Comparison

QuickMark vs smalltype

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

Head to head
About

QuickMark

Features
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Write Markdown and watch it render beautifully - code, math, and diagrams all looking exactly right, then share it as a clean web link or export it anywhere. EVERYTHING BELOW IS FREE - Beautiful live rendering - Mermaid diagrams and KaTeX math appear inline as you type, no plugins, no setup - Write and preview with one tap; on iPad, work side by side with synced split view - 37 code themes plus 6 reading themes: Light, Dark, Notion, Essay, Terminal and more - Syntax highlighting for 30+ languages, find-in-page, one-tap copy on code blocks - Tabs are free and unlimited - keep every note open and switch in a tap QUICKMARK PRO - ONE-TIME, NOT A SUBSCRIPTION - Export your document to PDF, HTML, DOCX, EPUB, PNG, or Rich Text (free: 10 exports a month per device) - Publish to Web - turn any document into a clean shareable link at quickmarkmd.com (free: up to 3 live pages, links expire 30 days after publishing) - Pro removes every limit: unlimited exports, unlimited pages, links that never expire One one-time purchase of $9.99 unlocks Pro on all your Apple devices - Mac, iPhone and iPad. No subscription, ever. PRIVACY YOU CAN TRUST Your documents stay on your device. Reading and editing never upload a thing. Anonymous crash reports help us fix bugs - never your content. Nothing leaves your device unless you choose to publish it. PERFECT FOR - Writing notes, READMEs, and technical docs on the go - Reading Markdown with code, math, and diagrams that look right - Sharing a document as a clean web link in one tap - Exporting polished PDFs and more from your phone or iPad REQUIREMENTS iOS and iPadOS 17 or later.

About

smalltype

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Short notes, many times a day, saved as plain .md files in real folders. Open the same folder on your Mac in VS Code, Vim, or any editor. Calm, minimal, and ready for iPhone Duo. smalltype is for your notes. The small ones, the quick ones, the big ones, the unpolished ones. It's a fast, quiet place to type. ## Start No tutorial, no setup screen. Tap New Note and start typing. Leave one empty and it quietly disappears, so you never end up with a pile of blank untitled notes. That's the whole app. ## Yours Every note is a real .md file, sitting right there in the Files app. You can open it, copy it, or back it up yourself, anytime. Delete one and it still goes to Recently Deleted, same as any other file: nothing's gone for good. ## Sync or Don't Keep notes in iCloud Drive to have them on every device. Or keep them On My iPhone, fully local, never leaving your device. Either way, you can switch anytime. ## Visible Markdown Markdown markers stay gently visible as you type. What you see is exactly what's in the file. A bar above the keyboard types the markers for you, with undo and redo a tap away. ## Organize Folders, search, and quick note-making, all from one screen. Nothing to set up first. Put "daily" in a folder's name and new notes inside it get today's date as their name. ## No Catch No ads. No subscription. No tracking. No account, ever. Markdown notes. Yours to keep.

Screenshots

QuickMark4 screens
smalltype4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: smalltype at none against QuickMark's 1. smalltype also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs weekly). QuickMark's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price and ads 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. QuickMark sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. smalltype asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

QuickMark ships an update weekly, smalltype every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences ยท 2 level
QuickMark versus smalltype: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQuickMarksmalltype
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 4 days โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 โ€” better26.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size12 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDoan NguyenHerman Haidin

In-app purchases

1 purchases

QuickMark

One-time1
  • Pro Lifetime$9.99
None

smalltype

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is QuickMark free?
QuickMark is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is smalltype free?
smalltype is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do QuickMark or smalltype have ads?
Neither QuickMark nor smalltype shows ads.
Which is updated more often, QuickMark or smalltype?
QuickMark ships an update weekly, and smalltype every 4 days. Most recently, QuickMark was updated on September 23, 2026 and smalltype on September 22, 2026.

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