Comparison

Editor vs Pinmate for Pinboard

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

Head to head
About

Editor

A clean and intuitive application for writing and editing text in Markdown format. It offers real-time preview, keyboard shortcuts, and local document saving for efficient content creation. Export your work with a single tap.

Highlights
  • Markdown editing
  • Real-time preview
  • Keyboard shortcuts
  • Local document saving
  • One-tap export
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Markdown Editor Plus is the perfect app for anyone looking for a simple yet powerful tool to write and edit text in Markdown format. Designed with a clean and easy-to-use interface, Markdown Editor Plus allows you to focus on your writing without distractions. Whether you’re a developer, writer, blogger, or someone who just needs to jot down quick notes, this app offers everything you need. With real-time editing, you can see your Markdown formatting as you type. The app supports keyboard shortcuts for quick formatting. Markdown Editor Plus also allows you to organize and save your documents locally, making file management simple and convenient. Exporting your work is just one tap away. With Markdown Editor Plus, writing in Markdown has never been easier or more efficient. Download it today and transform the way you create content.

About

Pinmate for Pinboard

This app acts as a fast and efficient companion for the Pinboard bookmarking service. It allows for quick sharing of URLs from any app, offline reading of cached content, and offers advanced tools for managing and checking your bookmarks.

Highlights
  • Share extension for any app
  • Offline access to cached feeds
  • Smart search and filtering
  • iCloud settings and favorites sync
  • Broken-link and metadata checker
  • Export bookmarks in multiple formats
  • macOS keyboard-friendly interface
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Pinmate is your fast bridge to Pinboard. Share any URL from Safari or other apps, fill in title, description, and tags, then save instantly. Your personal feed, popular links, and network are cached locally, so there's always something to read - even offline. New in 1.6: app language picker (restart required), new/unread summary chips with quick reset, card action buttons, relative time display, and an optional feed preload on login. Highlights: - Share extension: grab links from any app, auto-fill page metadata with a live status indicator, and gate saving until it's ready. - Smart filters: search title/URL/tags, filter unread, favorites, or private; FROM_ tags can open a user's feed or act as normal tags. - iCloud settings sync: optionally store settings (including API token) in iCloud and restore on a new device. - iCloud favorites sync: starred/pinned items are preserved across reinstalls. - Local network: build a local list of people from user feeds, merge it into your Network feed, and manage members in one place (with source badges). - Recent feed: a dedicated tab powered by Pinboard's recent RSS. - Broken-link checker: scan your own feed for 404s with a countdown, intensity (low/mid/high), delete in bulk with stop control and progress. - Metadata checker: pick fields (tags/description/title/all), scope (missing-only or all), intensity, optionally fill placeholders, and update per item or all at once with a countdown and stop control. - HTTPS upgrade tool: scan HTTP bookmarks, check if HTTPS works, upgrade one-by-one or all at once, and optionally delete links without a working HTTPS variant. - Export hub: from the Tools menu export all bookmarks to HTML, JSON, CSV, or Markdown (shared/toread included) with a progress banner and share sheet. - Feed summary: toggle the top card (last refresh + entry count) on/off, applied to all feeds (including user feeds). - Feed chips: new/unread counters in the summary card; tap to reset new items or mark all unread as read. - Card actions: quick unread/private/star buttons plus a menu for edit/share/copy/import. - App language: choose a preferred language in Settings (applies after restart). - User-Agent setting: choose Pinmate or Safari for metadata/tag fetching (used everywhere, including debug analysis). - One-tap pinning: mark favorites or reading list in a flash. - App icon badge: choose none, unread, or starred counts. - Offline cache: personal, popular, and network feeds stay available for quick access. - App group sync: shared links wait in the app, even when you open it later. - macOS: keyboard-friendly feeds with arrow scrolling, Enter to open, and Command-R refresh. - Languages: German, French, Norwegian, Spanish, Japanese, Italian, Portuguese, Swedish, Danish, and Polish. For whom? Pinboard users who want speed, offline convenience, and a polished iOS and macOS experience. Pinmate keeps your bookmark inbox light, your favorites within reach, and makes sharing from iPhone, iPad, and Mac effortless.

Screenshots

Editor4 screens
Pinmate for Pinboard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Editor at Free against Pinmate for Pinboard's $3.99. Pinmate for Pinboard's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months). On ads, in-app purchases, device support 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

Editor is free to download; Pinmate for Pinboard costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Editor ships an update every 3 months, Pinmate for Pinboard weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Editor versus Pinmate for Pinboard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEditorPinmate for Pinboard
PriceFree — better$3.99
Rating3.7 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperConstellation LtdMarco Janssen

Customer experience

Editor

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Pinmate for Pinboard

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Editor

No in-app purchases

None

Pinmate for Pinboard

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Editor free?
Editor is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pinmate for Pinboard free?
Pinmate for Pinboard costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Editor or Pinmate for Pinboard have ads?
Neither Editor nor Pinmate for Pinboard shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Editor or Pinmate for Pinboard?
Editor ships an update every 3 months, and Pinmate for Pinboard weekly. Most recently, Editor was updated on October 3, 2026 and Pinmate for Pinboard on October 13, 2026.

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