mdisco vs Markup
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
mdisco
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mdisco — A lighter Notion alternative. Save it in Markdown. Find it later. Built for the moment when Notion feels too heavy, Obsidian too plugin-hungry, and Google Keep stops finding what you wrote three weeks ago. Throw in URLs, notes, todos, and code as Markdown — then find them later by keyword or tag. Need to collaborate? Get Google-Docs-level real-time co-editing. â– Capture anywhere - Mobile capture button auto-detects URLs, todos, notes - Inbox to triage in batches â– Precise search - Keyword · tag · folder · title — instant, full-text across every note - Edits and deletions stay searchable through version history â– Markdown editor - One-tap toggle between WYSIWYG and raw Markdown source - Autosave + automatic version history — roll back anytime - Dark mode · 5 languages (English · 한êµì–´ · 日本語 · 䏿–‡ · Español) â– Collaborate - Invite to a workspace or share by link - Read-only or edit permissions - Real-time co-editing (Pro) â– Sync everywhere - The same notes on every device - Localized push notifications for new activity - Offline indicator â– Private by default - Nothing leaves your workspace until you explicitly share - Email signup with verification, Apple & Google sign-in - Granular read / edit permissions â– Use cases - Researchers — papers, clippings, interview notes - Designers — references and decisions - Engineers — code snippets, architecture, on-call logs - PMs — PRDs, meeting notes, OKR wiki - Students — lectures, assignments, exam summaries - Writers — from idea to draft Stop juggling seven apps to take one note. One mdisco is enough.
Markup
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Markup reads and edits your Markdown beautifully — and it works with the folder of notes you already have, on your iPhone and iPad. POINT IT AT YOUR FOLDER — OR A GITHUB REPO • Open any folder of .md files from iCloud Drive or Files — the same vault you use on your Mac. Nothing to import, no lock-in. • Open a GitHub repo as a vault and read the whole thing offline. • Open several vaults and switch between them. READ LIKE A PAGE • High-fidelity rendering: syntax-highlighted code, LaTeX math, Mermaid diagrams, tables, task lists, and GitHub-style callouts. • Light / Dark / Sepia themes, adjustable text size and width, Dynamic Type. • Wikilinks, backlinks with context, a per-document outline, and tags. FIND ANYTHING • Full-text search with tag: and path: filters; fuzzy Quick Open. EDIT WITH EASE • A focused Markdown editor with smart lists, auto-closing brackets, table formatting, and inline [[wikilink]] and #tag autocomplete. • Insert images straight into your vault. Export or share as PDF, HTML, or Markdown. iPAD • Open documents in tabs; edit with a live rendered preview beside the source. • Hardware-keyboard shortcuts. HTML, TOO • Open and read .html and web bundles, with scripts off by default for safety. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT • No account required, no telemetry, no tracking. Your notes stay on your device and your iCloud. Signing in to GitHub is optional and only used to fetch the files you ask for. English and ç®€ä½“ä¸æ–‡, switchable in-app.
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Verdict
mdisco and Markup 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | mdisco | Markup |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | tapahalab | 碧豪 王 |
In-app purchases
mdisco
No in-app purchases
Markup
No in-app purchases









