GTW vs One Markdown
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GTW
A plain text and Markdown editor optimized for fast editing of local and remote files. Supports cloud storage, FTP, SFTP, and offers advanced features like syntax highlighting, snippets, and markdown preview.
- Edit local and remote files (Dropbox, OneDrive, FTP, SFTP)
- Markdown preview, convert, and export (PDF, DOCX, HTML)
- Syntax highlighting for popular coding languages
- Snippets with placeholder support
- Focus Mode for distraction-free editing
- External keyboard and iPad Pro support
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Gogo's Type Writer is a plain Text and Markdown Editor. It is optimized for fast opening and editing local and remote files (Dropbox, OneDrive, FTP, SFTP/SSH) on your iOS Device. FEATURES: ------------------------------ • Universal App (use it on your iPad, iPhone & iPod Touch) • No in app purchases / no subscriptions • Full iPad Pro support (including smart keyboard support, shortcut, split-screen multitasking) • Extra keybar with swipe functions and trackball to precisely move the cursor and select text • Find and Replace support (incl. Regex find pattern) • Different themes and adjustable font-sizes • NEW! Focus Mode / fade out alle other lines and keep focused • Import / export / open files from iCloud Drive and other file providers • Snippets -- use short fragments of text again and again ( with filed and placeholders support ) • Markdown Preview, Convert & Export ( PDF / DOCX / HTML Export ) • Preview Browser (for images / websites) • Connect to your servers via SFTP, FTP, ONEDRIVE or DROPBOX New with OneDrive 365 and OneDrive for Business support • Upload and Download files/folders • Very fast reconnect and recover of open files after restart • Live editing - edit files directly on your Server/Dropbox/Onedrive without download • Supporting features like textselection by cursor, Splitview, Slide-Over and Drag & Drop • 3D Touch support - Show/move cursor by 3D touch the keyboard • Taptic Feedback ( on devices with Taptic Engine ) • External/Bluetooth keyboard support ( all iOS shot-cut keys are supported + lots of shortcuts available ) • Syntax highlighting for the most popular coding languages / also in Markdown codeblocks (css, fortran, html, javascript, latex, mathematica, markdown, orgmode, perl, php, python, sql, xml, yaml)
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 price: One Markdown at Free against GTW's $5.99. One Markdown also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.1) and review sentiment (82% vs 55%). GTW's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and chart position (#188 vs unranked). On update cadence, 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
One Markdown is free to download; GTW costs $5.99 up front. One Markdown sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per year. GTW asks for nothing beyond the download.
One Markdown holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 32 and 141 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 55% of GTW's written reviews are positive against 82% of One Markdown's.
GTW ships an update every 3 weeks, One Markdown monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GTW | One Markdown |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $5.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.1 (32 ratings) | 4.6 (141 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 55.3% of reviews | 81.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 32 | 141 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Best chart rank | #188 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 14.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 53 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Christoph Gogolin | 禄海 区 |
Customer experience
GTW
One Markdown
In-app purchases
GTW
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







