Slips vs HipMark
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Slips
This app offers a streamlined note-taking experience with a maximum of five customizable notes. Personalize each note with icons and colors, and sync them seamlessly across all your Apple devices. It provides rich text formatting and quick access options.
- Five customizable notes
- iCloud synchronization
- Rich text formatting
- Home/Lock Screen widgets
- Share sheet integration
- Mac app support
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Slips — Five notes, made yours Five slips. That's all. Slips is a notes app built on a simple idea: five fixed notes are enough for the things you actually return to, and few enough that you always know where everything is. No folders to organize, no archive to dig through, no blank-page guilt. Pick a slip and write. MADE YOURS Name each slip, choose an icon from hundreds of symbols, and give it a color. Groceries, Books, Trips, Meds, Faith, Projects, whatever your five are. Reorder them any time. ALWAYS IN SYNC Your slips live in your own private iCloud and stay current on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Edit on one device, and it's on the others. Nothing is collected, nothing is tracked, and there are no accounts to create. BACKED UP, JUST IN CASE Every device quietly saves a daily backup of your slips, keeping the last three. Restoring takes one tap, and a safety copy is made first, so even a restore can be undone. You can also export your slips to a file and keep it anywhere. RICH WHERE IT COUNTS Bold, italic, underline, highlight, headers, bulleted and numbered lists, tap-to-check checklists, dividers, and links that turn into preview cards. FAST WAYS IN Add to a slip from any app with the share sheet. Automate with Siri and Shortcuts. Put a slip on your Home Screen or Lock Screen with widgets, or capture instantly from Control Center. AT HOME ON THE MAC A real Mac app: your slips in the sidebar, formatting in the menu bar, Cmd+1 through Cmd+5 to switch slips, an optional menu bar icon, and sharing straight from Safari. SIMPLE PRICING Try a single Slip for free forever. Slips Plus unlocks all five. One purchase covers iPhone, iPad, and Mac, and is shareable with your family. Slips Plus subscriptions renew automatically until canceled in your App Store account settings, at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Lifetime is a one-time purchase. Privacy policy: https://mattlangford.com/slips-privacy Terms of use: Apple's standard EULA Support: https://mattlangford.com/slips-support
HipMark
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HipMark is a native Markdown editor designed for immersive writing. Whether you're working deeply on your Mac or capturing fleeting inspiration on your iPad or iPhone, HipMark provides a pure, smooth, and secure creative experience. [Key Features] • Ultimate Native Experience: Built entirely with Apple's native technologies, ensuring incredibly low memory usage and lightning-fast launch times. Say goodbye to bloated frameworks. • Live Preview & Outline Navigation: Experience WYSIWYG ultra-fast rendering. The built-in document outline makes managing and navigating long-form writing a breeze. • Deep System Integration: Seamlessly supports Finder Quick Look, Spotlight search, iPad multitasking, and multiple windows. • Privacy First: Runs completely locally within a secure sandbox. Zero ads, zero user tracking, and zero data collection. Your writing belongs solely to you. • Smart Document Management: Features intelligent draft recovery, word count statistics, and external file change detection to ensure your inspiration is never lost or overwritten. • Global Localization: Deeply localized interfaces available in English, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, and Korean. Rediscover the essence of writing with HipMark.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: HipMark at every 3 days against Slips's weekly. HipMark also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Slips sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and HipMark sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Slips ships an update weekly, HipMark every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Slips | HipMark |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Matthew Langford | 力 程 |
In-app purchases
Slips
- Slips Monthly$1.991 Month
- Slips Yearly$14.991 Year
- Slips Lifetime$49.99
HipMark
- Pro Lifetime Unlock$5.99









