Comparison

Mdocx vs BurnPony

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

Head to head
About

Mdocx

Features
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Mdocx is a focused Markdown editor and document workspace for iPhone and iPad, with support for Markdown, Word, Excel, and PDF files. Built for people who work with many document types, Mdocx helps you read and edit Markdown, preview Word documents, inspect Excel spreadsheets, view PDF files, and keep documents organized. Open a Markdown document, write directly in the rendered editor, save changes back to the source file, and arrange frequently used documents into custom categories. Useful for: - Markdown notes and MD documents - Word, Excel, and PDF reference documents - Writing drafts, product docs, reading lists, and personal knowledge files - Local file management without importing or duplicating files - Quick access through recent files, favorites, and custom categories - Syncing your document workspace across devices Key features: - Markdown reader and WYSIWYG editor - Save edits back to the original source file - Preview Word documents - Inspect Excel spreadsheets - View PDF files - Recent files and lightweight file categories - Drag files into categories for quick access - Rename source files from inside the app - Word count, image count, and code block count - Account sign-in and document sync - Light and dark appearance Markdown editing is fully built in, while Word, Excel, and PDF files are available for preview and organization.

About

BurnPony

Features
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Send a secret without making the other person install anything. Write a note, set the self-destruct rules, share one link. The note is encrypted on your iPhone with AES-256-GCM before anything is uploaded, and it decrypts only in the recipient's browser. The decryption key travels in the part of the link after the #, which browsers never send to any server, so the server stores ciphertext it cannot read, plus a note ID, a view count, and an expiry. No accounts, no names, no analytics. THREE KINDS OF NOTE • Simple: one note, one link, optional passphrase • Double bottom: one link with separate compartments, each opened by its own passphrase. Hand over one passphrase and only that compartment shows; nobody can prove the others exist • Split key: the note opens only when enough key links are combined, for example any 2 of 3 WHAT YOU CONTROL • Views: burn after 1 reading, or allow up to 100 • Expiry: 5 minutes to 30 days, changeable later, counted from now • Scheduled opening: the note stays hidden, looking like it does not exist, until the time you pick • Optional passphrase, stretched with PBKDF2 and mixed into the key. Send it through a different channel than the link • Open immediately: skip the confirmation screen when a note should open on the first visit • Auto-hide: the revealed note re-hides after a timer • Read receipts, disclosed to the recipient before they reveal the note. BurnPony does not do silent read tracking • Defaults for new notes, set once in Settings • A private label for your own list; it never leaves your device • QR code for in-person handoff: the whole link, key included, transfers with no network at all SAVED COPIES (OPTIONAL, OFF BY DEFAULT) Keep a copy of a note you send so you can reread it after it burns. You choose per note. Each copy is encrypted to a key held in the Secure Enclave, which only uses it after Face ID, Touch ID or your passcode. Double bottom notes are never saved. HONEST LIMITS Whoever has the full link (and passphrase, if set) can read the note. A recipient can always copy or photograph a note while it is visible. Self-destruction limits future access; it does not control the moment of reading. OPEN The app, the server, the viewer, and the wire-format specification are open source (Apache-2.0), with cross-implementation test vectors. Self-hosters can point the app at their own server from Settings. Protocol: https://burnpony.app/protocol BurnPony is part of the pony family of privacy tools: encryption you can inspect instead of taking a developer's word for it.

Screenshots

Mdocx4 screens
BurnPony4 screens

Verdict

The call

Mdocx and BurnPony are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Mdocx versus BurnPony: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMdocxBurnPony
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Every 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerå¹³ ēŽ‹Kevin Stewart

In-app purchases

None

Mdocx

No in-app purchases

None

BurnPony

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mdocx free?
Mdocx is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BurnPony free?
BurnPony is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Mdocx or BurnPony have ads?
Neither Mdocx nor BurnPony shows ads.

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