Comparison

Pastes vs Markdown Reader

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

Head to head
About

Pastes

This app acts as a personal clipboard manager, automatically saving everything you copy, including text, links, and images. It allows you to organize your clipboard history into notes and folders, search them instantly, and even extract text from photos. Your data is kept private and synced across your Apple devices.

Highlights
  • Automatic clipboard saving
  • Instant search of history
  • Organize into notes and folders
  • Extract text from images (OCR)
  • iCloud sync across Apple devices
  • Local and secure data storage
Features
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Pastes for iOS is your personal clipboard superpower — always available, perfectly organized, and lightning fast. Save everything you copy on your iPhone — text, links, images, code, even text from photos. Reuse, search, and organize your clipboard history into notes and folders that stay synced across all your Apple devices. What You Can Do with Pastes on iOS: - Automatically save your clipboard — no more lost copies - Search your history instantly - Turn clips into organized notes and folders - Extract text from images with built-in OCR - Sync everything via iCloud to your Mac - Stay private — everything is local and secure Whether you're researching on Safari, saving a recipe, copying code, or gathering references — Pastes makes your iPhone smarter and your workflow smoother. Perfect for: Students & researchers on the go Developers testing and saving snippets Creatives collecting ideas Anyone who copies and pastes daily Get Pastes for iOS now — and never lose a copy again.

About

Markdown Reader

This application offers a focused and beautiful reading experience for Markdown files. It provides multiple themes, syntax highlighting for various programming languages, and easy navigation through auto-generated tables of contents. It's designed for users who need to read Markdown documents without the complexity of an editor.

Highlights
  • Multiple beautiful themes
  • Dark mode support
  • Syntax highlighting for 15 languages
  • Auto-generated table of contents
  • Customizable fonts and sizes
  • Open files from cloud storage
Features
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With AI tools generating more Markdown files than ever — READMEs, technical docs, meeting notes, reports — we spend more time reading Markdown than writing it. You don't need a full-featured editor for that. You need a beautiful reader. Markdown Reader is a view-only app built for one purpose: reading Markdown files beautifully. There's no editor. No writing tools. Just a clean, focused reading experience. —— ◆ Features ◎ Multiple beautiful themes ◎ Dark mode support ◎ Syntax highlighting for 15 languages ◎ Auto-generated table of contents with one-tap navigation ◎ Customizable fonts ◎ Adjustable font size and line spacing ◎ Open files from iCloud Drive, Google Drive, OneDrive, and any Files app provider Supported languages: Swift, JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, Rust, Go, Ruby, Kotlin, Dart, HTML, CSS, SQL, JSON, YAML, Shell (Bash) —— ◆ Perfect For ・Reading AI-generated Markdown files with ease ・Reviewing GitHub READMEs and docs on your iPhone ・Browsing your Markdown notes in a clean, readable format ・Anyone looking for a lightweight, distraction-free Markdown viewer —— No bloat. No unnecessary features. Just beautiful Markdown reading.

Screenshots

Pastes3 screens
Markdown Reader4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Pastes at Free against Markdown Reader's $3.99. Pastes also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 weeks) and iOS requirement (16.6 vs 26.2). Markdown Reader's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On 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

Pastes is free to download; Markdown Reader costs $3.99 up front. Pastes sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Markdown Reader asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pastes ships an update every 2 days, Markdown Reader every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Pastes versus Markdown Reader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPastesMarkdown Reader
PriceFree — better$3.99
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS16.6 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSplash ColorsRakko Inc.

Customer experience

Pastes

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

Markdown Reader

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Pastes

One-time2
  • Pastes Pro / Single User$9.99
  • Pastes Pro / Family Pack$19.99
None

Markdown Reader

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pastes free?
Pastes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Markdown Reader free?
Markdown Reader costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pastes or Markdown Reader have ads?
Neither Pastes nor Markdown Reader shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pastes or Markdown Reader?
Pastes ships an update every 2 days, and Markdown Reader every 2 weeks. Most recently, Pastes was updated on October 24, 2026 and Markdown Reader on October 24, 2026.

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