Comparison

One Markdown vs Inkiostro

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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!

About

Inkiostro

A distraction-free Markdown editor for Apple devices. Organize files with color labels and tags, and write efficiently with a comprehensive toolbar and live preview. Syncs automatically via iCloud Drive.

Highlights
  • Color Labels for files and folders
  • Custom tags for organization
  • Complete Markdown toolbar
  • Live preview with multiple themes
  • Focus and Typewriter modes
  • Native iCloud Drive sync
  • External folder support
Features
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Inkiostro is a Markdown editor for people who write — notes, documentation, theses, novels. Plain text files that stay yours, a preview that looks like a finished page, and exports ready to hand over. Buy once, no subscription. No account, no tracking. WRITE, SEE, FINISH • A complete Markdown toolbar: headings, lists, tables and code blocks, one tap away. • A side-by-side preview that comes back exactly where you left it. • LaTeX formulas typeset by KaTeX, and Mermaid diagrams drawn as you type. • 27 preview styles, 11 of them free: GitHub, Sepia, Nord, Solarized and more. With Pro, Manuscript, Book, Report, Academic and others set the page like print. • Focus and Typewriter modes, a live word count and a daily writing goal. FROM DRAFT TO BOOK • PDF with selectable text, formulas and diagrams included. Free, with a small credit line in the footer. • A professional ePub: real chapters, a cover, ISBN, series, footnotes that open over the page, and the accessibility declaration Europe requires. The export sheet tells you what a store would reject — before you send it. (Pro) • A book made of many files: one chapter per file, in a folder, in the order you choose. Arranging it is free; exporting it as a single ePub is Pro. • Self-contained HTML, and page setup for PDF: paper, margins, headers and page numbers. (Pro) NEVER LOSE A WORD • Version history: Inkiostro saves versions as you write. Search them, compare them line by line, and bring back a single word or a whole draft. (Pro) • Backups of your whole library: a dated zip archive with your version history inside, offered when one is due, while the app is open, in a folder you pick. Open it in the Files app and your Markdown files are right there. (Pro) YOUR FILES, YOUR RULES • Unlimited documents, as plain .md files you can open anywhere. • Folders, color labels and tags, with search that filters by tag. • iCloud Drive sync between iPhone, iPad and Mac, with no setup. • External folders: work directly inside any folder on your device or in iCloud Drive. (Pro) INKIOSTRO PRO — ONE PURCHASE, EVERY DEVICE One purchase unlocks Pro on iPhone, iPad and Mac, forever. Try it free for 7 days. • Version history with search, comparison and a year of versions • Backups of your library • Professional ePub, HTML, and books made of many files • PDF page setup • Focus and Typewriter modes • External folders • 24 app themes, the Pro preview styles and any font installed on your device MADE FOR • Writers: novels and essays in plain text, out as a real ebook • Students and researchers: notes and theses with proper formulas • Developers: READMEs, documentation and technical notes with diagrams • Anyone tired of paying every month for a text editor PRIVACY Your documents stay in your iCloud Drive or on your device. No servers of ours, ever. Inkiostro collects only anonymous, aggregated usage statistics — never personal data, never the content of your documents — and you can turn them off in Settings.

Screenshots

One Markdown4 screens
Inkiostro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: One Markdown at 4.6 against Inkiostro's 3.0. One Markdown also leads on review sentiment (82% vs 60%) and ratings volume (141 vs 4). Inkiostro's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs monthly). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. One Markdown sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per year and Inkiostro sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

One Markdown holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: One Markdown has 141 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 82% of One Markdown's written reviews are positive against 60% of Inkiostro's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

One Markdown ships an update monthly, Inkiostro weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
One Markdown versus Inkiostro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOne MarkdownInkiostro
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (141 ratings) — better3.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews81.9% of reviews — better60.0% of reviews
Number of ratings141 — better4
Update frequencyMonthlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS14.5 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer禄海 区Carlo Di Giuseppe

Customer experience

One Markdown

All ratings141 ratings
Positive91.5%
Neutral2.1%
Negative6.4%
Written reviews149 reviews
Positive81.9%
Neutral7.4%
Negative10.7%

Inkiostro

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

One Markdown

Subscriptions1
  • One Markdown Yearly Subscribe$3.991 Year
One-time2
  • One Markdown for Mac$9.99
  • One Markdown for iPhone/iPad$9.99
1 purchases

Inkiostro

One-time1
  • Inkiostro Pro$19.99

Questions

Is One Markdown free?
One Markdown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Inkiostro free?
Inkiostro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, One Markdown or Inkiostro?
One Markdown is rated higher. One Markdown averages 4.6 out of 5 from 141 ratings, while Inkiostro averages 3.0 from 4 ratings.
Do One Markdown or Inkiostro have ads?
Neither One Markdown nor Inkiostro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, One Markdown or Inkiostro?
One Markdown ships an update monthly, and Inkiostro weekly. Most recently, One Markdown was updated on September 21, 2026 and Inkiostro on September 28, 2026.

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