Comparison

DocScope vs Moye

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

Head to head
About

DocScope

Features
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DocScope is a lightweight local document viewer that supports dozens of formats including PDF, EPUB, Word, Excel, CSV, Markdown, JSON, HTML, and source code — everything stays on your Mac, nothing is uploaded. Key features: • Multi-format reading — PDF, EPUB, Word, Excel, Markdown, JSON, code files, all in one app • Offline OCR — Recognize text in scanned PDFs and EPUB images using macOS Vision, no internet required, fully private • Full-text search — Case-sensitive, whole-word, and regex search to find what you need fast • Workspaces — Organize files by project or topic to keep your library tidy • Multi-window & tabs — Open multiple files side by side and switch freely • File editing — Edit and save text, Markdown, JSON, and more directly • Dark theme — A polished, immersive reading experience built for macOS All files are processed locally. No data ever leaves your Mac. Privacy Policy: https://lucky202408.github.io/docscope-en-privacy.html Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Moye

This app is a fast, local-first Markdown reader and editor. It renders .md files with full support for complex formatting, ensuring your documents stay private and accessible offline. Customize your reading experience and easily edit files directly.

Highlights
  • Local-first Markdown rendering
  • Full Markdown feature support
  • Syntax highlighting and math rendering
  • Mermaid diagram support
  • In-app editing
  • Customizable reading experience
  • Offline functionality
Features
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Moye is a fast, local-first Markdown reader. It opens the .md files that coding agents, note apps and chat tools hand you — from your file manager, from "Open with", or from the share sheet — and renders them properly: headings, tables, code with syntax highlighting, math, Mermaid diagrams, GitHub-style callouts, footnotes, task lists and front matter. NOTHING LEAVES YOUR PHONE Moye has no network code. Not "we promise not to upload" — there is no code that could. No account, no sign-in, no cloud sync, no analytics, no ads, no telemetry. Your documents stay in the folder you opened them from. The app's privacy declaration is short because there is nothing to declare. BUILT FOR BIG DOCUMENTS Long documents stay smooth. Only the part you are looking at is rendered, so a two-thousand-line file opens as quickly as a short one. Your reading position is remembered per file, down to the line. READ AND EDIT Switch to the editor to fix a typo or add a note, and save back to the same file. The preview follows as you scroll. A contents list, in-document search, and find-and-step-through results are all there. MAKE IT YOURS Dark mode, adjustable type size, and a choice of reading width. Five languages: English, 简体中文, 繁體中文, 日本語, Deutsch. SHARE IT ON Send a document straight to Messages, Mail, WeChat or anywhere else through the system share sheet. WHAT IT IS NOT It is not a cloud service and it does not sync. It is not a note database — your files stay files, in your folders, readable by anything else. There is no subscription.

Screenshots

DocScope4 screens
Moye4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: DocScope at Free against Moye's $2.99. DocScope also leads on device support (4 vs 1). Moye's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (every 4 days vs weekly). On ads and iOS requirement 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

DocScope is free to download; Moye costs $2.99 up front. DocScope sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per year. Moye asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DocScope ships an update weekly, Moye every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
DocScope versus Moye: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDocScopeMoye
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB6 MB
Age rating9+4+
Developer鹏飞 高兆楠 刘

In-app purchases

2 purchases

DocScope

Subscriptions1
  • Pro Yearly Subscription$3.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$9.99
None

Moye

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DocScope free?
DocScope is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Moye free?
Moye costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do DocScope or Moye have ads?
Neither DocScope nor Moye shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DocScope or Moye?
DocScope ships an update weekly, and Moye every 4 days. Most recently, DocScope was updated on November 9, 2026 and Moye on November 13, 2026.

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