Comparison

Zency vs Markdown Editor and MD Viewer

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

Head to head
About

Zency

Features
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Zency is a private document scanner, OCR scanner, and smart document manager for receipts, invoices, PDFs, contracts, tax documents, business cards, and personal records. Scan paper documents, receipts, and invoices with your camera or import PDFs and images. Zency uses OCR text recognition to make your documents searchable and helps identify useful information such as document dates, total amounts, and tax amounts — so you can organize important records with less manual work. SMART DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT • Scan documents, receipts, invoices, and paperwork with your camera • Import PDFs, images, and files • OCR text recognition for searchable documents • Search across recognized text to quickly find documents • Automatically suggest document dates from recognized content • Detect and suggest total amounts and tax amounts when available • Organize documents with folders, tags, and categories • Create reminders for bills, contracts, renewals, and important dates • Store business cards and contact-related documents • Optional Google Drive backup and sync • Core document management features work offline RECEIPT & INVOICE ORGANIZER Keep receipts, invoices, bills, and purchase records organized in one searchable place. Zency uses OCR to recognize text inside your documents, making it easier to find an old receipt, invoice, contract, or record without manually browsing through folders and images. For supported documents, Zency can also suggest information such as dates, total amounts, and tax amounts to help reduce manual data entry. TAX DOCUMENT ORGANIZATION Keep important receipts, invoices, and tax-related documents together and easier to review. Mark documents that are relevant to your tax records and keep useful information such as dates, amounts, and tax amounts organized for later review and export. Zency helps you organize your records but does not provide tax, accounting, or financial advice. REMINDERS FOR IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS Documents often contain dates you need to remember. Create reminders for bills, insurance documents, contracts, warranties, renewals, subscriptions, and other important records so they are easier to follow up on when needed. BUSINESS CARDS & CONTACTS Save business cards and contact-related documents alongside your other important records. Keep documents connected to the people and businesses they belong to instead of leaving them scattered across photos, downloads, and folders. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your documents stay on your device for core document management and OCR features. No mandatory account is required. Zency can be used offline, giving you access to your documents even without an internet connection. Google Drive backup and sync are optional, so you decide whether you want your documents backed up or synchronized. USE ZENCY FOR • Receipts and purchase records • Invoices and bills • Tax documents • Contracts and agreements • IDs and personal documents • Insurance documents • Warranties and renewal records • Business cards • Notes and scanned paperwork • Personal and business records WHY ZENCY? Many document apps are built around cloud storage. Zency takes a local-first approach focused on privacy, fast document organization, OCR search, and turning scanned or imported documents into useful, searchable records. Instead of simply storing files, Zency helps you organize them, find information inside them, track important dates, and keep important records under your control. Scan it. Organize it. Find it when you need it.

About

Markdown Editor and MD Viewer

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Markdown Editor & MD Viewer is a clean, offline Markdown editor and viewer for iPhone and iPad. Open any .md file, edit it with a live preview, and export it to PDF, HTML, or Word — with no subscription, no account, and no sign-in. Most Markdown apps now lock syncing or basic features behind a monthly fee. This one doesn't. The full editor is free, works completely offline, and keeps your files as plain .md — yours to move, back up, and own. WRITE WITHOUT DISTRACTION • Distraction-free editor with a live preview pane • Syntax highlighting for fenced code blocks • Focus styling that dims the markup so your words stand out • Word, character, and reading-time counts • Find & Replace • A formatting toolbar above the keyboard, plus hardware keyboard shortcuts on iPad OPEN AND VIEW ANY MARKDOWN • Open .md, .markdown, and .txt files straight from the Files app • Set as your default Markdown opener — "Open in" from Mail, Safari, and other apps • Tables, task lists, blockquotes, footnotes, and links render in the preview • LaTeX math and a linked table of contents EXPORT AND SHARE • Export to PDF for printing and sharing • Export to HTML • Export to Word (.docx) that opens in Word, Pages, and Google Docs • Copy as HTML or share the raw .md file STARTER TEMPLATES • README, notes, blog post, and more — start from a clean structure PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Works fully offline • No account, no login, no cloud lock-in • Your documents stay on your device Built for developers, technical writers, students, and anyone who keeps notes in Markdown. No subscription. No account. Just a Markdown editor that respects your files.

Screenshots

Zency4 screens
Markdown Editor and MD Viewer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Zency at every 9 days against Markdown Editor and MD Viewer's monthly. Markdown Editor and MD Viewer's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Zency sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Markdown Editor and MD Viewer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Zency ships an update every 9 days, Markdown Editor and MD Viewer monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
Zency versus Markdown Editor and MD Viewer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterZencyMarkdown Editor and MD Viewer
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size72 MB51 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTuan HoangSahana A S

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Zency

One-time1
  • Zency Pro Access$39.00
1 purchases

Markdown Editor and MD Viewer

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$19.99

Questions

Is Zency free?
Zency is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Markdown Editor and MD Viewer free?
Markdown Editor and MD Viewer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Zency or Markdown Editor and MD Viewer have ads?
Neither Zency nor Markdown Editor and MD Viewer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Zency or Markdown Editor and MD Viewer?
Zency ships an update every 9 days, and Markdown Editor and MD Viewer monthly. Most recently, Zency was updated on September 27, 2026 and Markdown Editor and MD Viewer on October 4, 2026.

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