Comparison

Second Notes vs EZ Outliner

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Live Markdown formatting
  • iCloud sync
  • Cross-device compatibility (iOS/Mac)
  • Export to text file
  • Import from other apps
  • Text search
  • Keyboard shortcuts
Features
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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

About

EZ Outliner

Create and organize outline documents from any device. This app supports unlimited outlines, color-coding, and printing. Sync your work across devices with an account for seamless access anywhere.

Highlights
  • Unlimited outline creation
  • Color-coded organization
  • Printable outlines
  • Cross-device syncing
  • Versatile use cases (lists, plans, speeches)
Features
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EZ Outliner aims to be a simple yet easy to use outliner application, allowing you to create powerful and easy to read outline documents from any device, anywhere. Use EZ Outliner to create shopping and grocery lists, plans, schedules, outline speeches and presentations, to do lists, or anything else which takes the format of an outline. EZ Outliner currently contains everything you need to create basic outlines, but I will expand and add more based on user requests and feedback. Here is just a list of some of the things EZ Outliner can already do. - Create a virtually unlimited number of outlines for every use case and occasion! - Color code your outlines for better organization. - Print your outlines, from any device! Properly formatted outline printing is supported on all devices, as long as a printer is available. - Sync your outlines between devices. If you sign in with an Ape Apps account, you can sync your outline files across all of your devices. Work on a grocery list or presentation at home, then pull them up on your phone when you need them! The goal of EZ Outliner is to be quick and easy to use. If there are features you would like to see added, or if you can think of changes that will improve the app, e-mail me or let me know in the comments. This app is for you guys, so help me make it the best it can be!

Screenshots

Second Notes4 screens
EZ Outliner3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: EZ Outliner at Free against Second Notes's $0.99. Second Notes's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On review sentiment, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

EZ Outliner is free to download; Second Notes costs $0.99 up front. EZ Outliner sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Second Notes asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Second Notes ships an update every 6 months, EZ Outliner every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Second Notes versus EZ Outliner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSecond NotesEZ Outliner
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating—3.7 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 months — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGoldbug SoftwareBrandon Stecklein

Customer experience

Second Notes

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

EZ Outliner

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Second Notes

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

EZ Outliner

One-time1
  • EZ Outliner Premium$7.99

Questions

Is Second Notes free?
Second Notes costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is EZ Outliner free?
EZ Outliner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Second Notes or EZ Outliner have ads?
EZ Outliner shows ads; Second Notes does not.
Which is updated more often, Second Notes or EZ Outliner?
Second Notes ships an update every 6 months, and EZ Outliner every 7 months. Most recently, Second Notes was updated on October 6, 2026 and EZ Outliner on October 11, 2026.

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