SoloMD vs Textor
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SoloMD
A fast, distraction-free Markdown editor for creating and managing plain text files. It offers live editing, real typography, and advanced Markdown features like math and diagrams. Designed for privacy, it stores notes in your own files without accounts or tracking.
- Live Markdown editing
- Focus and typewriter modes
- KaTeX math and Mermaid diagrams
- Export to PDF, Word, HTML
- Split view and keyboard shortcuts
- Chinese language support
- Privacy-focused design
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SoloMD is a calm, fast Markdown editor for iPhone and iPad. Open the app and you are writing — no account, no sign-up, no subscription. Your notes are plain .md and .txt files. Keep them in SoloMD's folder in the Files app, or open a folder you already use, and edit the files right where they are. Any editor on any device can read them, today and in ten years. WRITING FIRST - Live editing: Markdown marks step aside once the cursor leaves the line, so you see the document, not the syntax. - Real typography: big headings, true bold, monospaced code, comfortable line length. - Focus mode dims everything but the paragraph you are in; typewriter mode keeps your line at eye level. - A formatting bubble appears over selected text; a keyboard bar puts headings, lists, links and code one tap away. - Find and replace with match case, whole word and regular expressions. - Light and dark themes that follow the system. ON IPHONE - A notes home screen, search and a new-note button within thumb's reach. - Full-screen editor with a simple navigation bar. ON IPAD - Sidebar with your folders and notes, tabs, and an outline of the current document. - Split view and Slide Over friendly; works with hardware keyboards and ⌘ shortcuts. MARKDOWN THAT GOES FURTHER - KaTeX math, inline and display. - Mermaid flowcharts, sequence diagrams and Gantt charts. - Tables, task lists with tappable checkboxes, footnotes, front matter, highlights. - Syntax highlighting for 13+ languages. - Tap an image or diagram to view it full screen with pinch-zoom. - Fold headings to see the shape of a long document. FOR CHINESE WRITERS - Simplified ↔ Traditional conversion, pinyin, and CJK-aware word counts. - Chinese proofreading for half-width punctuation and common slips. - Opens UTF-8, UTF-16, GBK and Big5 files correctly. EXPORT AND SHARE - PDF with math and diagrams rendered. - Word (.docx) with tables kept. - HTML, or copy as HTML, plain text or Markdown. PRIVATE BY DESIGN SoloMD collects no data. No account, no analytics, no ads, no tracking. Your notes stay in files you own. SoloMD is open source under the MIT license: github.com/zhitongblog/solomd 100% FREE FOREVER & SUPPORTER BADGE Every feature in SoloMD is 100% free forever — no paywalls, no subscriptions, and no locked features. Optional one-time In-App Purchases (Buy a Coffee / Buy a Lunch / Generous Support) are purely voluntary tips to support independent open-source development, and permanently unlock the exclusive "Supporter" badge in Settings and About.
Textor
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Textor는 오직 글쓰기에 집중하는 마크다운 에디터예요. 인광이 번지는 CRT 터미널의 감성을, 그대로 당신의 아이폰에 옮겨 담았어요. ■ CRT 레트로 테마 · 그린·앰버·블랙 — 가우시안 스캔라인, 비네팅, 미세하게 떨리는 화면까지. 진짜 브라운관처럼. · 깜빡이는 블록 커서로 완성되는 터미널 무드. · 효과는 토글로 켜고 끄기 — 취향껏. ■ 오직 글쓰기 화려한 메뉴도, 알림도 없어요. 블루투스 키보드를 연결하면 화면은 사라지고 글자만 남아요. 단축키로 새 글·저장·편집을 손에서 떼지 않고. ■ 마크다운, 당신 방식대로 제목·굵게·인용·목록을 색으로 구분하는 구문 강조. 거슬리면 MD 버튼 하나로 끄고 날것의 텍스트로. ■ 빠른 메모 자동 표시를 켜두면, 앱을 열 때마다 빈 메모가 가장 먼저 떠올라요. 메뉴를 거칠 필요 없이 곧장 쓰기 시작하고, 닫으면 메모 파일 끝에 차곡차곡 쌓여요. 떠오른 생각을 1초도 잃지 않게. ■ 내 글은 내가 지킨다 표준 .md / .txt 파일로
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Textor at none against SoloMD's 3. SoloMD's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 4 months) and device support (4 vs 1). On price and ads 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. SoloMD sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Textor asks for nothing beyond the download.
SoloMD ships an update every 2 days, Textor every 4 months. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.
| Parameter | SoloMD | Textor |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 向东 李 | Jiwon Bahk |
In-app purchases
SoloMD
- Buy a Coffee$0.99
- Buy a Lunch$2.99
- Generous Support$9.99
Textor
No in-app purchases









