Comparison

Vigilant PVT vs Markdown Reader & Editor

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

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About

Vigilant PVT

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Vigilant PVT Test te permite evaluar tu estado de alerta en pocos minutos mediante una prueba rápida y confiable. El sistema mide tiempos de reacción, lapsos de atención y respuestas anticipadas, generando indicadores que ayudan a detectar fatiga, somnolencia o disminución del rendimiento cognitivo. Ideal para empresas, minería, transporte y entornos de alto riesgo, así como para estudios en neurociencia y salud ocupacional, Vigilant PVT Test combina ciencia validada con una experiencia moderna y fácil de usar.

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Markdown Reader & Editor

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Markdown, beautifully rendered. Read, write and highlight on iPhone, iPad and Mac. Open any .md file and read it as a clean, typeset document with real LaTeX math, colored code, tables and diagrams. Highlight and add notes as you read, and with Pro, write right on the page on Mac and iPad. Reading is free. ON iPHONE A calm, focused reader: open, read, find, highlight and present, with no risk of changing your file by accident. With Pro, export to PDF and HTML, print, and sync your highlights. READ IT BEAUTIFULLY • Full Markdown: headings, nested and task lists, tables, block quotes, footnotes, links and images • LaTeX math typeset with KaTeX, inline and on its own line • Code colored by a real syntax highlighter, with a one-tap Copy button • Mermaid diagrams drawn as pictures • Four themes (GitHub, Aurora, Dark and Apple) in light and dark mode, and adjustable text size HIGHLIGHT AND TAKE NOTES • Highlight in color, as a background or an underline • Add a note to any highlight and browse them all in the Highlights panel • Highlights live in the app, never in your file: the .md stays untouched • With Pro, they sync across your devices through your own iCloud, and export as a Markdown study sheet FIND YOUR WAY • An outline built from your headings that follows you as you read • Find highlights every match, with a counter and next/previous (⌘F with a keyboard) • Links to a section jump straight there • Recent files one tap away • Present any document as full-screen slides, with a laser pointer and a marker (free) WRITE ON THE PAGE (Pro, iPad) • Type directly in the reading view, like a word processor • Split view, with the Markdown source beside the page • Edit mode for the source alone, plus New and Save, back to your own .md files SHARE IT (Pro) • Export to PDF, with paper size, margins, header and page numbers, or to HTML • On iPhone, also print, export a single section, share a section or a formula as an image, and copy with formatting SAFE BY DESIGN • A downloaded document's links can't launch apps or scripts: web links open in your browser, other kinds ask first • A linked HTML page opens in MD Reader's own viewer • On iPhone and iPad, when a document's images are in a folder iOS hasn't shared, MD Reader says so and brings them in with one tap AND ON YOUR MAC The same purchase includes the full Mac app: Split with synced scrolling and mirrored selection, Live Studio's seven ready-made blocks, tabs, live statistics, reading fonts and keyboard shortcuts for everything. FREE AND PRO Reading is free, with no time limit: open any Markdown file and use the outline, Find, all four themes, highlights and notes, and Present mode. Pro is a single one-time purchase, no subscription. It unlocks writing and editing (Edit and Split modes, typing in the reading view, New and Save), export to PDF and HTML, Live Studio, multiple tabs and highlight sync through iCloud. Every new install can try all of Pro free for 7 days. One purchase covers iPhone, iPad and Mac, and if you used MD Reader before version 1.2, you keep everything you had. YOUR FILES STAY YOURS Ordinary .md text files. No proprietary format, no MD Reader account, no sign-up, no analytics, no tracking and no subscription. The app goes online only to load images your document links to and, with Pro sync, to keep your highlights and notes in your private iCloud database, which the developer cannot access. Your documents are never uploaded. Opens .md, .markdown, .mdown, .mkd and .mkdn from the Files app, iCloud Drive or a share sheet. Available in English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, German, Italian, Dutch, Polish, Turkish, Simplified and Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Arabic. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.natural-apps.com/MDReader/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://www.natural-apps.com/MDReader/privacy.html

Screenshots

Vigilant PVT4 screens
Markdown Reader & Editor4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Vigilant PVT at none against Markdown Reader & Editor's 1. Vigilant PVT also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). Markdown Reader & Editor's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Markdown Reader & Editor sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Vigilant PVT asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Vigilant PVT ships an update every 6 weeks, Markdown Reader & Editor fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 28, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Vigilant PVT versus Markdown Reader & Editor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVigilant PVTMarkdown Reader & Editor
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSmart SoftVictoria Rodriguez Diaz

In-app purchases

None

Vigilant PVT

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Markdown Reader & Editor

One-time1
  • Pro$2.99

Questions

Is Vigilant PVT free?
Vigilant PVT is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Markdown Reader & Editor free?
Markdown Reader & Editor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Vigilant PVT or Markdown Reader & Editor have ads?
Neither Vigilant PVT nor Markdown Reader & Editor shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Vigilant PVT or Markdown Reader & Editor?
Vigilant PVT ships an update every 6 weeks, and Markdown Reader & Editor fortnightly. Most recently, Vigilant PVT was updated on October 28, 2026 and Markdown Reader & Editor on October 28, 2026.

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