SoloMD vs MD Preview
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.
MD Preview
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MdPreview, Markdown dosyaları için hızlı ve zarif bir görüntüleyici ve editördür. Bir .md dosyasını açtığınızda karmaşık işaretler yerine düzgün biçimlendirilmiş, okunaklı bir belge görürsünüz. KUSURSUZ OKUMA • Üç özenli tema: Açık, Koyu ve serif yazı tipiyle kitap sayfası hissi veren sepya Kitap modu • Okuma süresi ve ilerleme göstergeli içindekiler kenar çubuğu • Ayarlanabilir yazı boyutu ve konforlu okuma genişliği • Her belgede kaldığınız yeri hatırlar GÜÇLÜ ÖZELLİKLER • Eşleşme vurgulu belge içi arama (⌘F) • Tek dokunuşla kopyalanabilen, sözdizimi renklendirmeli kod blokları • Her belgeyi PDF olarak dışa aktarma • Anında önizlemeli bölünmüş ekran editörü • Dosya diskte değişince otomatik yenileme — başka editörlerle yan yana kullanım için ideal • Bağlantılı belgeler ve başlık çapaları arasında gezinme EKSİKSİZ MARKDOWN DESTEĞİ Başlıklar, hizalamalı tablolar, görev listeleri, dipnotlar, tanım listeleri, vurgu, alt ve üst simge, emoji kısayolları, otomatik bağlantılar, çitli ve girintili kod blokları, alıntılar, görseller ve kısmi satır içi HTML. TASARIM GEREĞİ ÖZEL MdPreview tamamen çevrimdışıdır. Belgeleriniz cihazınızdan asla çıkmaz — hesap yok, analitik yok, izleme yok. iPhone, iPad ve Mac'te çalışır. Dosyalar uygulamasından veya Finder'dan açın, dilerseniz MdPreview'ı varsayılan Markdown uygulamanız yapın. MdPreview is a fast, elegant viewer and editor for Markdown files. Open any .md file and see a beautifully formatted document instead of raw markup. READING, PERFECTED • Three curated themes: Light, Dark, and a book-like sepia Reading mode with serif typography • Table of contents sidebar with reading time and progress indicator • Adjustable text size and a comfortable reading width • Remembers where you left off in every document POWERFUL FEATURES • In-document search (Cmd-F) with match highlighting • Syntax-highlighted code blocks with one-tap copy • Export any document as PDF • Live split-screen editor with instant preview • Auto-refresh when a file changes on disk — perfect alongside other editors • Jump between linked documents and heading anchors COMPLETE MARKDOWN SUPPORT Headings, tables with alignment, task lists, footnotes, definition lists, highlight, subscript and superscript, emoji shortcodes, automatic links, fenced and indented code blocks, blockquotes, images, and partial inline HTML. PRIVATE BY DESIGN MdPreview is fully offline. Your documents never leave your device — no accounts, no analytics, no tracking. Works on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Open files from the Files app, Finder, or set MdPreview as your default Markdown app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MD Preview at none against SoloMD's 3. SoloMD's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 4 weeks) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price, ads and device support 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. MD Preview asks for nothing beyond the download.
SoloMD ships an update every 2 days, MD Preview every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SoloMD | MD Preview |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 4 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 向东 李 | DILEK EMINOGLU |
In-app purchases
SoloMD
- Buy a Coffee$0.99
- Buy a Lunch$2.99
- Generous Support$9.99
MD Preview
No in-app purchases









