Comparison

Markdown Editor vs GoodMarkdowns

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

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About

Markdown Editor

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Write, preview, organize, and export Markdown documents entirely on your iPhone and iPad. This app is a native, offline-first Markdown workspace built for fast writing and clean document output. Create notes, drafts, documentation, journals, and long-form writing with a focused editor, live preview, and on-device PDF export. Everything important happens on your device. No account is required to start writing. Features - Native Markdown editor designed for iPhone and iPad - Live preview while you write - Organize documents with folders - Full-text search across your local documents - Import Markdown and text files - Export Markdown files and generate PDFs on-device - Autosave and quick access to recent work - Clean, privacy-focused offline experience Premium features - Advanced PDF export options - Custom themes - Templates - Find and replace - Word count, reading time, and writing stats - Favorites, smart organization, and additional power-user tools Who it’s for - Students taking structured notes - Writers drafting articles and journals - Developers editing README files and documentation - Anyone who wants a simple, fast Markdown app without unnecessary complexity Privacy-first by design Your documents stay on your device by default. Core writing, preview, organization, and export features work offline, so you can write anywhere. If you want a polished Markdown experience on iOS with native performance and local-first privacy, this app is built for you. Subscription information: Markdown Pro is an optional auto-renewing subscription (monthly plan). Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription anytime in your Apple Account settings. Privacy Policy : https://zeeronstudio.com/privacy/markdown.html Terms of Service : https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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GoodMarkdowns

Features
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The Markdown you write is the page you print. Type, and your document builds itself on a real sheet of paper in real time, so you see exactly where every page breaks before you export. Most Markdown editors are great for writing but leave you guessing how the finished document will actually look. GoodMarkdowns makes the preview the result. β–  Live page preview As you type, each line settles into place on a real page. Page breaks, margins and line wraps match the exported PDF exactly. Read one page at a time, open a two-page spread, or zoom out to a grid of every page, and pinch to zoom freely. β–  Edit right on the page Tap a heading, paragraph, list item or table cell in the preview and change it in place. The Markdown source and the page move together in both directions, so you can write in plain syntax and still polish the layout on the page itself. β–  Eight design templates Pick the look that fits the job and switch at any time. β€’ Report β€” a clean, professional layout for work and project documents β€’ Academic β€” classic typography for papers and essays β€’ Minimal β€” nothing on the page but your writing β€’ Technical β€” numbered sections and a structured grid β€’ Manuscript β€” generous line spacing for drafts and submissions β€’ Gazette β€” dense, newspaper-style columns β€’ Business β€” a composed look for proposals and plans β€’ Book β€” body text set the way a printed book is β–  Start from a document template On iPad, you never have to face an empty page. Choose one of eleven ready-made documents β€” Meeting Notes, Weekly Report, Resume, Blog Post, Newsletter, Study Notes, Academic Paper, Product Spec (PRD), README, Changelog and Decision Record (ADR) β€” and fill in the content. β–  Six paper sizes and landscape Choose A3, A4, A5, A6, Letter or Legal, and turn any page landscape. Set your own headers, footers, page numbers and margins to match a submission format or a print job. β–  Block-level styling Adjust one paragraph or one heading without touching the rest of the document. The inspector changes typeface, alignment and spacing block by block. β–  Built-in image editor No jumping to another app. Twelve tools including crop, highlighter and mosaic, ten annotations such as arrows and spotlights, and eight-handle resizing with rotation, right there on the page. β–  Export to PDF, PNG, JPEG and HEIC Export a vector PDF with crisp text you can select and copy. When you need an image instead, save PNG, JPEG or HEIC at 1x, 2x or 3x resolution. Long documents show progress and can be canceled at any point. β–  Standard Markdown Headings, bold and italics, lists, tables with column alignment, block quotes and code blocks with syntax highlighting. Open a .md or plain text file you already have and the formatting comes through intact, so it doubles as a comfortable Markdown viewer and reader. Document settings live in front matter and are still there next time. β–  A document library on iPad Organize your writing in folders: create, rename, move and delete documents and folders in one place. On iPhone, documents open and save through the Files app. β–  iCloud sync with Pro With Pro, the iPad library lives in your own iCloud Drive folder, so the same documents are waiting on your other devices. Without it, documents stay on the device, and you can still keep them in iCloud Drive through the Files app. Who it's for β€’ Students and researchers handing in papers and assignments as clean PDFs β€’ Professionals writing reports, meeting notes and proposals β€’ Developers keeping READMEs, technical docs and changelogs in Markdown β€’ Anyone who wants a resume or CV exported at print quality β€’ Anyone who would rather write in Markdown than wrestle with a heavyweight editor GoodMarkdowns is free and supported by ads; an optional rewarded ad turns them off for a while and unlocks Pro features such as iCloud sync. No account to create. Writing, preview and export work with no connection at all, and your documents stay on your device and in your own iCloud.

Screenshots

Markdown Editor4 screens
GoodMarkdowns4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: GoodMarkdowns at none against Markdown Editor's 2. Markdown Editor's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, 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. Markdown Editor sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. GoodMarkdowns asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
Markdown Editor versus GoodMarkdowns: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMarkdown EditorGoodMarkdowns
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 11 daysβ€”
AdsNo β€” betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo β€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 β€” better18.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size19 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZeeron Studio Pvt. Ltd.Jeonguk Park

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Markdown Editor

Subscriptions1
  • Pro - (Monthly)3 Days trial$0.991 Month
One-time1
  • Lifetime$2.99
None

GoodMarkdowns

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Markdown Editor free?
Markdown Editor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is GoodMarkdowns free?
GoodMarkdowns is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Markdown Editor or GoodMarkdowns have ads?
GoodMarkdowns shows ads; Markdown Editor does not.

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