markdown notes vs Notto

Smolpad is a smol Markdown editor with respect for your files. Every note is a plain .md file you can open with any app, on any device, forever. Your files are your own. No database. No lock-in. No bloat. Just a tiny, fast home for your notes on Mac, iPhone, and iPad. WRITE IN MARKDOWN, BEAUTIFULLY • Syntax dims as you type, or hides away entirely with one tap • Task lists become real checkboxes. Checkboxes that check. • Headings, bold, italic, code, quotes, and tables, styled as you write • A formatting bar for common touches, plus full keyboard shortcuts • Pictures too: drag or paste one in, resize it by its corner, and it lives as a plain file beside the note YOUR FILES, ANYWHERE • Notes sync through your own iCloud Drive, included free • Open your notes folder in Finder or Files any time • Organize with folders, pins, and instant search • Find notes in Spotlight, and open them with Siri or Shortcuts • Nothing ever leaves your devices except to your own cloud SMOL ON PURPOSE • On the Mac, Smolpad lives in your menu bar, one hotkey away • Tear off a note into its own window when you want to stay a while • On iPhone and iPad, it opens fast and stays out of your way • Seven hand-picked fonts and a clean, quiet interface MAKE IT YOURS WITH SMOLPAD PRO • Unlimited notes (the free tier includes ten) • Dropbox, pCloud, or Google Drive sync, in a folder that belongs to you • Export to PDF, HTML, or rich text, and print • Lock Screen widgets on iPhone, and Smolpad on Apple Watch • Twenty-nine editor themes, from Tokyo Night to Catppuccin • Seventeen app icons and the full menu bar icon set Smolpad Pro is available as a monthly or yearly subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase. The free tier is a real notes app, not a trial. Made by a smol team that believes plain text outlives everything. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://smolpad.com/privacy

Notto is a clean, performance-focused notebook for people who want to capture ideas quickly without turning note taking into a heavy workflow. Create local-first pages, write with a focused block editor, add headings, checklists, bullets, and dividers, sketch with your finger or stylus, and attach voice notes in one calm workspace. Notto is built around speed: notes open quickly, basic writing stays simple, and offline use does not require an account. Free includes the core note-taking experience: typed notes, block editing, checklists, bullets, handwriting, basic voice recording, offline access, organization, and search. Notto Pro is a one-time upgrade for higher voice limits, advanced PDF and Markdown export, larger media workflows, themes/covers/templates, advanced organization, and local zip backup/restore. Main features: - Local-first pages for fast offline capture - Block editor with headings, paragraphs, checklists, bullets, and dividers - Handwriting blocks with pen, eraser, colors, undo, redo, paper styles, and resizable canvas - Voice note blocks with real local recording and playback - Search across titles, tags, and text - Favorites, pinned notes, recents, tags, archive, trash, and subpage organization - Markdown export and PDF export - Local zip backup and restore - Light and dark appearance Notto does not include cloud sync, voice-to-text, OCR, AI summary, or AI action item features in this MVP.