Lucent vs Boreal Markdown Editor
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Lucent
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Lucent โ Pomodoro Focus Timer helps you stay productive and focused throughout the day. Designed with simplicity and beauty in mind, Lucent brings the power of the Pomodoro Technique to your phone โ helping you manage time effectively, avoid burnout, and achieve your goals.
Boreal Markdown Editor
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Boreal Markdown is a focused iOS document tool for people who already keep notes, drafts, specs, and reports in plain Markdown files. Open a .md or .markdown file from Files, read the rendered preview, edit the source, then save intentionally or export a clean PDF. Boreal Markdown is built around the small document loop, not a new notes database or cloud workspace. Included for everyone: - Open Markdown and plain text files through iOS file access - Read a rendered Markdown preview with clear document typography - Switch between preview and source editing - Apply headings, bold, italic, links, lists, and code to the cursor or selected text - See saved and unsaved states near the document title - Choose Save, Discard, or Cancel before leaving a document with unsaved edits - Save changes back to the opened file when iOS file access allows it - Export the rendered document as a PDF with paper, theme, text size, and title options - Share the PDF or save it back to Files - Persist appearance, accent, editor text, and PDF defaults between launches Boreal Pro is an optional one-time purchase. It unlocks: - Document outline navigation - Find and replace - Markdown cleanup - Split editing and preview on supported layouts - Advanced PDF themes, margins, table of contents, page numbers, headers, footers, and reusable presets Boreal Markdown is local-first. There is no account, subscription, hosted sync service, AI processing, backend document storage, or collaboration system. Use Boreal Markdown when you want a quiet iPhone and iPad workbench for opening, editing, saving, and sharing Markdown files as PDFs.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Lucent at none against Boreal Markdown Editor's 1. Lucent also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs fortnightly) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Boreal Markdown Editor sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Lucent asks for nothing beyond the download.
Lucent ships an update every 5 days, Boreal Markdown Editor fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lucent | Boreal Markdown Editor |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days โ better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No โ better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod โ better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 โ better | 17.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nguyen Trung Kien | Borealbit Technology Limited |
In-app purchases
Lucent
No in-app purchases
Boreal Markdown Editor
- Boreal Markdown Editor Pro$6.99









