MDWriter vs SMSReader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
MDWriter
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This app is the clean and simple Markdown editor designed to help you capture, organize, and format your ideas with ease. Enjoy a writing experience that's focused, fast, and free from distractions. Key Features: Instant Preview With a single tap, switch from editor to a beautifully formatted preview. See exactly how your text will look, ensuring your lists, links, and images are perfect before you export. Distraction-Free Writing Our clean, minimalist interface lets you focus on what truly matters: your content. No complicated menus, just a straightforward space for your thoughts to flow. Intuitive File Management Easily create, rename, and delete your files right within the app. Keep all your notes, drafts, and documents neatly organized and accessible. Works Completely Offline No internet? No problem. All your files are stored securely on your device, giving you the freedom to write and edit anytime, anywhere. Learn as You Write Features a built-in reference with all the basic Markdown syntax, making it easy for anyone to master the essentials and start writing beautifully formatted text in no time. Perfect for: Bloggers and writers drafting articles. Students taking lecture notes and writing reports. Developers creating documentation and technical notes. Anyone looking to capture and structure their ideas. [About Premium Plan (Subscription)] Adβfree browsing, iCloud sync, and unlimited documents β all included in the Premium Plan. β’ Subscription period: 1 month (Auto-renewable) β’ Price: $0.49/ month β’ Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. β’ Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. β’ Your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. β’ Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. Privacy Policy: https://ios-mac-a7694.web.app/privacy.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Download now and rediscover the joy of writing.
SMSReader
This app offers a fast and comfortable reading experience for digital books and documents. It supports various file formats, including PDFs and EPUBs, with advanced features for page turning, text display, and annotation. It also includes text-to-speech and translation capabilities.
- Fast page turning with multiple speeds
- Customizable reading experience
- Read Aloud text-to-speech
- Voice-controlled page turning
- Search and annotate documents
- Paragraph translation and summarization
- Organized bookshelf with cloud sync
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SMSReader is a reader for digital books and documents, built to be fast and comfortable. Even in a book of thousands of pages, the next page appears the moment you tap the edge, and holding the edge flips through pages at speed. BUILT FOR THE LATEST DEVICES β’ The most comfortable PDF viewer on iPhone Duo β’ Extensive accessibility support (VoiceOver and more) FAST PAGE TURNING β’ Tap the left or right edge to turn the page instantly, or choose a slide animation β’ Hold an edge to flip continuously (7 speeds, from 6 to 60 pages a second) β’ Flick, drag the slider, or type a page number to move β’ Pinch in to go straight to an overview of the pages EASY TO READ β’ Home View: remembers, for each book, the area you want to zoom into, and keeps that zoom as you read on one view at a time. Scanned books with wide margins and two-column pages become easy to read β’ Right to left (vertical Japanese), left to right, or top to bottom. Two-page spreads and a cover shown alone are set automatically from the PDF β’ Tall pages fit the width of the screen, handy for PDF screenshots of websites EPUB β’ Read reflowable and fixed-layout EPUBs, turning pages as fast as with PDFs β’ Vertical Japanese, ruby, tate-chu-yoko and emphasis marks, in the book's own fonts if you like β’ Choose the text size, font, margins, line spacing and paper for each book β’ Press and hold an illustration to see it over the whole screen, and pinch to zoom. Pictures larger than the page are fitted to it LISTEN AND SPEAK β’ Read Aloud: reads the text, leaving out running heads and page numbers, and follows the ruby in Japanese. The word being read is highlighted; start from any word, or move a paragraph back or forward β’ Turn Pages by Voice: say "next", "previous" or "page 12". Speech is recognized on the device β’ Siri and Shortcuts: "Continue reading in SMSReader", "Read aloud in SMSReader" and more SEARCH AND ANNOTATE β’ Search the text of a book or of your whole library, without missing words split across lines, with your search history at hand β’ Select text to copy, look up or share, including vertical text and text with ruby β’ Pages without text, such as scanned books, are read on the device and can be searched, selected, translated and read aloud β’ Annotate and highlight pages with Apple Pencil or your finger (iPadOS 26 or later). The PDF itself is never changed TRANSLATION AND SUMMARIES β’ Open the translation panel beside the page to see a translation of each paragraph. Tap a paragraph to match the original and the translation β’ For translation and summaries, use Apple Translate, Apple Intelligence (on device), or an online translation or AI service with your own API key BOOKSHELF β’ Organize your library in folders, and folders within folders β’ Keep the library on this device, in iCloud Drive, or in a folder the Files app can open, such as Dropbox. Books in the cloud are downloaded when you open them β’ Drop a whole folder to import its PDFs and EPUBs β’ Sync where you are, bookmarks, annotations, shelves and more across your devices with iCloud β’ Join several books to read them on as one β’ Password-protected PDFs open with their password β’ Shelves, one for each shelf tag, work across folders, and a folder can be filtered by shelf tag β’ Use any page or image as a cover. Books can also be hidden β’ Lock the whole app or single books with a passcode and Face ID PRIVACY β’ No ads, no account, no analytics β’ Books, bookmarks, annotations and settings stay on your device; with sync on, they are kept in your own iCloud β’ Text is sent to an outside service only when you have set your own API key, confirmed where it goes and agreed, and then run a translation or summary β’ Text selection and AI features such as translation and summaries are off for PDFs that forbid copying For iPad and iPhone (Duo), iPadOS / iOS 18 or later (some features need 26 or later). The app can be shown in Japanese or English.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: MDWriter at Free against SMSReader's $9.99. MDWriter also leads on iOS requirement (16.6 vs 18.0). SMSReader's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
MDWriter is free to download; SMSReader costs $9.99 up front. MDWriter sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.49 per month. SMSReader asks for nothing beyond the download.
MDWriter ships an update every 2 months, SMSReader every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MDWriter | SMSReader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free β better | $9.99 |
| Positive reviews | β | 100.0% of reviews |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 days β better |
| Ads | Yes | No β better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No β better |
| Monetization | β | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad β better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 β better | 18.0 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | hirokazu murabe | Kotatsu RIN |
In-app purchases
MDWriter
- Premium Plan$0.491 Month
SMSReader
No in-app purchases









