Comparison

markru vs BitEditor

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

Head to head
About

markru

Features
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Markdown notes are easy to write β€” and easy to forget. markru is built for what comes after writing: shelving, binding, and rereading your own notes like books. (Some features β€” tag suggestions, summaries β€” use Apple Intelligence on supported devices.) YOUR NOTES, SHELVED LIKE BOOKS Promote finished notes from drafts to your bookshelf. Browse by shelf, search, and sort by what you read last. BIND NOTES INTO ONE READABLE BOOK Combine related pages into one book. Reorder pages, add new ones, and read them as a single piece β€” or unbind anytime. WRITE IN CLEAN MARKDOWN A focused editor with live preview and a formatting bar for headings, lists, checklists, tables, code, and more. Some writing helpers β€” tag suggestions, formatting, and summaries β€” are partly powered by Apple Intelligence, right on your device. Note: These AI-assisted features require a supported device and OS version. Where Apple Intelligence isn't available, they simply fall back to manual entry β€” everything else in the app still works, and no note content is ever sent to an external server. CAPTURE IDEAS IN SECONDS Quick Capture works like a paper memo: jot it down, the title can come later. Import .md and .txt files, or send text from any app with the share sheet. KEEP YOUR SHELVES IN ORDER See your note, shelf, and book counts at a glance. Clean up, compress, or bind notes as your library grows. PICK UP RIGHT WHERE YOU LEFT OFF markru remembers your reading progress in every book, so returning to your notes feels like reopening one. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account required. Your notes live as plain Markdown files on your device or in iCloud Documents β€” never on our servers. Write lightly. Reread deeply.

About

BitEditor

Features
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BitEditor is a simple text editor for working with text files (.txt) and Markdown files (.md). Open your own files and folders, view and edit text, and save changes directly. No proprietary file formats or accounts are required. Your files remain your files. A simple editor for writing and editing.

Screenshots

markru4 screens
BitEditor4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: BitEditor at every 3 days against markru's weekly. BitEditor also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

markru ships an update weekly, BitEditor every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
markru versus BitEditor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametermarkruBitEditor
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 3 days β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac β€” better
Requires iOS26.016.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size9 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerkazunobu tsujinoEISAKU MAKI

In-app purchases

None

markru

No in-app purchases

None

BitEditor

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is markru free?
markru is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BitEditor free?
BitEditor is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do markru or BitEditor have ads?
Neither markru nor BitEditor shows ads.
Which is updated more often, markru or BitEditor?
markru ships an update weekly, and BitEditor every 3 days. Most recently, markru was updated on October 9, 2026 and BitEditor on October 8, 2026.

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