Comparison

Markdown゜ vs Taio

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

Head to head
About

Markdown゜

Create and edit Markdown files with a simple yet powerful editor for iOS. Generate PDFs and HTML from your documents, with features like syntax highlighting, line numbers, and autosave. Seamlessly sync with cloud storage and export your work to other apps.

Highlights
  • Create and edit .md files
  • Export to PDF and HTML
  • File synchronization (cloud storage)
  • Syntax highlighting and line numbers
  • Autosave and instant preview
  • Dark mode and custom fonts
Features
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Markdown Pro is a fast, focused Markdown editor for iPhone, iPad and Mac. Write in plain Markdown, or turn on the prettified editor and watch headings, lists, tables, images and task lists render as you type. When you're done, export a polished PDF, an HTML file, or the raw Markdown. WRITE THE WAY YOU LIKE • Prettified editor renders headings, lists, quotes, code blocks and images inline while you type • Or stay in raw Markdown with syntax highlighting and line numbers • Switch between the two with a single tap • Live preview beside your text on iPad and Mac • Smart list continuation and a caret that stays where you put it • Task lists with tappable checkmarks TABLES WITHOUT THE PAIN • Tap the pencil on any rendered table to open the graphical table editor • Add and remove rows and columns without counting pipes • Multiline cells and column alignment • Tables render inline as you edit EXPORT ANYWHERE • Export to PDF, HTML or raw Markdown • Send to any other app, or save straight to Files • Your documents and exports stay on your device AT HOME ON EVERY DEVICE • One app for iPhone, iPad and Mac • Full keyboard support, with menu bar commands and keyboard shortcuts • Multiple windows, and documents as native tabs on Mac • Drag and drop, and open several files at once • Works with the Files app, iCloud Drive, Dropbox, Box, Google Drive and other file providers • iCloud and Recents right on the Mac home screen MAKE IT YOURS • Full light and dark mode support • Pick your syntax highlighting theme • Choose a custom editor font and size • Built-in snippets for headings, links, lists and tables • Find and replace • Autosave, always on Whether you're keeping a journal, writing documentation, drafting a README, taking notes in a meeting or working through a code snippet, Markdown Pro stays out of the way and lets you write.

About

Taio

This app offers advanced text processing for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. It features a robust markdown editor, clipboard management with iCloud sync, and a powerful actions system for custom workflows, including JavaScript support.

Highlights
  • Markdown editor with CommonMark and GitHub Flavored support
  • Clipboard management with iCloud sync and widgets
  • Customizable text actions and workflows
  • JavaScript scripting for advanced automation
  • Multi-tab editing and focus mode
  • Export to multiple formats
  • Full text and in-document search
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> Trusted by more than 200K users. > Featured as "Be the First to Try These Apps" and "Hot This Week" by Apple. > Featured by well-known media like iMore and MacStories. # Taio A modern app for text processing on iPhone, iPad, and Mac, provides seamless experience for clipboard, markdown editing and text workflows. Taio supports Universal Purchase, pay once to use on iPhone, iPad and Mac devices. ## Main Features ### Clipboard Taio takes clipboard data as one of the input sources, you can capture it quickly for *temporary* use. Saved records can be synchronized across your iOS devices using iCloud, we also provide beautiful home screen widgets for better experience. ### Editor Taio provides a full-fledged **Markdown** editor, it supports `CommonMark` and `GitHub Flavored` standards. Instead of telling you everything, we would like to highlight some great stuff here: - Full text search, in-document search - Built-in image uploading - Focus mode - Multi-Tab editing - Multiple color themes - Toolbar for beginners - Outline view - Math formulas and diagrams - Tags, wikilinks and backlinks - Export to multiple formats - Dynamic text in snippets - Open file system that can be accessed by other apps - Syntax highlighting for common programming languages There are more interesting features we cannot cover here, please try it out! ### Actions Text actions in Taio is a powerful mechanism to provide extensibility for both **clipboard** and **editor**, it works the same as the `Shortcuts` app. You can build your own workflows using several action blocks, with support for variables and control flows. Furthermore, if the built-in actions don't meet your needs, you can even write action blocks using **JavaScript**. The JavaScript engine in Taio is powered by JSBox, it provides tons of API bindings to interact with iOS. ## Customer Support Feel free to reach us out if you have any suggestions or ideas. - Website: https://taio.app - Email: hi@taio.app - Twitter: @TaioApp Privacy policy: https://docs.taio.app/#/privacy Terms of service: https://docs.taio.app/#/terms Thank you so much for reading this, we hope you enjoy using our app!

