Comparison

Meow & Purr vs Text Editor

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

Head to head
About

Meow & Purr

Features
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Meow & Purr is a native Markdown viewer for reading local .md and .markdown documents on iPhone and iPad. Open Markdown files from Files or with Open With. Meow & Purr renders your document into a clean, readable page while keeping file access explicit and read-only. Features include: • Markdown file support for local .md and .markdown documents • CommonMark-style rendering for headings, lists, block quotes, links, images, code, and fenced code blocks • GitHub Flavored Markdown features including tables, task lists, strikethrough, and bare autolinks • Markdown Extra and MultiMarkdown features including highlights and superscript • WikiLink Markdown links such as [[Page|Label]] • Find, Back/Forward navigation, zoom, and Light/Dark/System appearance • Copy buttons for code blocks • System sharing for opened documents • Toolbar controls on iPhone and iPad, with hardware keyboard shortcuts and menus on iPad • Built-in Supported Formats reference on iPad • Safe handling for local links and images, with explicit read-only folder permission when a document references files outside its folder Meow & Purr is designed as a focused read-only viewer for local Markdown documents.

About

Text Editor

A fast and simple editor for plain text, notes, and Markdown. Highlight Markdown as you type and switch to a preview mode. Your files are saved locally, offering full control and ownership of your writing.

Highlights
  • Live Markdown highlighting
  • Preview mode
  • Local file saving
  • Multiple themes
  • Find & Replace
  • Export options
Features
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A simple, fast editor for Markdown, notes, and code. Open it and start typing. There's no account to make and nothing to set up. Your Markdown is highlighted as you write - headings, bold, links, lists, code blocks - and when you want to see how it'll look, switch to Preview. Everything saves as a normal file in the Files app and iCloud Drive, so your writing stays yours: open it anywhere, move it, or back it up however you like. It's free to use, with what you need for everyday writing: • Live Markdown highlighting and a clean Preview • Four themes: System, Light, Dark, and Sepia • Find in the editor or preview, a heading outline, and a live word count • Line and column position, selection count, undo, and redo • Meeting notes, journal, checklist, and README templates • Plain Text, Markdown, and code language modes • A Markdown cheat sheet for when the syntax slips your mind • Your choice of font, size, and line spacing • Share or export as Markdown Text Editor Pro adds more tools with a one-time purchase, no subscription: • Syntax highlighting in whole code files and fenced blocks for Swift, Python, JavaScript, JSON, HTML, CSS, and Shell • Five more themes: Paper, Solarized Light, Solarized Dark, Nord, and Dracula • Focus and Typewriter modes for heads-down writing • Split View on iPad with synchronized scrolling • Line numbers • Find & Replace with regular expressions, capture groups, and undoable Replace All • Writing stats: daily goals, streaks, and an all-time word count • Export to PDF, HTML, and .rtf files It's made for iPhone and iPad, works with a hardware keyboard, supports dark mode, and fits into iPad multitasking. There are no ads and no tracking, and the app doesn't collect anything about you. Made by one person who wanted a nicer place to write.

Screenshots

Meow & Purr4 screens
Text Editor4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Meow & Purr at none against Text Editor's 1. Text Editor's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, 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. Text Editor sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Meow & Purr asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Meow & Purr versus Text Editor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMeow & PurrText Editor
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequency—Every 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHubert GajewskiJohn Haas

In-app purchases

None

Meow & Purr

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Text Editor

One-time1
  • Text Editor Pro$4.99

Questions

Is Meow & Purr free?
Meow & Purr is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Text Editor free?
Text Editor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Meow & Purr or Text Editor have ads?
Neither Meow & Purr nor Text Editor shows ads.

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