Markdown Plan vs Embark Reader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Markdown Plan
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Markdown Plan is a text editor designed for project planning. Features: - markdown editor with task tracking - automatic file versioning and navigation - burn-up chart showing progress
Embark Reader
Organize and track research papers from arXiv. Browse daily updates, mark papers as read, download PDFs for offline access, and manage your reading list with folders. It also tracks linked GitHub repositories and imports browser tabs.
- Browse daily arXiv paper drops
- Mark papers as read
- Download PDFs for offline reading
- Organize papers with folders
- Track linked GitHub repos
- Import Chrome tabs
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Read, organize, and track arXiv research papers. If you're drowning in browser tabs full of papers you'll "read later," this is for you. Browse daily arXiv paper drops by category, mark papers as read, download PDFs for offline reading, and organize everything with folders. Finally bring order to your research reading list. Track GitHub repos linked to papers to see when "code coming soon" actually ships. Import your existing Chrome tabs to escape tab bankruptcy, search arXiv directly from the app. Download the app for desktop too. Thank you to arXiv for use of its open access interoperability. Embark Reader was not reviewed or approved by, nor does it necessarily express or reflect the policies or opinions of, arXiv.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Markdown Plan at 15.1 against Embark Reader's 17.2. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Markdown Plan | Embark Reader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 94 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rex Garland | Laan Labs |
In-app purchases
Markdown Plan
No in-app purchases
Embark Reader
No in-app purchases
