Modrift vs Tertiary Markdown
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Modrift
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Modrift is a lightweight client for quickly opening, reading, and lightly editing files stored in the cloud β right from your iPhone. Not a heavy notes app: just open, read, and tweak, as fast as possible. Key features - Open Markdown files (.md / .txt / .markdown) with clean formatted rendering - Launch straight from Files or any app via "Open in Modrift" - Keep your own working home (iCloud βΊ Modrift): list, create and organise files there - Switch between Home (by place) and Recent (by time) - Toggle between edit and preview with one tap - A formatting toolbar above the keyboard in edit mode β headings, lists, checkboxes, bold and more, one tap each - Automatic saving (no manual save button) - Full-text search, and sorting by date modified or name - Turn to landscape for longer lines β easier on long paragraphs and tables - Japanese / English interface Beyond Markdown - View images (PNG / JPEG / GIF / HEIC / WebP) with pinch to zoom β free - View PDFs with paging and zoom β Modrift Pro (one-time purchase) - View Word documents (.docx) formatted, with headings, lists and tables β Modrift Pro - View Excel workbooks (.xlsx) as tables, with sheet switching β Modrift Pro Markdown, text and images stay free. Only PDF, Word and Excel viewing is part of Modrift Pro β a single one-time purchase, no subscription. These formats are view-only; they cannot be edited. About your home and editing - Files in your home (iCloud βΊ Modrift) are editable in place, and edits sync to iCloud - Files outside your home (Dropbox / Google Drive, or iCloud Drive outside the Modrift folder) are view-only. To edit one, use "Copy to Home" and edit the copy (the original is not written back) - You can choose whether your home lives in iCloud or on this iPhone, in Settings Relationship to the Files app Modrift complements the Files app rather than replacing it. Leave general folder management to Files; Modrift focuses on formatted Markdown viewing, light editing, and tidying its own home folder. The name combines Mo (Mobile / Motion) + drift β the idea of thoughts and files flowing freely on mobile.
Tertiary Markdown
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Tertiary Markdown is a fast, native Markdown notes app for Mac, iPad, and iPhone. It manages your files and folders the way Obsidian does β open any local folder as a vault and your notes stay as plain .md files you fully own. KEY FEATURES β’ Open any folder as a vault β fully compatible with your existing Obsidian vault. Your notes are plain Markdown files, never locked into a proprietary format. β’ File & folder management β browse, create, rename, and delete notes and folders from a clean sidebar. β’ Live preview editor β switch instantly between Edit, Split, and Preview. Your work autosaves as you type. β’ Images, Bear-style β embed pictures with standard Markdown  or Obsidian ![[image.png]] embeds, rendered inline. β’ Tables, Notion-style β GitHub-flavoured tables render as clean, bordered grids. β’ Everyday Markdown β headings, bold and italic, links, checklists, bullet and numbered lists, block quotes, and code blocks. β’ One app, every device β a true native experience on macOS, iPadOS, and iOS. Your notes never leave your device. Everything is stored as simple text files on your Mac, iPad, or iPhone, so you stay in control and your library is future-proof. Whether you keep a personal knowledge base, take meeting notes, or write long-form drafts, Tertiary Markdown gives you a distraction-free, Markdown-first workspace that travels with you.
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Verdict
Modrift and Tertiary Markdown are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters β price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them β neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Modrift | Tertiary Markdown |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days | β |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 β better | 17.0 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Noriyuki Katahara | Alfred Ang |
In-app purchases
Modrift
No in-app purchases
Tertiary Markdown
No in-app purchases





