WatchNotes vs Md Preview
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WatchNotes
A simple utility for taking and organizing notes directly on your smartwatch. Easily reorder your notes with drag-and-drop functionality. Designed for quick access and management on your wrist.
- Standalone watch app
- Create notes on watch
- Drag-and-drop reordering
- Syncs with iPhone/iPod
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Standalone watch notes app Notes can be dragged to reorder
Md Preview
View your Markdown files with exceptional clarity on iPhone and iPad. Supports all Markdown features, code syntax highlighting, LaTeX math, and Mermaid diagrams. Renders files offline and integrates with other apps.
- Full GFM support (tables, task lists, footnotes)
- Syntax highlighting for 40+ programming languages
- LaTeX math rendering with KaTeX
- Mermaid diagram support
- Offline rendering on-device
- System file handler for .md files
- Dark mode with automatic theme switching
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Md Preview renders your Markdown files with stunning clarity — right on your iPhone or iPad. Open any .md file from ChatGPT, Obsidian, Notion, GitHub, or 100+ other apps. Md Preview instantly shows a beautiful, fully-rendered preview with support for every Markdown feature you need. FEATURES • Full GFM Support — Tables, task lists, footnotes, strikethrough, and autolinks • Syntax Highlighting — 40+ programming languages beautifully colored • LaTeX Math — Inline and display equations powered by KaTeX • Mermaid Diagrams — Flowcharts, sequence diagrams, pie charts, and more • Dark Mode — Automatic theme switching that follows your system setting • 100% Offline — All rendering happens on-device. No data ever leaves your phone • Open From Anywhere — Works as a system file handler for .md files from any app • File History — Quickly reopen recent files with one tap • Share Extension — Receive Markdown files shared from other apps SUPPORTED FORMATS .md, .markdown, .mdown, .mkd, .mkdn, .mdwn, .mdtxt, .mdtext, .mdx, .rmd, .qmd Md Preview is the fastest way to read Markdown on iOS. No editing, no clutter — just a clean, beautiful preview.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: WatchNotes at 5.0 against Md Preview's 4.4. WatchNotes also leads on price ($0.99 vs $2.99) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 17.0). Md Preview's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 14 months) and ratings volume (5 vs 1). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
WatchNotes costs $0.99 and Md Preview $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
WatchNotes holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Md Preview has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
WatchNotes ships an update every 14 months, Md Preview every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WatchNotes | Md Preview |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.4 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 71.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 14 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Paul Scott | CyberGame Limited |
Customer experience
WatchNotes
Md Preview
In-app purchases
WatchNotes
No in-app purchases
Md Preview
No in-app purchases
