Comparison

ToMarkdown vs Menu Box

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

Head to head
About

ToMarkdown

This Safari extension for iOS and iPadOS transforms web pages into Markdown text. Easily copy the converted content to your clipboard for pasting into your preferred Markdown editor or notes app.

Highlights
  • Safari App Extension
  • Converts web pages to Markdown
  • Copies text to clipboard
  • Paste into editors/notes
Features
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Safari App Extension for iOS and iPadOS. Converts a web page into Markdown text, which can be copied to the clipboard and pasted into your favourite Markdown Editor or Notes App.

About

Menu Box

Create visually appealing menus for your device's shortcuts. Customize menu items with emojis, app icons, or custom images to build personalized automations. Dynamically generate menus on the fly for advanced shortcut customization.

Highlights
  • Create beautiful menus for Shortcuts
  • Customize with emojis, SF Symbols, or custom images
  • Attach custom data to menu items
  • Fully controllable via Shortcuts
  • Dynamically create menus on the fly
  • Enhance Action Button functionality
Features
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Menu Box allows you to create beautiful menus in Shortcuts, further customising your advanced Automations. Menus can be created using emojis, SF Symbols App Icons or your own custom images to create truly individual menus with near limitless options. Custom data attached to each menu items allows you to create even more advanced Shortcuts. Menu Box is fully controllable via Shortcuts, including creating Menus dynamically on the fly. Menu Box is perfect for creating advanced Shortcuts to allow you to further customise how your menus look, and becomes especially useful when combined with the Action Button. --- Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

ToMarkdown4 screens
Menu Box4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ToMarkdown at none against Menu Box's 4. ToMarkdown also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs fortnightly) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Menu Box's advantage is ratings volume (14 vs 3). On price, ads 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. Menu Box sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per year. ToMarkdown asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ToMarkdown holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 14 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of ToMarkdown's written reviews are positive against 86% of Menu Box's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ToMarkdown ships an update every 3 days, Menu Box fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on June 26, 2026 and August 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
ToMarkdown versus Menu Box: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterToMarkdownMenu Box
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better4.7 (14 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better85.7% of reviews
Number of ratings314 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.5
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLee HankenSnailed It Development Ltd

Customer experience

ToMarkdown

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Menu Box

All ratings14 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral7.1%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral7.1%
Negative7.1%

In-app purchases

None

ToMarkdown

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Menu Box

Subscriptions1
  • Premium$4.991 Year
One-time3
  • Tip Jar - Small$0.99
  • Tip Jar - Medium$2.99
  • Tip Jar - Large$4.99

Questions

Is ToMarkdown free?
ToMarkdown is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Menu Box free?
Menu Box is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ToMarkdown or Menu Box?
ToMarkdown is rated higher. ToMarkdown averages 5.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Menu Box averages 4.7 from 14 ratings.
Do ToMarkdown or Menu Box have ads?
Neither ToMarkdown nor Menu Box shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ToMarkdown or Menu Box?
ToMarkdown ships an update every 3 days, and Menu Box fortnightly. Most recently, ToMarkdown was updated on June 26, 2026 and Menu Box on August 20, 2026.

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