Second Notes vs SwiftKanban
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Second Notes
A text editor for creating notes with live Markdown formatting. Sync notes across your iOS devices and Mac via iCloud. Export notes as text files and import from other applications.
- Live Markdown formatting
- iCloud sync
- Cross-device compatibility (iOS/Mac)
- Export to text file
- Import from other apps
- Text search
- Keyboard shortcuts
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Second Notes is an text editor for making a note with Live Markdown in your iCloud folder. You can share the note with your iOS devices via Second Notes for Mac. And Live Markdown automatically indents lists and quoted strings, and changes font to bold or italic. ## Features - Typing text with Live Markdown - iCloud and Second Notes for iOS - Exporting a note as a text file to iCloud Drive - Importing a text file from other applications - Text search in whole Notes - Keyboard shortcuts - Autosaving - Dynamic Type
SwiftKanban
Visualize your workflow and collaborate with your team on project cards and tasks from anywhere. Instantly create Kanban cards for new ideas and receive visual notifications on project events. Ideal for personal or business use, especially in IT/Software.
- Visual Kanban board
- Instant Kanban card creation
- Project event notifications
- Real-time collaboration
- Comment on discussions
- Workflow visualization
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Collaborative, Visual Kanban Board for Lean/ Agile Teams. Use the SwiftKanban App to manage your SwiftKanban boards on the go, any time, anywhere Key Features: - Have a sudden brilliant idea? Create a Kanban card and put it up on your Kanban board instantly! - Get visual notifications on project events. - Quickly interact and collaborate with your colleagues, partners and customers on project cards and tasks - Add your Comments to an ongoing discussion SwiftKanban helps you to visualize your workflow (business process) on a virtual white board (Kanban Board) and effectively collaborate with your colleagues, partners and customers. Use SwiftKanban for Personal Use or Business, IT/ Software. Use the SwiftKanban App to manage your work on the go!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: SwiftKanban at 50% against Second Notes's 0%. SwiftKanban also leads on price (Free vs $0.99) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
SwiftKanban is free to download; Second Notes costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Second Notes ships an update every 6 months, SwiftKanban every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Second Notes | SwiftKanban |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Goldbug Software | Digité, Inc. |
Customer experience
Second Notes
SwiftKanban
In-app purchases
Second Notes
No in-app purchases
SwiftKanban
No in-app purchases
