Comparison

Tertiary Markdown vs ARlimit

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

Head to head
About

Tertiary Markdown

A native Markdown notes app for Mac, iPad, and iPhone that manages local files and folders like Obsidian. Your notes are plain .md files, ensuring full ownership and future-proofing.

Highlights
  • Open any folder as a vault
  • Plain Markdown files
  • File & folder management
  • Live preview editor
  • Image embedding
  • Notion-style tables
  • Native experience on all devices
Features
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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 — open any local folder as a vault and your notes stay as plain .md files you fully own. KEY FEATURES • Open any folder as a vault — fully compatible with your existing Obsidian vault. Your notes are plain Markdown files, never locked into a proprietary format. • File & folder management — browse, create, rename, and delete notes and folders from a clean sidebar. • Live preview editor — switch instantly between Edit, Split, and Preview. Your work autosaves as you type. • Images, Bear-style — embed pictures with standard Markdown ![](image.png) or Obsidian ![[image.png]] embeds, rendered inline. • Tables, Notion-style — GitHub-flavoured tables render as clean, bordered grids. • Everyday Markdown — headings, bold and italic, links, checklists, bullet and numbered lists, block quotes, and code blocks. • One app, every device — 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.

About

ARlimit

Features
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ARlimit puts your BIM models on the construction site — at full scale, in augmented reality. Print a marker card from the ARlimit web console, place it on site, and scan it with your iPhone. Your IFC model appears exactly where it belongs, aligned with the real structure. Walk the site, compare as-built with as-planned, and produce inspection reports without leaving the field. HOW IT WORKS • Upload IFC models to the web console at arlimit.com • Place anchors on the model and print the matching marker cards • On site, scan a card with the app — the model locks onto the real world • Inspect, annotate, report KEY FEATURES • True-scale AR overlay of BIM/IFC models, anchored to printed markers • Tap a building element to identify it and see its IFC identity • Pin notes in 3D space, exactly where the issue is • Attach annotated photos captured with your phone camera • Generate professional PDF inspection reports from the field • Multi-floor projects and multiple models per project • Team workspaces with roles — owner, member, reporter • AR processing runs fully on-device; live camera frames never leave your phone WHO IT'S FOR BIM engineers, site inspectors, project managers and construction companies that want to close the gap between the model and the built reality. GETTING STARTED An ARlimit workspace account is required. Book a demo at https://arlimit.com and get your organization set up with a free trial. Requires an ARKit-compatible device running iOS 15 or later. Camera access is used only for the AR view and marker scanning. Privacy policy: https://arlimit.com/privacy

Screenshots

Tertiary Markdown2 screens
ARlimit3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: ARlimit at 15.1 against Tertiary Markdown's 17.0. 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.

Scorecard1 real difference · 7 level
Tertiary Markdown versus ARlimit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTertiary MarkdownARlimit
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB84 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlfred AngYoussef Assouli

In-app purchases

None

Tertiary Markdown

No in-app purchases

None

ARlimit

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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