Comparison

Boreal Markdown Editor vs Dencho

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

Head to head
About

Boreal Markdown Editor

Features
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Boreal Markdown is a focused iOS document tool for people who already keep notes, drafts, specs, and reports in plain Markdown files. Open a .md or .markdown file from Files, read the rendered preview, edit the source, then save intentionally or export a clean PDF. Boreal Markdown is built around the small document loop, not a new notes database or cloud workspace. Included for everyone: - Open Markdown and plain text files through iOS file access - Read a rendered Markdown preview with clear document typography - Switch between preview and source editing - Apply headings, bold, italic, links, lists, and code to the cursor or selected text - See saved and unsaved states near the document title - Choose Save, Discard, or Cancel before leaving a document with unsaved edits - Save changes back to the opened file when iOS file access allows it - Export the rendered document as a PDF with paper, theme, text size, and title options - Share the PDF or save it back to Files - Persist appearance, accent, editor text, and PDF defaults between launches Boreal Pro is an optional one-time purchase. It unlocks: - Document outline navigation - Find and replace - Markdown cleanup - Split editing and preview on supported layouts - Advanced PDF themes, margins, table of contents, page numbers, headers, footers, and reusable presets Boreal Markdown is local-first. There is no account, subscription, hosted sync service, AI processing, backend document storage, or collaboration system. Use Boreal Markdown when you want a quiet iPhone and iPad workbench for opening, editing, saving, and sharing Markdown files as PDFs.

About

Dencho

Features
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The tape calculator you can edit β€” fix any line and everything below recomputes. Save your tape as a named sheet, with the total always in view. Every tape (ledger) row runs in full-precision Decimal. β€” On a normal calculator, one wrong key means starting over. Dencho keeps every calculation on a tape you can edit: tap any line β€” the starting value, an operator, or an operand β€” and every line below recomputes. Changed lines briefly highlight. Inserting, reordering, and deleting lines recompute the same way, and a one-tap Undo rolls the whole last action back at once. Name a tape and it's saved as a sheet. The list is sorted by last edited and shows each sheet's total. A running total bar always shows the sum and line count, so you never re-add just to ask "where am I now?" Rounding mode (half-up, up, or down), decimal places (0–4), and the tax rate are saved per sheet β€” reopen an old sheet and its results reproduce exactly, with that sheet's own settings. Percentages follow business-calculator conventions: 1000 + 8% = 1080, 1000 βˆ’ 8% = 920, 1000 Γ— 8% = 80. Add-tax and remove-tax split values to the yen. Because each line is rounded to a real amount, a division like 1000 Γ· 3 = 333, then Γ— 3 = 999 β€” the ledger-correct behavior. Function-mode math runs in double precision (IEEE 754); results are finalized under the sheet's rounding settings once a ledger row references them. Dencho also includes a full scientific calculator mode: trig and inverse trig (DEG/RAD/GRAD), logarithms (log, ln, any base), powers and roots, factorial, permutations and combinations, modulo, polar⇄rectangular conversion, integer math in binary/octal/decimal/hex, display formats (Normal/Fix/Sci/Eng), memories (A–F, M), and Ans. Function calculations land on the same tape β€” tap to correct any row and everything below recalculates. The entire function set is free. WHAT YOU GET β€’ Every calculation stays on the tape; tap any line to edit and everything below recomputes β€’ Save named sheets, sorted by last edited, each with its total; duplicate and search β€’ Note-only lines you can insert β€” they don't affect the math but are included in sharing and search β€’ Rounding mode Γ— decimal places Γ— tax rate, saved per sheet β€’ Three text sizes, light/dark, and one-action-per-transaction Undo/Redo β€’ Scientific calculator mode (trig, logs, roots, factorial, binary/octal/decimal/hex, and more) β€” function rows edit and recompute automatically too β€’ Runs on iPad, with a two-column layout (list + calculator) in landscape BUILT DIFFERENTLY, ON PURPOSE β€’ No ads, no tracking. All math stays on your device and the app makes no network calls (except Apple's StoreKit for purchases) β€’ The whole tape calculator (editing, recompute, notes, rounding, tax, totals, Undo) is free; you can save up to 2 sheets β€’ The one-time Dencho Pro makes sheets unlimited and adds widgets and sheet sharing (text export). There is no subscription (see the App Store listing for current pricing) β€’ If Pro ever lapses, all your saved sheets remain readable β€” only editing and creating beyond the third sheet pauses β€” and repurchasing restores everything instantly Dencho Pro is a one-time purchase (see the App Store listing for current pricing). Restore Purchases is available anytime in Settings. Terms of Use and Privacy Policy are linked in-app and at the links below. Dencho is a calculation-notes tool. It does not guarantee compliance with statutory bookkeeping or Japan's Electronic Books Preservation Act. "Ledger" is used as an analogy for how the tape is kept. Always verify results yourself.

Screenshots

Boreal Markdown Editor3 screens
Dencho4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Dencho at every 5 days against Boreal Markdown Editor's fortnightly. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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

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

Both are free to download. Boreal Markdown Editor sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Dencho sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Boreal Markdown Editor ships an update fortnightly, Dencho every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
Boreal Markdown Editor versus Dencho: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBoreal Markdown EditorDencho
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 5 days β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size8 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBorealbit Technology LimitedYuya Tanaka

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Boreal Markdown Editor

One-time1
  • Boreal Markdown Editor Pro$6.99
1 purchases

Dencho

One-time1
  • Pro – Unlimited (Lifetime)$4.99

Questions

Is Boreal Markdown Editor free?
Boreal Markdown Editor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dencho free?
Dencho is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Boreal Markdown Editor or Dencho have ads?
Neither Boreal Markdown Editor nor Dencho shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Boreal Markdown Editor or Dencho?
Boreal Markdown Editor ships an update fortnightly, and Dencho every 5 days. Most recently, Boreal Markdown Editor was updated on October 31, 2026 and Dencho on November 5, 2026.

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