Comparison

Widget Caddy vs Markdown Studio Pro

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

Head to head
About

Widget Caddy

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Widget Caddy lets you personalise your home screen with a variety of customisable widgets. Available widget types include: - Clock - Calendar - Facts - Quotes - Photo

About

Markdown Studio Pro

Features
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Markdown Studio Pro is a calm place to write Markdown. It is built for people who want a beautiful writing surface without giving up portable files. What you save is real Markdown — headings, lists, tables, code, and images — that opens in any editor, forever. WRITE YOUR WAY • Source editor with a formatting toolbar and slash inserts • Live preview beside your words, or on its own • Split view on iPad and Mac so draft and result stay in conversation • Command palette and Quick Open to move without hunting through menus STAY IN THE FILE • Open and save .md, .markdown, .mdown, and .mkd • Folder workspaces and recents on every Apple device • Autosave when a document already has a path • Images embed in the file so a note stays self-contained LOOKS LIKE YOU MEAN IT • Shared themes from paper-warm days to ink-quiet nights • Typography you can actually live in — size, family, line numbers • Export to PDF, HTML, or plain text, and print with the system sheet PRIVATE BY DESIGN Markdown Studio Pro does not require an account. It does not include analytics, ads, or tracking. Documents live where you put them: on device, in the Files app, or in a folder you choose on Mac. Designed for iPhone, iPad, and Mac.

Screenshots

Widget Caddy3 screens
Markdown Studio Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Widget Caddy at 14.0 against Markdown Studio Pro's 17.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Widget Caddy versus Markdown Studio Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWidget CaddyMarkdown Studio Pro
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB11 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperArmchair EngineeringMatthew Aguiar

In-app purchases

None

Widget Caddy

No in-app purchases

None

Markdown Studio Pro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Widget Caddy free?
Widget Caddy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Markdown Studio Pro free?
Markdown Studio Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Widget Caddy or Markdown Studio Pro have ads?
Neither Widget Caddy nor Markdown Studio Pro shows ads.

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