Comparison

Levity Markdown Notes vs Flyout

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

Head to head
About

Levity Markdown Notes

Features
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Levity is a fast Markdown editor for your own plain-text notes, based on a folder in iCloud Drive or on your device. No account, no proprietary database, no separate sync service to set up. Point Levity at a folder and it mirrors every Markdown file inside it, and keeps mirroring as they change. Built for speed on your phone and read-compatible with Obsidian vaults. Levity opens, scrolls, and searches instantly, even in a large vault. It's tuned for mobile from the first line of code. If you already keep an Obsidian vault, Levity reads it as-is: the same files, the same folders, the same frontmatter. Your notes are just text files. They live in your own iCloud Drive or on your device, sync through your own Apple account, and open in any other editor. A live, clean editor: • Formatting appears as you type. The raw Markdown symbols stay out of your way, while your files stay pure Markdown on disk • Headings, bold, italic, task lists, checkboxes, blockquotes, code blocks, and tables you can edit cell by cell • [[Wiki-links]] between notes, with autocomplete • Inline images • A formatting bar, so you never have to hunt for a raw symbol Organize without a database: • Tag your notes and filter by tag • YAML frontmatter — add any property you like (status, type, dates, lists) and build filtered views around it • Folders, templates, archive, and trash • Full-text search across every note, instantly Made yours: • Seven themes, plus an automatic day / night mode that follows your surroundings • Adjustable font, size, and spacing • Designed for both iPhone and iPad Levity is focused and supports text, tags, and links; no graph view or plugins, just the fastest way to write and read Markdown on iOS, on top of files you already own. Free to start. One optional yearly subscription unlocks unlimited note creation and editing; reading your notes is never limited. Your privacy, by design: your notes stay in your own iCloud or device storage. Levity Premium is an auto-renewing subscription billed yearly. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Flyout

A markdown note-taking app for iPhone and iPad that allows quick capture via share sheet, widgets, or shortcuts. Organize notes with folders, tags, and reminders, with end-to-end encrypted iCloud sync.

Highlights
  • Markdown editor with syntax highlighting
  • Tabbed scratchpad for quick notes
  • Reminders within notes
  • Folders and tags for organization
  • Password-protected notes
  • End-to-end encrypted iCloud sync
  • Capture via share sheet, widgets, and Shortcuts
Features
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Flyout is a markdown note app for iPhone and iPad. Capture from the share sheet, Control Centre, a Home Screen widget or Shortcuts, then find the note again with folders, tags and search. Turn on iCloud sync and your notes travel through your own iCloud account — nothing passes through our servers. Buy "Flyout for iPhone, iPad and Mac" and the Mac app is included, where a full editor slides out from the edge of your screen over your work. There is an iPhone-only option at a lower price. WHAT YOU GET • Quick notes — a tabbed scratchpad for what you never need to file • A real editor — headings, lists, tables, code blocks with syntax highlighting, images, files • Reminders that live inside the note, not in a separate app • Tags that cut across folders, and folders for everything else • Lock a note with a password — it is encrypted on your device and in iCloud • iCloud sync on your own account — nothing passes through our servers • Capture from the share sheet, Control Centre, a Home Screen widget or Shortcuts TRY IT FIRST Seven days, everything unlocked. When the trial ends, Flyout locks until you buy it. Your notes are not deleted: they keep syncing if sync is on, and you can export them as Markdown. PRIVACY Sync stays off until you turn it on. Once it is on, your notes travel through your own iCloud account. We do not run a server that holds notes, we cannot read them, and there is no account to create. Locked notes are encrypted with a key derived from your password.

Screenshots

Levity Markdown Notes4 screens
Flyout4 screens

Verdict

The call

Levity Markdown Notes and Flyout are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Levity Markdown Notes sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $11.99 per year and Flyout sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Levity Markdown Notes versus Flyout: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLevity Markdown NotesFlyout
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequency—Every 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperS TanGORKEM YILDIRIM

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Levity Markdown Notes

Subscriptions1
  • Levity Premium$11.991 Year
3 purchases

Flyout

One-time3
  • 7-Day TrialFree
  • Flyout for iPhone$9.99
  • Flyout for iPhone, iPad & Mac$29.99

Questions

Is Levity Markdown Notes free?
Levity Markdown Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Flyout free?
Flyout is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Levity Markdown Notes or Flyout have ads?
Neither Levity Markdown Notes nor Flyout shows ads.

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