SoloMD vs Markdown Lite
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SoloMD
A distraction-free Markdown editor for iPad, focusing on writing with live preview, rich syntax, and export options. Your notes are stored locally as plain text files.
- Distraction-free writing environment
- Live Markdown preview
- KaTeX math and Mermaid diagram support
- Multiple export formats (HTML, PDF, DOCX)
- File tree and outline view
- Focus and typewriter modes
- Split-view and multitasking support
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SoloMD is a lightweight, distraction-free Markdown editor for iPad. One file. One window. Just write. Built from the ground up as a focused writing tool - no account, no cloud, no telemetry, no subscription. Your notes stay in plain .md and .txt files on your iPad, readable by any editor on any platform, today and in ten years. CORE EDITING - Live preview - Markdown symbols fade out after the cursor leaves the line. - Rich syntax styling - real big headings, real bold, real monospace for code. - Light and Dark themes that follow iPad system appearance. - Multi-encoding - auto-detects UTF-8, UTF-16, GBK, Big5. - Tabs with dirty indicators. - File tree sidebar, outline view, and global search. MARKDOWN POWER - KaTeX math - inline and block math render instantly. - Mermaid diagrams - flowcharts, sequence diagrams, Gantt charts. - Task lists with clickable checkboxes. - Footnotes, YAML front-matter, text highlighting. - Syntax highlighting for 13 plus languages. - Synced split-pane scroll. - Tap an image or Mermaid diagram to open a pinch-zoomable overlay. BUILT FOR IPAD - 44 pt touch targets across toolbar, outline, and file tree. - Larger default font sizes tuned for iPad screen distance. - Split-view and multitasking friendly. - Works with hardware keyboards. - Portrait and landscape, every orientation. WRITER TOOLS - Focus mode - non-current paragraphs dim for deep work. - Typewriter mode. - Session restore - auto-saves so you never lose a line. - Chinese power tools - simplified/traditional conversion, pinyin, CJK word counts. - Spell check. - Custom CSS. EXPORT - HTML (newsletter quality) - PDF with KaTeX and Mermaid baked in - Word (.docx) with tables preserved - Copy as HTML, plain text, or Markdown PRIVACY FIRST SoloMD collects no personal data. No account. No analytics. No ads. No tracking. All your notes live locally in files you own. SoloMD is open source (MIT). Source: github.com/zhitongblog/solomd
Markdown Lite
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Markdown 本地编辑器是一款专注于本地文本文件的轻量工具,适合在 iPhone 和 iPad 上快速查看、编辑和保存 Markdown、TXT、JSON、XML、CSV 以及常见源码文本。 你可以新建空白文档,打开系统文件中的文本,直接编辑内容,并在预览模式下查看 Markdown 渲染效果。应用支持覆盖保存、另存为、分享、关闭确认、多窗口叠加编辑,以及自动存档,减少后台被关闭或误操作造成的内容丢失。 主要功能: - 编辑和预览 Markdown 文件 - 支持多种纯文本格式 - 新建、打开、保存、另存为和分享 - 多窗口叠加编辑,可快速切换 - 输入法上方 Markdown 常用符号快捷栏 - 自动存档未保存内容 - 支持浅色、深色和跟随系统外观 应用不需要账号,不接入广告,不收集用户数据。你的文件内容保存在本机或你主动选择的位置。
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Markdown Lite at every 3 days against SoloMD's every 3 weeks. SoloMD's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
SoloMD ships an update every 3 weeks, Markdown Lite every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SoloMD | Markdown Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 向东 李 | 立明 倪 |
In-app purchases
SoloMD
No in-app purchases
Markdown Lite
No in-app purchases









