Markdown Reader & Editor vs Flyout
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Markdown Reader & Editor
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Markdown, beautifully rendered โ 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 โ with no risk of changing your file by accident. With Pro you can also export to PDF and HTML. WRITE, NOT JUST READ (iPad) โข An editor with a live side-by-side preview that updates as you type โข New, Open and Save โข Your edits go back to your own .md files BEAUTIFUL RENDERING โข Full Markdown: headings, bold, italic, strikethrough, nested lists, tables, block quotes, links and images โข LaTeX mathematics typeset with KaTeX โ inline formulas and centered display equations โข Colored code blocks with a one-tap Copy button โข Smart typography: curly quotes, em dashes and ellipses applied automatically FIND YOUR WAY โข Instant search that highlights every match, with a counter and next/previous โข Table of contents built from your headings โ a sheet on iPhone, a sidebar on Mac โข In-document links jump straight to any section โข Recent files always one tap away MAKE IT COMFORTABLE โข Four themes โ GitHub, Aurora, Dark and Apple โ each adapting to light and dark mode โข Adjustable text size AND ON YOUR MAC The same purchase includes the full Mac app: โข AI Markdown โ describe what you need and Apple's on-device model writes the Markdown. Nothing leaves your Mac. โข Live Studio โ seven ready-made building blocks: section, table, checklist, code, quote, storyboard and action plan โข Several documents open at once, in tabs, with synced scrolling โข 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 โ 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 โ no subscription โ 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 โ 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 โ 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
Flyout
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Flyout is a markdown note app for iPhone. Capture from the share sheet, Control Centre, a Home Screen widget or Shortcuts, then find the note again with folders, tags and search. Turn on iCloud sync and your notes travel through your own iCloud account โ nothing passes through our servers. Buy "Flyout for iPhone and Mac" and the Mac app is included, where a full editor slides out from the edge of your screen over your work. There is an iPhone-only option at a lower price. WHAT YOU GET โข Quick notes โ a tabbed scratchpad for what you never need to file โข A real editor โ headings, lists, tables, code blocks with syntax highlighting, images, files โข Reminders that live inside the note, not in a separate app โข Tags that cut across folders, and folders for everything else โข Lock a note with a password โ it is encrypted on your device and in iCloud โข iCloud sync on your own account โ nothing passes through our servers โข Capture from the share sheet, Control Centre, a Home Screen widget or Shortcuts TRY IT FIRST Seven days, everything unlocked. When the trial ends your notes stay and keep syncing; only writing pauses until you buy. PRIVACY Sync stays off until you turn it on. Once it is on, your notes travel through your own iCloud account. We do not run a server that holds notes, we cannot read them, and there is no account to create. Locked notes are encrypted with a key derived from your password.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Markdown Reader & Editor at none against Flyout's 2. Markdown Reader & Editor also leads on device support (3 vs 1). Flyout's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, ads and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Flyout sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Markdown Reader & Editor asks for nothing beyond the download.
Markdown Reader & Editor ships an update every 2 weeks, Flyout every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Markdown Reader & Editor | Flyout |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 4 days โ better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No โ better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac โ better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 18.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Victoria Rodriguez Diaz | GORKEM YILDIRIM |
In-app purchases
Markdown Reader & Editor
No in-app purchases
Flyout
- Flyout for iPhone$9.99
- Flyout for iPhone and Mac$29.99
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