Comparison

Markdown Editor and Reader vs html+css+js+node+programming

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

Head to head
About

Markdown Editor and Reader

Easily create, edit, and preview Markdown files on your mobile device. Import existing .md files and share them with others directly from the app.

Highlights
  • Create Markdown files
  • Edit existing .md files
  • Preview Markdown content
  • Import .md files
  • Share files
Features
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Create Markdown files or import exiting .md files and preview them directly in the App and share the files with other people.

About

html+css+js+node+programming

Edit text-based documents with syntax highlighting for various languages. Upload and close files directly from the app, supporting FTP, SFTP, and WebDAV. Includes live HTML preview for efficient file tweaking.

Highlights
  • Integrated text editor
  • Syntax highlighting
  • FTP, SFTP, WebDAV support
  • Live HTML preview
  • Multiple text file formats
Features
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HTML Designer is a complete web workshop for iPhone and iPad: write the code, watch the page render beside it, then publish straight to your own server. WRITE THE CODE • A real code editor, with syntax colouring for HTML, CSS, JavaScript and PHP • Line numbers, re-indent, find and replace, and find across the whole project • Snippets with trigger keys: type a short key, press Tab, get the block • An HTML validator that lists what is wrong and takes you to the line SEE IT AS YOU TYPE • The preview serves your site from a real local web server, so relative links, images, stylesheets and scripts behave exactly as they will online • PHP pages render through that server too, and Markdown files get a properly rendered preview • Code, Split or Preview — panes side by side or stacked, whichever suits the screen • Inspect: tap an element in the preview and land on its tag in the source • Edit Text: retype wording on the rendered page and the source updates with it PUBLISH TO YOUR SERVER • FTP, FTPS and SFTP built in — no separate client, no export step • Every file shows its sync state: to upload, to download, in sync, or changed on both sides • Publish sends everything you changed in one go • Check Online tells you whether the live site is really answering AN ASSISTANT THAT WRITES FILES • Ask for a change in plain words; the assistant creates and updates real files in your project folder — HTML, CSS, JavaScript and SVG • Bring your own key: Claude (Anthropic), Gemini (Google), or Apple Intelligence running entirely on-device • Keys are kept in the iOS Keychain and nowhere else THE TOOLBOX • DOM outline of the open document • Elements library: HTML tags, form controls, CSS properties, PHP and Markdown blocks, ready to insert • CSS Designer: every selector in the file, every declaration, editable • Snippets panel BUILT FOR iPad • Files, editor and preview side by side • Two projects open in two windows at the same time • Hardware keyboard shortcuts throughout A sample site ships with the app, so there is a real project to open the first time you launch it. Universal purchase: buy once, and the Mac version is included.

Screenshots

Markdown Editor and Reader4 screens
html+css+js+node+programming4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: html+css+js+node+programming at 4.0 against Markdown Editor and Reader's 1.0. html+css+js+node+programming also leads on review sentiment (33% vs 18%) and ratings volume (17 vs 2). Markdown Editor and Reader's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 26.0). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

html+css+js+node+programming holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: html+css+js+node+programming has 17 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 18% of Markdown Editor and Reader's written reviews are positive against 33% of html+css+js+node+programming's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Markdown Editor and Reader ships an update fortnightly, html+css+js+node+programming every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Markdown Editor and Reader versus html+css+js+node+programming: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMarkdown Editor and Readerhtml+css+js+node+programming
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (2 ratings)4.0 (17 ratings) — better
Positive reviews18.2% of reviews33.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings217 — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS14.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJulian LauRainbowFactory LTD

Customer experience

Markdown Editor and Reader

All ratings2 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive18.2%
Neutral9.1%
Negative72.7%

html+css+js+node+programming

All ratings17 ratings
Positive76.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative23.5%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral11.1%
Negative55.6%

In-app purchases

None

Markdown Editor and Reader

No in-app purchases

None

html+css+js+node+programming

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Markdown Editor and Reader free?
Markdown Editor and Reader is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is html+css+js+node+programming free?
html+css+js+node+programming is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Markdown Editor and Reader or html+css+js+node+programming?
html+css+js+node+programming is rated higher. Markdown Editor and Reader averages 1.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while html+css+js+node+programming averages 4.0 from 17 ratings.
Do Markdown Editor and Reader or html+css+js+node+programming have ads?
Neither Markdown Editor and Reader nor html+css+js+node+programming shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Markdown Editor and Reader or html+css+js+node+programming?
Markdown Editor and Reader ships an update fortnightly, and html+css+js+node+programming every 2 months. Most recently, Markdown Editor and Reader was updated on October 9, 2026 and html+css+js+node+programming on October 10, 2026.

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