Comparison

Marklens vs GetDone

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

Head to head
About

Marklens

This app is a fast, native Markdown viewer for macOS, iPadOS, and iPhone. It renders .md files instantly with beautiful typography, themes, syntax highlighting, and diagrams. Designed for reading, it offers a private and friction-free experience.

Highlights
  • Instant Markdown rendering
  • Syntax highlighting for 30+ languages
  • Mermaid diagram support
  • GitHub-Flavored Markdown
  • Light and dark themes
  • Export to PDF
  • Quick Look preview on macOS
Features
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Marklens is a fast, native Markdown viewer for macOS, iPadOS, and iPhone. Open any .md file with a click and see it rendered immediately — beautiful typography, light and dark themes, syntax-highlighted code, and Mermaid diagrams. No editor, no library, no friction. HIGHLIGHTS • Instant render — every .md opens in a clean, focused window • 30+ language syntax highlighting via highlight.js, bundled offline • Mermaid 11 diagrams — flowcharts, sequence, state, xy-charts and more • GitHub-Flavored Markdown — tables, task lists, footnotes, strikethrough • Light and dark theme matching the system appearance • Quick Look on macOS — press Space on any .md in Finder for a rendered preview • Export to PDF on every platform • Pinch-to-zoom on iPadOS and iPhone, ⌘+ / ⌘− / ⌘0 on macOS • Open files via drag-and-drop, the Share Sheet, or the Files app MADE FOR READING Marklens doesn't try to be a notes app or a knowledge base. It opens a file, renders it perfectly, and gets out of the way. If you write Markdown in another tool — VS Code, Obsidian, GitHub, your favorite text editor — Marklens is the viewer you reach for to look at the result. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Marklens collects nothing. No analytics, no telemetry, no crash reports, no network requests. Every rendering asset — Mermaid, highlight.js, fonts — ships inside the app. Read the full privacy policy at https://donald-jackson.github.io/marklens/privacy/ OPEN SOURCE Marklens is MIT-licensed and developed in the open. Source, issues, and contribution guide live at https://github.com/donald-jackson/marklens.

About

GetDone

Features
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Stop putting off the small but important things. GetDone is a lightweight task reminder designed to help you beat procrastination and finish what you start. Add something in seconds, choose when reminders begin, and let focused reminder batches keep you moving—without projects, complicated lists or productivity-system maintenance. FAST CAPTURE • Type a task and move on • Ask Siri to add something to GetDone—even while the app is closed • Start reminders now or at a specific date and time REMINDERS AT YOUR PACE • Annoy Me — every 30 minutes • Persistent — every hour • Gentle — every 2 hours • Optional notification sound • Quiet Hours when you need silence • Pause all reminders temporarily • See how far ahead reminders are scheduled FINISH THE LOOP • Mark a task Done from the app or notification • Choose Later when you need more time • Review when each task was added and completed • Edit task names or remove entries ON YOUR WRIST The included Apple Watch app keeps outstanding tasks close, supports voice capture and delivers wrist alerts through your notification and haptic settings. BUILT FOR iOS For reliability and battery life, iOS limits how many notifications an app can queue at once. GetDone schedules a focused batch ahead and clearly shows its coverage. Open GetDone periodically to extend that coverage while a task remains unfinished. Quiet Hours and pauses are respected. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your tasks stay on your devices. GetDone has no account, advertising, analytics or developer-run task server. The free version allows three new GetDones per day. A one-time GetDone Pro purchase unlocks unlimited task additions. Say it. Get it done.

Screenshots

Marklens3 screens
GetDone3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Marklens at none against GetDone's 1. GetDone's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs monthly). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. GetDone sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Marklens asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Marklens ships an update monthly, GetDone every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Marklens versus GetDone: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMarklensGetDone
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDonald JacksonWEI WEN MAH

In-app purchases

None

Marklens

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

GetDone

One-time1
  • GetDone Pro$5.99

Questions

Is Marklens free?
Marklens is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is GetDone free?
GetDone is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Marklens or GetDone have ads?
Neither Marklens nor GetDone shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Marklens or GetDone?
Marklens ships an update monthly, and GetDone every 3 days. Most recently, Marklens was updated on September 19, 2026 and GetDone on October 2, 2026.

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