OpenIntelligence vs EasyMD
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
OpenIntelligence
Transform your files into a private, searchable knowledge base. This app uses advanced AI to answer your questions with citations, supporting a wide range of document, audio, video, and code formats. It's designed for Apple devices with Apple Intelligence capabilities.
- Private knowledge base creation
- Citation-backed Q&A
- Supports 50+ file formats
- On-device transcription and indexing
- Hybrid search (keyword & vector)
- Multiple query modes
- Background file ingestion
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You already have the answers. They're just buried in a 300-page manual, a folder of contracts, a semester of lecture recordings, or a codebase you inherited. OpenIntelligence reads what you import and answers questions about it in plain language, with citations you can tap to see exactly where each claim came from. And when your files don't actually contain the answer, it tells you so instead of guessing confidently. ANSWERS START IN YOUR FILES Not in a chatbot's imagination. OpenIntelligence searches your library first, pulls the exact passages that matter, and only then writes, using Apple's on-device Apple Intelligence models. Requires an Apple Intelligence-capable device: iPhone 15 Pro or later, or an M1-or-later iPad or Mac, on iOS/iPadOS/macOS 26. Your device already had the intelligence. This gives it your knowledge, and rules of evidence. WHAT YOU CAN DO - Summarize long documents, recordings, or entire libraries. - Compare claims and details across multiple sources. - Find exact facts, dates, specifications, measurements, and table values. - Ask follow-up questions without losing the sources or the thread. - Choose Standard for quick factual work, Deep Think for multi-step questions, or Maximum for broader evidence synthesis. BRING YOUR OWN MATERIAL Import PDFs, Office documents, text and Markdown files, CSVs, code, images and scans, audio, or video. Pages, Numbers and Keynote files need to be exported to PDF first. OpenIntelligence extracts text, uses Vision OCR where needed, transcribes speech, and builds a searchable index for each library. HOW ANSWERS ARE BUILT Exact keyword matching and semantic search work together to retrieve the passages that matter. Apple Foundation Models turn those passages into a natural-language response. Then the app checks its own answer against the passages it actually used, so you can inspect what it's standing on instead of taking its word. If the sources do not establish an answer, the app flags weak support or abstains. No confident filler. WHERE YOUR FILES GO (AND DON'T) Reading your files, searching them, and choosing what to cite all happen on your device, start to finish, before anything is written. On-device answers need no connection at all. On a plane, in a dead zone, in a locked-down office, your library still works. For longer, evidence-heavy questions on iOS, iPadOS or macOS 27, you can optionally allow Apple Private Cloud Compute to write the answer. The app shows you exactly what would be sent and asks you to approve it first, and Apple's servers keep nothing afterwards. Your material is never sent to a third-party AI provider. ANSWERS YOU CAN INSPECT Inline citations connect answers to their supporting pages and passages, one tap from claim to source. If you want more, response details go deeper: source snippets, retrieval quality, verification warnings, timing, and the route that actually produced the answer. The optional telemetry interface goes deeper when you want it and stays out of the way when you don't. LIBRARIES THAT FIT YOUR WORK Keep different subjects, projects, or clients in separate libraries. Choose Local Only or iCloud Drive for each library, and organize ongoing research in saved conversation threads. Siri and Shortcuts actions are available for common document and library workflows. OpenIntelligence is built and maintained by one developer. Pro and Lifetime support directly fund continued development. To everyone already supporting the app: thank you. It has been a wild journey. Privacy Policy: https://gunzino.me/openintelligence/privacy
EasyMD
A mobile application designed for reading and editing Markdown files. It supports various rendering features like code syntax highlighting, LaTeX math, and Mermaid diagrams, with a focus on clear technical documentation and note-taking.
- Markdown, HTML, LaTeX, Mermaid rendering
- Syntax-highlighted code blocks
- Table of contents navigation
- Split view for editing and live preview
- Multiple reading and code themes
- Adjustable font size and text styles
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mobileMD is a Markdown reader and editor built for clarity—ideal for technical docs, notes, and long-form reading on mobile. **Reading** - Multiple reading themes and code themes - Reading mode for fewer distractions - Table of contents for quick navigation in long files - In-document search, favorites, and recent files **Rendering** - Standard Markdown and common GFM features (tables, task lists, etc.) - Syntax-highlighted code blocks - LaTeX math - Mermaid diagrams (rendered when online) - Footnotes - Common HTML tags where supported (e.g. collapsible sections, highlights, keyboard keys) **Editing** - Split view or tabs for edit and live preview - Toolbar for common Markdown inserts **Other** - Localized app UI - Adjustable font size and serif / sans-serif body text Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://yuwang001.github.io/xm/mf_privacy_policy1.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: OpenIntelligence at 100% against EasyMD's 75%. EasyMD's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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. OpenIntelligence sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and EasyMD sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
OpenIntelligence ships an update weekly, EasyMD every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | OpenIntelligence | EasyMD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 75.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 8 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 166 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gunnar Hostetler | 望 余 |
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OpenIntelligence
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In-app purchases
OpenIntelligence
- Pro Monthly$5.991 Month
- Pro Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Document Pack$2.99
- Lifetime Cohort$59.99
EasyMD
- Monthly$2.991 Month
- Yearly$19.991 Year
- Lifetime Access$12.99









