Comparison

Markdown My Words vs LinkBox

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

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About

Markdown My Words

Features
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Markdown is everywhere now. It is in coding-agent plans, AI-generated research notes, README files, study guides, project specs, lecture material, technical drafts, and the surprisingly long “quick summary” an AI tool gave you at 1:13 a.m. Markdown My Words gives those documents a calmer place to live than a chat window. Open a folder of Markdown files, read them in a clean rendered view, highlight the passages that matter, and leave yourself precise notes. When you are done, export your comments as Markdown, TSV, CSV, or an annotated copy of the document. Your original file stays clean. Your thoughts stay attached. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Read Markdown in a quiet, comfortable layout • Navigate long documents with an automatic outline • Highlight passages in seven colours • Add notes to any highlight • Search and filter your annotations • Export feedback as Markdown, TSV, CSV, or annotated Markdown • Toggle source view when you want the raw text • Keep annotations beside your files as lightweight sidecar data WHY IT FEELS DIFFERENT Markdown My Words is built for focused reading, not fiddling. It works with ordinary .md files in folders you choose. Your annotations are stored separately, so the source document stays untouched and portable. That makes it useful for reviewing AI-generated plans, coding-agent proposals, study notes, research reports, technical docs, and long drafts you actually need to think through. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. No server. No tracking. No analytics. No document upload. Just your files, your notes, and a quieter way to think. Markdown My Words is for the moment after something generates a serious document for you — when you need to stop skimming, sit with it, question it, mark it up, and decide what you actually think.

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LinkBox

Features
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Too many bookmarks, saved pages, and links you never find again? LinkBox is a bookmark and link manager for iPhone that helps you save web pages first, then organize them later with tags, search, read later, and simple local rules. Save links from Safari, Chrome, and other apps through the share sheet. You can also copy a web link and manually add it from the clipboard inside LinkBox. When you find an article, document, tool, forum post, or search result, you do not have to file it right away. Save it first, then come back when you are ready. Already have a lot of bookmarks in your browser? Import a Safari or Chrome bookmarks HTML file and move your saved pages into LinkBox. Browser folders can become tags, and duplicate links are merged automatically. Key features: - Save web links quickly - Add copied links from the clipboard - Import Safari and Chrome bookmarks HTML - Organize links with tags and notes - Search titles, domains, tags, and notes - Add links to Read Later and open them when you are ready - Select multiple links and add tags or move them to Read Later - Create local auto rules by domain, URL, or title - Automatically tag new links, add them to Read Later, or mark sensitive items - View frequently opened links, Read Later, recent saves, and links that still need organizing - Review broken links, duplicate saves, and cleanup items - Open saved links with your preferred browser Great for saving: - articles and research - search results - tools and product pages - documentation - forum and community posts - web pages you want to read later or keep long term Your links, tags, notes, and organizing data are stored on your device by default. LinkBox is built for people who save a lot of web pages and want a cleaner way to find and manage them later.

Screenshots

Markdown My Words4 screens
LinkBox4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Markdown My Words at none against LinkBox's 1. LinkBox's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs monthly). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. LinkBox sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Markdown My Words asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Markdown My Words ships an update monthly, LinkBox weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Markdown My Words versus LinkBox: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMarkdown My WordsLinkBox
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyMonthlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYARON AMIR BENJAMIN DR. GOLDSTEIN安康 郝

In-app purchases

None

Markdown My Words

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

LinkBox

One-time1
  • LinkBox Pro$7.99

Questions

Is Markdown My Words free?
Markdown My Words is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is LinkBox free?
LinkBox is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Markdown My Words or LinkBox have ads?
Neither Markdown My Words nor LinkBox shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Markdown My Words or LinkBox?
Markdown My Words ships an update monthly, and LinkBox weekly. Most recently, Markdown My Words was updated on September 14, 2026 and LinkBox on September 17, 2026.

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