Comparison

Outliner by codediary vs DearWiki

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

Head to head
About

Outliner by codediary

Features
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Think in outlines. Get things done. Outliner by codediary is a fast, flexible outliner for capturing ideas, planning projects, and tracking tasks — all in clean, collapsible hierarchies that sync instantly across your iPhone, iPad and Mac Whether you're writing a plan, building a checklist, or managing a project, it keeps everything structured, searchable, and in sync. OUTLINE ANYTHING • Build unlimited nested outlines with drag-and-drop reordering • Indent, outdent, expand, and collapse branches with a tap or keyboard shortcut • Automatic heading styles (H1–H5) give every level clear visual hierarchy • Multi-select to copy, cut, and paste items and entire subtrees • Handwriting - draw and annotate right inside your outlines TRACK TASKS WITH SMART CHECKLISTS • Tri-state checkboxes: done, not done, or partially complete • Parent items roll up automatically as you complete their children • Check or clear an entire subtree with a long press • Hide completed items to focus on what's left ADD CONTEXT • Attach notes to any item • Add images from your photo library, or camera • Zoom, swipe through, and organize inline image attachments • Highlight items with colors and custom styles FIND IT FAST • Live in-outline search with highlighting and match navigation • Global search across every outline at once • Organize outlines with tags, including nested categories SYNC & SHARE • Automatic iCloud sync — no manual saving, always up to date • Share outlines with others to view or edit together in real time • Shared outlines and their images stay in sync for everyone BACKUP & PRINT • Export a full backup of everything, or a single outline, to a file • Restore with smart deduplication — no duplicates • Print or save as PDF with your indentation, checkboxes, notes, and colors intact BUILT FOR APPLE PLATFORMS • Native on iPhone, iPad, and Mac • Full keyboard support: Return, Tab/Shift-Tab, undo/redo, and more • Mac menu commands for font size, undo, search, and printing • Shake to undo on iPhone BOOST YOUR PRODUCTIVITY • Focus Mode — zoom into a single outline and hide the rest. • Better note editing on iOS — full-screen editor for distraction-free writing MORE THAN ONE WAY TO SEE YOUR WORK • Progress bar showing overall completion Start with a single line. Grow it into anything.

About

DearWiki

Features
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DearWiki is a local-first notebook and personal wiki for notes, tasks, daily plans, research, and connected ideas. Write in portable Markdown, capture from the share sheet, find backlinks on the knowledge map, organize readable structured views, and export a complete ZIP whenever you want. Attachment OCR runs on the device. No DearWiki account is required. Optional WebDAV sync uses a server you choose.

Screenshots

Outliner by codediary4 screens
DearWiki3 screens

Verdict

The call

Outliner by codediary and DearWiki are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Outliner by codediary ships an update every 5 days, DearWiki every 8 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Outliner by codediary versus DearWiki: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOutliner by codediaryDearWiki
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 8 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS18.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerjeong kyu leePedro Brannum

In-app purchases

None

Outliner by codediary

No in-app purchases

None

DearWiki

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Outliner by codediary free?
Outliner by codediary is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DearWiki free?
DearWiki is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Outliner by codediary or DearWiki have ads?
Neither Outliner by codediary nor DearWiki shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Outliner by codediary or DearWiki?
Outliner by codediary ships an update every 5 days, and DearWiki every 8 days. Most recently, Outliner by codediary was updated on October 31, 2026 and DearWiki on October 31, 2026.

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