Moonglow vs SuJian · Markdown Paper Reader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Moonglow
Transform your device into a gentle night light with adjustable brightness and calming nature sounds. Choose from three moon phases and set a timer for peaceful sleep or quiet moments.
- Soft moonlight with adjustable brightness
- Three moon phases
- Calming nature sounds (Rain, Wind, Ocean)
- Seamless sound loops
- Adjustable timer with fade-out
- Offline functionality
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Moonglow turns your screen into a soft, warm night light with calming Rain, Wind, and Ocean sounds. Use it for bedtime, night feeding, nursery check-ins, or quiet moments in the dark. FEATURES • Soft moonlight with adjustable brightness • Three moon phases: Full, Crescent, and New • Rain, Wind, and Ocean in seamless loops • Simple one-tap controls • 5–120 minute timer with gentle fade-out NO ADS. NO SUBSCRIPTIONS. NO TRACKING. Works offline. Made for peaceful nights. Questions or feedback: moonglow.app@outlook.com
SuJian · Markdown Paper Reader
This app provides a clean, offline reading experience for Markdown documents. It focuses on presenting your files as simple, readable pages without editing or syncing features. Easily import files via the share sheet or app folder.
- Offline Markdown reading
- Distraction-free page layout
- Import via share sheet
- Direct folder import
- Supports multiple Markdown extensions
- Handles various UTF encodings
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SuJian is an offline Markdown reader. It doesn't edit, doesn't sync, doesn't interrupt — it just lays your documents out as quiet, easy-to-read pages. Hand your documents to SuJian · Open a .md file in Files and send it to SuJian from the share sheet · Or drop documents into "On My iPhone › SuJian" — the app picks them up when you open it · You can also select several files at once inside the app · Supports .md / .markdown / .mdown / .mkd · Reads UTF-8, GB18030, and UTF-16, so older Chinese documents open fine
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SuJian · Markdown Paper Reader at none against Moonglow's 1. SuJian · Markdown Paper Reader also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 9 days). Moonglow's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.0). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Moonglow sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. SuJian · Markdown Paper Reader asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Moonglow against 5.0 for SuJian · Markdown Paper Reader. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.
Moonglow ships an update every 9 days, SuJian · Markdown Paper Reader every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Moonglow | SuJian · Markdown Paper Reader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 64 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 罕天 庞 | Xiang Zhang |
Customer experience
Moonglow
SuJian · Markdown Paper Reader
In-app purchases
Moonglow
- Moonglow Pro$1.99
SuJian · Markdown Paper Reader
No in-app purchases
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