Tertiary Markdown vs MarkWrite
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
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 โ open any local folder as a vault and your notes stay as plain .md files you fully own. KEY FEATURES โข Open any folder as a vault โ fully compatible with your existing Obsidian vault. Your notes are plain Markdown files, never locked into a proprietary format. โข File & folder management โ browse, create, rename, and delete notes and folders from a clean sidebar. โข Live preview editor โ switch instantly between Edit, Split, and Preview. Your work autosaves as you type. โข Images, Bear-style โ embed pictures with standard Markdown  or Obsidian ![[image.png]] embeds, rendered inline. โข Tables, Notion-style โ GitHub-flavoured tables render as clean, bordered grids. โข Everyday Markdown โ headings, bold and italic, links, checklists, bullet and numbered lists, block quotes, and code blocks. โข One app, every device โ 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.
MarkWrite
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WYSIWYG Markdown editor that allows embedding pictures and natural language mathematics. MarkWrite is a fast, focused Markdown editor for Mac, iPad and iPhone. Your writing formats itself as you type โ headings, bold, lists, quotes, tables and code appear the moment you write them, while the Markdown syntax stays visible only on the line you are editing. Nothing to toggle, no split screen required. EMBED IMAGES, NOT LINKS Drag a picture into your document and it is really there. Grab its corner to resize it and MarkWrite writes the new size back into the Markdown for you. Text and images are saved together in one self-contained document you can move, rename, duplicate or send without leaving a single broken link behind. Images can be embedded in any of the common formats: VS Code, Pandoc or HTML. WRITE EQUATIONS BY DESCRIBING THEM Say what you mean: "x equals minus b, plus or minus the square root of b squared minus four a c, all over two a." MarkWrite turns that sentence into a properly typeset formula. There is no LaTeX to memorise โ though you can type LaTeX directly whenever you would rather. Powered by on-device Apple Intelligence; requires a supported device. ALSO โข Tables that line up in the editor, not only in the preview โข Live preview that follows your cursor, side by side or full width โข Themes: fonts, colours, spacing, line height, list spacing โ saved as presets โข Callouts, footnotes, highlights, code blocks and inline code โข Export to PDF or print, with your theme applied โข Open a whole folder in tabs and work across files โข Find and replace, including regular expressions STILL JUST MARKDOWN MarkWrite writes ordinary .md files. Nothing is trapped in a proprietary format, nothing is locked in a cloud, and nothing you have written is ever held behind a subscription. Open your work in any other editor, any time, or share it with anyone and they will be able to open it with any Markdown viewer, including the embedded images. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tertiary Markdown at none against MarkWrite's 1. Tertiary Markdown also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.4). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. MarkWrite sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per year. Tertiary Markdown asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Tertiary Markdown | MarkWrite |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | โ | Every 4 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No โ better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac โ better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 โ better | 26.4 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alfred Ang | Guy Shaviv |
In-app purchases
Tertiary Markdown
No in-app purchases
MarkWrite
- MarkWrite Pro$9.991 Year
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