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Best NotePlan - To-Do List & Notes Alternatives for iPhone (2026)

NotePlan - To-Do List & Notes is A tier, #4 of the 7 tiered apps in markdown note-taking. Here is everything that competes with it on iPhone, in tier order.

All 6 alternatives, in tier order

  1. 1
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 28,527 ratings · score 95
    A free Markdown notes and journaling app for writing, organizing notes with tags, and linking notes together.
  2. 2
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.5 · 1,795 ratings · score 90
    Markdown writing, note-taking and publishing app with an editor, a Folders mode and a Library mode for notes. Free to.
  3. 3
    Free download · ★ 4.5 · 9,994 ratings · score 90
    A knowledge base app that works on top of a local folder of plain text Markdown files.
  4. 5
    Free + IAP · ★ 5.0 · 2 ratings · score 61
    A Markdown notes app on Mac, iPhone and iPad that saves each note as a plain.md file synced through your iCloud Drive.
  5. 6
    Free download · ★ 4.2 · 21 ratings · score 54
    A markdown editor that renders formatting inline as you type and stores notes as standard.md files in folders you.
  6. 7
    Free download · ★ 3.8 · 6 ratings · score 41
    Free Markdown note-taking app for macOS and iOS with Folders, Tags, an Inbox, and iCloud sync.

Questions people ask

What is the best alternative to NotePlan - To-Do List & Notes on iPhone?
Bear Markdown Notes & Journal, S tier, #1 in markdown note-taking.
Is there a free alternative to NotePlan - To-Do List & Notes?
Yes: Bear Markdown Notes & Journal (S tier, #1) is free to download, with in-app purchases.
Does anything rank above NotePlan - To-Do List & Notes?
Yes. 3 apps rank above it in markdown note-taking: Bear Markdown Notes & Journal (#1), MWeb - Markdown Writing, Notes (#2), Obsidian - Connected Notes (#3).

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