Markdot vs Markdown Edit
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Markdot
This app allows you to open, preview, and edit Markdown files, including those generated by AI. It offers rich rendering of various elements and supports exporting to HTML or PDF. Work offline and manage your documents with features like automatic table of contents and file tree browsing.
- Open and preview .md files instantly
- Rich Markdown rendering (code, tables, diagrams, LaTeX)
- Switch between preview and editing with split view
- Automatic table of contents and document search
- File tree browsing for multiple documents
- Export to HTML or PDF with customization
- Offline work and automatic external change detection
Read full descriptionHide full description
From AI-generated .md files to READMEs, technical docs, and quick notes. Open, preview, and edit Markdown files with Markdot, a lightweight Markdown viewer and editor. Continue working with your preferred AI apps, then export finished documents to HTML or PDF. Read light. Write light. Markdot. - Recommended for: - Anyone who regularly opens and edits AI-generated .md files - Developers working with READMEs, technical documentation, and Markdown notes - Anyone looking for a fast, lightweight tool for Markdown - Anyone looking for a lightweight Markdown viewer and editor - Anyone who wants to continue editing Markdown documents with AI - Anyone who needs to export Markdown files to HTML or PDF - Students and researchers reviewing documents with LaTeX equations - [KEY FEATURES] More than a simple text editor — Markdot renders your Markdown beautifully. ● Open and preview .md files instantly Open .md files received through email, messaging apps, or other apps and view them as clean, formatted documents in Markdot. ● Rich Markdown rendering Render code blocks, tables, Mermaid diagrams, LaTeX equations, chemical formulas, GFM, and more. ● Switch instantly between preview and editing Switch to editing mode without losing your place in the document. In landscape mode, Split View displays the Markdown source and preview side by side with synchronized scrolling. ● Automatic table of contents and document search Automatically generate a table of contents based on document headings. Search within the viewer or editor to quickly find information in long AI-generated documents and technical documentation. ● Browse documents with a file tree View multiple Markdown files in a folder using the file tree. Navigate between folders and open relative links to browse connected project documents, including GitHub repositories and project READMEs. ● Export to HTML or PDF Export finished Markdown documents to HTML or PDF. Customize the page size, margins, fonts, and other PDF settings for reports, assignments, and shared documents. ● Automatically detect external changes Changes made to a file in another app are automatically reflected in Markdot. If you have unsaved edits, Markdot prevents external changes from overwriting your work. ● Work completely offline Open and edit Markdown files stored on your device without an internet connection. No account or cloud sync is required. - [PRIVACY] - Your data is processed locally on your device. Markdot does not upload your documents to its servers or cloud storage, and no account is required. - If you use Agent Connection, your selected document may be shared with the external AI app you choose. [APP PERMISSIONS] - Markdot only requests permission to access the Markdown files you choose to open. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Markdown Edit
Read full descriptionHide full description
Read, write and share Markdown on iPhone and iPad: as raw text, split or as the finished page. Markdown Edit opens your .md files from iCloud Drive, from the iPhone itself or from other providers. In the finished page you tap into a paragraph and type; only the changed block goes back into the file, the rest stays the same character for character. THREE VIEWS • Raw text with syntax colours for Markdown and for code in Swift, Python, JavaScript, Go, Rust, SQL, Shell, JSON, YAML, CSS, HTML and more • Split: Markdown above and the preview below on the iPhone, side by side on the iPad, scrolling together • The finished page: tables across the full width, task lists to tick, callouts in the style of GitHub, images and diagrams • Light or dark, or like the system DIAGRAMS WITH MERMAID • Tap a node and change it with large Liquid Glass buttons: seven shapes, eight colours • Tap a connection for its line and arrow, tap the diagram for curved, straight or right-angled lines and its direction • Add a node, connect two, rename, delete, all without code • Other kinds of diagram as source text FIND YOUR WAY • Contents: every heading of the document, one tap jumps there • Find, with every match marked • Raw text in the font and size you like PASSING IT ON • PDF with a preview: paper size, orientation, margins, font size, page numbers, each chapter on a new page • A Word document with headings, tables, lists, links, images and diagrams • Print, share, copy formatted for Mail, as plain text or as Markdown IMAGES • Insert a picture from Photos or Files: it is stored in a folder next to your document and linked relatively • Pictures next to the document and from the internet appear on the page YOUR FILES STAY YOURS • The document browser of iOS with iCloud Drive, On My iPhone and other providers • On the first start a welcome document shows everything on one page • No account, no tracking, no ads: your documents stay where you keep them ALSO ON THE MAC Markdown Edit is also on the Mac, with tabs like a browser, a sidebar and Quick Look in the Finder. One purchase for iPhone, iPad and Mac, and a file in iCloud Drive is the same file on every device.
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Markdot at 18.0 against Markdown Edit's 26.0. 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Markdot | Markdown Edit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 67 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ESTsoft corp. | Brian Ceccato |
In-app purchases
Markdot
No in-app purchases
Markdown Edit
No in-app purchases









