MarkFlow vs GoScanner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MarkFlow
A clean and fast reader for Markdown files, offering a comfortable, book-like experience with customizable themes and adjustable text. Easily navigate, search, and share your documents, with developer-friendly features like syntax highlighting.
- Book-like reading layout
- Multiple reading themes and dark mode
- Adjustable text size
- Table of contents generation
- In-document search
- Syntax highlighting for code blocks
- Export to PDF
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MarkReader is a clean, fast Markdown reader built for reading MD and README files with a comfortable, book-like layout. **Read Markdown the way you want** • Beautiful typography and multiple reading themes • Dark mode and adjustable text size • Selectable text for easy copying **Navigate and find information quickly** • Table of contents (TOC) / outline generated from headings • Search within the current document and jump between matches **Open content from multiple sources** • Open local .md / .markdown files • Browse folders and read documents from a directory **Rich content rendering** • Full GitHub Flavored Markdown (GFM) — headings, bold, italic, strikethrough, blockquotes, tables, task lists, and more • Syntax highlighting for code blocks • Footnotes rendering • LaTeX math formulas — inline and block equations • Mermaid diagrams (flowcharts, sequence diagrams, and more) • HTML tags support — text styles, links, images, lists, tables, and more **Developer-friendly reading** • Rendered view, raw Markdown view, and side-by-side compare mode MarkReader is optimized for focused reading, whether you are browsing documentation, reading a README, or reviewing notes. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://yuwang001.github.io/xm/mf_privacy_policy.html
GoScanner
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Transform your device into a powerful portable scanner, document editor, and electronic signature tool. PDF Scan Edit Sign makes managing contracts, receipts, notes, and photos effortless and secure anywhere, anytime. Key Features: SMART DOCUMENT SCANNER • Fast high-quality document scanning with automatic border detection. • Scan multi-page documents, ID cards, passports, books, and receipts into clear PDFs or images. • Advanced filters: Auto-enhance, grayscale, color, and black & white. PDF EDITOR & ANNOTATOR • Edit text and image content directly within your PDF files. • Highlight text, add custom notes, stamps, and shapes. • Reorder, rotate, split, or merge PDF pages with ease. E-SIGNATURE TOOL • Create and save your electronic signatures or initials. • Sign contracts, agreements, and official documents in seconds. • Easily place signatures anywhere on your PDF. OCR (TEXT RECOGNITION) • Extract text from scanned documents or photos using smart OCR technology. • Copy, export, and share extracted text easily. ORGANIZATION & SHARING • Organize your documents with custom folders and tags. • Share files via Email, AirDrop, or messaging apps. • Export files as PDF or image formats quickly. Upgrade your workflow and replace your physical scanner with PDF Scan Edit Sign today! Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://vnpublisher.com/privacy-policy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: MarkFlow at none against GoScanner's shown. MarkFlow also leads on device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.1). GoScanner's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly). On price and in-app purchases 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. MarkFlow sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and GoScanner sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
MarkFlow ships an update weekly, GoScanner every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MarkFlow | GoScanner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 18.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 162 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 望 余 | CYLINDER GLOBAL PTE. LTD. |
In-app purchases
MarkFlow
- Monthly Premium$2.991 Month
- Yearly Premium$19.991 Year
- Lifetime Access$12.99
GoScanner
- Month1 Month trial$6.991 Month
- Monthly Regular$6.991 Month
- Year14 Days trial$24.991 Year
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- Yearly Regular$24.991 Year
- Lifetime$14.99
- Lifetime$39.99









