Comparison

MarkUp vs Tertiary NotePad

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

Head to head
About

MarkUp

A plain-text writing app supporting Markdown and LaTeX math equations for notes, research, and long-form content. Offers live preview, multiple export options, and folder syncing.

Highlights
  • Markdown formatting with live preview
  • LaTeX math equation rendering
  • Split view for writing and preview
  • Export to PDF, HTML, RTF, and more
  • Sync any folder from iCloud or device
  • Customizable toolbar and keyboard shortcuts
Features
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MarkUp is a writing app for notes, research, and long-form work. Edit Word documents with a true page layout, write in Markdown with live preview, or typeset a full LaTeX thesis with a real XeTeX engine that runs entirely on your device. For students, researchers, and technical writers — with the same features on iPhone, iPad, and Mac, in one universal purchase. Word (.docx) documents • Create and edit fully formatted Word documents with a real page layout • Tables you can type straight into — fonts, colors, shading, and bullets inside cells, with full undo • Charts with editable data, plus shapes and text boxes — drag anything anywhere and resize from any corner • Photos with text wrap: in line with text, in columns, behind text, or in front of text • Table of contents, captions and cross-references, citations with a works-cited list • Footnotes and endnotes, comments with replies, and tracked changes • Custom styles, multilevel and clause numbering, and newspaper columns • Page size, margins, line spacing, and headers & footers — saved per document • Calibri and Cambria render with matching character widths, so line breaks and page counts stay where Word put them • LaTeX math inside Word documents (Pro) LaTeX, offline (Pro) • A real XeTeX engine on your device — no internet, no account, nothing uploaded • Download the typesetting files once, then compile on a plane • Tap the rendered page to jump to the line that made it, and back again (SyncTeX) • Autocomplete for commands, citations, references, environments, and file paths • Errors and warnings marked in the margin, with plain-English explanations • Code check that catches common LaTeX mistakes before you compile • Search the typeset PDF, follow its outline, fold sections, step through pages • Math symbol palette, visual table builder, live preview of the equation at your cursor • Multi-file projects, BibTeX bibliographies, and ready-made templates Write in Markdown • Live rendered preview as you type • LaTeX math equation rendering (KaTeX) • Split view — write and preview side by side • Table editor with a visual grid • Find & replace with match highlighting • Word count and character count One app, all your devices • The same features on iPhone, iPad, and Mac — not a cut-down mobile version • One universal purchase: buy Pro once, use it everywhere • Documents, templates, and settings sync through iCloud Templates • Start from a ready-made article, paper, thesis, problem set, presentation, or CV • Save any document as a reusable template, for any file type (Pro) Version history • Automatically keeps earlier drafts as you edit • Compare any version against the current file with side-by-side rendered differences • Restore any earlier version in a tap (Pro) Files & workflow • Works with txt, md, tex, rmd, fountain, yaml, yml, json, csv, html, rtf, and docx files • Export to PDF or the document's own format • Convert between Word, Markdown, LaTeX, HTML, RTF, plain text, and more • Open and sync any folder from iCloud or your device, including subfolders • Find & replace across an entire folder • Customizable toolbar — show only what you need • Spell check that understands LaTeX, in the language you write in • Autosave, dark mode, and full keyboard shortcut support MarkUp is free to use. MarkUp Pro unlocks offline LaTeX typesetting, LaTeX math in Word documents, version history, your own templates, and unlimited file exports — as a one-time purchase or a yearly subscription, across all your devices. Privacy Policy: https://appsvaldonchevdeveloper.com/privacy/markup Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Tertiary NotePad

Features
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NotePad is a clean, native iPad note-taking app built for Apple Pencil. It feels like a paper notebook with the power of digital ink. - Handwriting with pressure and tilt, low latency, and palm rejection - the Pencil draws while a finger scrolls and two fingers zoom. - GoodNotes-style tool bar: pen, highlighter, erasers, color dropdown and widths. - White paper or blackboard templates, applied across the whole notebook. - Shapes and flowcharts (process, decision, start/end, connectors) with editable vector overlays; connectors re-route when you move a node. - Type directly into sticky notes and flowchart nodes (multi-line, with background colors). - Lasso to move, delete or copy multiple strokes; recolor and edit shapes. - Import PDFs and annotate them; export pages or whole notebooks to PDF/PNG/JPG. - Organize with nested notebooks and tags, and search inside your handwriting. - Record voice memos per notebook. - Everything syncs across your devices with iCloud. Powered by Tertiary Infotech Academy Pte Ltd.

Screenshots

MarkUp4 screens
Tertiary NotePad2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tertiary NotePad at none against MarkUp's 2. Tertiary NotePad also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 5 days). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Both are free to download. MarkUp sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per year. Tertiary NotePad asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MarkUp ships an update every 5 days, Tertiary NotePad daily. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
MarkUp versus Tertiary NotePad: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMarkUpTertiary NotePad
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size66 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperValentin DonchevAlfred Ang

In-app purchases

2 purchases

MarkUp

Subscriptions1
  • MarkUp Yearly$3.991 Year
One-time1
  • MarkUp Lifetime$9.99
None

Tertiary NotePad

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MarkUp free?
MarkUp is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tertiary NotePad free?
Tertiary NotePad is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do MarkUp or Tertiary NotePad have ads?
Neither MarkUp nor Tertiary NotePad shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MarkUp or Tertiary NotePad?
MarkUp ships an update every 5 days, and Tertiary NotePad daily. Most recently, MarkUp was updated on October 3, 2026 and Tertiary NotePad on October 6, 2026.

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