Comparison

PureMarkdown vs MarkGlance

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

Head to head
About

PureMarkdown

Features
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Features: 1.Cross-device Sync Sync across iPhone / iPad / Mac with no device limits and real-time updates 2.Privacy & Security Notes are stored only in your iCloud. No external servers or background data collection 3.Efficient Writing Support for note templates and custom templates for quick creation; keyboard shortcuts available on Mac 4.Multiple Export Formats Export notes as images, PDFs, or mind maps for easy sharing, archiving, and structuring 5.Data Migration Batch import and export of Markdown notes for easy backup and migration 6.Organization Manage notes with notebooks and tags to keep your content well-structured If you are looking for a simple, privacy-focused note-taking app that works seamlessly across devices, PureMarkdown is a great choice. This app does not collect user data. All content is stored only in the user’s iCloud account.

About

MarkGlance

Features
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MarkGlance is a minimalist Markdown viewer for iPhone and iPad β€” built to read documents calmly, without the visual noise that fills most editor apps. Open any .md file from the Files app, an email attachment, AirDrop, or the Share Sheet. Tap. Read. That's the loop. WHY MARKGLANCE β€’ Editorial typography. Body text is set in a serif designed for long-form reading (New York / Iowan / Charter on iOS). Headings sit clearly in SF Pro. Code blocks render in SF Mono with syntax highlighting for 190+ languages. β€’ Reflowing zoom β€” not pinch-to-zoom. The size slider re-wraps the document to your chosen size, the way a book does. Lines stay crisp at every step. No blurry magnification. β€’ Light, Dark, and Auto themes. Your choice persists across launches. Auto follows iOS. β€’ Print-quality PDF export. Tap Share to produce an A4 PDF with vector text, embedded fonts, justified body, real per-page margins, and content-aware page breaks. Selectable, searchable, AirDroppable. Around 10–18 KB per page. β€’ Fully offline. No network calls. No analytics. No telemetry. No advertising. No accounts. The bundled rendering pipeline (marked.js, highlight.js, Open Sans) ships inside the app and runs on-device. β€’ File association. Markdown files (.md, .markdown, .mdown, .mkd, .mkdn) open in MarkGlance from anywhere iOS can hand them off β€” Files, Mail, AirDrop, Messages, the Share Sheet, iCloud Drive. WHAT'S RENDERED β€’ GitHub-flavored Markdown β€’ Syntax-highlighted fenced code blocks β€’ Tables with column alignment β€’ Task lists with checkboxes β€’ Multi-line and nested blockquotes β€’ External links open in Safari; in-document anchors stay in-app WHAT'S NOT IN MARKGLANCE No editor. No syncing. No collaboration. No accounts. No subscription. MarkGlance does one thing β€” render your Markdown beautifully β€” and gets out of the way. PRIVACY Zero data collection. MarkGlance never sends anything to any server, period. Read the full policy at https://parzival74.github.io/markglance-privacy/ CONTACT Questions or feedback: zugzwang74@gmail.com

Screenshots

PureMarkdown4 screens
MarkGlance3 screens

Verdict

The call

PureMarkdown and MarkGlance are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters β€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them β€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
PureMarkdown versus MarkGlance: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPureMarkdownMarkGlance
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksβ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac β€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.617.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size3 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerzeyang huangAnurag Gupta

In-app purchases

None

PureMarkdown

No in-app purchases

None

MarkGlance

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PureMarkdown free?
PureMarkdown is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MarkGlance free?
MarkGlance is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PureMarkdown or MarkGlance have ads?
Neither PureMarkdown nor MarkGlance shows ads.

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