Screenshots

Markdown゜4 screens
Taio4 screens

Verdict

The call

Markdown゜ and Taio both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 78% of Taio's written reviews are positive against 30% of Markdown゜'s. Taio also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). Markdown゜'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 9). On price, rating, ratings volume 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Taio sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month. Markdown゜ asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Markdown゜ against 4.6 for Taio. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 473 and 646 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 30% of Markdown゜'s written reviews are positive against 78% of Taio's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Markdown゜ ships an update every 2 months, Taio weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Markdown゜ versus Taio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMarkdown゜Taio
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (473 ratings)4.6 (646 ratings) — better
Positive reviews30.2% of reviews77.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings473646 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB44 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTeleprompter LLC颖 钟

Customer experience

Markdown゜

All ratings473 ratings
Positive88.2%
Neutral2.5%
Negative9.3%
Written reviews116 reviews
Positive30.2%
Neutral15.5%
Negative54.3%

Taio

All ratings646 ratings
Positive89.0%
Neutral2.3%
Negative8.7%
Written reviews167 reviews
Positive77.8%
Neutral7.2%
Negative15.0%

User reviews

Markdown゜

From 473 App Store ratings

What we love

  • ✨ Simple and intuitive interface
  • 📄 Good markdown preview functionality
  • 🎨 Clean design and lightweight app
  • 📤 Easy PDF and HTML export
  • ☁️ Cloud storage integration (iCloud, Google Drive, OneDrive, NextCloud)

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Cursor jumps to end of document when typing
  • 💾 Files fail to save or save unreliably
  • ⚠️ Data loss and content disappearing
  • 🔄 Reverts to older file versions unexpectedly
  • 📱 Mobile network interference with local file editing

Taio

From 646 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Great app
  • 👍 Smooth and powerful
  • 🔒 Robust features
  • 💡 Useful actions and automation
  • 👍 Clean and well-designed interface

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Sync issues
  • 🐛 Crashes and stability problems
  • 💰 Expensive premium features

Bugs and requests

Markdown゜

Reported bugs

15 issues
  • Cursor automatically jumps to end of document after typing any character
  • Text content vanishes without explanation
  • Files fail to save as .md format
  • App gets stuck in error message loop
  • Cannot create new files (plus button not working)
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  • Cannot open .md files after closing them
  • Files revert to older cached versions
  • App crashes on iPadOS 16.1
  • Modifications disappear when editing
  • Chinese input method (bopomofo) not supported
  • Cannot open files from Google Drive
  • Files grayed out and unopenable
  • Text encoding corrupted on save
  • Split-screen keyboard interference
  • View jumps back to cursor position instead of staying scrolled

Requested features

11 requests
  • Word count and character count
  • Internal markdown reference
  • Table support for markdown
  • Code block syntax highlighting
  • Auto-save functionality
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  • File browser/vault view like Obsidian
  • Image support
  • Dedicated save button
  • Disable cache option for synced folders
  • Better toolbar design
  • Split-screen support improvements

Taio

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Auto-numbering issues
  • Export functionality not working
  • Slow performance on some devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Support for other cloud storage services
  • Live Markdown preview
  • Customizable themes and icons
  • Improved tab and list management
  • Spotlight search integration

In-app purchases

None

Markdown゜

No in-app purchases

7 purchases

Taio

Subscriptions4
  • Taio Pro Monthly3 Days trial3 variants$1.491 Month
  • Taio Pro Yearly14 Days trial$10.491 Year
  • Taio Pro Yearly14 Days trial$11.991 Year
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  • Taio Pro Yearly14 Days trial$14.991 Year
One-time3
  • Taio Pro Lifetime$29.99
  • Taio Pro Lifetime$37.99
  • Taio Pro Lifetime$46.99

Questions

Is Markdown゜ free?
Markdown゜ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Taio free?
Taio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Markdown゜ or Taio?
Taio is rated higher. Markdown゜ averages 4.5 out of 5 from 473 ratings, while Taio averages 4.6 from 646 ratings.
Do Markdown゜ or Taio have ads?
Neither Markdown゜ nor Taio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Markdown゜ or Taio?
Markdown゜ ships an update every 2 months, and Taio weekly. Most recently, Markdown゜ was updated on September 21, 2026 and Taio on September 24, 2026.

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