Comparison

MDC vs Hard Refresh

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

Head to head
About

MDC

This tool converts web pages into clean Markdown with a single click. It preserves formatting like headings, lists, and code blocks, offering customization options for your output. All processing happens locally for enhanced privacy.

Highlights
  • Convert web pages to Markdown
  • Preserves headings, lists, tables, code blocks
  • Option to strip images and navigation
  • Plain text output mode
  • Customizable Markdown output settings
  • Local processing for privacy
Features
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Copy any web page as Markdown. One click. Reading documentation and want to save it to your notes? MDC converts the page you're viewing into clean Markdown and copies it to your clipboard. Just paste it wherever you need it. REAL-WORLD USE CASES β€’ Ask an AI assistant to summarize a pageβ€”paste the actual content instead of just a URL β€’ Save Stack Overflow solutions directly to your Obsidian vault β€’ Clip interesting tech blogs to your Notion database β€’ Extract the parts you need from API docs while reading β€’ Create Markdown quotes for paper or article reviews β€’ Paste reference content into GitHub Issues and PRs WHAT IT DOES β€’ Converts entire pages to Markdown β€’ Preserves headings, lists, tables, and code blocks β€’ Option to strip images and navigation β€’ Plain text output mode available CUSTOMIZE YOUR OUTPUT Nine settings to fine-tune your Markdown: heading style (# or ===), code block format, link style, bullet markers, and more. Your preferences are saved automatically. PRIVACY FIRST Everything happens locally on your Mac. No network requests, no tracking, no account required. Your browsing data never leaves your device. A simple Safari extension for developers who think in Markdown.

About

Hard Refresh

Features
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Hard Refresh gives you full control over your browsing data with one tap. A regular reload doesn't always cut it. Cached files, stale cookies, and lingering service workers can cause websites to behave incorrectly. Hard Refresh lets you clear it all and force a clean reload β€” no need to dig through settings. FEATURES β€’ Full Refresh β€” Clear all site data (cache, cookies, storage, service workers) and reload the page in one tap β€’ Service Workers β€” Unregister and clear service workers for the current site β€’ Local Storage β€” Clear localStorage and sessionStorage data β€’ Cookies β€” Delete all cookies for the current site PERFECT FOR β€’ Web developers testing changes on real devices β€’ Troubleshooting broken or outdated websites β€’ Clearing stuck login sessions β€’ Fixing sites that won't show the latest content PRIVACY FIRST Hard Refresh works entirely on-device. No data is collected, stored, or transmitted. No analytics, no tracking, no third-party services.

Screenshots

MDC3 screens
Hard Refresh4 screens

Verdict

The call

MDC and Hard Refresh are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters β€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them β€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

MDC costs $2.19 and Hard Refresh $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
MDC versus Hard Refresh: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMDCHard Refresh
Price$2.19$1.99 β€” better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviewsβ€”
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysβ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidβ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac β€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.616.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size4 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRyunosuke ShibuyaAlbuquerque de Matos, Unipessoal, LDA

In-app purchases

None

MDC

No in-app purchases

None

Hard Refresh

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MDC free?
MDC costs $2.19, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hard Refresh free?
Hard Refresh costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do MDC or Hard Refresh have ads?
Neither MDC nor Hard Refresh shows ads.

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