Comparison

Silo vs Just a Markdown Viewer

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

Head to head
About

Silo

This app provides a distraction-free Pomodoro timer specifically designed for Apple Watch. It uses subtle haptic feedback to guide focus and break sessions, helping users stay on track without auditory alerts. Ideal for quiet environments, it supports task management and progress tracking.

Highlights
  • Apple Watch native design
  • Discreet haptic alerts
  • Focus and break cycles
  • Adjustable timer intervals
  • Distraction-free operation
  • Task management and reminders (Pro)
  • Focus stats tracking (Pro)
Features
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Silo is a Pomodoro-style focus timer built for Apple Watch and iPhone. It uses subtle wrist haptics to guide focus and break sessions without loud alerts, distracting notifications, or constant phone checking. Perfect for students, people with ADHD, deep-work professionals, and anyone who wants a calmer way to stay on track. Silo is especially powerful on Apple Watch: a tap on your wrist tells you when to focus, when to take a break, and when to return. It’s ideal for libraries, offices, meetings, and anywhere silence matters. “To add something to your daily life without intrusion or complication—that’s what the Apple Watch is about, and this app does a great job of that.” — Apple WatchCast Podcast FEATURES • Apple Watch-first focus timer • Pomodoro-style focus and break sessions • Gentle haptic alerts on your wrist • Adjustable timer intervals on Apple Watch and iPhone • Pause and resume anytime • Quiet, distraction-free design • Great for silent environments • Works great with Airplane Mode SILO PRO • Apple Watch Complications • Plan your day with tasks and reminders • Assign tasks to focus sessions • Mark tasks complete • Custom focus presets • Track daily and weekly focus stats • iCloud sync for tasks and stats Support: support@silofocus.com Terms: silofocus.com/terms Privacy: silofocus.com/privacy

About

Just a Markdown Viewer

Features
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Just a Markdown Viewer does exactly one thing: it shows you markdown files, beautifully. No editor, no preview pane bolted onto a text editor, no sync service or account required. Open a .md file and read it in a clean, centered, monochrome reading column, the way a document should look. WHAT IT DOES • Renders headings, lists, tables, code blocks, quotes, links, and task lists • One toggle between formatted view and raw source (⇧⌘R) • Native text selection everywhere, so you can select and copy freely • Light mode, dark mode, or follow the system • Opens .md, .markdown, .mdown, and .mkd files, plus plain text • On Mac: files open as tabs, Chrome-style, and you can drag a tab out or merge tab groups • On iPhone and iPad: opens straight from the Files app WHAT IT DOESN'T DO • Edit files. That's the point • Collect data • Touch the network If you just want to READ markdown, this is the app.

Screenshots

Silo4 screens
Just a Markdown Viewer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Just a Markdown Viewer at Free against Silo's $1.99. Just a Markdown Viewer also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2). Silo's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On ads and device support 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

Just a Markdown Viewer is free to download; Silo costs $1.99 up front. Silo sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Just a Markdown Viewer asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Silo versus Just a Markdown Viewer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSiloJust a Markdown Viewer
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating3.4 (10 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews37.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings10 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRainbox StudioChristopher Tien

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Silo

Subscriptions1
  • SILO Pro7 Days trial$1.991 Month
One-time1
  • Unlock Pro Features$2.99
None

Just a Markdown Viewer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Silo free?
Silo costs $1.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Just a Markdown Viewer free?
Just a Markdown Viewer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Silo or Just a Markdown Viewer have ads?
Neither Silo nor Just a Markdown Viewer shows ads.

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