Text Parser Pro vs Markdown
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Text Parser Pro
This utility app quickly cleans up text from various sources. It allows you to paste or scan text, including from photos using OCR, and apply powerful transformations before copying it back.
- Fast text editing
- Text cleanup
- Paste text
- Scan text
- OCR from photos
- QR code scanning
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Text Parser is a fast, focused text editor designed for one thing: cleaning up text quickly. Paste or scan text from anywhere, clean it up with powerful transforms, and copy it back; all in seconds. Use your camera to extract text from photos, documents, and QR codes with OCR.
Markdown
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> Write or paste Markdown and get a stunning image — ready to share. > > Markdown-IMG gives you a live preview of your Markdown with instant rendering, then exports the entire document as a high-quality image. Whether it's a quick note, a code snippet, a table, or even a Mermaid diagram, the result is a clean, shareable image saved straight to your Photos. > > LIVE PREVIEW > See your Markdown rendered in real time as you type. Scroll through long documents with a smooth, native preview. > > MERMAID DIAGRAMS > Fenced mermaid code blocks are automatically rendered as diagrams, with styling that adapts to your chosen theme. > > GITHUB-STYLE TABLES > Full table support with headers and column alignment — just like you'd write on GitHub. > > THREE THEMES > Choose from Classic, Paper, or Dark. Your theme applies to both the preview and the exported image. > > FLEXIBLE EXPORT > Save as PNG for lossless quality, JPEG for smaller files, or HEIC for the best of both. Images are saved directly to your photo library. > > LONG DOCUMENT SUPPORT > Even lengthy Markdown documents export cleanly. A smart tiled capture system keeps memory usage low while producing a single, seamless image. > > NO ADS. NO SUBSCRIPTIONS. NO ACCOUNT REQUIRED. > Just open the app, write, and export.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Markdown at none against Text Parser Pro's shown. Text Parser Pro's advantage is iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Text Parser Pro ships an update fortnightly, Markdown every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Text Parser Pro | Markdown |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kenny Truong | 晟阳 俞 |
In-app purchases
Text Parser Pro
No in-app purchases
Markdown
No in-app purchases









