Comparison

Markdown Viewer Mobile vs Parley

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

Head to head
About

Markdown Viewer Mobile

Features
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MarkdownViewer is a distraction-free reader for .md files on iPhone and iPad. Open a file from Files, AirDrop, or a shared link; or sync an entire documentation repository from GitHub and read it offline. Just exploring? The app ships with a curated library of example documents covering every feature below — sync it with one tap from the "Try it" card on the library screen. RICH RENDERING • Full CommonMark + GitHub Flavored Markdown • Mermaid diagrams rendered inline • LaTeX math (inline and display) via KaTeX-compatible engine • Syntax-highlighted code blocks across 190+ languages • GFM tables, task lists, footnotes, strikethrough • GitHub-style admonitions (NOTE, WARNING, TIP, CAUTION) READING COMFORT • Material 3 design with light, dark, and sepia themes • Adjustable font size, reading width, and line height • Immersive scroll — the app bar fades away as you read • Table of contents drawer with one-tap navigation • In-document search with match counter • Reading-position bookmark — resume exactly where you left off • Keep-screen-on toggle for long-form reading • Reading time estimate BRING YOUR OWN DOCS • Sync any public GitHub repository with a single URL • Private repos supported via a personal access token (stored in the iOS Keychain — never in the app's database) • Incremental re-sync — only changed files download • Re-sync or remove a synced repo from the drawer EXPORT AND SHARE • Export any document to PDF with mermaid diagrams preserved • Share the raw markdown or a rendered PDF via the system share sheet PRIVACY BY DESIGN • No accounts, ever • Zero telemetry by default • Crash reporting is opt-in and excludes document content, file paths, and tokens • The only network traffic is to GitHub when you explicitly sync Made in the open on GitHub. Licensed under Apache-2.0.

About

Parley

Record conversations and automatically generate structured notes with AI-powered summaries, action items, and speaker identification. All data is processed and stored locally on your device for maximum privacy and security.

Highlights
  • On-device AI for transcription and summaries
  • Speaker identification and diarization
  • Extraction of action items and decisions
  • Encrypted local storage
  • Face ID app gate
  • Searchable recording library
  • Share formatted notes
Features
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Parley records private conversations and turns them into structured notes — entirely on your device. Audio, transcripts, and AI-generated summaries never leave your phone. Record a meeting, an interview, or any conversation. Parley identifies who is speaking, transcribes them, and produces a meeting-grade summary: a short title, the decisions made, and the action items with assignees. EVERYTHING IS LOCAL • Speech recognition runs on the Neural Engine. • Speaker identification runs on-device. • Summaries are generated by Apple Intelligence on your phone. • Audio and transcripts are encrypted at rest with AES-256. • Face ID gates the app each time you open it. FEATURES • Records through screen lock and backgrounding • Live Activity on the lock screen • Speaker diarization — Parley knows when someone else is talking • Action items and decisions extracted from meetings • Rename a speaker once and the change flows everywhere • Audio playback with waveform scrubbing • Library search across past recordings • Share formatted notes to Mail, Notes, Messages, Slack Most "AI note-taking" apps send your audio to a server you cannot inspect. Parley does not. Your conversations stay on your phone.

Screenshots

Markdown Viewer Mobile4 screens
Parley4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Markdown Viewer Mobile at Free against Parley's $4.99. Markdown Viewer Mobile also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Markdown Viewer Mobile is free to download; Parley costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Markdown Viewer Mobile ships an update every 4 days, Parley every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Markdown Viewer Mobile versus Parley: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMarkdown Viewer MobileParley
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Paid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCemil IlikDavid Bryant

In-app purchases

None

Markdown Viewer Mobile

No in-app purchases

None

Parley

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Markdown Viewer Mobile free?
Markdown Viewer Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Parley free?
Parley costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Markdown Viewer Mobile or Parley have ads?
Neither Markdown Viewer Mobile nor Parley shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Markdown Viewer Mobile or Parley?
Markdown Viewer Mobile ships an update every 4 days, and Parley every 5 days. Most recently, Markdown Viewer Mobile was updated on October 2, 2026 and Parley on October 22, 2026.

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