Comparison

MarkViz vs FoldLight

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

Head to head
About

MarkViz

This app converts Markdown text into visual formats like flowcharts, mind maps, and PDFs. It offers live preview, offline diagram rendering, and multiple export options for easy sharing and organization.

Highlights
  • Markdown editing with live preview
  • Offline Mermaid diagram rendering
  • Zoomable mind maps from Markdown
  • Import Markdown and HTML
  • Export as PDF or image
  • Document organization and search
  • Multiple themes
Features
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MarkViz turns Markdown into clear, visual documents. Write in Markdown and preview your work as you go. Turn plans, processes, and relationships into Mermaid diagrams, or switch to Mind Map mode to explore your document structure at a glance. Features: - Markdown editing with live preview - Offline Mermaid rendering for flowcharts, sequence diagrams, state diagrams, Gantt charts, pie charts, and ER diagrams - Zoomable mind maps generated from Markdown headings and lists - Import Markdown and HTML documents - Export documents as PDFs or images, then share them anywhere - Favorite, search, and organize your documents - Multiple themes for comfortable reading and editing MarkViz keeps writing, organizing, and presenting in one document. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://my.feishu.cn/wiki/ZW1OwMDm2itpXKkeHcWcsP8anYg

About

FoldLight

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FoldLight is a widget-first controller for the lights on your own Home Assistant server. Put your lights on the Home Screen, Lock Screen, and in Control Center โ€” then toggle, dim, warm, or recolor them without ever opening an app. There's no FoldLight account, no cloud, and nothing to sign up for. Paste your Home Assistant address and access token once and you're set. FoldLight talks only to the server you already run. WIDGET-FIRST CONTROL Small and medium Home Screen widgets with a power toggle, brightness steps, and preset swatches โ€” each one acts directly on your lights, no app launch required. KNOWS EACH LIGHT Every light shows exactly the controls it supports โ€” on/off, dimming, color temperature, or full color โ€” detected automatically from Home Assistant. PRESETS Save Warm, Focus, Movie, or your own scenes and apply them from a widget or from Control Center. CONTROL CENTER & LOCK SCREEN Toggle your main light or apply a preset straight from the iOS system controls. LAUNCHER TILES, SIRI & SHORTCUTS One-tap tiles to Home Assistant or any page you use, plus App Intents for every action so you can automate them or ask Siri. TRY IT WITHOUT A SERVER Demo mode is on by default and works with sample lights, so you can explore everything before connecting. PRIVATE BY DESIGN FoldLight collects nothing. Your server address and token stay in your device's Keychain and traffic goes straight to your machine โ€” over your LAN or securely over Tailscale. Home Assistant is a trademark of the Open Home Foundation. FoldLight is an independent client and is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the Home Assistant project.

Screenshots

MarkViz4 screens
FoldLight3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FoldLight at none against MarkViz's 1. FoldLight also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26). 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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. MarkViz sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. FoldLight asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 6 level
MarkViz versus FoldLight: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMarkVizFoldLight
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviewsโ€”
Update frequencyWeeklyโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesโ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac โ€” better
Requires iOS2617.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size14 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer่ฑชๅŽ ๆฝ˜Anmol Saxena

In-app purchases

1 purchases

MarkViz

One-time1
  • MarkViz Pro Lifetime$0.99
None

FoldLight

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MarkViz free?
MarkViz is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FoldLight free?
FoldLight is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do MarkViz or FoldLight have ads?
Neither MarkViz nor FoldLight shows ads.

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