Comparison

Markdown Mermaid vs Quick Issues

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

Head to head
About

Markdown Mermaid

Features
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Simple, lightweight and easy to use markdown and mermaid viewer. Use this for reading through documents you download or use a url.

About

Quick Issues

Features
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Quick Issues is a native iOS issue capture app for developers who ship across GitHub, GitLab, Gitea, Forgejo, Codeberg and self-hosted instances. Create issues in moments, organize everything in one unified inbox, and keep moving, even when you're offline. CAPTURE IN SECONDS Log a bug or an idea in a couple of seconds. No browser, no context switch. ONE INBOX FOR EVERY REPO Personal GitHub, work GitLab, a self-hosted Gitea or Forgejo instance, Codeberg. Connect them all and stop juggling tabs and logins. Forgejo and Codeberg are first-class, and the provider picker groups everything by hosting model, so connecting one is a couple of taps rather than a URL you have to look up. ASSIGN WITHOUT LEAVING THE APP Add or remove assignees on any issue, see who is on what from the list, and pull up everything assigned to you in a single view. LINKED PULL REQUESTS The pull requests that reference an issue show up on it automatically, colour-coded open, merged or closed. No tab switching to find out whether someone already fixed it. OFFLINE FIRST Capture on the subway, on a plane, on spotty hotel Wi-Fi. Quick Issues queues your changes and syncs them when you're back online. BUILT FOR iOS 26 Pure native Swift. Not a web wrapper, not Electron. Markdown bodies render properly, including tables, task lists and fenced code. Labels stay readable in both appearances, and a ten-thousand-issue repo scrolls as smoothly as a ten-issue one. Free: one account, unlimited repos. Pro: multiple accounts, sync across devices. Built by a solo developer who got tired of online-only apps on the subway. Privacy: https://quickissues.app/privacy Terms: https://quickissues.app/terms EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Markdown Mermaid4 screens
Quick Issues4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Markdown Mermaid at none against Quick Issues's 3. Markdown Mermaid also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, 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. Quick Issues sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.49 per month. Markdown Mermaid asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Markdown Mermaid ships an update every 3 months, Quick Issues every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Markdown Mermaid versus Quick Issues: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMarkdown MermaidQuick Issues
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 โ€” better26.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size44 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMark DuenasBalthasar Siekiera

In-app purchases

None

Markdown Mermaid

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Quick Issues

Subscriptions2
  • Multiple Accounts Monthly$2.491 Month
  • Multiple Accounts Yearly$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Multiple Accounts Lifetime$39.99

Questions

Is Markdown Mermaid free?
Markdown Mermaid is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Quick Issues free?
Quick Issues is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Markdown Mermaid or Quick Issues have ads?
Neither Markdown Mermaid nor Quick Issues shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Markdown Mermaid or Quick Issues?
Markdown Mermaid ships an update every 3 months, and Quick Issues every 2 months. Most recently, Markdown Mermaid was updated on October 7, 2026 and Quick Issues on October 12, 2026.

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