Markdown Editor and MD Viewer vs Marked
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
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 β 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 β yours to move, back up, and own. WRITE WITHOUT DISTRACTION β’ Distraction-free editor with a live preview pane β’ Syntax highlighting for fenced code blocks β’ Focus styling that dims the markup so your words stand out β’ Word, character, and reading-time counts β’ Find & Replace β’ A formatting toolbar above the keyboard, plus hardware keyboard shortcuts on iPad OPEN AND VIEW ANY MARKDOWN β’ Open .md, .markdown, and .txt files straight from the Files app β’ Set as your default Markdown opener β "Open in" from Mail, Safari, and other apps β’ Tables, task lists, blockquotes, footnotes, and links render in the preview β’ LaTeX math and a linked table of contents EXPORT AND SHARE β’ Export to PDF for printing and sharing β’ Export to HTML β’ Export to Word (.docx) that opens in Word, Pages, and Google Docs β’ Copy as HTML or share the raw .md file STARTER TEMPLATES β’ README, notes, blog post, and more β start from a clean structure PRIVATE BY DESIGN β’ Works fully offline β’ No account, no login, no cloud lock-in β’ 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.
Marked
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Marked is a Markdown reader and editor designed first as a reading app β think Apple Books for your .md files. Open any Markdown document from Files or iCloud Drive and read it with the calm of a book: classic typography, generous margins, justified text with automatic hyphenation, and Light, Sepia and Dark themes. A READING-FIRST EXPERIENCE β’ Three reading themes: Light, Sepia and Dark. β’ Nine curated typefaces: system serif, New York, Georgia, Palatino, Times New Roman, Helvetica Neue, Avenir Next, Iowan Old Style and Charter. β’ Adjustable font size, line spacing and horizontal margins. β’ Justified text with automatic hyphenation for a book-like rhythm. β’ Native rendering of headings, lists, quotes, code blocks, links and tables. β’ Styled blockquotes with accent bar, soft background tint and a decorative quote glyph. β’ Wrap-first tables that fit cell text to the screen and only scroll horizontally when wrapping is not enough. SYNTAX HIGHLIGHTING β’ Fenced code blocks are highlighted with automatic language detection (highlight.js via HighlighterSwift). β’ The editor colours Markdown markup live β headings, emphasis, code spans, links and lists β without getting in the way of plain-text editing. QUICK EDITING β’ Built-in plain-text editor with in-place save to the original file. β’ New documents open straight into the editor. β’ Jump to any line directly from the table of contents or search results. β’ Debounced highlighting keeps large files responsive while typing. NAVIGATION β’ Auto-generated table of contents from the document's headings. β’ In-document search: per section in reader mode and per line in editor mode. β’ Recent files list with per-document reading position and progress, Apple Notesβstyle file count under the title. FAST AND SMOOTH β’ Documents open asynchronously so the UI never blocks on large files. β’ Theme and font changes reuse the parsed document and existing section views instead of rebuilding from scratch. β’ Smart subview reuse keeps scrolling fluid in long documents. WORKS WITH YOUR FILES β’ Opens .md, .markdown, .mdown and .mkd files from Files, iCloud Drive and "Open withβ¦". β’ Create new Markdown documents from inside the app. β’ Security-scoped bookmarks remember where each file lives, so recents keep working after relaunch. PRIVACY BY DESIGN β’ Everything runs on your device. Marked has no servers. β’ No accounts, no telemetry, no advertising, no tracking. β’ Your files stay exactly where you keep them β the app only opens them. Ideal for reading notes, technical documentation, project READMEs, long-form articles or books written in Markdown β and for making quick edits without leaving the reading flow.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Marked at none against Markdown Editor and MD Viewer's 1. Markdown Editor and MD Viewer's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
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
Both are free to download. Markdown Editor and MD Viewer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Marked asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Markdown Editor and MD Viewer | Marked |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Monthly | β |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No β better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod β better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 β better | 26.0 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 51 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sahana A S | TREZE MARKETING SOCIEDAD LIMITADA |
In-app purchases
Markdown Editor and MD Viewer
- Remove Ads$19.99
Marked
No in-app purchases
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