Comparison

uFocus vs Markcurial

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

Markcurial

A lightweight markdown editor with syntax highlighting and live preview. Customize themes and manage files locally for secure document creation on the go. Easily share your work to other platforms.

Highlights
  • Markdown editor with syntax highlighting
  • Live preview with working links and images
  • Theme customization for background and syntax
  • On-device file management for security
  • Easy document sharing to other sources
Features
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Key Features: Markdown Editor: Fully featured markdown editor with syntax highlighting and shortcuts to assist you with quickly sketching out ideas and getting documents put together quickly on the go. Documents can also be shared to other sources easily and effectively if you start a document on your device and want to edit or view it somewhere else. Live Previewing: View your markdown document instantly with live previewing with working links, images, and beautiful formatting. Theme Customization: Customize your editor with new background colors and syntax themes to make your experience perfectly tailored to you. File Management: Files are stored on device and you have control over them, so never worry about accidentally losing your documents again.

Screenshots

uFocus4 screens
Markcurial4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: uFocus at none against Markcurial's 1. uFocus also leads on device support (5 vs 3) and ratings volume (35 vs 11). Markcurial's advantage is rating (4.9 vs 4.7) and update cadence (every 11 days vs monthly). On price, ads and iOS requirement 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. Markcurial sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. uFocus asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Markcurial holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 35 and 11 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 91% of uFocus's written reviews are positive against 100% of Markcurial's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

uFocus ships an update monthly, Markcurial every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
uFocus versus Markcurial: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteruFocusMarkcurial
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (35 ratings)4.9 (11 ratings) — better
Positive reviews91.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings35 — better11
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 11 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNicolas KickCharles Fager

Customer experience

uFocus

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

Markcurial

All ratings11 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

uFocus

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Markcurial

One-time1
  • Markcurial+$0.99

Questions

Is uFocus free?
uFocus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Markcurial free?
Markcurial is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, uFocus or Markcurial?
Markcurial is rated higher. uFocus averages 4.7 out of 5 from 35 ratings, while Markcurial averages 4.9 from 11 ratings.
Do uFocus or Markcurial have ads?
Neither uFocus nor Markcurial shows ads.
Which is updated more often, uFocus or Markcurial?
uFocus ships an update monthly, and Markcurial every 11 days. Most recently, uFocus was updated on October 8, 2026 and Markcurial on October 2, 2026.

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