Comparison

Code Buddy 2.0 vs MarkWrite

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

Head to head
About

Code Buddy 2.0

This AI-powered tool provides instant, code-referenced specification information for tradespeople. It offers camera-based inspection reports, AI chat with trade specialists, hands-free voice calls, and offline AI capabilities. Built by veterans and tradesmen, it helps identify violations and provides answers with code citations.

Highlights
  • Camera-based inspection reports
  • AI chat with trade specialists
  • Voice calls for hands-free use
  • Offline AI mode
  • Code-referenced calculators
  • Violation flagging with severity
Features
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Code Buddy is your AI field compliance tool (Patent Pending) — built by veterans and tradesmen for the crews who build. Get instant, code-referenced specification info through chat, camera, voice, or calculator. POINT YOUR CAMERA. GET AN INSPECTION REPORT. Scan any installation with your phone's camera. Code Buddy identifies components, flags violations with severity rankings, and ties every finding to the exact code reference such as the NEC, NFPA, IPC, IMC, OSHA, and more. Generate shareable QA reports in seconds. AI CHAT WITH TRADE SPECIALISTS Choose from specialized AI agents for your trade. Ask anything — wire sizing, conduit fill, sprinkler spacing, duct clearances, pipe sizing — and get answers with code citations. Not generic AI. Trade-specific code references. VOICE CALLS — HANDS-FREE ON THE JOB Talk to Code Buddy like a colleague. Walkie-talkie style voice calls let you get code answers while your hands are full. Perfect for up on a ladder or inside a panel. OFFLINE AI MODE No signal on the job site? Download trade-specific models for offline use. Get AI-powered code lookups without internet — because code questions don't wait for Wi-Fi. CALCULATORS Instant results with code-backed references for conduit fill, voltage drop, box fill, transformer sizing, and more. SUBSCRIPTION PLANS: - Enterprise: Team management, custom specialists, company SOPs, visit codebuddy.chat for more info. Veteran & Tradesmen Founded — Phoenix, Arizona Terms of Use: https://app.codebuddy.chat/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://app.codebuddy.chat/privacy-policyCode Buddy uses AI which may produce errors. Always verify information against official code publications. Not a replacement for licensed professionals or official code interpretations.

About

MarkWrite

Features
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WYSIWYG Markdown editor that allows embedding pictures and natural language mathematics. MarkWrite is a fast, focused Markdown editor for Mac, iPad and iPhone. Your writing formats itself as you type — headings, bold, lists, quotes, tables and code appear the moment you write them, while the Markdown syntax stays visible only on the line you are editing. Nothing to toggle, no split screen required. EMBED IMAGES, NOT LINKS Drag a picture into your document and it is really there. Grab its corner to resize it and MarkWrite writes the new size back into the Markdown for you. Text and images are saved together in one self-contained document you can move, rename, duplicate or send without leaving a single broken link behind. Images can be embedded in any of the common formats: VS Code, Pandoc or HTML. WRITE EQUATIONS BY DESCRIBING THEM Say what you mean: "x equals minus b, plus or minus the square root of b squared minus four a c, all over two a." MarkWrite turns that sentence into a properly typeset formula. There is no LaTeX to memorise — though you can type LaTeX directly whenever you would rather. Powered by on-device Apple Intelligence; requires a supported device. ALSO • Tables that line up in the editor, not only in the preview • Live preview that follows your cursor, side by side or full width • Themes: fonts, colours, spacing, line height, list spacing — saved as presets • Callouts, footnotes, highlights, code blocks and inline code • Export to PDF or print, with your theme applied • Open a whole folder in tabs and work across files • Find and replace, including regular expressions STILL JUST MARKDOWN MarkWrite writes ordinary .md files. Nothing is trapped in a proprietary format, nothing is locked in a cloud, and nothing you have written is ever held behind a subscription. Open your work in any other editor, any time, or share it with anyone and they will be able to open it with any Markdown viewer, including the embedded images. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Code Buddy 2.04 screens
MarkWrite3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Code Buddy 2.0 at every 2 days against MarkWrite's monthly. Code Buddy 2.0 also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.4). 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. Code Buddy 2.0 sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $79.99 per month and MarkWrite sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Code Buddy 2.0 ships an update every 2 days, MarkWrite monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Code Buddy 2.0 versus MarkWrite: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCode Buddy 2.0MarkWrite
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.4
Further details — not scored
Size107 MB16 MB
Age rating9++4
DeveloperCode BuddyGuy Shaviv

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Code Buddy 2.0

Subscriptions1
  • Plus7 Days trial$79.991 Month
One-time1
  • 1 Agent Hour$29.99
1 purchases

MarkWrite

Subscriptions1
  • MarkWrite Pro$9.991 Year

Questions

Is Code Buddy 2.0 free?
Code Buddy 2.0 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MarkWrite free?
MarkWrite is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Code Buddy 2.0 or MarkWrite have ads?
Neither Code Buddy 2.0 nor MarkWrite shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Code Buddy 2.0 or MarkWrite?
Code Buddy 2.0 ships an update every 2 days, and MarkWrite monthly. Most recently, Code Buddy 2.0 was updated on November 5, 2026 and MarkWrite on October 31, 2026.

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