Creytix Notes
Notes that live on your device. No note-count, no ransom.
Offline notes with markdown-lite formatting and full-text search — unlimited notes, no account, no subscription tiers counting your words.
Write it down. Find it later. That's the job.
What it does for you
Unlimited notes, no asterisks
Some note apps now cap free tiers at 50 notes and one notebook — that's a trial, not a product. Notes has no note limit, no notebook limit, no 'upgrade to keep writing' wall.
Offline first, cloud optional
Your notes live on your device and open instantly with no signal. Full-text search runs locally across everything you've ever written — fast, private, always available.
Markdown-lite, not a learning curve
Headings, bold, lists, checkboxes, links — the 10% of markdown that covers 90% of notes. No toolbar archaeology, no proprietary format locking your words in.
Your words stay yours
No account means no one to sell your notes to, intentionally or otherwise. Export is plain text and markdown — leave anytime with everything, because there was never a lock-in to begin with.
Capabilities
- Unlimited notes and notebooks
- Markdown-lite formatting (headings, lists, checkboxes, links)
- Full-text search across all notes, offline
- No account, no sign-up, no cloud required
- Checklists and simple task lists inside notes
- Pin important notes to the top
- Export as plain text or markdown
- No ads, no tracking, no note-count upsells
Proof, not adjectives
- Catalog status: Planned (Pass)
- Creytix Notes passed the app-store catalog review — this page describes the product as designed. The app is queued for build.
- Free by catalog
- Standalone rent is priced at Free (est.) and membership at Free — unlimited notes with no tier to climb.
- Local-first is checkable
- Offline storage and local search are architectural facts, not marketing claims — airplane mode is the test.
What they offer vs everything we offer
Note apps used to compete on features. Now the free tiers compete on how little they give you — 50 notes, one notebook, one device. Notes goes the other direction: everything, free, on your device.
| Capability | Evernote | Apple Notes | Creytix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | Free (50 notes) · $99/yr Starter · $249.99/yr Advanced | Free (built into iOS & macOS) | Free (Estimated) |
| Notes on the free tierEvernote's free tier is, functionally, a trial. | 50 notes, 1 notebook | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Devices on the free tier | 1 at a time | All your Apple devices | Unlimited |
| Full-text search free | Yes | Yes | Yes — offline |
| Works without an account | No | No (Apple ID) | Yes |
| Markdown support | No | No | Yes — markdown-lite |
Competitor prices and limits from official pricing pages, last checked October 2026. Evernote's tiers have been renamed and repriced several times — verify before buying.
Buy it or rent it — your call
Every Creytix tool carries both prices. Buy it outright and own it forever, or rent it month to month — renting is always cheaper than buying. No per-seat traps, no forced bundle.
Rent
Free (Estimated)
Standalone rent: free. Unlimited notes, full search, no tiers. (Estimated — finalized at launch.)
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How is this different from Apple Notes?
Apple Notes is genuinely good and free — if you live entirely in Apple's world and don't mind the Apple ID. Notes adds markdown-lite formatting, works without any account, and keeps everything local-first with plain-text export, so your words are never locked to one ecosystem.
What does 'markdown-lite' mean?
The useful subset: headings, bold, italic, bullet and numbered lists, checkboxes, and links. Enough to structure any note, little enough that you never think about syntax. Everything renders as you type.
Is there really no note limit?
None. No 50-note cap, no notebook cap, no 'you've hit your limit' upsell. Notes are text files on your device — counting them to charge you would be absurd, so we don't.
What if I want my notes on two devices?
The local-first design means each device holds its own copy. Sync is the honest trade-off of the no-account model — the planned approach is export/import and standard file-based sync, not a proprietary cloud you rent forever.
Can I get my notes out?
Anytime, as plain text or markdown — formats every other app on earth can read. There's no proprietary database standing between you and your own words.
Further reading
From the Creytix journal
Your notes app is a landlord now
50 notes, one notebook, one device: how the biggest note apps turned free tiers into trials — and what to check before you entrust years of thinking to a landlord.
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