# Marked vs emdee

The clearest difference is price: Marked at Free against emdee's $7.99. Marked also leads on ratings volume (3 vs 1). emdee's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On rating, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Marked is free to download; emdee costs $7.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Marked against 5.0 for emdee. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

## The numbers

| Metric | Marked | emdee |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | **Free** | $7.99 |
| Rating | [5.0 (3 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/marked-markdown-editor/id6769123480/reviews) | [5.0 (1 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/emdee-md-editor-no-syntax/id6802262657/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **3** | 1 |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | — | Every 3 weeks |
| Monetization | **Free** | Paid |
| Size | 4 MB | 6 MB |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | **17.0** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | **iPhone, iPad, Mac** |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Treze](https://appshunter.io/developer/1758990241) | [Keita Eto](https://appshunter.io/developer/1516244576) |

## What reviewers say

### Marked

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/marked-markdown-editor/id6769123480)

This app offers a reading-first experience for Markdown documents, presenting them with classic typography and customizable themes. It also includes a live syntax highlighting editor for quick edits and navigation features like a table of contents.

**Highlights:** Book-like reading experience, Customizable themes and typography, Live Markdown syntax highlighting, Built-in plain-text editor, Auto-generated table of contents, File navigation and search

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


### emdee

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/emdee-md-editor-no-syntax/id6802262657)

Edit Markdown files directly in a formatted view without switching modes. This app offers a true WYSIWYG experience for creating and modifying documents, including tables, lists, and images, while ensuring your files remain plain .md.

**Highlights:** True WYSIWYG Markdown editing, Edit directly in formatted view, Supports headings, bold, italic, lists, tables, Image insertion and display, Export to PDF, HTML, plain text, Table of contents generation

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Marked free?

Marked is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Is emdee free?

emdee costs $7.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Marked or emdee?

Marked and emdee are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 1 ratings respectively.

### Do Marked or emdee have ads?

Neither Marked nor emdee shows ads.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*