Comparison

TATEditor vs Stilo Markdown Editor

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

Head to head
About

TATEditor

Create and edit text in a vertical writing format for novels, scripts, and more. Customize text with various colors and fonts, and export your work as a PDF. This app supports real-time editing, character counting, and advanced search functions.

Highlights
  • Vertical writing editor
  • Real-time editing (WYSIWYG)
  • Customizable text and background colors
  • PDF output
  • Search and replace with regular expressions
  • Cloud save and sync
  • Dark mode support
Features
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It is an application that allows you to create and edit text in vertical writing. With TATEditor, you can write novels, scripts, scenes, etc. in vertical writing mode. In the editor section, you can edit the text by combining your favorite colors. It also has a PDF output function, you can use this application alone to create submission data from the manuscript. The main function: - Real-time editing in the print layout of the manuscript (WYSIWYG) - Real-time character counter - Compatible with dark mode - Custom font support (iOS 13 or higher) - Mouse compatible (iPadOS 13.4 or higher) - Search and replace strings in sentences - Regular expression - Save search history - Copy / Cut / Paste - Switch font - Change background color/text color - Output PDF - Print layout settings - Page number setting - Header settings - Ruby, emphasis, and tate-chu-yoko - Notes related to the project and text - Management of stories and chapters of serialized works - Automatically back up the text being edited - Ability to convert half-width spaces to full-width spaces according to previous character types - A function that allows you to check the code point of the entered text - Bulk import / export of text files - Cloud save / sync

About

Stilo Markdown Editor

Features
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What you write stays a file. Stilo is a Markdown editor for iPhone and iPad. It keeps no library of its own. It opens the .md files already sitting in Files and iCloud Drive, and saves them right back. The same file still opens on your Mac and in every other app. WHAT IT DOES Your files stay yours. Edit Markdown on this iPhone, in iCloud Drive or on another cloud service. Nothing to import, nothing to export. The name and location of the open file sit at the top of the screen, and you can rename the file without leaving the editor. EAST ASIAN TYPOGRAPHY - Vertical text preview. Read your work in vertical columns, just as it appears in print - Ruby annotation. Write |北海道《ほっかいどう》 and it renders as ruby text above the base characters: furigana, zhuyin, pinyin or Korean readings - Tate-chu-yoko. Two-digit numbers stay upright inside vertical text - Page counts. Count in 400-character manuscript sheets, Taiwanese gaozhi, Korean wongoji or 250 words per page, or set your own grid - Writing goals, with progress on the status line A SCREEN THAT STAYS OUT OF THE WAY - Markdown syntax is drawn in a lighter colour so the text itself stays readable - A tag toolbar above the keyboard inserts headings, bold, quotes and ruby with one tap. Reorder it, add to it, or cut it down - Find and replace, with a match count, previous and next, and a Match Case switch - Characters, characters excluding spaces, the full-width and half-width split, lines and words EXPORT HTML export is free. PDF export keeps the vertical layout and the ruby exactly as you see them. Choose A4, Letter, Legal and other paper sizes. PRIVACY Stilo collects no personal information. There are no analytics SDKs and no advertising. The developer runs no servers, so the only place your writing goes is the cloud you chose yourself. ABOUT STILO PRO Editing, preview, find and replace, reading and writing files, character and word counts, and HTML export are free. Vertical text preview, ruby conversion, page counts and goals, PDF export, and themes with font import come with Stilo Pro. It is a one-time purchase, not a subscription. Buy it once and it works on every iPhone and iPad signed in with the same Apple ID. If the free version covers what you need, keep using it. Stilo Pro isn't required for writing; it's for reading and publishing your work in typeset form. ABOUT REPOSITORY ACCESS (sold separately, one-time purchase) Open the Markdown files in your GitHub repositories as they are, edit them, and save with a commit message. If a file changed elsewhere first, Stilo tells you instead of overwriting it. This is not a Git client: no branching, merging, history or diffs. It is focused on writing the manuscripts that live in your repository. Repository Access is independent of Stilo Pro; you can buy either one on its own. Your GitHub access token is stored only on your device.

Screenshots

TATEditor4 screens
Stilo Markdown Editor4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TATEditor at none against Stilo Markdown Editor's 1. TATEditor also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Stilo Markdown Editor's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs monthly). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Stilo Markdown Editor sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. TATEditor asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TATEditor ships an update monthly, Stilo Markdown Editor every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
TATEditor versus Stilo Markdown Editor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTATEditorStilo Markdown Editor
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (11 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings11 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size67 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRyo NonakaSohshi Sasao

In-app purchases

None

TATEditor

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Stilo Markdown Editor

One-time1
  • Stilo Pro$6.99

Questions

Is TATEditor free?
TATEditor is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Stilo Markdown Editor free?
Stilo Markdown Editor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do TATEditor or Stilo Markdown Editor have ads?
Neither TATEditor nor Stilo Markdown Editor shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TATEditor or Stilo Markdown Editor?
TATEditor ships an update monthly, and Stilo Markdown Editor every 3 days. Most recently, TATEditor was updated on September 29, 2026 and Stilo Markdown Editor on October 11, 2026.

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