Comparison

Abox Note · Markdown Notes vs RC Markdown

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

Head to head
About

Abox Note · Markdown Notes

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Abox Note is a lightweight Markdown note app with note organization, web previews, PDF export, long screenshots, and site publishing. Capture ideas anytime, organize them with spaces and nested tags, then export or share your notes—or publish them as a blog or documentation site. [Plain-text Markdown] Write Markdown in a plain-text editor with line numbers. Notes are stored as plain text for easy migration and long-term access. Capture fragments first, then rearrange and combine them later. [Simple organization] • Single-level spaces for broad categories • Nested tags for detailed organization (work/project, reading/design/ideas) No deep folder hierarchies, so there is less to manage. [Optimized for mobile] Improved cursor movement and text selection make it easier to capture, add, or edit content on your phone. [Preview, export, and share] • Web-style previews • PDF export with heading bookmarks and layout settings • Full-page and long screenshots • Online sharing through Youlog [Publish as a site] Publish an entire space as a blog or documentation site. • Preview before you go live • Export site files • Deploy directly • Choose themes and advanced settings [Text Actions] Create reusable text-processing tools: • Format text • Batch process content • Support your personal workflow • Integrate AI [More features] • Auto save • Restore last editing position • Quickly switch between recent notes • Find and replace (including regex) • Import and export (including ZIP) • Restore notes from Trash

About

RC Markdown

Features
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THE AI WORKFLOW COMPANION Claude, ChatGPT, and other AI assistants produce detailed reports. But when you open them on iPhone, LaTeX math breaks, Mermaid diagrams disappear, and code looks like a mess. RC Markdown handles all of it. A dedicated viewer built to read, render, and share AI-generated documents exactly as intended. DISTRACTION-FREE READING, BUILT FOR LONG DOCUMENTS No toolbars. No editing UI. Just your document, rendered beautifully, ready to read from start to finish. Open a file, read it comfortably, and forward it to your team. RENDERING Complex Math — On-device KaTeX rendering for inline and block LaTeX equations. Technical Diagrams — Mermaid support for flowcharts, sequence diagrams, Gantt charts, and more. Clean Code — Syntax highlighting for 20+ languages including Python, Swift, Rust, and TypeScript. EXPORT AND SHARE Tap Export to convert your document and open the iOS Share Sheet instantly — send via Mail, Messages, Slack, or save to Files. PDF — Vector-based, text-selectable, always cleanly formatted. PNG — Full-document image, ready to paste into any chat or deck. HTML — Self-contained file with all styles and diagrams embedded. DESIGNED FOR iOS Table of Contents — Auto-generated from headings. Tap to jump, drag the panel anywhere on screen. In-Document Search — Real-time highlighting with match-by-match navigation. Dark Mode — Light, Dark, or System. Optimized for OLED displays. Available in 10 languages — English, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Japanese, Korean, Simplified and Traditional Chinese. iPhone and iPad — Optimized for both. PRIVATE AND OFFLINE No accounts. No sign-in. No internet required. Every feature works completely offline. No data ever leaves your device.

Screenshots

Abox Note · Markdown Notes4 screens
RC Markdown4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: RC Markdown at daily against Abox Note · Markdown Notes's every 2 weeks. Abox Note · Markdown Notes's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Abox Note · Markdown Notes ships an update every 2 weeks, RC Markdown daily. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Abox Note · Markdown Notes versus RC Markdown: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAbox Note · Markdown NotesRC Markdown
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksDaily — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size201 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGuangwei YuJaehong Lim

In-app purchases

None

Abox Note · Markdown Notes

No in-app purchases

None

RC Markdown

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Abox Note · Markdown Notes free?
Abox Note · Markdown Notes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is RC Markdown free?
RC Markdown is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Abox Note · Markdown Notes or RC Markdown have ads?
Both Abox Note · Markdown Notes and RC Markdown show ads.
Which is updated more often, Abox Note · Markdown Notes or RC Markdown?
Abox Note · Markdown Notes ships an update every 2 weeks, and RC Markdown daily. Most recently, Abox Note · Markdown Notes was updated on October 23, 2026 and RC Markdown on October 12, 2026.

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