Comparison

Arquive vs Markd.ly

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

Head to head
About

Arquive

Features
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Arquive is the fastest way to send what you find on the web into your Notion workspace. Tap the share button on any app โ€” Safari, Twitter, Reddit, YouTube, Instagram, anywhere โ€” pick a clipper, and the page lands in your Notion database with the fields already filled in. WHAT IT DOES โ€ข One tap from the share sheet โ†’ a structured page in Notion โ€ข You define "clippers" โ€” each one points at a Notion database and uses a content recipe (movie, recipe, article, and more) that decides which fields to extract โ€ข When you share a URL you pick the clipper to use; Arquive fetches the page, runs AI extraction for the matching recipe, and writes the page with the right properties filled in (ingredients for recipes, cast and runtime for movies, author and reading time for articles) โ€ข Works with any Notion database you already have โ€” no migration needed โ€ข Library view inside the app to revisit everything you've saved HOW IT WORKS 1. Connect your Notion workspace (one-tap OAuth) 2. Create a clipper: pick a content recipe and the Notion database the clip should go to 3. Share any URL from any app and pick the clipper to use 4. Arquive fetches the page, extracts the fields, and writes the page into your chosen Notion database WHY ARQUIVE If you've ever tried to "send to Notion" via the official integration, you know it dumps a barebones link card. Arquive does the heavy lifting โ€” it reads the page and fills the properties you actually care about, with you in the driver's seat the whole way. PRIVACY-FIRST Your data goes to Notion and stays there. We never sell your data, never show ads, and never use your clips to train AI models. Account deletion is one tap inside the app. NO SUBSCRIPTION NEEDED Arquive is free to use. Generous monthly limits cover normal use. Made for people who already love Notion and want it to capture as fast as they read. Privacy: https://arquive.app/privacy Terms: https://arquive.app/terms Support: support@arquive.app

About

Markd.ly

Features
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The markdown editor that respects your output. Markd.ly is a native Markdown editor for iPhone and iPad with live preview, built for people who write in plain .md and ship a real deliverable. Open a file, write, and watch the preview render as you type. The same Bravely Account unlocks Markd.ly on Mac, Windows, and Linux too, so the document you start on your phone is waiting on your desktop. WRITE & EDIT โ€ข Native SwiftUI editor with adjustable font size and syntax highlighting โ€ข Live preview with multiple themes, side by side โ€ข Mermaid diagrams render right inside the preview โ€ข KaTeX math, inline and block โ€ข Open .md, .markdown, .mdown, .mkd, and .mkdn files from anywhere DOCUMENT INTEGRATION โ€ข Open files from the Files app and from any Markdown share โ€ข Save back to iCloud Drive, Files, or any document provider โ€ข Multi-document tabs to switch between drafts โ€ข Recent files for one-tap return FOLDER-BASED, NO LOCK-IN Your files stay plain .md on disk โ€” no vault, no proprietary format, nothing to migrate out of later. Git-friendly, and the same files open everywhere else you use Markd.ly. WHAT MARKD.LY IS FOR Blog posts. README files. Documentation. Technical writing. Markd.ly is for writing that lives in markdown but leaves the app as something polished โ€” not a note-graph or a second brain. If you need wikilinks and a graph, use a vault tool. If you want documents that look great when you ship them, this is the editor. ONE PURCHASE, EVERY PLATFORM Markd.ly is a tool, not a service. A single one-time purchase unlocks the complete app on every platform โ€” iPhone, iPad, Mac, Windows, and Linux โ€” carried by your Bravely Account. Buy it once on any platform and the rest unlock automatically, with no per-feature paywalls. The deeper export pipeline โ€” Pandoc to DOCX, EPUB, LaTeX, and slides, a custom CSS editor, a snippet library, vim mode, encrypted documents, the command-line tool, and an MCP server for AI agents โ€” lives on the desktop builds, included in the same one purchase. SIGN IN Signing in is free. Sign in with Apple, Google, or email โ€” the same sign-in works on every Markd.ly app you install. Try it free, then a single one-time purchase unlocks everything. Already bought Markd.ly on another platform? Sign in to restore it here at no extra charge. SUPPORT Questions, bug reports, and feature requests: support@bravely.dev Privacy: https://bravely.dev/privacy/markdly Terms: https://bravely.dev/terms

Screenshots

Arquive4 screens
Markd.ly4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Markd.ly at every 10 days against Arquive's monthly. Arquive's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Arquive sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Markd.ly sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $95.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Arquive ships an update monthly, Markd.ly every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Arquive versus Markd.ly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArquiveMarkd.ly
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 10 days โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 โ€” better17.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size68 MB20 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperVictor BalanBravely Studios

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Arquive

Subscriptions2
  • Arquive Pro (Monthly)$4.991 Month
  • Arquive Pro (Yearly)$39.991 Year
5 purchases

Markd.ly

Subscriptions3
  • Bravely Premium (Annual)7 Days trial$95.991 Year
  • Bravely Premium (Annual)$95.991 Year
  • Bravely Premium (Annual)1 Month trial$95.991 Year
One-time2
  • Markdly Pro$19.99
  • Bravely Premium (Lifetime)$399.99

Questions

Is Arquive free?
Arquive is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Markd.ly free?
Markd.ly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Arquive or Markd.ly have ads?
Neither Arquive nor Markd.ly shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Arquive or Markd.ly?
Arquive ships an update monthly, and Markd.ly every 10 days. Most recently, Arquive was updated on November 5, 2026 and Markd.ly on November 9, 2026.

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