Comparison

云梦Markdown vs Marko

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

Head to head
About

云梦Markdown

Features
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CloudDreamMarkdown 是一款专注本地 Markdown 文档阅读与轻量编辑的 iOS 工具。你可以从文件 App 打开 .md 或 .markdown 文档,在手机上快速查看排版后的内容,搜索关键词,并在需要时进入编辑模式完成简单修改。 它适合记录整理、文档检查、草稿预览和移动端阅读。应用不要求登录账号,不绑定云服务,核心操作都围绕本地文件完成。 主要功能: 打开 .md 和 .markdown 文件 Markdown 内容预览 当前文档关键词搜索 轻量文本编辑 保存或另存文档 支持浅色、深色和跟随系统外观

About

Marko

Features
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Marko is a fast, native Markdown reader for iPhone and iPad. Open any .md file and read it the way it was meant to look, with real typography, syntax-highlighted code, GFM tables and task lists, Mermaid diagrams, and KaTeX math. Everything renders on your device with no network access, so your documents never leave it. Marko is a reader, not an editor. It never changes your files. Open Markdown straight from the Files app, or share it in from Mail, Safari, or any other app, and read it full-screen with an outline, find in page, and adjustable text size. It is built for the Markdown you didn't write by hand, too: the .md that AI assistants and coding agents produce, generated READMEs, and agent output. LISTEN TO ANY DOCUMENT Read Aloud speaks the rendered document and highlights each sentence as it goes, so you can follow along or put the phone down. Start anywhere with Read from Here, adjust the speaking rate, and control it from the Lock Screen. Ask Siri to read a document and it starts hands-free. DOCUMENT INTELLIGENCE, ON DEVICE Summarize a long document, ask questions about it, or explain a selected passage. Marko can explain a Mermaid diagram too, reading the diagram itself. All processed on your device with Apple Intelligence. Nothing is sent to a server. (Requires iOS 26 or later on a device with Apple Intelligence. Explaining diagrams requires iOS 27.) TRANSLATE WITHOUT LEAVING THE PAGE Translate a document into another language in place, then switch back to the original. On device, offline, once the language is downloaded. (Requires iOS 26.4 or later.) PICK UP WHERE YOU STOPPED Marko remembers where you were in every document. For documents in iCloud Drive, that position follows you to your other devices, and Handoff moves the document itself between iPhone, iPad, and Mac. ON YOUR HOME SCREEN A Continue Reading widget shows the page you left off on and takes you straight back to it. A Recent Documents widget lists what you have been reading. Spotlight and Shortcuts can find your documents by name. HIGHLIGHTS - Native Swift and SwiftUI app for iPhone and iPad. Not a web app. - Renders fully offline. Your documents never leave your device. - Opens Markdown in place from Files, and via the share sheet from other apps. - Read Aloud with follow-along highlighting and a speaking-rate control. - On-device summarize, ask, and explain, including diagrams. - Outline, find in page, and text zoom. - Light, Dark, and System themes. - The same app on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Marko collects no data. It has no analytics, no accounts, and makes no network requests of its own. Free. Requires iOS or iPadOS 18 or later.

Screenshots

云梦Markdown4 screens
Marko4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Marko at every 6 days against 云梦Markdown's every 2 months. 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

云梦Markdown ships an update every 2 months, Marko every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
云梦Markdown versus Marko: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter云梦MarkdownMarko
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer孝鹏 姜Yash Banka

In-app purchases

None

云梦Markdown

No in-app purchases

None

Marko

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is 云梦Markdown free?
云梦Markdown is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Marko free?
Marko is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do 云梦Markdown or Marko have ads?
Neither 云梦Markdown nor Marko shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 云梦Markdown or Marko?
云梦Markdown ships an update every 2 months, and Marko every 6 days. Most recently, 云梦Markdown was updated on October 24, 2026 and Marko on October 19, 2026.

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