Comparison

Markdown Reader & Editor vs Marked

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

Head to head
About

Markdown Reader & Editor

Features
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The fast, beautiful way to read, write, and share Markdown on iPhone and iPad. Open any .md file and see it rendered instantly with clean typography. Write with a live side-by-side preview that updates as you type. Draw Mermaid diagrams, export polished PDFs, and work fully offline β€” no account required, no sync setup, no waiting. READ ANY MARKDOWN FILE - Open .md, README, and markdown files from Files, iCloud Drive, or any app - Beautiful rendered view with clean typography and dark mode - Syntax highlighting for fenced code blocks - Find text across your document instantly WRITE WITH LIVE PREVIEW - Side-by-side editor and preview, updating as you type - Quick-insert toolbar for headings, bold, lists, links, tables, and checkboxes - Find and replace, undo/redo, line numbers - Multiple editor themes: Dracula, Monokai, Nord, Solarized, and more MERMAID DIAGRAM STUDIO - Create flowcharts, sequence diagrams, class diagrams, and Gantt charts in plain text - Live diagram preview as you type - Perfect for documentation, planning, and teaching EXPORT AND SHARE - Export to PDF with polished formatting - Export to HTML and DOCX - Share rendered documents straight from the app WORKS OFFLINE - No account required. No sign-up. - Your files stay on your device - Editing, preview and export work in airplane mode GO PRO The app is free with ads. Upgrade to Pro to remove ads and unlock every premium feature, with a simple monthly plan or a one-time lifetime unlock. Whether you are a developer reading a README, a writer drafting a post, a student taking notes, or a team documenting a project β€” this is the Markdown app that stays out of your way. Questions or ideas? Reach us any time from Settings inside the app. SUBSCRIPTION AND PRICING β€’ Remove Ads β€” $19.99, one payment β€’ Markdown Pro Monthly β€” $1.99 per month, renews automatically β€’ Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase β€’ A subscription renews unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period β€’ Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://cosmovex.web.app/apps/mdvedit/privacy-policy

About

Marked

This app offers a reading-first experience for Markdown documents, presenting them with classic typography and customizable themes. It also includes a live syntax highlighting editor for quick edits and navigation features like a table of contents.

Highlights
  • Book-like reading experience
  • Customizable themes and typography
  • Live Markdown syntax highlighting
  • Built-in plain-text editor
  • Auto-generated table of contents
  • File navigation and search
Features
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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 Notes–style 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 with…". 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.

Screenshots

Markdown Reader & Editor4 screens
Marked4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Marked at none against Markdown Reader & Editor's 1. Marked also leads on ads (none vs shown). Markdown Reader & Editor's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). On price 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

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

Both are free to download. Markdown Reader & Editor sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Marked asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 5 level
Markdown Reader & Editor versus Marked: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMarkdown Reader & EditorMarked
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviewsβ€”100.0% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksβ€”
AdsYesNo β€” better
In-app purchasesYesNo β€” better
Monetizationβ€”Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 β€” better26.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size78 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSahana A STreze

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Markdown Reader & Editor

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$19.99
None

Marked

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Markdown Reader & Editor free?
Markdown Reader & Editor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Marked free?
Marked is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Markdown Reader & Editor or Marked have ads?
Markdown Reader & Editor shows ads; Marked does not.

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