Comparison

MySimpleEditor vs Tertiary Markdown

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

Head to head
About

MySimpleEditor

Features
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This editor is a high-performance text editor designed for professionals who use editors regularly. It supports advanced search and replace operations using regular expressions, as well as the ability to save and execute macros, automating repetitive tasks. Equipped with advanced features and flexible tools, it enhances work efficiency and streamlines your text editing workflow.

About

Tertiary Markdown

Features
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Tertiary Markdown is a fast, native Markdown notes app for Mac, iPad, and iPhone. It manages your files and folders the way Obsidian does โ€” open any local folder as a vault and your notes stay as plain .md files you fully own. KEY FEATURES โ€ข Open any folder as a vault โ€” fully compatible with your existing Obsidian vault. Your notes are plain Markdown files, never locked into a proprietary format. โ€ข File & folder management โ€” browse, create, rename, and delete notes and folders from a clean sidebar. โ€ข Live preview editor โ€” switch instantly between Edit, Split, and Preview. Your work autosaves as you type. โ€ข Images, Bear-style โ€” embed pictures with standard Markdown ![](image.png) or Obsidian ![[image.png]] embeds, rendered inline. โ€ข Tables, Notion-style โ€” GitHub-flavoured tables render as clean, bordered grids. โ€ข Everyday Markdown โ€” headings, bold and italic, links, checklists, bullet and numbered lists, block quotes, and code blocks. โ€ข One app, every device โ€” a true native experience on macOS, iPadOS, and iOS. Your notes never leave your device. Everything is stored as simple text files on your Mac, iPad, or iPhone, so you stay in control and your library is future-proof. Whether you keep a personal knowledge base, take meeting notes, or write long-form drafts, Tertiary Markdown gives you a distraction-free, Markdown-first workspace that travels with you.

Screenshots

MySimpleEditor4 screens
Tertiary Markdown2 screens

Verdict

The call

MySimpleEditor and Tertiary Markdown are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters โ€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
MySimpleEditor versus Tertiary Markdown: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMySimpleEditorTertiary Markdown
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.517.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size1 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNaoki SakuraAlfred Ang

In-app purchases

None

MySimpleEditor

No in-app purchases

None

Tertiary Markdown

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MySimpleEditor free?
MySimpleEditor is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tertiary Markdown free?
Tertiary Markdown is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do MySimpleEditor or Tertiary Markdown have ads?
Neither MySimpleEditor nor Tertiary Markdown shows ads.

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