Comparison

Editor vs smrtkbd

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

smrtkbd

This keyboard app allows you to save frequently used text, links, images, and PDFs to quickly paste them into any application. It offers advanced features like dynamic templates, secure clips, and iCloud synchronization for seamless cross-device access.

Highlights
  • Save and paste text, URLs, images, and PDFs
  • Organize content with folders, tags, and search
  • Dynamic templates with smart placeholders
  • Secure clips requiring biometric authentication
  • iCloud sync across devices
  • Privacy-focused with no data collection
Features
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smrtkbd is a smart system keyboard for iPhone and iPad that lets you save the things you type most - and paste them into any app with a single tap. Stop retyping the same email, address, phone number, canned reply, code snippet, link or template. Save it once as a Clip, then pull it up from the smrtkbd keyboard wherever you type - in Mail, Messages, Notes, Safari, banking apps, forms, chat apps, anywhere. Custom System Keyboard Enable smrtkbd once in iOS Settings, and it's available in every app with a text field. Switch to it with the globe key, tap a Clip, and it's inserted right where the cursor is. Clip Library Save four kinds of Clips: • Text — signatures, canned replies, addresses, IDs, boilerplate • URLs — links you share often • Images — logos, screenshots, memes • PDFs — receipts, forms, documents Organize with: • Folders — nest Clips exactly the way you think • Tags — colored SF-Symbol tags for cross-cutting groups • Sort — by name, date created, or most recently used • Full-text search across names, contents and tags • Bulk create — paste a list and turn each line into a Clip Smart Placeholders Clips aren't just static text. Drop in smart placeholders that fill themselves in when you paste: • Dates & times in any format • Time- and timezone-aware greetings ("Good morning", "Guten Abend", …) • Counters that increment on every use • Text Bits — small reusable pieces you can compose into bigger Clips • Clipboard & selection tweaks — transform the current clipboard or selected text (uppercase, lowercase, trim, and more) before pasting Build your own dynamic templates without any scripting. Secure Clips Mark sensitive Clips as secure — recovery codes, IDs, private notes — and require Face ID or Touch ID before they can be viewed or pasted. iCloud Sync Your Clips stay in sync across all your devices via your private iCloud account using Apple's CloudKit. Nothing goes through our servers - because we don't have any. Privacy First • Nothing you type is collected, stored or transmitted • No analytics, no tracking, no ads • No third-party SDKs harvesting your data • Your Clips live on your device and in your private iCloud account — nowhere else Even when Full Access is enabled, no data leaves your device. Granting Full Access is optional for the basic use of the keyboard, but required for features like: • Access to Clipboard and Clipboard Notifications (required for pasting Images or PDFs, resolve Clipboard Placeholders inside Clips, update preview of relevant Clips). • Communicate back to the smrtkbd main App (e.g. storing last used time/date of a Clip). • Open the main App or the iOS Settings from within the keyboard extension. Designed for iOS • Native SwiftUI interface • Light, Dark and System appearance • iPhone and iPad • Fully localized in English, German, Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese • Configurable paste behavior (add return, space, switch keyboard, or nothing) • Usage tracking so your most-used Clips are always one tap away

Screenshots

Editor4 screens
smrtkbd4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: smrtkbd at 5.0 against Editor's 3.7. smrtkbd also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). Editor's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, 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

Both are free to download. smrtkbd sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Editor asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

smrtkbd holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Editor ships an update every 3 months, smrtkbd monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 3 level
Editor versus smrtkbd: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEditorsmrtkbd
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (3 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.1
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperConstellation LtdMichael Klug

Customer experience

Editor

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

smrtkbd

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Editor

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

smrtkbd

One-time3
  • Small Tip$3.99
  • Medium Tip$8.99
  • Large Tip$17.99

Questions

Is Editor free?
Editor is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is smrtkbd free?
smrtkbd is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Editor or smrtkbd?
smrtkbd is rated higher. Editor averages 3.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while smrtkbd averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Editor or smrtkbd have ads?
Neither Editor nor smrtkbd shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Editor or smrtkbd?
Editor ships an update every 3 months, and smrtkbd monthly. Most recently, Editor was updated on October 20, 2026 and smrtkbd on October 9, 2026.

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