Comparison

Eclipse vs Richdown

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

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Eclipse

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Hate reading PDFs at night? So did we. Eclipse is the dark mode PDF reader your eyes have been waiting for. One tap transforms any PDF into a beautiful, eye-friendly dark document โ€” no more blinding white backgrounds in bed, on the couch, or during late-night study sessions. TRUE DARK MODE โ€” NOT A FILTER Most apps just dim your screen. Eclipse is different. Our smart color inversion engine flips the actual content โ€” white becomes black, black becomes white โ€” giving you a true OLED-friendly dark reading experience that saves battery and protects your eyes. Choose from three reading themes: โ—† Pure Dark โ€” Full inversion, maximum contrast, perfect for OLED โ—† Warm Dark โ€” Soft tones for relaxed reading (Pro) โ—† Sepia โ€” Paper-like warmth for long sessions (Pro) ANNOTATE & MARK UP YOUR DOCUMENTS Eclipse isn't just a viewer โ€” it's your complete PDF workspace: โ—† Highlight text with a translucent highlighter โ—† Draw freehand with pen, marker, or highlighter tools โ—† Pick from multiple colors and adjust line thickness โ—† Undo strokes and erase individual annotations โ—† All changes are saved directly to the PDF file SMART READING FEATURES โ—† Bookmark any page with a custom title โ—† Full-text search across your entire document โ—† Go-to-page navigation for quick access โ—† Reading progress bar with page tracking โ—† Continue Reading โ€” pick up exactly where you left off โ—† Screen brightness control built right in โ—† Share PDFs directly from the reader YOUR LIBRARY, ORGANIZED โ—† Import PDFs from Files, iCloud, email, or any app โ—† Thumbnail previews for every document โ—† Search your library by file name โ—† Delete documents with a long-press โ—† Clean, elegant interface โ€” no clutter, no distractions 100% PRIVATE. ALWAYS. Your PDFs never leave your device. No cloud uploads. No servers. No analytics. No tracking. Everything happens on-device. We can't see your documents even if we wanted to. FREE TO USE โ€” PRO FOR POWER READERS Eclipse is free with Pure Dark mode. Upgrade to Eclipse Pro to unlock Warm Dark & Sepia themes, bookmarks, and annotation tools. โ—† Monthly: $1.99/month โ—† Lifetime: $4.99 โ€” one-time, forever No ads. No data collection. Just reading, the way it should be. Download Eclipse today and never read a blinding white PDF again. Terms of Use: https://burakani.github.io/eclipse-legal/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://burakani.github.io/eclipse-legal/privacy.html

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Richdown

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Plain Markdown, beautiful the moment you type it. Richdown is a focused Markdown editor that never makes you switch between "writing" and "reading." Headings, tables, code, quotes, task lists, even Mermaid diagrams render inline as you go โ€” so you stay in the flow and watch the finished page take shape. And Richdown doesn't lock your files inside someone else's cloud. Open folders in iCloud Drive or on your device โ€” or work straight in your own GitHub repositories. โ€” Write โ€” โ€ข Inline rich preview that keeps up with your typing โ€ข Tables, code blocks, quotes, task lists, Mermaid diagrams and images โ€ข Outline view and in-file search to navigate long documents โ€ข A Markdown toolbar above the keyboard for quick formatting โ€” Keep โ€” โ€ข Open iCloud Drive or on-device folders and edit in place โ€ข Browse subfolders; create, rename and delete files; sort by name or date โ€ข Pull to refresh. Files are stored on your device (iCloud / local) โ€” nothing is uploaded to our servers โ€” Connect (GitHub, optional) โ€” โ€ข Open your own GitHub repositories, edit, and commit in one go โ€ข Browse commit history, diff a past version, and restore it โ€ข Switch and create branches; open pull requests โ€ข Traffic goes straight from your device to GitHub; your access token is kept only in the iOS Keychain Note: commit, history, diff and restore are GitHub-repository features (plain folders support editing and saving). โ€” iPad โ€” โ€ข A true two-pane layout: file list on the left, preview on the right Fast, private, and honest about your files. Distributed by StructWorks ยท Contact: support@structworks.dev

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Richdown at none against Eclipse's 2. Richdown also leads on device support and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Eclipse sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Richdown asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
Eclipse versus Richdown: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEclipseRichdown
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Every 2 weeks
Adsโ€”No
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
Devicesโ€”iPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS17.015.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size20 MB7 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperBurak ANIYo Suzuki

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Eclipse

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly Premium$1.991 Month
One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium$4.99
None

Richdown

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Eclipse free?
Eclipse is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Richdown free?
Richdown is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

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