MeadReader vs App Icon Extractor
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MeadReader
A fast and focused markdown reader for Mac, iPhone, and iPad. It offers a clean reading experience with customizable themes and syntax-highlighted code blocks. Built-in SSH support allows seamless access to markdown files on remote servers.
- Clean typography and four themes
- Syntax-highlighted code blocks
- SSH/SFTP for remote file access
- Local folder browsing
- QuickLook extension for macOS
- Localized in 11 languages
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MeadReader is a fast, focused markdown reader for Mac, iPhone, and iPad. Open any folder of .md files and read them with clean typography, syntax-highlighted code blocks, and your choice of four themes. What makes MeadReader different is built-in SSH support. Connect to your dev server, NAS, or any remote machine over SFTP and browse markdown files as if they were local. Save connections for one-tap access. READING EXPERIENCE — Four themes: System, Light, Sepia, and Dark — Adjustable font size — GitHub Flavored Markdown: tables, task lists, footnotes, strikethrough — Syntax-highlighted code blocks in 190+ languages LOCAL FILES — Open any folder and browse .md files instantly — Remembers your last folder across launches — Filter files by name with ⌘F REMOTE FILES (SSH/SFTP) — Connect to any SSH server with password or key authentication — Browse directories and read markdown over SFTP — Save multiple server connections MAC FEATURES — Full keyboard navigation: arrow keys, ⌘1/⌘2 pane switching — QuickLook extension for previewing .md files in Finder — Native macOS experience with sidebar and toolbar LOCALIZED IN 11 LANGUAGES English, 简体中文, 繁體中文, 日本語, 한국어, Français, Deutsch, Español, Português, Русский, Italiano. Switch languages from within the app. MeadReader has no accounts, no cloud sync, no tracking. It reads your files and gets out of the way.
App Icon Extractor
Instantly retrieve high-resolution app icons in various sizes for presentations, blog posts, or design projects. Export as PNG, save to your library, or copy to the clipboard. Customize with iOS corner masks for authentic presentation.
- Search any app's icon
- Preview icons in full resolution
- Export in multiple sizes (60-1024px)
- Save as lossless PNG
- Apply/remove iOS corner mask
- Save favorites for later
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Get any app's icon in seconds — in full resolution, ready to use. Whether you're building a presentation, writing a blog post, designing a comparison chart, or simply need a clean version of an app's icon, App Icon Extractor gives you instant access to high-quality icons from the entire App Store catalog. WHAT YOU CAN DO Search for any iPhone, iPad, or Mac app by name and instantly preview its icon in full detail. Choose from multiple sizes — from compact 60×60 thumbnails up to crisp 1024×1024 originals — and export exactly what you need. Every icon can be shared as a PNG file, saved directly to your photo library, or copied to the clipboard for immediate use in your favorite design tool. Want the icon to look exactly like it does on your Home Screen? Toggle the iOS rounded mask to apply the authentic superellipse shape. Prefer the raw square version? That's the default. YOUR ICONS, YOUR WAY ◦ Preview icons at 60, 100, 512, or 1024 pixels ◦ Export as lossless PNG in any of those sizes ◦ Apply or remove the iOS corner mask with one tap ◦ Share via AirDrop, Messages, Mail, or any other app ◦ Save to Photos or copy to clipboard instantly ◦ Browse icons from over 60 App Store regions worldwide BUILT FOR EVERYONE Designers use it to grab reference icons for mockups and pitch decks. Developers use it to compare their icon against competitors. Bloggers and journalists use it to illustrate app reviews. Teachers use it to create guides and tutorials. No login required. No subscription. No ads. Just search, preview, and export. SAVE YOUR FAVORITES Found an icon you love? Tap the heart to save it for later. Your favorites are always just one tap away — perfect for building an icon collection or revisiting apps you've researched before. WORKS WHERE YOU WORK App Icon Extractor is designed for both iPhone and iPad. On iPad, the split-view layout gives you a spacious workspace with sidebar navigation — ideal for browsing and exporting multiple icons in one session. The app respects your device settings: dates, numbers, and file sizes are formatted according to your locale preferences. Available in 12 languages.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: App Icon Extractor at 100% against MeadReader's 0%. App Icon Extractor also leads on chart position (#138 vs unranked). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
MeadReader costs $0.99 and App Icon Extractor $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | MeadReader | App Icon Extractor |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | $0.99 |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #138 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SHIH-HUNG MICHAEL CHEN | Florian Schimanke |
Customer experience
MeadReader
App Icon Extractor
In-app purchases
MeadReader
No in-app purchases
App Icon Extractor
No in-app purchases
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