Comparison

BookStax vs EasyMD

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

Head to head
About

BookStax

Access and manage your self-hosted BookStack knowledge base natively on iPhone. Edit pages with a Markdown editor, search your content, and access it offline. Prioritizes privacy with secure API token storage.

Highlights
  • BookStack hierarchy navigation
  • Full-text search with filters
  • Markdown editor with live preview
  • Offline read access
  • Secure API token connection
  • Light/Dark/System mode
  • Multi-language support
Features
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BookStax brings your self-hosted BookStack wiki to iPhone and iPad as a native app. Read, write and search – directly on your own server. Read • Shelves, books, chapters and pages – the same structure as in BookStack • Images, callouts, tables and collapsible blocks look like they do on the web • Favorites and recently opened pages on the home screen Write • Markdown editor with preview, or the visual editor • Upload images, add tags, insert callouts • Quick Note: capture an idea – without a connection it is uploaded later Search • Full-text search with filters for content type and tag • Find downloaded pages in Spotlight, too Notifications (Pro) • Push notifications from your wiki: new and updated pages, comments, new chapters and books • For admins: keep an eye on new users, registrations, API tokens and changed settings • Choose the events per server – BookStax sets up the webhook in BookStack Offline and widgets • Download books and shelves and browse them without a connection, images included • Widgets for your favorites and an overview of your wiki AI helpers for your pages • Summarize, translate or proofread your own pages • With Apple Intelligence right on your device, or with an AI service you connect yourself Privacy • Your API token is stored in the iOS Keychain. If you like, Face ID or Touch ID locks the app. • BookStax connects to your BookStack server. AI requests go only to the service you set up yourself. • For notifications, BookStack sends events to the BookStax push service. It only forwards the ones you choose to Apple and stores no content. • Anonymous usage statistics (e.g. first launch, server connected) help improve the app – no server addresses, content or personal data. You can turn them off in Settings under "Security". Free and Pro Reading, writing, search, offline reading, widgets and AI are free. BookStax Pro, a one-time purchase, adds: • Notifications from BookStack: pages, comments, books and administration • Shortcuts & Siri: search, open and create pages, fetch content for your own automations • Sharing & export: share page links, export as PDF, Markdown, HTML or text, save text, links and photos from other apps to BookStack • Offline editing with automatic sync • Multiple server profiles • Three premium reader themes, a custom accent colour, one colour per server Requirements • Your own BookStack instance and an API token from your BookStack profile • No server yet? You can try BookStax with the BookStack demo server right in the app. Good to know — BookStax is an independent client and not an official product of the BookStack project. It requires your own self-hosted BookStack server and does not include a server of its own. About the project: https://www.bookstackapp.com / BookStax Pro is a one-time purchase – no subscription, no automatic renewal. Purchases can be restored in the app. / Terms of use (Apple's standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

EasyMD

A mobile application designed for reading and editing Markdown files. It supports various rendering features like code syntax highlighting, LaTeX math, and Mermaid diagrams, with a focus on clear technical documentation and note-taking.

Highlights
  • Markdown, HTML, LaTeX, Mermaid rendering
  • Syntax-highlighted code blocks
  • Table of contents navigation
  • Split view for editing and live preview
  • Multiple reading and code themes
  • Adjustable font size and text styles
Features
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mobileMD is a Markdown reader and editor built for clarity—ideal for technical docs, notes, and long-form reading on mobile. **Reading** - Multiple reading themes and code themes - Reading mode for fewer distractions - Table of contents for quick navigation in long files - In-document search, favorites, and recent files **Rendering** - Standard Markdown and common GFM features (tables, task lists, etc.) - Syntax-highlighted code blocks - LaTeX math - Mermaid diagrams (rendered when online) - Footnotes - Common HTML tags where supported (e.g. collapsible sections, highlights, keyboard keys) **Editing** - Split view or tabs for edit and live preview - Toolbar for common Markdown inserts **Other** - Localized app UI - Adjustable font size and serif / sans-serif body text Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://yuwang001.github.io/xm/mf_privacy_policy1.html

Screenshots

BookStax4 screens
EasyMD4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: BookStax at free against EasyMD's freemium. EasyMD's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.6). 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. BookStax sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and EasyMD sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BookStax ships an update every 9 days, EasyMD every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
BookStax versus EasyMD: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBookStaxEasyMD
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews—75.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB51 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSven Uwe Hanold望 余

Customer experience

BookStax

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

EasyMD

Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

BookStax

One-time4
  • Page$2.99
  • Themes & more Servers$5.99
  • Book$5.99
Show 1 more
  • Encyclopaedia$12.99
3 purchases

EasyMD

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Yearly$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Access$12.99

Questions

Is BookStax free?
BookStax is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is EasyMD free?
EasyMD is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do BookStax or EasyMD have ads?
Neither BookStax nor EasyMD shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BookStax or EasyMD?
BookStax ships an update every 9 days, and EasyMD every 8 days. Most recently, BookStax was updated on October 24, 2026 and EasyMD on October 3, 2026.

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