Comparison

Elm vs Noteline

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

Head to head
About

Elm

Features
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Elm is a fast, distraction-free workspace for your notes, docs, and ideas. Write and organize everything in one place β€” nested pages, a real block editor, and search that actually finds what you're looking for. No bloat, no fifty menus, no forced AI. NOTES & DOCS Write with a clean block editor built for speed. β€’ Headings, checklists, code blocks, images, and multi-column layouts β€’ Slash commands to add anything without touching a mouse β€’ Nest pages as deep as you need β€” build your own personal wiki STAY ORGANIZED β€’ Star and pin your most-used pages β€’ Recent pages, always one tap away β€’ Fast, full-text search across your entire workspace SHARE WHEN YOU WANT TO β€’ Share any page with a link β€” view or edit access β€’ Collaborate without giving up your whole workspace YOUR DATA, YOUR CALL β€’ Export everything, any time β€” Markdown or HTML β€’ Delete your account and all your data whenever you want FREE TO START Unlimited pages and blocks on the free plan β€” no credit card required. An optional paid plan with more storage is available on our website. LIGHT OR DARK Looks right at home either way. Simple, fast, and yours.

About

Noteline

Features
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Noteline is a fast, minimal note app for people who write in Markdown. Type a # and it becomes a heading. Type **bold** and it turns bold β€” right where you typed it. Noteline gives you live preview: your formatting renders inline as you write, so there's no split-screen and no clutter. Just clean text that quietly becomes a clean document. Your notes are plain .md files stored on your device. No account, no sign-in, no servers of ours β€” and if you want them on your other devices, you can keep the folder in your own iCloud Drive. Open them, back them up, move them, or edit them in any other Markdown app. Noteline works fully offline and stays out of your way. Every note is plain Markdown β€” the same format AI tools read and write β€” so your notes stay usable by whatever you reach for next. It's the calm, focused place to think, take notes, and write. Features: β€’ Live preview Markdown β€” headings, bold, italics, lists, and checkboxes render inline as you type β€’ Local-first β€” your notes are plain .md files on your device β€’ Works fully offline β€” no connection required, ever β€’ No account, no sign-in β€” nothing to set up β€’ Open format β€” your files stay portable and yours β€’ The format AI speaks β€” plain Markdown that AI tools read and write directly β€’ Minimal, distraction-free interface β€’ Checklists and task lists for quick to-dos β€’ Fast and lightweight No ads. No tracking. No telemetry. Just notes.

Screenshots

Elm4 screens
Noteline4 screens

Verdict

The call

Elm and Noteline 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
Elm versus Noteline: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterElmNoteline
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyβ€”Every 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.114.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size22 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJoshua ArnoldFoo AI Corp.

In-app purchases

None

Elm

No in-app purchases

None

Noteline

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Elm free?
Elm is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Noteline free?
Noteline is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Elm or Noteline have ads?
Neither Elm nor Noteline shows ads.

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