Read.md vs Rune · 阅读与聆听
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Read.md
This app allows you to beautifully view markdown files on your iPhone, iPad, or Mac. It offers perfect rendering of complex elements like tables, code blocks, and diagrams, with offline support and privacy in mind.
- Perfect markdown rendering
- Syntax highlighting for 180+ languages
- Mermaid diagram rendering
- GitHub repository browsing
- Export to PDF & HTML (Pro)
- Smart diagram fixing
- Auto-generated table of contents
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Open any .md file and read it beautifully — on your iPhone, iPad, or Mac. Read.md is a markdown reader. Not an editor, not a note-taking app, not a vault system. A reader. Tap a .md file, it opens, it looks great, you read it. PERFECT RENDERING Tables, code blocks, nested lists, task lists, blockquotes, images, links — everything renders correctly. Syntax highlighting for 180+ programming languages. GitHub Flavored Markdown fully supported. MERMAID DIAGRAMS Flowcharts, sequence diagrams, Gantt charts, class diagrams, and more render natively. Tap to zoom into any diagram for a detailed view. EXPORT TO WORD, PDF & HTML Turn any document into a real Word (.docx) file with proper headings, tables, lists and code blocks, a clean, paginated, print-quality PDF, or a self-contained HTML file — diagrams and images intact. Share it, print it, archive it. Or export the original Markdown source. (Word, PDF and HTML export are Read.md Pro; Markdown export is free.) OPEN FROM GITHUB Read documentation straight from the source. Browse any GitHub repository — public or private — navigate its file tree, and open any .md file with the same beautiful rendering. Sign in with a personal access token; your token stays on your device. (Read.md Pro) SMART DIAGRAM FIXER ASCII art and box-drawing diagrams that look broken in other apps? Read.md detects and corrects misaligned characters automatically so your diagrams look the way they were intended. NAVIGATE LONG DOCUMENTS Auto-generated table of contents from your headings. Search within any document with match highlighting and next/prev navigation. Your scroll position is remembered when you come back to a file. ZERO FRICTION No account needed to read. No workspace. No vault. No setup. Works as your default .md file handler — open markdown and plain-text files from Files, Finder, email attachments, AirDrop, the share sheet, or drag and drop. ADAPTS TO YOUR DEVICE iPhone: stacked navigation with a frosted-glass nav bar and bottom sheets. iPad: landscape split-view, portrait slide-over panels, trackpad and keyboard support. Mac: split-view with sidebar, reader, and table-of-contents panel, keyboard shortcuts, and translucent panels. Everything adapts automatically when you resize windows or rotate your device. DARK AND LIGHT MODES Switch between dark and light themes, or follow your system setting. Adjust font size to your preference. Everything updates live. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Opens instantly, even large files. Your markdown is rendered entirely on your device — file contents are never uploaded, and reading works fully offline. No ads. No account required to read. The only feature that touches the network is GitHub browsing, and only when you choose to use it. We use anonymous, aggregate analytics to improve the app. READ.MD PRO A one-time purchase — or a yearly subscription with a free trial — unlocks Word/PDF/HTML export and GitHub browsing. Everything else stays free, forever. WHAT PEOPLE USE IT FOR Reading AI-generated markdown exports. Turning markdown into Word documents for colleagues. Reading GitHub README files on mobile. Viewing documentation and project specs on the go. Reviewing technical docs from colleagues. Browsing personal notes written in markdown. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Rune · 阅读与聆听
This app consolidates document reading, read-aloud capabilities, and audio/video playback into a single personal library. It supports various file formats, offers customizable reading experiences, and allows for offline playback of media and documents.
- Read Markdown, HTML, PDF, text, code files
- Adjust typography, spacing, margins, paper colors
- Add highlights, underlines, and notes
- Play audio and video files offline
- Adjust playback speed and resume playback
- Listen to documents via text-to-speech
- Edit Markdown, text, and code files
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Rune brings document reading, read-aloud listening, and audio and video playback into one personal library. Read documents and web pages Open Markdown, HTML, PDF, text, and code files, browse folders, or visit web pages. Read articles with a focused layout, a table of contents, and saved reading positions. Adjust typography, spacing, margins, and paper colors, with an adaptive layout on iPad. Add highlights, underlines, and notes. Play recordings and videos Open existing audio and video files from Files or Rune. Save a local copy for offline playback, then seek, skip, change playback speed, and resume where you stopped. Videos have a dedicated fullscreen control. Picture in Picture and AirPlay availability depends on your device and system settings. Listen to your documents Use system speech or optional online speech services for a document, selected text, or a document playlist. Generate a complete M4A recording in advance, save it for offline listening, or export it. Playback of a saved recording does not make another speech API request. Some online speech services require your own API key. Edit and save Edit Markdown, text, code, and standalone HTML source files with syntax highlighting, search, undo, and save-conflict checks. Local first No Rune account is required. Documents, notes, playback positions, and saved media remain on your device. Cloud files may need to download before opening. Browsing websites and using online speech connects to the services you choose.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Rune · 阅读与聆听 at none against Read.md's 2. Read.md's advantage is ratings volume (116 vs 1) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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
Both are free to download. Read.md sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year. Rune · 阅读与聆听 asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Read.md against 5.0 for Rune · 阅读与聆听. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Read.md has 116 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Read.md ships an update fortnightly, Rune · 阅读与聆听 every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Read.md | Rune · 阅读与聆听 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (116 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 88.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 116 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Pavel Abin | 翀 冉 |
Customer experience
Read.md
Rune · 阅读与聆听
In-app purchases
Read.md
- Read.md Pro Yearly3 Days trial$9.991 Year
- Read.md Pro (Lifetime)$24.99
Rune · 阅读与聆听
No in-app purchases









