Comparison

Markdown Editor & Reader vs Pagify

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

Head to head
About

Markdown Editor & Reader

This app allows you to open, read, edit, and share Markdown files. It offers beautiful rendering, multiple themes, and export options to PDF and HTML, all while working completely offline.

Highlights
  • Beautiful Markdown rendering
  • Offline editing and reading
  • Export to PDF, HTML, DOC
  • Customizable themes
  • Table of Contents generation
  • File organization
Features
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Open, read, edit and share Markdown — beautifully. MD Preview is an all-in-one Markdown workspace for iPhone and iPad. Open Markdown files from Files, iCloud Drive, Mail or your favorite apps. Read beautifully rendered documents, edit when needed, browse GitHub READMEs, and export polished documents to PDF, HTML or DOC — all completely offline. Whether you're reviewing a README, editing technical documentation, writing notes, or preparing documents to share, MD Preview gives you everything you need in one clean, native experience. KEY FEATURES • Beautiful rendering — GitHub-flavored Markdown with proper typography, syntax-highlighted code blocks, tables, blockquotes and footnotes. • Two views, one tap — toggle between rendered preview and raw source mode. Source view supports text selection. • Table of Contents — auto-generated from headings; tap to jump anywhere in long documents. • 9 hand-crafted themes — Parchment (warm cream), Eclipse (deep navy), Woodland (mossy green), Blossom (soft pink), Tide (deep sea), Iris (vivid violet), Sunlit (cream amber), Nocturne (inky violet), Glacier (frosted slate). Light and dark variants. • Folders & recents — organize your markdown files into custom folders with icons and colors. Recently opened files reappear on home for one-tap access. • Smart export — generate a print-ready PDF with your chosen theme baked in. Share the original file, or copy the markdown to clipboard. • Font controls — adjust reading size for tired eyes or small screens. • Fully offline — no servers, no tracking, no signup. Your files stay on your device. • Native iOS feel — built with SwiftUI for iPhone and iPad. Supports light/dark mode, dynamic type, and the share sheet. PERFECT FOR • Reading READMEs from GitHub or local repos • Reviewing technical specs and documentation • Reading novels and notes written in Markdown • Sharing rendered docs with non-technical teammates • Exporting handouts as PDFs from a phone PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your documents stay on your device. • No accounts • No cloud processing • No tracking • No analytics SDK • No telemetry Everything works offline. PRIVACY MD Preview does not collect, store, or transmit your files. Everything runs on-device. There is no analytics SDK, no telemetry, no account. You can manage or disable auto-renewal in your Account Settings after purchase. For more details, please refer to our privacy policy and terms of use. Privacy policy: https://sites.google.com/view/nguyendangnam-privacy-policy/home Term of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ — Open a .md file from Files, iCloud Drive, Mail or any sharing app — and start reading

About

Pagify

Features
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Pagify opens your PDFs, CAD drawings and 3D models in one app, and keeps everything on your device. READ Smooth scrolling through long documents, a thumbnail rail to find your place, and pinch to zoom into any page. MARK UP Highlighter, pen, lines, arrows, boxes, circles, clouds and curves. Add text captions in bundled typefaces for many languages, attach notes, and erase exactly the mark you meant. ORGANISE Reorder pages by dragging, rotate, delete, insert blank pages, import pages from another PDF, and export any selection as a new document. CAPTURE Lift a region of a page as an image, annotate it, and share it. DRAWINGS AND 3D MODELS View DWG and DXF drawings and STEP 3D models. Open them straight from Files or from the app they arrived in. CONTACTS Scan a business card with your camera or from a photo and turn it into a contact. Sort contacts into groups, keep track of meetings and reminders, and export them as vCards. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account and no data collected. Your files and contacts stay on your device.

Screenshots

Markdown Editor & Reader4 screens
Pagify4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pagify at none against Markdown Editor & Reader's 1. On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Markdown Editor & Reader sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Pagify asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Markdown Editor & Reader ships an update weekly, Pagify fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Markdown Editor & Reader versus Pagify: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMarkdown Editor & ReaderPagify
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB73 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperDang Nam NguyenAL MUTLAQ MARBLES & LIGHTING EQUIP. TR

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Markdown Editor & Reader

One-time1
  • MD Preview Pro (Lifetime)$4.99
None

Pagify

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Markdown Editor & Reader free?
Markdown Editor & Reader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pagify free?
Pagify is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Markdown Editor & Reader or Pagify have ads?
Neither Markdown Editor & Reader nor Pagify shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Markdown Editor & Reader or Pagify?
Markdown Editor & Reader ships an update weekly, and Pagify fortnightly. Most recently, Markdown Editor & Reader was updated on October 31, 2026 and Pagify on October 31, 2026.

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