Comparison

Results in Folders vs markdown notes

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

Head to head
About

Results in Folders

This app helps you track various activities and goals with flexible modes like counting, timing, and timed intervals. Organize your progress with folders and visualize your achievements over time. Stay on track with customizable reminders and sync data across devices.

Highlights
  • Multiple tracking modes (counter, timer, timed intervals)
  • Customizable daily, weekly, monthly, yearly goals
  • Folder and subfolder organization
  • Progress visualization and daily totals
  • Apple Watch companion app
  • Home Screen widgets
  • Customizable reminders
Features
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Results is a flexible activity and goal tracker that helps you measure what matters. Whether you're counting reps, timing workouts, tracking reading hours, or building daily habits — Results gives you a simple, powerful way to record progress and stay on target. Four tracking modes for any activity: • Counter — tap to count. Track pushups, glasses of water, pages read, or anything you want to tally up. • Timer — start and stop to record duration. Perfect for workouts, study sessions, meditation, or practice time. • Timer + Limit — set a countdown and get notified when time's up. Great for focused work intervals or timed exercises. • Timer + Counter — track both duration and count together. Ideal for sets and reps with rest timing. Set goals and see your progress: • Define daily, weekly, monthly, or yearly goals for any item • Color-coded progress shows green when you've hit your target • Today's totals visible right in the folder list — no need to open each item Organize your way: • Create folders and subfolders to group related activities • Mark favorites for quick access from the Favorites tab and Apple Watch • Move items between folders as your system evolves See your data from every angle: • Swipe between days, weeks, months, and years • Drill down from yearly to monthly to daily views • Latest tab shows all items with today's activity in one place • Recents tab shows your most recent tracking entries Apple Watch companion: • See your favorite items on your wrist • Tap to count or start/stop timers directly • Goal progress syncs automatically via iCloud Home Screen widget: • Small, medium, and large sizes • Shows today's tracked items with goal progress • Updates hourly and after every tracking action Reminders that keep you on track: • Set notification reminders per item at any time of day • Choose specific weekdays (Mon/Wed/Fri, weekends only, etc.) • Custom reminder messages • Timer+Limit completion alerts even when the app is in the background Your data, everywhere: • iCloud sync keeps everything up to date across iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch • Automatic migration from Results 1.x — all your existing data carries over seamlessly

About

markdown notes

A minimalist Markdown editor that stores all your notes as plain text files, accessible across your devices. It offers beautiful writing tools, seamless cloud sync, and powerful organization features without any bloat.

Highlights
  • Plain .md file storage
  • iCloud Drive sync
  • Markdown syntax highlighting
  • Task list checkboxes
  • Folder and instant search organization
  • Menu bar app on Mac
  • Export to PDF, HTML, RTF (Pro)
Features
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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

Screenshots

Results in Folders4 screens
markdown notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: markdown notes at 5.0 against Results in Folders's 4.0. markdown notes also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). Results in Folders's advantage is monetization model (free vs freemium). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Results in Folders sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and markdown notes sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

markdown notes holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Results in Folders ships an update every 2 months, markdown notes every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Results in Folders versus markdown notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterResults in Foldersmarkdown notes
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS26.018.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB71 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlexander GarmashBaconWorks, LLC

Customer experience

Results in Folders

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

markdown notes

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Results in Folders

One-time1
  • Results in Folders Pro$4.99
3 purchases

markdown notes

Subscriptions2
  • Smolpad Pro$1.491 Month
  • Smolpad Pro$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Smolpad Pro Lifetime$29.99

Questions

Is Results in Folders free?
Results in Folders is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is markdown notes free?
markdown notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Results in Folders or markdown notes?
markdown notes is rated higher. Results in Folders averages 4.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while markdown notes averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Results in Folders or markdown notes have ads?
Neither Results in Folders nor markdown notes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Results in Folders or markdown notes?
Results in Folders ships an update every 2 months, and markdown notes every 10 days. Most recently, Results in Folders was updated on October 7, 2026 and markdown notes on October 10, 2026.

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