Comparison

markup vs MarkGlance

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

Head to head
About

markup

Features
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markup is a native iOS and iPadOS app for turning Markdown into clean, polished documents. Open or paste Markdown, preview the result instantly, and export it as a professional-looking PDF. It is designed for writers, developers, and teams who want Markdown to stay simple while still producing output that looks refined. With markup, you can: - Preview Markdown in a focused mobile interface - Edit Markdown directly on iPhone and iPad - Export documents as PDFs for sharing or publishing - Choose rendering styles, syntax themes, and typography - Work with headings, tables, lists, block quotes, code blocks, task lists, and callouts - Add supported fonts and customize document output - Keep your writing workflow lightweight and distraction-free markup is built for local-first document work. Your file contents and file names are not collected for analytics. Optional anonymous usage statistics may be used to improve rendering quality, and can be controlled from Settings. Whether you are writing documentation, notes, technical specs, README files, or polished Markdown-based documents, markup helps you move from plain text to a finished preview with less friction. Privacy Policy: https://markup.progressiveworks.co/privacy-policy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

MarkGlance

Features
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MarkGlance is a minimalist Markdown viewer for iPhone and iPad β€” built to read documents calmly, without the visual noise that fills most editor apps. Open any .md file from the Files app, an email attachment, AirDrop, or the Share Sheet. Tap. Read. That's the loop. WHY MARKGLANCE β€’ Editorial typography. Body text is set in a serif designed for long-form reading (New York / Iowan / Charter on iOS). Headings sit clearly in SF Pro. Code blocks render in SF Mono with syntax highlighting for 190+ languages. β€’ Reflowing zoom β€” not pinch-to-zoom. The size slider re-wraps the document to your chosen size, the way a book does. Lines stay crisp at every step. No blurry magnification. β€’ Light, Dark, and Auto themes. Your choice persists across launches. Auto follows iOS. β€’ Print-quality PDF export. Tap Share to produce an A4 PDF with vector text, embedded fonts, justified body, real per-page margins, and content-aware page breaks. Selectable, searchable, AirDroppable. Around 10–18 KB per page. β€’ Fully offline. No network calls. No analytics. No telemetry. No advertising. No accounts. The bundled rendering pipeline (marked.js, highlight.js, Open Sans) ships inside the app and runs on-device. β€’ File association. Markdown files (.md, .markdown, .mdown, .mkd, .mkdn) open in MarkGlance from anywhere iOS can hand them off β€” Files, Mail, AirDrop, Messages, the Share Sheet, iCloud Drive. WHAT'S RENDERED β€’ GitHub-flavored Markdown β€’ Syntax-highlighted fenced code blocks β€’ Tables with column alignment β€’ Task lists with checkboxes β€’ Multi-line and nested blockquotes β€’ External links open in Safari; in-document anchors stay in-app WHAT'S NOT IN MARKGLANCE No editor. No syncing. No collaboration. No accounts. No subscription. MarkGlance does one thing β€” render your Markdown beautifully β€” and gets out of the way. PRIVACY Zero data collection. MarkGlance never sends anything to any server, period. Read the full policy at https://parzival74.github.io/markglance-privacy/ CONTACT Questions or feedback: zugzwang74@gmail.com

Screenshots

markup3 screens
MarkGlance3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MarkGlance at none against markup's 2. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

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. markup sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. MarkGlance asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
markup versus MarkGlance: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametermarkupMarkGlance
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyMonthlyβ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo β€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac β€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.4 β€” better17.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size66 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPROGRESSIVE WORKS K.K.Anurag Gupta

In-app purchases

2 purchases

markup

Subscriptions2
  • Premium (Monthly)3 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Premium (Yearly)$99.991 Year
None

MarkGlance

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is markup free?
markup is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MarkGlance free?
MarkGlance is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do markup or MarkGlance have ads?
Neither markup nor MarkGlance shows ads.

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