Comparison

Markflow vs Talkie Phone

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

Head to head
About

Markflow

This app allows you to open and read markdown files from various sources like Files, Mail, and Safari. It supports GitHub-flavored markdown, code syntax highlighting, and diagrams, with an integrated editor and a clean preview mode.

Highlights
  • Open .md, .markdown, .mdown files
  • GitHub-flavored markdown rendering
  • Syntax-highlighted code blocks
  • Mermaid diagram support
  • Markdown editing toolbar
  • Pinch to zoom
  • Export edited files
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The markdown reader you've been missing. Markflow opens .md files from Files, Mail, Safari downloads, or the share sheet and renders them properly. GitHub-flavored markdown, syntax-highlighted code, mermaid diagrams, tables, task lists, and more. Originals are never touched. Edits live in memory until you explicitly Save, Save as New File, or Share a copy. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Open any .md, .markdown, or .mdown file from any app • Read with a clean, native preview • Edit with a markdown toolbar above the keyboard. Bold, italic, headings, lists, links, images, code, quotes, all one tap away. • Pinch to zoom in both Preview and Edit • Export an edited copy via the system share sheet • Tap Create to start a new blank file, or "Welcome to Markflow" for a full feature tour WHAT IT RENDERS • Headings, lists, blockquotes, links, images • Syntax-highlighted code blocks • Mermaid flowcharts and diagrams • GitHub-flavored markdown tables • Task lists with checkboxes • Inline images (absolute URLs) PRIVACY Markflow makes zero network requests and collects zero data. No accounts. No login. No analytics. No tracking. No ads. The renderer is a sandboxed local file with a Content Security Policy that blocks all remote resources. Your files stay on your device. DESIGN Built native with SwiftUI and the Liquid Glass nav bar. Light and dark mode. Adaptive home screen. Stock Apple Human Interface Guidelines throughout. WHO IT'S FOR • Writers who keep notes in markdown • Developers reading READMEs and docs on the go • Anyone who's been emailed a .md and had nowhere to open it • People who want a markdown reader that does one thing well Open source. MIT licensed. github.com/madebysan/markflow

About

Talkie Phone

Features
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Say it before it slips away. Talkie turns your voice into useful work. Record a memo, follow the transcript as it takes shape, or dictate straight into any text field. When a thought needs polish, ask Talkie to shorten it, clean it up, or change the tone—then review every edit before accepting it. CAPTURE WITHOUT BREAKING FLOW • Start a voice memo in one tap • Follow a live transcript as you speak • Find past memos by what you said WRITE AT THE SPEED OF THOUGHT • Dictate into Messages, Notes, Mail, and more with the Talkie keyboard • Keep composing without jumping between apps • Turn rough speech into clear, useful writing STAY IN CONTROL OF AI EDITS • Ask for a rewrite in your own words • Compare the before and after • Accept only the changes you want CHOOSE HOW TALKIE WORKS • Use Apple Speech or a local Parakeet model for transcription • Connect your own AI provider or route work through your Mac • Keep recordings and transcripts in sync with iCloud No Talkie account is required. Your captures live on your devices and in your iCloud account. For ideas that arrive faster than a keyboard, there’s Talkie.

Screenshots

Markflow4 screens
Talkie Phone4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Markflow versus Talkie Phone: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMarkflowTalkie Phone
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS26.026.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB67 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSantiago Alonso AlexandreArach Tchoupani

In-app purchases

None

Markflow

No in-app purchases

None

Talkie Phone

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Markflow free?
Markflow is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Talkie Phone free?
Talkie Phone is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Markflow or Talkie Phone have ads?
Neither Markflow nor Talkie Phone shows ads.

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