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Dumbify vs Minimal | Writing + Notes

An honest comparison based on real user reviews. Both are popular Minimalism Companion apps — but which one do users complain about less?

Dumbify

Main Weakness

Relies on Shortcuts causing clunky multi-step app launches; iOS 26 Liquid Glass breaks minimal aesthetic completely

"when tapping the name of certain apps in the widget it opens the shortcut app brielfy before opening the actual app"
"With the advent of iOS 26 and Liquid Glass, this app has become completely unusable from a UI/UX perspective"

Minimal | Writing + Notes

Main Weakness

Frequent crashes, unreliable iCloud sync causing data loss, and non-functional markdown export despite being a paid app

"the iCloud syncing is often unavailable"
"It quits on me daily when I'm on my laptop and I keep losing work"

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