Comparison

uFocus vs Blockquote Markdown Editor

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

Head to head
About

uFocus

A distraction-free writing app designed for creative expression. It supports plain text files, offers advanced Markdown and Fountain syntax for various writing needs, and provides tools to enhance focus and productivity.

Highlights
  • Unobtrusive interface
  • Text statistics
  • MultiMarkdown support
  • Fountain screenplay support
  • Highlighting options
  • Typewriter scrolling
  • Customizable themes
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uFocus is a distraction-free writing environment that supports plain text files and allows you to keep them organized inside libraries. It allows everyone to express their creativity in the most simple way. • Unobtrusive interface: the navigation bar disappears while writing. • Swipe to show the sidebar. Here you can link your favorite libraries and quickly access your documents. • Show text statistics including character and word count and reading time. • MultiMarkdown: easily add headings, quotes, ordered and unordered lists, links, images, italics, bold, footnotes, citations, glossaries and acronyms. You can then export your documents to HTML or PDF. With CriticMarkup and Live Edit Mode you can easily mark removals, additions and substitutions, add highlghts and comments, and accept or reject them. • Fountain: create screenplays with the Markdown-inspired markup syntax and print or export them as PDF with industry-standard formatting. • Highlighting: you can stay even more focused by fading out all the text but the current sentence or paragraph. • Typewriter scrolling: automatically scrolls the text when you get on a new line. • Sound mode: experience the ultimate feeling of a typewriter. • No deletions mode: disable deletions and replacements if your greatest temptation is always to edit your text instead of writing. • Fullscreen: focus on your words and hide everything else. • Choose between three different editor widths, four font sizes and a light, dark, sepia or amber theme, or create your own theme. • Print single files or entire directory hierarchies. If you have any requests, suggestions or bug reports, you're welcome to visit the website through the Support link.

About

Blockquote Markdown Editor

This app is a powerful editor for Markdown and plain text documents, offering full integration with the Files app for seamless document management across various cloud services. It provides a live preview, robust text editing features, and supports a comprehensive range of Markdown syntax.

Highlights
  • Full Files app integration
  • Markdown thumbnails in Files app
  • Comprehensive Markdown support
  • Live preview
  • Flexible interface
  • Auto-save
  • Split View and Slide Over support
Features
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Blockquote is an editor for Markdown and plain text documents that puts you in full control. Full support for the Files app means you can work with your documents your way. View, create, and edit Markdown and plain text documents in any app that supports the Files app, including Google Drive, Dropbox, Onedrive, iCloud, Box, git repositories, WebDAV servers, and more!* Features: > Full support for iOS 12 and the Files app Blockquote integrates so well with iOS that you'll forget how you managed without it. And support for the Files app means you can open the same document in more than one app at the same time. Get creative with your workflows - Blockquote is flexible enough to handle it! > Markdown thumbnails in Files app View thumbnails of the contents of your Markdown documents in the Files app so you can recognize your files at a glance. > Automatically open and view Markdown files in Blockquote Tapping on a Markdown document in the Files app will immediately open it in Blockquote. > Comprehensive Markdown support Blockquote supports: - headers - emphasis - strong - underline - strike-through - links - automatic linking - ordered and unordered lists - check lists - inline and block preformatted text - images (remote only) - tables - block quotes - quotes - horizontal rules - LaTeX (premium upgrade required) > Live preview A side-by-side preview lets you see exactly what your Markdown document looks like as you type it. > Flexible interface Easily view your Markdown document as plain-text or as rendered HTML with a quick tap of a button. > Clean design Few, intelligently placed buttons are there when you need them and easily ignored when you don't. > Robust text editor A fast, clean editing experience means you'll love using Blockquote for working with all of your plain text files. > Auto-save Blockquote was designed to protect your documents first-and-foremost. Quit the app at any time and it will save your document for you. Work with large files with ease and confidence. > Split View and Slide Over support for iPad Multitasking is built into Blockquote with Split View and Slide Over support. > Absolutely no privacy-invading ads Use Blockquote confidently knowing that no ads will track your every movement. > Good privacy practices Blockquote comes with a strict and narrow privacy policy. There are no analytics in Blockquote and I don't collect any data from your usage of the app. Premium Features (purchased with a one-time payment): > Get rid of upgrade reminders Use Blockquote without any interruptions and gain several useful features. > Export Markdown to HTML and PDF Take advantage of Markdown's versatility and export your documents to HTML and PDF files, complete with CSS. > Print formatted Markdown files Great for shopping lists and to-do's. > Syntax highlighting Work on your Markdown documents effortlessly with syntax highlighting in the editor. > LaTeX support Write LaTeX math right alongside your Markdown to get the best of both worlds: easy formatting of Markdown with the power of LaTeX. > Do more from the keyboard with keyboard shortcuts Navigate the app efficiently with keyboard shortcuts so you can work on your documents with fewer interruptions. > Be more productive with a Markdown keyboard Quickly type hashtags, dashes, and more with an easy-to-use Markdown keyboard. > Markdown themes Choose from 13 different hand-crafted themes to display your Markdown. > Access to future premium features Upgrade once and get all future updates. > Support a student's education I'm an independent developer and student who makes apps that I find useful and hope you do too. *Third party apps and accounts are required for access to cloud services. Blockquote by itself does not provide any cloud functionality. Blockquote is not affiliated with nor endorsed by John Gruber or Markdown.

Screenshots

uFocus4 screens
Blockquote Markdown Editor4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: uFocus at none against Blockquote Markdown Editor's 1. uFocus also leads on review sentiment (91% vs 68%) and rating (4.7 vs 4.5). Blockquote Markdown Editor's advantage is update cadence (every 11 days vs monthly) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume and ads 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. Blockquote Markdown Editor sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. uFocus asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

uFocus holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 36 and 29 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 91% of uFocus's written reviews are positive against 68% of Blockquote Markdown Editor's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

uFocus ships an update monthly, Blockquote Markdown Editor every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
uFocus versus Blockquote Markdown Editor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteruFocusBlockquote Markdown Editor
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (36 ratings) — better4.5 (29 ratings)
Positive reviews91.0% of reviews — better67.9% of reviews
Number of ratings36 — better29
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 11 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFreemium — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNicolas KickMuhammad-Sharif Moustafa

Customer experience

uFocus

All ratings35 ratings
Positive94.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.7%
Written reviews144 reviews
Positive91.0%
Neutral2.1%
Negative6.9%

Blockquote Markdown Editor

All ratings26 ratings
Positive88.5%
Neutral3.8%
Negative7.7%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive67.9%
Neutral17.9%
Negative14.3%

In-app purchases

None

uFocus

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Blockquote Markdown Editor

One-time1
  • Premium Upgrade$3.99

Questions

Is uFocus free?
uFocus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Blockquote Markdown Editor free?
Blockquote Markdown Editor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, uFocus or Blockquote Markdown Editor?
uFocus is rated higher. uFocus averages 4.7 out of 5 from 36 ratings, while Blockquote Markdown Editor averages 4.5 from 29 ratings.
Do uFocus or Blockquote Markdown Editor have ads?
Neither uFocus nor Blockquote Markdown Editor shows ads.
Which is updated more often, uFocus or Blockquote Markdown Editor?
uFocus ships an update monthly, and Blockquote Markdown Editor every 11 days. Most recently, uFocus was updated on November 1, 2026 and Blockquote Markdown Editor on November 2, 2026.

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