Comparison

Simple Viewer vs Mdocx

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

Head to head
About

Simple Viewer

Features
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Simple Viewer opens files. Quietly, quickly, and without asking for anything in return. Share any file from any app β€” Mail, Messages, Files, a browser, a cloud drive β€” and Simple Viewer renders it the way it was meant to be read. No account. No upload. Files stay on your device. It is designed for the moment when you just need to see what's inside a file. RENDERED WITH CARE β€’ PDF with smooth scrolling and pinch-to-zoom β€’ Markdown with typography that reads β€’ Source code with precise syntax highlighting β€’ JSON, XML, and YAML, pretty-printed β€’ CSV and TSV, as readable tables β€’ Excel spreadsheets (XLSX) β€’ Word documents (DOCX) β€’ ZIP archives, browsed inside β€’ Plain text, logs, and scripts β€’ x509 certificates BUILT FOR iPHONE AND iPAD β€’ Open from any app via the iOS share sheet β€’ Recent files, one tap away β€’ Orientation-aware on iPad β€’ Works offline. Always. NOTHING YOU DON'T NEED No sign-up. No subscription. No ads. No tracking. No cloud sync. No bloat. Just a clean surface for reading what you already have. Because simple is elegant.

About

Mdocx

Features
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Mdocx is a focused Markdown editor and document workspace for iPhone and iPad, with support for Markdown, Word, Excel, and PDF files. Built for people who work with many document types, Mdocx helps you read and edit Markdown, preview Word documents, inspect Excel spreadsheets, view PDF files, and keep documents organized. Open a Markdown document, write directly in the rendered editor, save changes back to the source file, and arrange frequently used documents into custom categories. Useful for: - Markdown notes and MD documents - Word, Excel, and PDF reference documents - Writing drafts, product docs, reading lists, and personal knowledge files - Local file management without importing or duplicating files - Quick access through recent files, favorites, and custom categories - Syncing your document workspace across devices Key features: - Markdown reader and WYSIWYG editor - Save edits back to the original source file - Preview Word documents - Inspect Excel spreadsheets - View PDF files - Recent files and lightweight file categories - Drag files into categories for quick access - Rename source files from inside the app - Word count, image count, and code block count - Account sign-in and document sync - Light and dark appearance Markdown editing is fully built in, while Word, Excel, and PDF files are available for preview and organization.

Screenshots

Simple Viewer3 screens
Mdocx4 screens

Verdict

The call

Simple Viewer and Mdocx are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters β€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them β€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Simple Viewer versus Mdocx: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimple ViewerMdocx
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsβ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, Mac
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size6 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSTLinkεΉ³ ηŽ‹

In-app purchases

None

Simple Viewer

No in-app purchases

None

Mdocx

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Simple Viewer free?
Simple Viewer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mdocx free?
Mdocx is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Simple Viewer or Mdocx have ads?
Neither Simple Viewer nor Mdocx shows ads.

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