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, a heading outline, and a live word count • 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 is a one-time purchase, no subscription: • Syntax highlighting in code blocks for Swift, Python, JavaScript, JSON, and more • Five more themes: Paper, Solarized Light, Solarized Dark, Nord, and Dracula • Focus and Typewriter modes for heads-down writing • Split View on iPad, so you can edit and preview at once • Line numbers • Find & Replace, with regular expressions • Writing stats: daily goals, streaks, and an all-time word count • Export to HTML and Rich Text 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.

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 · 6 level
Meow & Purr versus Text Editor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMeow & PurrText Editor
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
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 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHubert GajewskiJake 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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