Comparison

RecorderHQ Pro vs ghostWriter Markdown

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

Head to head
About

RecorderHQ Pro

Transform your device into a powerful voice recorder. Capture audio in multiple formats, including MP3, M4A, and WAV. Easily share recordings to cloud storage, edit them with trimming and merging tools, and organize your files efficiently.

Highlights
  • Record in MP3, M4A, WAV, AIFF, CAF formats
  • Cloud sharing (iCloud, Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive, SoundCloud)
  • Speech to text transcription
  • Real-time monitoring during recording
  • Audio file editing (trim, merge)
  • Transfer files via Wi-Fi, USB (iTunes), Bluetooth
  • Organize audio files in folders
Features
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RecorderHQ make your iPhone or iPad an voice recorder. We support record mp3 m4a and wav format directly. Sharing audio files to iCloud Drvie, Dropbox, Google Drive and OneDrive. • Speech to text • Real time monitor while recording. • support transfer large file via USB in iTunes, just connect your iPhone to PC. • Transferring audio file via WIFI is easy. • support sending file via whatsapp( try open in other application feature) • support trim audio file, merge multiple audio files. • support save audio file into camera roll. • transfer files from iphone to pc via wifi and browser • Multiple sample rate from 8000hz to 44100hz • Support aif,wav,m4a and caf and mp3 file format. • Support pause,forward,rewind. • support bluetooth & USB microphone (usb adapter needed). • export file via iTunes, email. • Organize you audio files in folder. • support background recording and playback. • support sending voice to Dropbox and Google Drive and SoundCloud. • support sending voice to other device via bluetooth or wifi. • iCloud Drive ,Airplay support. • Convert files into Mp3 format(CBR, VBR format) • support audio file upload or download from SoundCloud • Magic tap disabled ( two fingers double tap is disabled prevent recording interruption) • Support lock screen while recording.( iPhone only) • Support Today Widget

About

ghostWriter Markdown

A plain-text writing app designed with accessibility in mind. It allows users to create, organize, and export documents in various formats, with features like voice control and outline navigation.

Highlights
  • Accessibility-first plain-text editor
  • Organize documents and chapters
  • Compile work into finished exports
  • Supports multiple export formats (HTML, EPUB, PDF, Word)
  • VoiceOver integration
  • Native Find and Replace
  • Outline navigation for headings
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ghostWriter Markdown is an accessibility-first, plain-text writing app for notes, articles, documentation, and full manuscripts. Write individual documents, organize chapters, and compile your work into a finished export. VoiceOver was at the center of the design from the first line of code. Created by a blind developer, ghostWriter gives screen reader users and anyone who loves plain text a clean, native place to write. So what's Markdown? Markdown adds structure using ordinary punctuation. A number sign makes a heading. A dash makes a list item. Your document stays readable as plain text, and you can render it to see the finished formatting. You don't have to know Markdown to start. Insert Actions adds common elements, the Markdown Reference provides examples, and the included ghostWriter Help Manual explains writing, organizing, and exporting your work. Writing Made Easy: • A native editor that keeps Markdown punctuation visible and you in control of the source • Insert links, images, headings, quotes, code, lists, tasks, tables, and rules • Automatic continuation for bullets, numbered lists, and tasks • Indent and outdent with tabs or spaces • Native Find and Replace, dictation, braille input, and text selection • A configurable Status Bar with line and column position, word, sentence, and character counts, heading level, and selection counts • Automatic saving, plus collision detection if the same document is open on separate devices • Start in the Library, a new document, or your last document Useful Navigation: • Use Outline to jump to document headings • Move through headings with a three-finger horizontal VoiceOver swipe while editing • Jump to Line in long documents • Search document names and contents • Return to your remembered editing position in each file Keep Files Organized: • Create, rename, and move nested folders • Pin documents you keep coming back to • Sort by name, created, modified, or last opened, or arrange files and folders manually • Restore removed files from Recently Deleted • Import Markdown, plain text, Word documents, and PowerPoint presentations into Markdown Build Your Manuscript: • Compile documents from nested folders into a single export • Choose which files to include and arrange chapters for each compilation • Keep research and notes nearby while excluding them from compilations • Track word, sentence, and character totals for individual files or whole folders • Control heading structure when combining documents Render and Share: • Render Markdown as structured HTML with semantic headings, lists, tables, and links • Export individual documents or compilations as Markdown, plain text, HTML, EPUB, PDF, Word, PowerPoint, eBraille, or BRF • Customize Word exports with your own JSON stylesheets, optional title and subtitle styles, and a supplied Large Print stylesheet Your Files, Your Devices: • Ordinary Markdown files, visible in the Files app • On-device storage or iCloud Drive syncing across iPhone, iPad, and Mac • Open and edit your files in other apps that read text • No proprietary format and no dependence on ghostWriter to keep your work Accessibility: Developed toward WCAG 2.2 Level AA and tested with VoiceOver as a primary interaction method. • Native controls with familiar roles and behaviors • Dynamic Type, including accessibility text sizes • System, monospaced, rounded, and serif editor typefaces • Light, dark, and system appearance • Voice Control, Switch Control, and hardware keyboard support • Optional keyboard shortcuts for common actions • Reduced-motion support Privacy: No accounts. No sign-in. No ads. No analytics. No tracking. No data collection. No AI tools. There is no server behind this app. Your documents stay on your device or in your own iCloud, and they never travel anywhere you don't send them. Made by a blind developer who got tired of tools that treated screen reader support as an afterthought.

Screenshots

RecorderHQ Pro3 screens
ghostWriter Markdown4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: ghostWriter Markdown at Free against RecorderHQ Pro's $4.99. ghostWriter Markdown also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 weeks) and review sentiment (100% vs 77%). RecorderHQ Pro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ratings volume (40 vs 2). On ads 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

ghostWriter Markdown is free to download; RecorderHQ Pro costs $4.99 up front. ghostWriter Markdown sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. RecorderHQ Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

RecorderHQ Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RecorderHQ Pro has 40 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 77% of RecorderHQ Pro's written reviews are positive against 100% of ghostWriter Markdown's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RecorderHQ Pro ships an update every 5 weeks, ghostWriter Markdown every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
RecorderHQ Pro versus ghostWriter Markdown: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRecorderHQ ProghostWriter Markdown
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (40 ratings) — better4.5 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews77.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings40 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size67 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSHENG TA TSAIMarco Salsiccia

Customer experience

RecorderHQ Pro

All ratings40 ratings
Positive92.5%
Neutral5.0%
Negative2.5%
Written reviews66 reviews
Positive77.3%
Neutral10.6%
Negative12.1%

ghostWriter Markdown

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

RecorderHQ Pro

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

ghostWriter Markdown

One-time4
  • Little Boo$0.99
  • Big Boo$1.99
  • Spooky Wail$2.99
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  • Startling Scream$4.99

Questions

Is RecorderHQ Pro free?
RecorderHQ Pro costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is ghostWriter Markdown free?
ghostWriter Markdown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, RecorderHQ Pro or ghostWriter Markdown?
RecorderHQ Pro is rated higher. RecorderHQ Pro averages 4.7 out of 5 from 40 ratings, while ghostWriter Markdown averages 4.5 from 2 ratings.
Do RecorderHQ Pro or ghostWriter Markdown have ads?
Neither RecorderHQ Pro nor ghostWriter Markdown shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RecorderHQ Pro or ghostWriter Markdown?
RecorderHQ Pro ships an update every 5 weeks, and ghostWriter Markdown every 2 days. Most recently, RecorderHQ Pro was updated on November 1, 2026 and ghostWriter Markdown on October 31, 2026.

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