When comparing Dabble vs Turtl, the Slant community recommends Turtl for most people. In the question“What is the best Linux writing software for novelists?” Turtl is ranked 4th while Dabble is ranked 12th. The most important reason people chose Turtl is:
Turtl has applications for all the major operating systems, as well as Android. In addition, there are extensions available for Firefox and Chrome that cooperate with the downloadable applications.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Dabble uses cloud storage so your work is always safe
Pro Dabble has a clean, uncluttered, and modern looking GUI interface
Pro Dabble is easy to use from the start, with little to no learning curve, unlike Scrivener
Pro As a web-based app, it doesn't matter if you're using Windows, MacOS, or Linux to write your masterpiece
Pro Multiple Platforms (Windows, Linux, macOS, Android, Firefox, Chrome)
Turtl has applications for all the major operating systems, as well as Android. In addition, there are extensions available for Firefox and Chrome that cooperate with the downloadable applications.
Pro Open source
The app is licensed under GPLv3 making it open source. This means that anyone can use the code and contribute. This also makes it easy to use on one's own server or for company solutions.
Pro Good security
After assigning a password to your account in Turtl, a key is created to encrypt the entire account. No data is stored on their servers meaning they have no access to unencrypted content. This is a huge leg up when comparing to other Evernote alternatives.
Cons
Con Subscription plan rather than outright purchase
Con If you are already heavily invested in Scrivener, Dabble may not be for you
Con Dabble is less mature than Scrivener, so there are still a few small bugs
Con No iOS app
While many other operating systems have a client, iOS does not have one yet (though it is planned).
Con No image embedding
Instead of image embeddings, there's a sort of poor man's substitute: image + description. If you add an image, you can create a description of any size and with all the formatting features. It can be used instead of image embedding but much more limited: only one image and only at the very top.
Con Internet dependent
Requires Internet connection to initiate offline mode, loses access to notes without Internet or server.