Comparison

Nimbus8 vs MarkWrite

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

Head to head
About

Nimbus8

Run powerful AI models directly on your iPhone or iPad without sending data to servers. This app offers local chat, coding assistance, image generation, translation, and more, with advanced features available through a one-time purchase.

Highlights
  • On-device AI model execution
  • Local chat and coding assistance
  • Image generation and translation
  • Background agents and scheduling
  • Hybrid local/web search
  • Speech-to-text and text-to-speech
  • Cross-module memory and recall
Features
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Nimbus8 is an on-device AI studio for iPhone and iPad. Run open models locally — chat, code, search, vision, image generation, audio, translation, and background agents — with nothing sent to Nimbus servers for inference. Gale (chat) is free forever. Download models from Hugging Face, attach photos and PDFs, and stream replies entirely on your device. Nimbus8 Pro (one-time in-app purchase) unlocks: • Cirrus — repo-aware coding agent with inline diffs • Ashe — confirm-first background agents and scheduled Hands • Mist — hybrid local search with optional web layer • Mirage — on-device image generation • Stratus — camera, OCR, and vision Q&A • Overture — speech-to-text, text-to-speech, and audio tools • Zephyr — on-device translation • Haze — cross-module memory and recall Built native in Swift with a Rust core. No Nimbus account required. Optional cloud inference. No telemetry. Models you choose are downloaded to your device and run locally. Processing stays on your phone unless you explicitly enable optional network features (such as web search or a BYOK cloud provider in Cirrus). Purchase Nimbus8 Pro once through Apple In-App Purchase. Restore anytime with your Apple ID. Family Sharing follows Apple's IAP rules. Privacy policy: https://trynimbus.org/privacy.html

About

MarkWrite

Features
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WYSIWYG Markdown editor that allows embedding pictures and natural language mathematics. MarkWrite is a fast, focused Markdown editor for Mac, iPad and iPhone. Your writing formats itself as you type — headings, bold, lists, quotes, tables and code appear the moment you write them, while the Markdown syntax stays visible only on the line you are editing. Nothing to toggle, no split screen required. EMBED IMAGES, NOT LINKS Drag a picture into your document and it is really there. Grab its corner to resize it and MarkWrite writes the new size back into the Markdown for you. Text and images are saved together in one self-contained document you can move, rename, duplicate or send without leaving a single broken link behind. Images can be embedded in any of the common formats: VS Code, Pandoc or HTML. WRITE EQUATIONS BY DESCRIBING THEM Say what you mean: "x equals minus b, plus or minus the square root of b squared minus four a c, all over two a." MarkWrite turns that sentence into a properly typeset formula. There is no LaTeX to memorise — though you can type LaTeX directly whenever you would rather. Powered by on-device Apple Intelligence; requires a supported device. ALSO • Tables that line up in the editor, not only in the preview • Live preview that follows your cursor, side by side or full width • Themes: fonts, colours, spacing, line height, list spacing — saved as presets • Callouts, footnotes, highlights, code blocks and inline code • Export to PDF or print, with your theme applied • Open a whole folder in tabs and work across files • Find and replace, including regular expressions STILL JUST MARKDOWN MarkWrite writes ordinary .md files. Nothing is trapped in a proprietary format, nothing is locked in a cloud, and nothing you have written is ever held behind a subscription. Open your work in any other editor, any time, or share it with anyone and they will be able to open it with any Markdown viewer, including the embedded images. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Nimbus83 screens
MarkWrite3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Nimbus8 at every 2 days against MarkWrite's every 4 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Nimbus8 sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and MarkWrite sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nimbus8 ships an update every 2 days, MarkWrite every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Nimbus8 versus MarkWrite: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNimbus8MarkWrite
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews88.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS26.0 — better26.4
Further details — not scored
Size270 MB16 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperRobert Georges Jr.Guy Shaviv

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Nimbus8

One-time2
  • 3-day TrialFree
  • Nimbus8 Pro - Lifetime$19.99
1 purchases

MarkWrite

Subscriptions1
  • MarkWrite Pro$9.991 Year

Questions

Is Nimbus8 free?
Nimbus8 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MarkWrite free?
MarkWrite is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Nimbus8 or MarkWrite have ads?
Neither Nimbus8 nor MarkWrite shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Nimbus8 or MarkWrite?
Nimbus8 ships an update every 2 days, and MarkWrite every 4 weeks. Most recently, Nimbus8 was updated on September 24, 2026 and MarkWrite on October 14, 2026.

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