Comparison

Markdown Reader & Editor vs Flyout

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

Head to head
About

Markdown Reader & Editor

Features
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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) โ€ข An editor with a live side-by-side preview that updates as you type โ€ข New, Open and Save โ€ข Your edits go back to your own .md files BEAUTIFUL RENDERING โ€ข Full Markdown: headings, bold, italic, strikethrough, nested lists, tables, block quotes, links and images โ€ข LaTeX mathematics typeset with KaTeX โ€” inline formulas and centered display equations โ€ข Colored code blocks with a one-tap Copy button โ€ข Smart typography: curly quotes, em dashes and ellipses applied automatically FIND YOUR WAY โ€ข Instant search that highlights every match, with a counter and next/previous โ€ข Table of contents built from your headings โ€” a sheet on iPhone, a sidebar on Mac โ€ข In-document links jump straight to any section โ€ข Recent files always one tap away MAKE IT COMFORTABLE โ€ข Four themes โ€” GitHub, Aurora, Dark and Apple โ€” each adapting to light and dark mode โ€ข Adjustable text size AND ON YOUR MAC The same purchase includes the full Mac app: โ€ข AI Markdown โ€” describe what you need and Apple's on-device model writes the Markdown. Nothing leaves your Mac. โ€ข Live Studio โ€” seven ready-made building blocks: section, table, checklist, code, quote, storyboard and action plan โ€ข Several documents open at once, in tabs, with synced scrolling โ€ข 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

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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 โ€ข Quick notes โ€” a tabbed scratchpad for what you never need to file โ€ข A real editor โ€” headings, lists, tables, code blocks with syntax highlighting, images, files โ€ข Reminders that live inside the note, not in a separate app โ€ข Tags that cut across folders, and folders for everything else โ€ข Lock a note with a password โ€” it is encrypted on your device and in iCloud โ€ข iCloud sync on your own account โ€” nothing passes through our servers โ€ข 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.

Screenshots

Markdown Reader & Editor4 screens
Flyout4 screens

Verdict

The call

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.

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. Flyout sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Markdown Reader & Editor asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
Markdown Reader & Editor versus Flyout: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMarkdown Reader & EditorFlyout
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 4 days โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size10 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVictoria Rodriguez DiazGORKEM YILDIRIM

In-app purchases

None

Markdown Reader & Editor

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Flyout

One-time2
  • Flyout for iPhone$9.99
  • Flyout for iPhone and Mac$29.99

Questions

Is Markdown Reader & Editor free?
Markdown Reader & Editor is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Flyout free?
Flyout is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Markdown Reader & Editor or Flyout have ads?
Neither Markdown Reader & Editor nor Flyout shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Markdown Reader & Editor or Flyout?
Markdown Reader & Editor ships an update every 2 weeks, and Flyout every 4 days. Most recently, Markdown Reader & Editor was updated on September 27, 2026 and Flyout on September 9, 2026.

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