Markdly vs Stillwater Focus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Markdly
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The markdown editor that respects your output. Markdly is a native Markdown editor for iPhone and iPad with live preview, built for people who write in plain .md and ship a real deliverable. Open a file, write, and watch the preview render as you type. The same Bravely Account unlocks Markdly on Mac, Windows, and Linux too, so the document you start on your phone is waiting on your desktop. WRITE & EDIT β’ Native SwiftUI editor with adjustable font size and syntax highlighting β’ Live preview with multiple themes, side by side β’ Mermaid diagrams render right inside the preview β’ KaTeX math, inline and block β’ Open .md, .markdown, .mdown, .mkd, and .mkdn files from anywhere DOCUMENT INTEGRATION β’ Open files from the Files app and from any Markdown share β’ Save back to iCloud Drive, Files, or any document provider β’ Multi-document tabs to switch between drafts β’ Recent files for one-tap return FOLDER-BASED, NO LOCK-IN Your files stay plain .md on disk β no vault, no proprietary format, nothing to migrate out of later. Git-friendly, and the same files open everywhere else you use Markdly. WHAT MARKD.LY IS FOR Blog posts. README files. Documentation. Technical writing. Markdly is for writing that lives in markdown but leaves the app as something polished β not a note-graph or a second brain. If you need wikilinks and a graph, use a vault tool. If you want documents that look great when you ship them, this is the editor. ONE PURCHASE, EVERY PLATFORM Markdly is a tool, not a service. A single one-time purchase unlocks the complete app on every platform β iPhone, iPad, Mac, Windows, and Linux β carried by your Bravely Account. Buy it once on any platform and the rest unlock automatically, with no per-feature paywalls. The deeper export pipeline β Pandoc to DOCX, EPUB, LaTeX, and slides, a custom CSS editor, a snippet library, vim mode, encrypted documents, the command-line tool, and an MCP server for AI agents β lives on the desktop builds, included in the same one purchase. SIGN IN Signing in is free. Sign in with Apple, Google, or email β the same sign-in works on every Markdly app you install. Try it free, then a single one-time purchase unlocks everything. Already bought Markdly on another platform? Sign in to restore it here at no extra charge. SUPPORT Questions, bug reports, and feature requests: support@bravely.dev Privacy: https://bravely.dev/privacy/markdly Terms: https://bravely.dev/terms
Stillwater Focus
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Still Water helps you put down your phone, and keep it down. Pick the apps that pull you in, choose how long, and Still Water blocks them. No snooze button, no βfive more minutes.β When the timer ends, they unlock on their own. FOCUS SESSIONS β’ Block any apps for 15 minutes up to a full day β’ Run more than one session at a time β’ A live countdown on your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island WEEKLY SCHEDULES β’ Block apps at set times: mornings, work hours, bedtime β’ Pick the days, then repeat for 1 to 8 weeks β’ Once you commit, it canβt be paused or deleted until it ends INSIGHTS β’ Time focused today, yesterday and this week β’ See when you focus most, hour by hour PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. No ads. Your app choices and history stay on your iPhone. Still Water uses Appleβs Screen Time framework. Youβll be asked to allow Screen Time access the first time you open the app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Stillwater Focus at none against Markdly's 8. 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
Both are free to download. Markdly sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per year. Stillwater Focus asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Markdly | Stillwater Focus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | β |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No β better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad β better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.6 β better |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bravely Studios | Rohit Agrawal |
In-app purchases
Markdly
- Markdly Pro Annual7 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Markdly Pro Annual1 Month trial$19.991 Year
- Markdly Pro Annual$19.991 Year
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- Bravely Premium (Annual)7 Days trial$95.991 Year
- Bravely Premium (Annual)$95.991 Year
- Bravely Premium (Annual)1 Month trial$95.991 Year
- Markdly Pro$19.99
- Bravely Premium (Lifetime)$399.99
Stillwater Focus
No in-app purchases
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