Outliner by codediary vs NanoPad
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Outliner by codediary
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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.
NanoPad
Capture thoughts, tasks, and links in a distraction-free environment. Organize your ideas with Markdown formatting and easily access them later. Syncs via iCloud and offers export options.
- Markdown and rich text formatting
- Task and link management
- iCloud sync
- Export to Markdown, plain text, PDF
- Search across notes
- Share from other apps
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NanoPad is a quiet place to catch a thought, keep a checklist, and save a useful link. Notes, tasks, and URLs stay connected: write in a note, then find the task or link in its own view. WRITE YOUR WAY Use Markdown or the formatting toolbar for headings, lists, checkboxes, tables, links, and images. Search across your notes, return to recently opened work, and export your writing as Markdown, plain text, or PDF. KEEP YOUR NOTES TOGETHER Your notes are stored on your device and sync through your personal iCloud account when available. Share text or a web page to NanoPad from other apps. START FREE, UNLOCK WHEN YOU NEED MORE Free includes five fully editable personal notes, plus iCloud sync and export. If you have more than five notes after a trial or purchase ends, every note stays visible, searchable, copyable, and exportable; the first five remain editable. NanoPad Lifetime is one in-app purchase for unlimited editable notes and every available theme, font, and paper style. You can choose a free 7-day trial of the full app first. It requires no payment and does not renew automatically. When the trial ends, paid features lock unless you buy Lifetime; your writing stays yours. On Mac, the same App Store purchase also unlocks sticky note windows, Focus Writing, and linked Markdown folders.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Outliner by codediary at none against NanoPad's 2. Outliner by codediary also leads on iOS requirement (18.6 vs 26.0). NanoPad's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 days). On price, ads 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. NanoPad sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Outliner by codediary asks for nothing beyond the download.
Outliner by codediary ships an update every 5 days, NanoPad every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Outliner by codediary | NanoPad |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | jeong kyu lee | Digital Toys LLC |
In-app purchases
Outliner by codediary
No in-app purchases
NanoPad
- NanoPad 7-day TrialFree
- NanoPad Lifetime$6.99









