Athena Editor vs One Markdown
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Athena Editor
A code editor for iOS that supports various cloud storage services and syntax highlighting for multiple programming languages. It also offers special support for Bluetooth keyboards with Zawgyi input for Myanmar users.
- File opening via iOS Document Picker
- Integration with Google Drive, iCloud, Git2Go
- Syntax highlighting for Markdown, Swift, C#, Java, XML
- Bluetooth keyboard support with Zawgyi input
- Control + Shift keyboard switching
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Athena is code editor that support opening file iOS Document Picker. It's supporting Google Drive, iCloud Document, Git2Go, etc. It's supporting syntax highlighting for markdown, swift, C#, java, XML,etc. Special feature for Myanmar people is "SUPPORTING BLUETOOTH KEYBOARD". Yes, you can type with Zawgyi in Athena Editor. Using Control + Shift to change the keyboard.
One Markdown
A fast and simple editor for plain text, Markdown, and Textbundle formats. It offers full Markdown display, image previews, math formula rendering, and extensive customization options for themes and fonts. Includes tools for syntax input, table generation, and document outlining.
- Supports CommonMark and GitHub Flavored Markdown
- Full Markdown document display
- Image and math formula previews
- Customizable themes and fonts
- Markdown syntax input menu and keyboard
- Outline and word count view
- Editor & Preview mode
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One Markdown is a simple and fast editor that supports plain text, Markdown and Textbundle. It has the following features: * Base on CommonMark syntax and GitHub Flavored Markdown (GFM) extended syntax, supporting TOC, tables, code blocks, math formulas, task lists, footnotes, etc. * Display the text of the Markdown document completely without any deletion. * Images can be displayed directly in the Editor, supporting jpg, png, gif, webP, HEIC and etc. * Math formulas, mermaid and Echarts drawings can be previewed in the editor. * You can set your favorite font or multiple fonts for writing. * You can choose from 11 light themes and 21 dark themes, and also support custom themes. * There is a menu to facilitate the input of Markdown syntax, and a special Markdown syntax keyboard is also provided in iOS. * Convenient tools for generating and formatting Markdown table syntax. * You can view the outline and word count of Markdown documents. * Markdown documents can be previewed and support Editor & Preview mode. Terms of Use: https://www.mweb.im/onemarkdown-terms.html Privacy Policy: https://www.mweb.im/onemarkdown-policy.html PS: The lightweight choice is One Markdown. If you need a complete and powerful app, please take a look at MWeb, I hope you like it!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Athena Editor at none against One Markdown's 3. Athena Editor also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 82%) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 14.5). One Markdown's advantage is ratings volume (141 vs 4). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. One Markdown sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per year. Athena Editor asks for nothing beyond the download.
Athena Editor holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: One Markdown has 141 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Athena Editor's written reviews are positive against 82% of One Markdown's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on August 4, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Athena Editor | One Markdown |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (4 ratings) — better | 4.6 (141 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 81.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 141 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 14.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | COMQUAS Co., Ltd | 禄海 区 |
Customer experience
Athena Editor
One Markdown
In-app purchases
Athena Editor
No in-app purchases
One Markdown
- One Markdown Yearly Subscribe$3.991 Year
- One Markdown for Mac$9.99
- One Markdown for iPhone/iPad$9.99
