Drypoint vs ZenNotes

Drypoint is a calm, beautiful Markdown editor for people who love to write. What you type is what you see — headings, bold, links, and lists style themselves live as you go, with no edit-and-preview toggle to break your flow. Your words stay yours. Every note is plain Markdown text on disk — never a locked-in proprietary format — so you can read, back up, or move your writing anywhere, for as long as you like. WRITE IN TRUE LIVE PREVIEW • One distraction-free surface — Markdown styles itself as you type • Full Markdown: headings, bold, italic, links, quotes, code, tables, task lists • Opens even huge notes instantly and stays smooth however much you write • Beautiful themes and refined typography, tuned for long writing sessions EVERYWHERE YOU WRITE • Native apps for iPhone, iPad, and Mac — designed for each, not ported • Optional iCloud sync keeps every note in step across your devices • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets, a Mac menu bar app, and an Apple Watch companion • Siri, Shortcuts, and Spotlight — capture and find notes hands-free PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Local-first: works fully offline, and your notes stay on your device until you choose to sync • Lock any note with a password — the text and its attachments are protected with strong AES-GCM encryption that only your password can open • The same password unlocks a note on every device; use Face ID or Touch ID for instant access • No account, no ads, no tracking, no analytics — ever AI ON YOUR TERMS • On-device intelligence that runs privately, right on your iPhone, iPad, or Mac • Or connect your own AI provider • AI is always opt-in, and your text only ever goes where you choose to send it ORGANIZE WITHOUT FUSS • Folders, tags, and fast full-text search surface anything in a keystroke • Attach images and files right alongside your words • Export to 10 formats — PDF, HTML, Word, Rich Text, and more — in a tap DRYPOINT PRO Unlock the full experience: iCloud sync, AI, per-note encryption, every export format, and more. Start free, then choose monthly for full flexibility or yearly for the best value. Subscription Details Drypoint Pro is an auto-renewable subscription, offered as a monthly or yearly plan. Prices are shown in the app and vary by region. Payment will be charged to your Apple Account at purchase confirmation. Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can turn off auto-renewal at any time in your Account Settings on the App Store after purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://drypoint.app/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://drypoint.app/privacy.html

ZenNotes is a local-first markdown notes app for writing, organizing, and connecting ideas without giving up ownership of your files. YOUR NOTES, YOUR FILES Every note is a plain .md file in a vault you control. Start with storage on your iPhone or iPad, use iCloud Drive, or open a folder through the system document picker. Local and iCloud vaults work without an account. ZENNOTES CLOUD Connect an optional ZenNotes Cloud plan to: • Sync a vault across ZenNotes desktop and mobile • Sync notes and attachments • Create manual and automatic daily backups • Restore a full vault or a single note from a backup • Publish notes to the web and manage their public links Cloud never replaces the free local-first workflow. Use it only when you want hosted sync, backup, or publishing. WRITE IN MARKDOWN Use a focused editor with headings, lists, tasks, tables, code, links, wikilinks, tags, callouts, footnotes, and frontmatter. A mobile formatting bar keeps common actions close to the keyboard, and a pinch resizes the text to your eyes. RICH, OFFLINE PREVIEW Render KaTeX math, Mermaid diagrams, JSXGraph, function plots, tables, callouts, and more directly on your device. ORGANIZE YOUR WAY Pin your go-to notes and folders to the top, swipe rows to act on them, create and rename nested folders, browse tags, search the full vault, manage tasks, create periodic notes, and work with table databases stored as CSV. CAPTURE QUICKLY Create a quick note from the app or send text and links to ZenNotes from the iOS share sheet. HOME SCREEN WIDGETS Start a note, open a recent one, or check today's tasks without opening the app. New Note also lives on the Lock Screen, and the widgets wear your theme. PRIVACY BY DEFAULT ZenNotes has no advertising or tracking. Local and iCloud notes stay in the storage you choose. When you enable ZenNotes Cloud, the account identity, connected-device information, and vault content needed for the Cloud features you use are sent to the ZenNotes service. Payment details are handled by Stripe. ZenNotes is open source. Your vault remains useful outside the app because it is made of ordinary files.