Comparison

GitVault vs Moki

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

Head to head
About

GitVault

Access and read your GitHub Markdown files offline with a clean interface. Supports Obsidian compatibility, table of contents, and full-text search. Securely stores GitHub tokens locally.

Highlights
  • Browse and read GitHub Markdown files
  • Obsidian compatibility (wikilinks, callouts, tags)
  • Table of Contents for navigation
  • Full-text search
  • Offline reading
  • Light & Dark themes with adjustable font size
Features
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Read your GitHub Markdown files on iPhone — fast, clean, and offline-ready. GitVault syncs Markdown files from any GitHub repository and gives you a beautiful reading experience on the go. Perfect for developers, writers, and knowledge workers who use Git-based note systems like Obsidian. FEATURES - Browse and read Markdown files from public or private GitHub repos - Obsidian-compatible: wikilinks, callout blocks, tags, and YAML frontmatter - Table of Contents for quick navigation within documents - Full-text search across all your files - Offline reading — files are cached locally - Light & Dark theme with adjustable font size - Secure — GitHub tokens stored in iOS Keychain UPGRADE TO PRO The free version supports 1 repository. Unlock unlimited repositories and sorting options with a one-time Pro purchase.

About

Moki

A user-friendly application for writing and reading Markdown documents on iPhone and iPad. It offers a pleasant reading experience with customizable themes and a convenient writing interface with a live preview. Easily organize files, share notes as PDFs, and view various code and media types.

Highlights
  • Customizable themes for reading
  • Live Markdown preview
  • Formatting toolbar
  • File and folder management
  • PDF export
  • Code syntax highlighting
  • Built-in PDF viewer
Features
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### Description Moki is a warm, simple home for your Markdown on iPhone and iPad — a lovely place to read it and write it. **Reading is a pleasure** - 10 built-in themes to choose from — with colorful code blocks, math, and diagrams - A comfy, centered reading width keeps long lines easy on the eyes - A Table of Contents to hop between headings - Light or dark, whichever you like **Writing feels easy** - Your preview sits right beside the editor as you type — scroll either side and the other keeps pace - A handy formatting toolbar above the keyboard - Gentle syntax colors, and lists that keep themselves going - Everything saves on its own **Made for Vibe Coding** - Open a folder and all your Markdown shows up in the sidebar - When a file changes, it re-renders in a blink — so you can watch your notes, plans, and AI-written docs update live, all in one place - Local images just show up — even blog posts that use site-absolute paths like /images/photo.png - Find files by name, and create, rename, or delete files and folders with ease **See the PDF before you share it** - PDF Preview shows your note exactly as it will print — paginated A4 or Letter, tall images fitted to a page, lines never split, and your own page breaks honored - Flip through the pages right in the reader, then export with one click (Moki Pro) **Make it yours with Moki Pro** One-time purchase: - Export polished, paginated PDFs - Design your own theme — colors, fonts, line spacing, and reading width — with a live preview - Import Markdown CSS themes, fonts and images included, and export your themes as CSS to share or fine-tune **And there's more — beyond Markdown** - Source code in living color in a dark editor — Swift, Python, JavaScript, JSON, and more - A built-in PDF viewer with page layouts and navigation - An image viewer with zoom and animated GIFs, plus video playback - Take a peek at any other file type with QuickLook - iCloud files download whenever you need them, with a clear indicator - Three display modes: read, write, or both

Screenshots

GitVault4 screens
Moki4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Moki at free against GitVault's free with in-app purchases. Moki also leads on chart position (#199 vs unranked). GitVault's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. GitVault sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Moki sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GitVault ships an update every 3 weeks, Moki fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
GitVault versus Moki: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGitVaultMoki
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank—#199 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS13.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKengo AsakaLayerz Corp.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

GitVault

One-time1
  • GitVault Pro$4.99
1 purchases

Moki

One-time1
  • Moki Pro$4.99

Questions

Is GitVault free?
GitVault is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Moki free?
Moki is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do GitVault or Moki have ads?
Neither GitVault nor Moki shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GitVault or Moki?
GitVault ships an update every 3 weeks, and Moki fortnightly. Most recently, GitVault was updated on October 21, 2026 and Moki on October 25, 2026.

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