Comparison

Truly Simple Nudges vs Levity Markdown Notes

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

Head to head
About

Truly Simple Nudges

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Truly Simple Nudges solves the problem of remembering to do the little things throughout your day. Standard alarms are too rigid, and to-do lists don't tap you on the shoulder. This tool sends ambient, customizable push notifications to help you stay mindful, hydrate, check your posture, or take screen breaks. It runs quietly in the background on your Mac, iPhone, and iPadβ€”keeping everything in sync natively without bloated progress trackers. Features: β€’ Set nudges to fire at evenly spaced intervals, precise times, or entirely at random. β€’ Customize active hours and specific days of the week for each nudge (so you aren't getting posture checks on Sunday). β€’ Mute notifications on a per-device basis (keep a nudge active on your Mac while muting it on your iPhone). β€’ Quick-access menu bar dropdown on MacOS for easy toggling and pausing. β€’ Nudge library automatically syncs across all your devices via iCloud. β€’ Global "Pause All" button for meetings, movies, or deep focus. β€’ All features available for free, and a one-time, lifetime paid "Pro" version unlocks the ability to have more than three nudges active at a time.

About

Levity Markdown Notes

Features
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Levity is a fast Markdown editor for your own plain-text notes, based on a folder in iCloud Drive or on your device. No account, no proprietary database, no separate sync service to set up. Point Levity at a folder and it mirrors every Markdown file inside it, and keeps mirroring as they change. Built for speed on your phone and read-compatible with Obsidian vaults. Levity opens, scrolls, and searches instantly, even in a large vault. It's tuned for mobile from the first line of code. If you already keep an Obsidian vault, Levity reads it as-is: the same files, the same folders, the same frontmatter. Your notes are just text files. They live in your own iCloud Drive or on your device, sync through your own Apple account, and open in any other editor. A live, clean editor: β€’ Formatting appears as you type. The raw Markdown symbols stay out of your way, while your files stay pure Markdown on disk β€’ Headings, bold, italic, task lists, checkboxes, blockquotes, code blocks, and tables you can edit cell by cell β€’ [[Wiki-links]] between notes, with autocomplete β€’ Inline images β€’ A formatting bar, so you never have to hunt for a raw symbol Organize without a database: β€’ Tag your notes and filter by tag β€’ YAML frontmatter β€” add any property you like (status, type, dates, lists) and build filtered views around it β€’ Folders, templates, archive, and trash β€’ Full-text search across every note, instantly Made yours: β€’ Seven themes, plus an automatic day / night mode that follows your surroundings β€’ Adjustable font, size, and spacing β€’ Designed for both iPhone and iPad Levity is focused and supports text, tags, and links; no graph view or plugins, just the fastest way to write and read Markdown on iOS, on top of files you already own. Free to start. One optional yearly subscription unlocks unlimited note creation and editing; reading your notes is never limited. Your privacy, by design: your notes stay in your own iCloud or device storage. Levity Premium is an auto-renewing subscription billed yearly. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Truly Simple Nudges3 screens
Levity Markdown Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

Truly Simple Nudges and Levity Markdown Notes 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. Truly Simple Nudges sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Levity Markdown Notes sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $11.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Truly Simple Nudges versus Levity Markdown Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTruly Simple NudgesLevity Markdown Notes
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysβ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac β€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size1 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperColin WrightS Tan

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Truly Simple Nudges

One-time1
  • Pro$4.99
1 purchases

Levity Markdown Notes

Subscriptions1
  • Levity Premium$11.991 Year

Questions

Is Truly Simple Nudges free?
Truly Simple Nudges is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Levity Markdown Notes free?
Levity Markdown Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Truly Simple Nudges or Levity Markdown Notes have ads?
Neither Truly Simple Nudges nor Levity Markdown Notes shows ads.

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