Comparison

Markdown Editor vs SoloMD

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

Head to head
About

Markdown Editor

Features
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The most elegant and powerful way to craft your ideas, technical notes, and daily documents. Markdown Editor offers a distraction-free, focus-first environment built for writers, developers, students, and productivity enthusiasts. Eliminate menu clutter and focus purely on your content. WHY CHOOSE MARKDOWN EDITOR? Rich & Fluid Writing Experience: Full Markdown syntax support lets you construct headings, lists, code blocks, blockquotes, and links effortlessly. Live Side-by-Side Preview: Watch your text format instantly as you type. Real-time syntax highlighting ensures your code blocks and Markdown tags are always crystal clear. Professional PDF Export & Printing: Convert your documents into beautifully styled, print-ready PDFs with a single tap. Print directly or share formatted files seamlessly. Secure Local File Management: Your files stay completely private on your device. Open, edit, organize into folders, and save local .md documents without cloud lock-in. Customizable Modern Themes: Enjoy comfortable day and night writing with Dark and Light modes alongside native Dynamic Color accent support. Global Multi-Language Support: Fully localized in 12+ major languages for an intuitive experience worldwide. IDEAL FOR - Academic notes and lecture summaries - Software documentation and code snippets - Blog articles, drafts, and creative writing - Daily task lists and personal journal entries Download now and elevate your writing workflow today.

About

SoloMD

A fast, distraction-free Markdown editor for creating and managing plain text notes. Offers live editing, advanced formatting, and export options for various document types. Designed for privacy with no accounts or tracking.

Highlights
  • Live Markdown editing
  • Focus and typewriter modes
  • KaTeX math and Mermaid diagrams
  • Export to PDF, Word, HTML
  • Syntax highlighting for 13+ languages
  • Split view and keyboard shortcuts
Features
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SoloMD is a calm, fast Markdown editor for iPhone and iPad. Open the app and you are writing — no account, no sign-up, no subscription. Your notes are plain .md and .txt files. Keep them in SoloMD's folder in the Files app, or open a folder you already use, and edit the files right where they are. Any editor on any device can read them, today and in ten years. WRITING FIRST - Live editing: Markdown marks step aside once the cursor leaves the line, so you see the document, not the syntax. - Real typography: big headings, true bold, monospaced code, comfortable line length. - Focus mode dims everything but the paragraph you are in; typewriter mode keeps your line at eye level. - A formatting bubble appears over selected text; a keyboard bar puts headings, lists, links and code one tap away. - Find and replace with match case, whole word and regular expressions. - Light and dark themes that follow the system. ON IPHONE - A notes home screen, search and a new-note button within thumb's reach. - Full-screen editor with a simple navigation bar. ON IPAD - Sidebar with your folders and notes, tabs, and an outline of the current document. - Split view and Slide Over friendly; works with hardware keyboards and ⌘ shortcuts. MARKDOWN THAT GOES FURTHER - KaTeX math, inline and display. - Mermaid flowcharts, sequence diagrams and Gantt charts. - Tables, task lists with tappable checkboxes, footnotes, front matter, highlights. - Syntax highlighting for 13+ languages. - Tap an image or diagram to view it full screen with pinch-zoom. - Fold headings to see the shape of a long document. FOR CHINESE WRITERS - Simplified ↔ Traditional conversion, pinyin, and CJK-aware word counts. - Chinese proofreading for half-width punctuation and common slips. - Opens UTF-8, UTF-16, GBK and Big5 files correctly. EXPORT AND SHARE - PDF with math and diagrams rendered. - Word (.docx) with tables kept. - HTML, or copy as HTML, plain text or Markdown. PRIVATE BY DESIGN SoloMD collects no data. No account, no analytics, no ads, no tracking. Your notes stay in files you own. SoloMD is open source under the MIT license: github.com/zhitongblog/solomd 100% FREE FOREVER & SUPPORTER BADGE Every feature in SoloMD is 100% free forever — no paywalls, no subscriptions, and no locked features. Optional one-time In-App Purchases (Buy a Coffee / Buy a Lunch / Generous Support) are purely voluntary tips to support independent open-source development, and permanently unlock the exclusive "Supporter" badge in Settings and About.

Screenshots

Markdown Editor4 screens
SoloMD4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: SoloMD at none against Markdown Editor's shown. SoloMD also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 months) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Markdown Editor sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and SoloMD sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Markdown Editor ships an update every 2 months, SoloMD every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Markdown Editor versus SoloMD: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMarkdown EditorSoloMD
PriceFreeFree
Rating—1.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB23 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperOKAN KAYCI向东 李

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Markdown Editor

One-time1
  • Premium$2.99
3 purchases

SoloMD

One-time3
  • Buy a Coffee$0.99
  • Buy a Lunch$2.99
  • Generous Support$9.99

Questions

Is Markdown Editor free?
Markdown Editor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SoloMD free?
SoloMD is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Markdown Editor or SoloMD have ads?
Markdown Editor shows ads; SoloMD does not.
Which is updated more often, Markdown Editor or SoloMD?
Markdown Editor ships an update every 2 months, and SoloMD every 2 days. Most recently, Markdown Editor was updated on October 31, 2026 and SoloMD on October 31, 2026.

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