Comparison

Markdown゜ vs PasteList

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

PasteList

Features
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"Honey, buy us a milk, some juice, 4 apples, pasta, bolognese sauce. Maybe bread and 6 eggs." Sounds familiar? What happens next? You need to go through the shop and try to get all things from the list. Did you already take eggs? Yeah. Ok, so now what... Apples. Ok, so fruits & vegetables aisle. Oh, but pasta was on the way there! This is normal life. We live on the go, we write some messages online and then either spend additional time to make it prettier, or we go around the store with uncomfortable feeling - did I get everything? With PasteList we want to make it easier. Just copy paste the message and let AI parse it to the specific products. We would then make it tickable and divide into categories. It works with any text: message from the chat, recipe, transcribed voice note, voice input with your mobile keyboard. Anything that cannot be recognized will be added into a separate "Not recognized" section. So nothing will disappear. Same goes with tasks to be done. Get flowers for your partner, go to the parent-teacher meeting, take out the trash. Write on the go, combine all the things and see how it's properly grouped and just there, easy to tick when done. Being honest about limits: since the app is free you can do up to 40 parses per day. Being honest about privacy: for parsing text is sent to Anthropic Claude, but only if you allow. You can still manually add items and use the app if you don't want this path (though you would miss the best of it). No ads, no tracking, no accounts.

Screenshots

Markdown゜4 screens
PasteList4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Markdown゜ at 3 against PasteList's 1. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Markdown゜ versus PasteList: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMarkdown゜PasteList
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (523 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews30.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings523 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTeleprompter LLCCode Truck

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

PasteList

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Markdown゜

No in-app purchases

None

PasteList

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Markdown゜ free?
Markdown゜ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PasteList free?
PasteList is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Markdown゜ or PasteList have ads?
Neither Markdown゜ nor PasteList shows ads.

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