Comparison

reDeck vs mrkdwn

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

Head to head
About

reDeck

Effortlessly create stunning presentations from Markdown text. Choose from numerous themes and export to PDF, JPG, or PNG. Ideal for developers, educators, and anyone who prefers Markdown's simplicity over traditional presentation software.

Highlights
  • Create presentations from Markdown
  • 32 beautiful themes
  • PDF, JPG, PNG export
  • Syntax highlighting for 190+ languages
  • LaTeX formulas and Mermaid diagrams
  • Offline functionality
  • Custom theme designer (Premium)
Features
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Transform your Markdown text into stunning presentations in seconds. ReDeck makes creating beautiful slides as easy as writing notes—no design skills required. WHY REDECK? Lightning Fast: Write in Markdown, see slides instantly 32 Beautiful Themes: From minimal to playful, free and premium Professional Export: PDF, JPG, PNG in high resolution Developer-Friendly: 190+ programming languages with syntax highlighting Education Perfect: LaTeX formulas, tables, Mermaid diagrams Works Offline: No internet needed, your data stays private MARKDOWN SUPERPOWERS Create presentations with the simplicity of Markdown: - Headers automatically create new slides - Lists, quotes, and code blocks with syntax highlighting - Images with transparency support - Videos with customizable durations - Tables for data, dividers for structure - Live preview as you type THEMES AND CUSTOMIZATION Choose from 32 professionally designed themes: - Minimal: Clean, modern aesthetics - Professional: Business-ready designs - Creative: Bold, colorful layouts - Technical: Developer-focused themes - Education: Classroom-friendly styles - Playful: Fun, engaging visuals Premium unlocks custom theme designer—create unlimited themes with your brand colors, fonts, and styles. EXPORT OPTIONS Share your presentations anywhere: - PDF: Multi-page documents, accessibility-tagged, perfect for sharing - JPG/PNG: High-resolution images for Premium users - Direct sharing to Files, email, or messaging apps - Remove watermark with Premium or watch a short ad PREMIUM FEATURES Subscribe to unlock all features: - All 32 themes plus custom theme designer - JPG and PNG export in high resolution - Image filters and effects - Unlimited video duration - LaTeX formulas for mathematical equations - Tables and Mermaid graphs for data visualization - Speaker notes for presentation mode - Ad-free experience Pricing: $4.99 per month or $29.99 per year Try Premium free for 7 days PERFECT FOR Developers: Technical talks, code reviews, sprint demos, API documentation Educators: Lecture slides, course materials, student handouts Students: Class presentations, study notes, project proposals Startups: Pitch decks, investor presentations, team updates Writers: Story outlines, book chapters, workshop materials Anyone who loves Markdown's simplicity over PowerPoint's complexity TECHNICAL DETAILS - Requires iOS 16.0 or later - Optimized for iPhone and iPad - Offline-first architecture - File-based storage in your Documents folder - No tracking or analytics - Fully accessible with VoiceOver support - Supports 190+ programming languages - LaTeX rendering with MathJax - Mermaid diagram support FREE FOREVER TIER Create unlimited presentations with 16 beautiful themes, full Markdown support, PDF export, images, and videos—completely free. Upgrade to Premium only when you need advanced features. GETTING STARTED 1. Write your content in Markdown 2. Choose from 32 beautiful themes 3. Export to PDF, JPG, or PNG 4. Share or present anywhere No account required. No internet needed. Your data stays on your device. Download ReDeck now and experience the fastest way to create stunning presentations from Markdown. Join thousands of developers, educators, and creators who've simplified their presentation workflow. Privacy Policy: https://rerummy.com/privacy-policy Terms of Service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula

About

mrkdwn

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mrkdwn is more than a markdown editor. It is a private place to think, and it keeps every note as an ordinary .md file in a folder you choose. Other note apps ask you to trust a database. This one writes plain text to disk, where Finder, git, grep and any editor you ever switch to can already read it. No account. No subscription. No analytics — mrkdwn collects nothing and sends nothing. NOTES THAT STAY YOURS • Every note is a plain .md file in a folder you picked, not a row in our database • Edit one in another app and mrkdwn picks up the change • The same files open in any other editor, today or in ten years • Lock a note and it is encrypted on disk until you unlock it • iCloud sync merges three ways and marks conflicts, instead of overwriting the older copy • Version history keeps 30 days or 100 versions per note, with word-level diffs and a restore that leaves the current draft intact • Deleted notes go to a trash you can recover from NOTES THAT FIND EACH OTHER • Wiki-style [[links]] resolve as you type • A backlinks panel shows every note pointing at this one • The knowledge graph draws the whole library, filtered by tag or search • Tag a note, then open the tag to read everything filed under it • Quick Open fuzzy-finds any note in a keystroke • Link autocomplete the moment you type [[ • Daily notes arrive dated, every day you write MARKDOWN THAT RENDERS PROPERLY • CommonMark and GitHub Flavored Markdown, with footnotes and callouts • LaTeX math, inline and block, rendered offline • Syntax highlighting for more than 180 languages • Six built-in themes, and you can make your own • Mermaid, Graphviz and Markmap diagrams from ordinary code blocks A SURFACE BUILT FOR DRAFTING • Focus mode fades every paragraph except the one you are writing • Read as editor only, preview only, or both side by side • Typewriter scrolling holds your line in the middle of the screen • Live counts for words, characters, sentences and reading time • Put the command bar in the order you actually work in • Give a folder an icon, a color, and a place at the top of the list • Writing goals track a daily word target and your streak • Authorship marks which passages you typed and which you pasted • Apple's Writing Tools work in the editor, where your device offers them NOTES THAT COME TO YOU • Ask Siri for today's note; find, append and read notes from Shortcuts • Paste a URL and the article comes back as markdown • Clip a page straight from Safari (Mac) • Import from 19 formats, including PDF, PowerPoint, Excel and text read out of images SEE THE SHAPE OF A SENTENCE • Color nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs and conjunctions as you type • Style checks flag filler, hedging, repetition and passive voice • Nothing is corrected for you — a flag is information, not an instruction • Every highlight stays off until you switch it on LEAVE WHENEVER YOU LIKE • Export to PDF, EPUB, HTML, RTF, plain text and markdown • Word and OpenDocument export, and Word import (Mac) • Everything works offline, apart from fetching a web page you paste • Or copy the folder and go — the notes were never ours Native on Mac, iPad and iPhone, from one Swift core rather than a web page in a window. A knowledge base you own, for students, teachers, authors, and anyone who would rather keep their thinking in plain files than rent a notes app. Questions? www.buenalabs.io/support

Screenshots

reDeck4 screens
mrkdwn4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: mrkdwn at none against reDeck's 2. mrkdwn also leads on ads (none vs shown). reDeck's advantage is iOS requirement (16.6 vs 26.0). On price 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. reDeck sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. mrkdwn asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
reDeck versus mrkdwn: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterreDeckmrkdwn
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequency—Weekly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS16.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperReRummyBuenaGames LLC

In-app purchases

2 purchases

reDeck

Subscriptions2
  • Professional Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Professional Yearly$39.991 Year
None

mrkdwn

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is reDeck free?
reDeck is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is mrkdwn free?
mrkdwn is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do reDeck or mrkdwn have ads?
reDeck shows ads; mrkdwn does not.

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