Comparison

The Clock by seense vs Quick Markdown Viewer

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

Head to head
About

The Clock by seense

Manage contacts across time zones, plan meetings efficiently, and view calendars with this highly customizable world clock app. It offers a variety of clock faces, business hour highlights, and break reminders, with widget and Siri shortcut support.

Highlights
  • World clock with customizable faces
  • Meeting planner with business hours
  • iOS Calendar integration
  • Break reminders
  • Widget and Siri Shortcuts
  • Customizable themes
Features
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After 10 years on the Mac and tens of thousands of happy users, The Clock now on your iPhone/iPad. The Clock • Keep track, easily and efficiently of your contacts in different time zones. • Have a quick view on a Calendar, which can be integrated with the iOS Calendar • Easily setup meetings with the Meeting Planner. • Have a highlight on the Business Hours and Holidays of your subcontractors, customers, ... • Highly customizable. • Be reminded when to Take a Break and relax. • Widget ready for your convenience. • Siri Shortcuts available. • Responsive design to adapt to portrait/landscape view. • HandOff with The Clock on your Mac. The World Clocks • AM/PM or 24Hours. • Analog or Digital Clock view. • Choose among a wide range of complications • Business Hours. • Time offset. • Sunrise/Sunset. • Country. • Time Zone offset (PDT, CDT, UTC…). • Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow. • AM/PM, 24H. • Drag&Drop the world clocks to order them. • Beautiful clock face displaying day and night. • Personalize the world clock time format per cities. • Change the city name. • PDT, CDT, MDT, GMT… and more automatically adapting during daylight saving period. Meeting Planner • Meeting Planner swipe the screen to travel through time. • Business Hours led to check if your contact is in the working hours time frame. • Select a date in the calendar for an accurate Daylight Saving adjustment. • With the iOS Calendar integration into The Clock have a quick look on your schedule • With the Calendar Complication, automatically know if you are busy while planning a meeting. • Export easily your schedule information with the share menu or Drag & Drop (iPad). • Slider automatically round the time to 15/30 min. Calendar • Navigate the months with a tap, or keyboard shortcuts (iPad Pro). • Show/Hide the Calendar. • Toggle week/month view. • Show/Hide the weeks number. • Select your referenced calendar for the week number. (Regional settings, or ISO 8601). • Select a day in Meeting Planner for an accurate Daylight Saving adjustment. • Highlight days off per city. • Follow the iOS setting for Calendar first day of the week or set your own... • Choose to integrate or not with the iOS Calendar. • Have a quick view on your calendar events. • Calendar complication to immediately see what is coming next on your schedule. Accessibility • Voice Over. • Dynamic Type for font size to adapt to your need. • Color blind friendly. • Haptic feedback (for device supporting it). Other • Choose between 4 beautiful themes (White/Dark/Daisy Blue/Deep Dark). • Select clock faces. • Keyboard Shortcuts for most common actions (on iPad Pro with keyboard). • Backup/Restore your settings easily (Local, Dropbox, iCloud). • Enjoy the Take a Break feature, and relax. • And more … • And with a real user manual to go deeper in the discovery of all the features.

About

Quick Markdown Viewer

This app provides a fast, local-first reader for Markdown folders, documentation packets, and media-rich notes across Mac, iPhone, and iPad. It allows opening local files or public GitHub repositories without requiring an account, subscription, or tracking.

Highlights
  • Open local folders and browse Markdown, CSV, TSV files
  • Open JSON, JSONC, NDJSON, JSONL files
  • Read JSON-family code blocks within Markdown
  • Search current or all open documents
  • Native rendering for Markdown elements and Mermaid diagrams
  • Open public GitHub repository URLs
  • macOS Quick Look extension and command-line launcher
Features
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Quick Markdown Viewer is a local-first reader for Markdown folders, documentation packets, CSV/TSV tables, and media-rich notes on Mac, iPhone, and iPad. Open a folder of files you already have, or open a public GitHub repository URL when you need to inspect remote docs. The app keeps reading fast and direct: no account, no subscription, no in-app purchase, and no tracking layer. Features: - Open local folders and browse Markdown, CSV, and TSV files in a file sidebar - Open JSON, JSONC, NDJSON, and JSONL files with collapsible structured rows - Read JSON-family fenced code blocks inside Markdown without switching apps - Expand and collapse folders, filter large file trees, and use keyboard navigation on macOS - Search the current document with Command-F or all open documents with Command-Shift-F - Click search results in the sidebar to jump to matches highlighted in the document - Read Markdown with native rendering for headings, lists, tables, code blocks, links, images, GIFs, and local video - Render Mermaid diagrams natively, then zoom and pan diagram previews - Detach Mermaid diagram previews into resizable macOS windows - Open a document outline, jump to headings, and track the current section while reading - Open CSV and TSV files as native tables with controls for wrapping and sizing - Preview linked media without converting your Markdown files - Print the current document or assemble a cancellable background Print All packet - Preview Markdown from Finder with the macOS Quick Look extension - Install the optional `qmv` command-line launcher on macOS and open supported files directly from Terminal - Open public GitHub repository and repository tree URLs, including branch and tag paths - Hide dependency and vendor folders with editable ignore patterns per window - Navigate between files with back and forward history - Adjust viewer font size for comfortable reading Quick Markdown Viewer is designed to stay lightweight and direct: - no account required - no subscription - no in-app purchase - no tracking - no web view renderer

Screenshots

The Clock by seense4 screens
Quick Markdown Viewer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Quick Markdown Viewer at Free against The Clock by seense's $2.99. Quick Markdown Viewer also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.2) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 8 months). The Clock by seense's advantage is review sentiment (73% vs 50%) and ratings volume (20 vs 1). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

Quick Markdown Viewer is free to download; The Clock by seense costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Quick Markdown Viewer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Clock by seense has 20 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 73% of The Clock by seense's written reviews are positive against 50% of Quick Markdown Viewer's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Clock by seense ships an update every 8 months, Quick Markdown Viewer every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
The Clock by seense versus Quick Markdown Viewer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe Clock by seenseQuick Markdown Viewer
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.2 (20 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews73.3% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings20 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.616.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFabrice LeyneSous Chef Studio, Inc.

Customer experience

The Clock by seense

All ratings20 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative15.0%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive73.3%
Neutral13.3%
Negative13.3%

Quick Markdown Viewer

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

The Clock by seense

No in-app purchases

None

Quick Markdown Viewer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is The Clock by seense free?
The Clock by seense costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Quick Markdown Viewer free?
Quick Markdown Viewer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, The Clock by seense or Quick Markdown Viewer?
Quick Markdown Viewer is rated higher. The Clock by seense averages 4.2 out of 5 from 20 ratings, while Quick Markdown Viewer averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do The Clock by seense or Quick Markdown Viewer have ads?
Neither The Clock by seense nor Quick Markdown Viewer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, The Clock by seense or Quick Markdown Viewer?
The Clock by seense ships an update every 8 months, and Quick Markdown Viewer every 3 weeks. Most recently, The Clock by seense was updated on September 30, 2026 and Quick Markdown Viewer on October 10, 2026.

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