Comparison

Local PDF Toolbox vs Markdown Editor and MD Viewer

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

Head to head
About

Local PDF Toolbox

Features
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PDF Toolbox is a complete set of PDF tools that runs entirely on your iPhone. No account, no subscription, and nothing to buy — every tool is free. Your documents never leave your device. There is no server to upload to, so contracts, statements, and anything else private stays private. ORGANISE • Merge — combine several PDFs into one, in any order you like • Split — break one document into several, by page range or in fixed chunks • Organise pages — reorder, rotate, and delete pages with live page previews • Compress — reduce file size so a document is easy to email or upload CONVERT • Images to PDF — turn photos into a document, with each page sized to its picture • PDF to images — render any page as a PNG or JPEG, at up to 300 DPI SECURE & SIGN • Protect — add AES-256 password protection and choose what readers may still do • Unlock — remove a password you already know • Sign — draw your signature and place it anywhere on the page • Watermark — stamp text across every page, with a live preview as you adjust it • Page numbers — add numbering in the position, font, and size you choose READ & EXTRACT • Read — open, zoom, and search any PDF on your device • Extract text — pull selectable text out of pages and photos, including Latin, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Devanagari scripts BUILT FOR IPHONE Designed to feel at home on iOS, with grouped menus, familiar controls, and full light and dark appearance support. Large jobs run in the background so the app stays responsive, and any operation can be cancelled midway. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Text recognition uses on-device models. Nothing you open is uploaded, analysed, or shared, and we run no analytics of our own. FREE, WITH OPTIONAL ADS Every tool is free. Saving, opening, and sharing your finished documents never requires watching an ad. A short rewarded video is offered for a single convenience — sharing a large batch of exported images at once — and can always be skipped, since each image can be shared individually for free. That last paragraph is deliberate: it pre-answers the 2.1 question in the listing itself, so a future reviewer sees the model before asking.

About

Markdown Editor and MD Viewer

Features
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Markdown Editor & MD Viewer is a clean, offline Markdown editor and viewer for iPhone and iPad. Open any .md file, edit it with a live preview, and export it to PDF, HTML, or Word — with no subscription, no account, and no sign-in. Most Markdown apps now lock syncing or basic features behind a monthly fee. This one doesn't. The full editor is free, works completely offline, and keeps your files as plain .md — yours to move, back up, and own. WRITE WITHOUT DISTRACTION • Distraction-free editor with a live preview pane • Syntax highlighting for fenced code blocks • Focus styling that dims the markup so your words stand out • Word, character, and reading-time counts • Find & Replace • A formatting toolbar above the keyboard, plus hardware keyboard shortcuts on iPad OPEN AND VIEW ANY MARKDOWN • Open .md, .markdown, and .txt files straight from the Files app • Set as your default Markdown opener — "Open in" from Mail, Safari, and other apps • Tables, task lists, blockquotes, footnotes, and links render in the preview • LaTeX math and a linked table of contents EXPORT AND SHARE • Export to PDF for printing and sharing • Export to HTML • Export to Word (.docx) that opens in Word, Pages, and Google Docs • Copy as HTML or share the raw .md file STARTER TEMPLATES • README, notes, blog post, and more — start from a clean structure PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Works fully offline • No account, no login, no cloud lock-in • Your documents stay on your device Built for developers, technical writers, students, and anyone who keeps notes in Markdown. No subscription. No account. Just a Markdown editor that respects your files.

Screenshots

Local PDF Toolbox4 screens
Markdown Editor and MD Viewer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Local PDF Toolbox at none against Markdown Editor and MD Viewer's 1. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Markdown Editor and MD Viewer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Local PDF Toolbox asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 5 level
Local PDF Toolbox versus Markdown Editor and MD Viewer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLocal PDF ToolboxMarkdown Editor and MD Viewer
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Monthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size69 MB51 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperMuhammad Yousuf KhanSahana A S

In-app purchases

None

Local PDF Toolbox

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Markdown Editor and MD Viewer

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$19.99

Questions

Is Local PDF Toolbox free?
Local PDF Toolbox is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Markdown Editor and MD Viewer free?
Markdown Editor and MD Viewer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Local PDF Toolbox or Markdown Editor and MD Viewer have ads?
Neither Local PDF Toolbox nor Markdown Editor and MD Viewer shows ads.

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