markdown notes vs Kapy Notes

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

Kapy Notes is a fast, private notebook with a live calculator built into every line. Write a thought, type a calculation, and see the result right beside it. There is no mode switching, formula setup, or separate calculator required. WRITE THE WAY YOU THINK • Notes, checklists, journals, meeting notes, and everyday scratch work • Budgets, splits, percentages, estimates, and running totals • Currency, unit, temperature, and time conversions • Markdown-style headings, emphasis, lists, tables, links, images, videos, and voice notes • Search, archive, protected hidden notes, export, and import VOICE NOTES YOUR WAY Record without an account. Choose local transcription to keep audio on your device, or sign in and deliberately enable cloud transcription. Local transcription and local summaries are unlimited. Cloud usage is shown clearly in Settings. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT • Notes stay on your device unless you turn on sync • Sync is end-to-end encrypted; we cannot read your notes • Shared notes are encrypted for the people you share them with, by email or by link • Block and report controls are built into sharing • No ads, advertising identifiers, or cross-app tracking • Close your account from inside the app whenever you like • Works offline for notes and calculations FOREVER FREE Use every writing and calculation tool with up to five editable notes, 100 MB of storage, 15 minutes of cloud transcription each month, and 100 cloud summaries or rewrites each month. On-device transcription and summaries do not use those allowances. If you reach a limit, nothing is deleted and extra notes remain readable and exportable. PRO LIFETIME Every account begins with a 14-day Pro trial. No card is required and nothing renews. Pro Lifetime is one purchase, not a subscription. It unlocks unlimited notes, encrypted sync and sharing, 1 GB of storage, 120 cloud transcription minutes each month, and 1,000 cloud summaries or rewrites each month. Pro members can optionally buy repeatable 5 GB storage and 1,000-minute transcription packs through the App Store. Currency exchange rates come from Frankfurter, with ExchangeRate-API as a fallback.