Comparison

MD Preview vs CottGarage

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

Head to head
About

MD Preview

This app provides a clean and elegant way to read markdown files from various cloud storage services. It offers beautiful formatting, syntax highlighting for numerous programming languages, and customizable themes. An optional one-time purchase unlocks additional features like PDF export and custom font sizes.

Highlights
  • Open .md files from cloud storage
  • Beautifully formatted markdown rendering
  • Syntax highlighting for 180+ languages
  • Toggle between preview and raw markdown
  • Collapsible table of contents
  • 6 free reading themes
  • Export to PDF (premium)
Features
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MD Preview is a fast, elegant markdown reader. Open .md files from anywhere — Files, iCloud Drive, Google Drive, Dropbox — and read them with beautiful formatting. Built for people who work with AI tools that generate markdown files. No more squinting at raw text or pasting into web tools. Just open the file and read. WHAT IT DOES - Opens .md files from any document provider on your device - Renders headings, tables, code blocks, task lists, images, and more - Syntax highlighting for 180+ programming languages - Toggle between rendered preview and raw markdown - Share files via the iOS share sheet - Collapsible table of contents with tap-to-jump navigation - Pin recent files so they stay at the top, forever 6 FREE READING THEMES - Paper — Warm cream tones with serif headings - Midnight — Dark mode, easy on the eyes - Forest — Deep greens, earthy, and calm - Rosé — Soft pinks, elegant typography - Ocean — Cool blues, modern and clean - Lavender — Purple hues, gentle and refined PREMIUM UNLOCK — $1.99 ONE-TIME Want more? Upgrade once and keep it forever: - Export to PDF — Save beautifully rendered documents as PDFs - Custom Font Size — Adjust text size to your preference - 4 Extra Themes — Solarized, Dracula, Nord, and Tokyo Night - No subscription. Just a single purchase. NO ACCOUNT. NO ADS. PRIVACY FIRST. Just open a file and read it. That's it. MD Preview doesn't store, upload, or copy your files. It reads them in place from wherever they live. Recent files are remembered by path for quick access — nothing else is saved. Supports GitHub Flavored Markdown, including tables, strikethrough, task lists, and fenced code blocks.

About

CottGarage

Features
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I built The Garage after buying a 2022 BMW X3 and realizing I couldn't keep its maintenance straight from memory. Oil on one schedule, brake fluid on another, spark plugs way out at 60,000 miles. Some due by mileage, some by time, whichever comes first. The dealer's plan was a black box, and every app I found was either a reminder list or a history lookup. None of them told me what my car actually needed next. So I made the one I wanted. The Garage keeps you a step ahead of your mechanic. It understands your maintenance intervals, whether mileage, time, or both, and shows what's overdue, what's due soon, and what's worth planning for, per vehicle and color-coded by priority. It estimates the cost too, so the next visit doesn't catch you off guard. Track what matters: - Maintenance status by category, on real mileage and time based intervals - Fuel log with automatic MPG that recalculates as you add fill-ups, partial ones included - Service history with receipts, photos, and clean PDF records - Tires by the set, with tread depth over time plus age and wear projections for each corner - Upgrades, and "gremlins" for the little things your car is doing that you want to watch - Charts for spending by category, MPG trend, and DIY vs. shop - Registration, insurance, loan, and warranty details, with documents a tap away For the whole household: Your garage lives in your own iCloud and syncs across your devices. Share it with a partner or the family, and everyone sees and updates the same vehicles. Private by design: No account to create. No server. No data harvesting. Your vehicles are yours, and they stay that way. Free and Pro: The Garage is free for one vehicle with the full maintenance and fuel log. Unlock Pro once, a single purchase and never a subscription, to add unlimited vehicles and turn on tire tracking, charts, PDF export, and household sharing. The Garage is part of CottSuite, tools for documenting the things that actually matter. A few additional apps are in development.

Screenshots

MD Preview4 screens
CottGarage4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: MD Preview at every 2 days against CottGarage's every 2 weeks. 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. MD Preview sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and CottGarage sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MD Preview ships an update every 2 days, CottGarage every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
MD Preview versus CottGarage: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMD PreviewCottGarage
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (28 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings28 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGejun ZhuScott Cotterell

In-app purchases

1 purchases

MD Preview

One-time1
  • MD Preview Premium$2.99
1 purchases

CottGarage

One-time1
  • The Garage Pro$4.99

Questions

Is MD Preview free?
MD Preview is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CottGarage free?
CottGarage is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do MD Preview or CottGarage have ads?
Neither MD Preview nor CottGarage shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MD Preview or CottGarage?
MD Preview ships an update every 2 days, and CottGarage every 2 weeks. Most recently, MD Preview was updated on October 15, 2026 and CottGarage on September 30, 2026.

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