Comparison

Markdown Reader & Editor vs Markdown Notes & Memo

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

Head to head
About

Markdown Reader & Editor

Features
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Markdown, beautifully rendered — on iPhone, iPad and Mac. MD Reader turns plain .md files into clean, readable documents with real LaTeX mathematics, colored code blocks and elegant tables. Native, fast, and built around one idea: your words stay yours. ON iPHONE A calm, focused, read-only reader. Open, read, search and navigate — with no risk of changing your file by accident. With Pro you can also export to PDF and HTML. WRITE, NOT JUST READ (iPad) • An editor with a live side-by-side preview that updates as you type • New, Open and Save • Your edits go back to your own .md files BEAUTIFUL RENDERING • Full Markdown: headings, bold, italic, strikethrough, nested lists, tables, block quotes, links and images • LaTeX mathematics typeset with KaTeX — inline formulas and centered display equations • Colored code blocks with a one-tap Copy button • Smart typography: curly quotes, em dashes and ellipses applied automatically FIND YOUR WAY • Instant search that highlights every match, with a counter and next/previous • Table of contents built from your headings — a sheet on iPhone, a sidebar on Mac • In-document links jump straight to any section • Recent files always one tap away MAKE IT COMFORTABLE • Four themes — GitHub, Aurora, Dark and Apple — each adapting to light and dark mode • Adjustable text size AND ON YOUR MAC The same purchase includes the full Mac app: • AI Markdown — describe what you need and Apple's on-device model writes the Markdown. Nothing leaves your Mac. • Live Studio — seven ready-made building blocks: section, table, checklist, code, quote, storyboard and action plan • Several documents open at once, in tabs, with synced scrolling • Live statistics, a choice of reading fonts, and a full menu bar with keyboard shortcuts for everything FREE AND PRO Reading and writing are both free. Open any Markdown file, use all four themes, LaTeX, colored code, tables, search, contents and the bundled samples — and on iPad and Mac, write in the editor with its live side-by-side preview, create new documents and save them. Pro is a single one-time purchase — no subscription — and it covers taking the document back out of the app: export to PDF and HTML on iPhone, iPad and Mac, and on iPhone and Mac also printing, exporting a single section, sharing as an image and copying with formatting. On Mac it adds Live Studio, AI Markdown and several documents open at once. One purchase covers all three. YOUR FILES STAY YOURS Ordinary .md text files. No proprietary format, no account, no sign-up, no analytics, no tracking and no subscription — one purchase, that's all. The only time the app uses the network is to load images your own document links to. Opens .md, .markdown, .mdown, .mkd and .mkdn — from the Files app, iCloud Drive or a share sheet. Available in English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, German, Italian, Dutch, Polish, Turkish, Simplified and Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Arabic. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.natural-apps.com/MDReader/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://www.natural-apps.com/MDReader/privacy.html

About

Markdown Notes & Memo

Features
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What you type is already what you read. A Markdown editor for Mac, iPad and the browser. There's no preview pane to switch to. Headings grow and take on color right where you type, tables become real tables with borders, checklists become clickable checkboxes, and diagrams are drawn in place. The screen you edit on is the finished document. ■ What people use it for · Turning meeting notes into headings and bullets as the meeting happens · Writing specs and how-tos, then sharing a link for review · Tracking tasks as a checklist and ticking them off · Keeping research notes and reading notes, day by day · Drafting articles and blog posts in Markdown you can paste anywhere · Saving snippets of code and commands with syntax highlighting ■ Features · Styling as you type — headings, bold, italic, quotes, rules, footnotes and nested lists are formatted the moment you write them · Tables render as tables — click one to go back to the raw Markdown and edit it · Diagrams (flowcharts, sequence diagrams and more) drawn inline from mermaid syntax · Code blocks with syntax highlighting and a one-click copy button · Clickable checkboxes (- [ ] / - [x]) · Inline images, plus drag-and-drop upload · Paste a URL and get a link preview card · Six themes (Light, Sepia, Solar, Dark, Night, Contrast) and three text sizes · Available in 12 languages ■ Your files live in your Google Drive · Saved automatically. There's no save button · Your Drive folder structure stays as it is — create, rename and delete files without leaving the app · Shared drives are supported · Copy a Drive link and share it as-is · The app only accesses files it created and files you explicitly open ■ Mac, iPad and the web Edit the same files from the Mac app, the iPad app or your browser (app.monoshiri.jp). Use the iPad on the move, the Mac at your desk and the browser on a machine that isn't yours — and pick up right where you left off. ■ About usage · Free to use. · A Google account is required.

Screenshots

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Markdown Notes & Memo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Markdown Notes & Memo at every 2 days against Markdown Reader & Editor's every 2 weeks. Markdown Notes & Memo also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). 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

Markdown Reader & Editor ships an update every 2 weeks, Markdown Notes & Memo every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Markdown Reader & Editor versus Markdown Notes & Memo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMarkdown Reader & EditorMarkdown Notes & Memo
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVictoria Rodriguez DiazMakoto Kobayashi

In-app purchases

None

Markdown Reader & Editor

No in-app purchases

None

Markdown Notes & Memo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Markdown Reader & Editor free?
Markdown Reader & Editor is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Markdown Notes & Memo free?
Markdown Notes & Memo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Markdown Reader & Editor or Markdown Notes & Memo have ads?
Neither Markdown Reader & Editor nor Markdown Notes & Memo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Markdown Reader & Editor or Markdown Notes & Memo?
Markdown Reader & Editor ships an update every 2 weeks, and Markdown Notes & Memo every 2 days. Most recently, Markdown Reader & Editor was updated on September 27, 2026 and Markdown Notes & Memo on September 30, 2026.

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