Comparison

ZeroPage vs Tackboard

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

Head to head
About

ZeroPage

This app offers a focused reading experience for Markdown, HTML, text, and PDF documents stored in iCloud Drive. It provides features like in-document search, document outlines, and customizable text display, ensuring comfortable reading without accidental edits.

Highlights
  • Read Markdown, HTML, text, and PDF
  • iCloud Drive integration
  • In-document search
  • Document outline navigation
  • Syntax highlighting for code blocks
  • Customizable text appearance
  • VoiceOver and Dynamic Type support
Features
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ZeroPage is a read-only viewer for quickly and beautifully reading Markdown, HTML, text, and PDF documents stored in iCloud Drive on iPhone and iPad. Write anywhere, read comfortably. ZeroPage focuses on one thing: reading. Your ZeroPage folder in iCloud Drive becomes your document library. Browse folders, find documents by filename or body text, and reopen recent documents from History. It shares the same library with ZeroPage for Mac, so you can continue on iPhone or iPad while you’re out. You can also open .md, .markdown, .html, .htm, .txt, and .pdf files from the Files app or other apps. Get to what you need β€’ Jump through long documents with the heading outline β€’ Find words and passages with in-document search β€’ Library search looks in filenames and body textβ€”reach the right file from a half-remembered line β€’ On iPhone, focus on the body; on iPad, show the library, outline, and body side by side Markdown, HTML, text, and PDF β€’ Place PDFs in the same folder and read them there. Move around with the embedded table of contents and body search β€’ Display Markdown with tables, task lists, code blocks, Mermaid diagrams, local images, and links in a readable layout β€’ Code blocks are syntax-highlighted by language and can be copied with one tap β€’ Plain .txt is shown with line breaks and spacing preservedβ€”not interpreted as Markdown β€’ Local HTML also supports outline and in-document search β€’ Share the original file β€’ Adjust text size, line spacing, and appearance β€’ Supports VoiceOver and Dynamic Type Built for reading READMEs, specs, meeting notes, research notes, documents written by AI. We read every day, yet apps made for reading are surprisingly rare. With ZeroPage, you can focus on the content without worrying about editing the original by mistake. External images, styles, fonts, and JavaScript in HTML are limited by default. ZeroPage is not a general-purpose web browserβ€”it’s a viewer for reading documents you already have, safely. For documents you trust, you can allow only what you need for the current reading session. ZeroPage Premium The app shows ads. Premium is a monthly auto-renewing subscription. While subscribed, all ads on iPhone and iPad are hidden, and you can export Markdown, HTML, and text documents as PDF. After export, you can choose in Settings whether to open the share sheet or save to Files. Restore purchases and manage your subscription in the app. Document loading, search, display, and PDF generation run on your iPhone or iPad. Network communication occurs only if you allow loading external resources such as images in HTML. Terms of Use: https://516k.net/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://516k.net/privacy/

About

Tackboard

Features
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Tackboard turns your ideas into colorful sticky notes on a huge, zoomable canvas. β€’ Quick Capture β€” jot text, photos, and voice memos onto notes in seconds β€’ Organize Your Way β€” group notes into boards, duplicate notes across boards, add tags, and pin your favorites β€’ Never Miss a Thing β€” set a time alarm (one-time on any date, or repeating weekly, monthly, or yearly) or a location reminder so nothing slips by β€’ Rich Formatting β€” bulleted, numbered, and checklist lists, with Undo & Redo for every change β€’ Links & Paste β€” add links as rich preview cards, and paste from the web with fonts, colors, and links kept β€’ Sketch & Draw β€” freehand drawings plus clean lines, rectangles, circles, and arrows right on any note β€’ Personalize β€” choose a solid color or a background photo/illustration for every note β€’ Stay in Sync β€” notes, boards, tags, and settings sync automatically across iPhone, iPad, and Mac via iCloud β€’ Full History β€” every edit is saved, so you can always look back and restore an earlier version β€’ Backup & Restore β€” export all your notes and boards to one file and restore them anytime β€’ Search Instantly β€” find any note by content, tag, or board β€” even text inside your photos β€’ Attach Anything β€” add photos, documents, and voice memos, and merge voice clips into one β€’ Lock Private Notes β€” protect sensitive notes with Face ID or a passcode Tackboard is free to use on iPhone and iPad, with an optional ad-free upgrade. One purchase removes ads everywhere, including Mac. Terms of Use: https://vincentchiu.com/tackboard/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://vincentchiu.com/tackboard/privacy.html

Screenshots

ZeroPage4 screens
Tackboard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: ZeroPage at every 3 days against Tackboard's every 2 weeks. Tackboard's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 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. ZeroPage sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month and Tackboard sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ZeroPage ships an update every 3 days, Tackboard every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 6 level
ZeroPage versus Tackboard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterZeroPageTackboard
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviewsβ€”
Update frequencyEvery 3 days β€” betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesβ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS26.017.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size34 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKoichiro KamadaVincent Chiu

In-app purchases

1 purchases

ZeroPage

Subscriptions1
  • Premium (1 Month)14 Days trial$0.991 Month
4 purchases

Tackboard

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly7 Days trial$1.997 Days
  • Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$29.99

Questions

Is ZeroPage free?
ZeroPage is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tackboard free?
Tackboard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ZeroPage or Tackboard have ads?
Both ZeroPage and Tackboard show ads.
Which is updated more often, ZeroPage or Tackboard?
ZeroPage ships an update every 3 days, and Tackboard every 2 weeks. Most recently, ZeroPage was updated on October 31, 2026 and Tackboard on October 29, 2026.

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