Markdown Maker vs Progress 2.0
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Markdown Maker
This app is a powerful yet user-friendly Markdown editor for Apple devices. It offers extensive formatting options, real-time previews, and supports various export formats. Organize, scan documents, and protect your work with security features.
- Markdown syntax highlighting
- Real-time preview
- Support for extra markups (tables, footnotes, MathML)
- Export to PDF, HTML, PNG, TXT
- iCloud, Dropbox, Google Drive sync
- Document organization
- PDF reader and scanner
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Markdown Maker is an innovative, flexible and powerful, yet easy to use, Markdown text editor for iPad and iPhone (and macOS with Apple Silicon). Our Markdown engine supports the standard syntax and it has been extended to include very useful extra markups items (MultiMarkdown): tables, footnotes, lists, images, links, highlight, strikethrough, superscript, MathML and more. Markdown Maker is compatible with MacDown, Ulysses, IA Writer, Mou, etc. documents on your computer too. + WRITE. FORMAT · Markdown Maker offers formatting assistance, such as syntax highlighting and coloration, to point out markup errors or missing markup elements. · Highly efficient Markdown rendering · Quick preview of the rendered document in real time when writing or editing · Extra markups: tables, footnotes, lists, images, links, highlight, strikethrough, superscript and MathML · Find and replace · Syntax highlighting · Insert special symbols arrows, parentheses, maths, bullets/stars, GPS location, etc. · Over 30 languages typing support including Japanese, Chinese, Arabic & Hebrew · Extra keys: tab, forward delete, cursor up/down/left/right, etc. · Live counters: characters, words, sentences, words per sentence & reading time · Dictation lets you speak text instead of typing + SHARE. EXPORT · Export, share and print your documents to multiple formats like Markdown, PDF, HTML, PNG, TXT, etc. · Auto-sync documents with other devices and computers via iCloud, Dropbox, Google Drive or Box · Import/Export from iCloud, Dropbox, Box and Google Drive support · Zip folders/notebooks and email them as an attachment + ORGANIZE. STRUCTURE. FIND · Organize your work in unlimited notebooks, folders and subfolders · Design the cover of your notebooks + RESEARCH. SCAN. PDF LIBRARY · Full PDF reader and manager included for reference files, ebooks, articles, resources, papers, etc. · Use the camera of your iPad/iPhone to scan documents, notes, recipes, tickets, etc. as PDF · Use split-screen and multitasking side by side with other apps while writing + BE SAFE. PROTECT YOUR WORK · Protect your work with an app security passcode · Protect any folder or project with a passcode · Automatic Backups of your documents and projects Privacy Policy http://www.noteswriter.com/Kairoos_Privacy_Policy.html EULA https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Progress 2.0
This app helps you track the progress of various goals and tasks with a visually appealing interface. Easily manage daily achievements, inventory, and share your successes.
- Create and manage tasks as cards
- Multiple ways to increment progress
- Display tasks on widgets
- Share progress cards on social media
- Customizable icons and themes
- iCloud backup and restore
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Progress: Managing Task Progress, Habit Tracking, and Food Inventory. Which chapter are you on in that book? How many days have you successfully woken up early? How many eggs are left in your fridge? Do you often face similar questions? Is there a better way than jotting them down in a notebook? Progress is a minimally designed app that helps you manage your daily progress and enhance your goal achievement efficiency. Often, patience and monotony interrupt our record-keeping efforts. Progress solves this with its simple interactions and visually appealing design. You can manage the progress of various goals within the app and share your goal achievements on social media. Of course, you can also manage quickly in Today, such as incrementing progress by +1. 「Scenario Examples」 - Keep track of which episode you're on in a TV series - Note how many pages you've read in a book and how many are left - Track your progress in a 21-day early rising goal - Monitor how many cans of milk you have left ... 「Feature Highlights」 1. Create and manage your tasks, turning them into beautiful cards 2. Habit Tracking: Daily check-ins, streak counting, and calendar view to build great habits 3. Achievement Wall: 23 achievements to unlock - your persistence deserves to be celebrated 4. Various ways to increase your progress until tasks are completed 5. Display and manage these tasks on home screen widgets 6. Share visually appealing progress cards to share the joy of fulfillment 7. Stunning icons and themes to choose from 8. Supports iCloud backup and data restoration 「Feedback」 We greatly value your feedback and suggestions after using the app to better meet the needs of the public. If Progress has impressed you in any way, we would appreciate your positive review and sharing it with your friends! --- 「About Membership」 With subscription, you will be Progress Member, enjoying more Member-Only features. Payment: Upon confirmation of purchase and payment, the benefits will be credited to your iTunes account and will be automatically renewed through your iTunes account. Renewal/Automatic renewal: Apple's iTunes account will deduct a fee within 24 hours before the expiration date, and the subscription cycle will be extended one more time after the deduction is successful. Cancel renewal: To cancel your subscription, manually turn off the automatic renewal feature in the iTunes/AppleID Settings management 24 hours before the current subscription cycle expires. 「Policy」 Privacy Policy: https://www.privacypolicies.com/live/7b3e2c73-314a-4793-a87a-d5c1423b8cb3 Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Progress 2.0 at 5.0 against Markdown Maker's 3.9. Progress 2.0 also leads on review sentiment (75% vs 45%). Markdown Maker's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 weeks). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Markdown Maker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Progress 2.0 sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Progress 2.0 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 45% of Markdown Maker's written reviews are positive against 75% of Progress 2.0's.
Markdown Maker ships an update every 2 weeks, Progress 2.0 every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Markdown Maker | Progress 2.0 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (12 ratings) | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 45.5% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 162 MB | 76 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kairoos Solutions SL | INII Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
Markdown Maker
Progress 2.0
In-app purchases
Markdown Maker
- Markdown Unlock All and AI3 Days trial$1.991 Month
- Markdown Maker Upgrade$3.99
Progress 2.0
- Membership Monthly$0.991 Month
- Membership Annually.$2.991 Year









