes it useful for reviewing AI-generated plans, coding-agent proposals, study notes, research reports, technical docs, and long drafts you actually need to think through. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. No server. No tracking. No analytics. No document upload. Just your files, your notes, and a quieter way to think. Markdown My Words is for the moment after something generates a serious document for you β€” when you need to stop skimming, sit with it, question it, mark it up, and decide what you actually think.

About

IdeaVault

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IdeaVault is your personal idea storage β€” a quiet, organized space for every app concept, business idea, or future project living rent-free in your head. Capture ideas before they disappear. Add a title, write a description, break it down into features, and tag it so you can find it later. Each idea gets its own color theme so your vault feels as creative as the ideas inside it. WHAT YOU CAN DO - Add ideas with titles, descriptions, tags and feature breakdowns - Organize with color themes and custom tags - Edit and refine ideas anytime - Mark ideas as done when they become reality - Export your vault as JSON or Markdown to keep your ideas backed up and portable YOUR IDEAS STAY YOURS Everything is stored locally on your device only. No account. No cloud. No one else can see what you're building. BUILT FOR THINKERS Whether you're a founder, designer, developer, or just someone with too many ideas and nowhere to put them β€” IdeaVault gives your ideas a home. Capture, organize and never lose a great idea again.

Screenshots

Markdown My Words4 screens
IdeaVault4 screens

Verdict

The call

Markdown My Words and IdeaVault are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters β€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them β€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Markdown My Words versus IdeaVault: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMarkdown My WordsIdeaVault
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyMonthlyβ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 β€” better18.5
Further details β€” not scored
Size10 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYARON AMIR BENJAMIN DR. GOLDSTEINVsega Mega d.o.o

In-app purchases

None

Markdown My Words

No in-app purchases

None

IdeaVault

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Markdown My Words free?
Markdown My Words is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is IdeaVault free?
IdeaVault is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Markdown My Words or IdeaVault have ads?
Neither Markdown My Words nor IdeaVault shows ads.

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