Comparison

Quill Markdown Editor vs Litterbox

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

Head to head
About

Quill Markdown Editor

Features
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Quill is a native Markdown editor that shows you the finished page while you write. As you type, the syntax markers fade away and your text renders in place — headings, bold, lists, tables, math, and diagrams — so your document reads like a clean article instead of a wall of asterisks and hashes. The markers reappear the moment your cursor lands on them, and the file underneath is always plain .md. Nothing proprietary, nothing locked in. Just a focused, native writing space on iPhone and iPad. WRITE THE WAY IT SHOULD FEEL • Live WYSIWYG rendering with syntax that hides as you type • Full Markdown + GFM: headings, bold, italic, strikethrough, code, task lists, tables, blockquotes • Inline and block LaTeX math, rendered beautifully with KaTeX • Live Mermaid diagrams — flowcharts and sequence diagrams draw themselves from a fenced code block • A live outline to jump around long documents • Auto-paired brackets and quotes, a formatting bar, and a one-tap View Source toggle • Focus Mode and Typewriter Mode to keep your place MAKE IT YOURS • Beautiful built-in themes • Your theme carries through to preview and export PREVIEW & EXPORT • Live Preview renders your document exactly as it will look • Export to HTML, print-ready PDF, Microsoft Word (.docx), and valid EPUB 3, with a table of contents and your theme baked in • Copy as Rich Text to paste formatted content into Mail, Notes, or anywhere DO MORE • On-device Apple Intelligence: summarize a document, rewrite a selection in the tone you choose, or suggest a title — nothing leaves your device • Speed Read flashes one word at a time at up to 900 WPM, skipping code and math automatically ONE APP, EVERY DEVICE Quill is a Universal app for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Start a note on one device and pick it up on another — and a single purchase unlocks Pro on all of them. PRICING Quill is free to download with a 14-day full-featured trial. Basic Markdown editing stays free forever. Unlock Pro once to keep export, Live Preview, Speed Read, and Apple Intelligence — a one-time purchase, no subscription, covering iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Your words stay yours: plain Markdown files, on your device.

About

Litterbox

This Safari extension allows you to view individual posts from a social media platform without navigating to the full website. It opens links in a pop-up window for quick viewing and does not share your browsing data.

Highlights
  • View posts in pop-up windows
  • Avoids visiting the full website
  • Uses official API
  • Protects user cookies
  • Identifies viewable links
Features
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Litterbox is a Safari extension that opens x.com links in a popup so you can read the one post and leave. - It uses the same API that powers their embed widgets. - It never sends your cookies. - The openable links are marked with a small dot.

Screenshots

Quill Markdown Editor4 screens
Litterbox2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Litterbox at none against Quill Markdown Editor's 1. Litterbox also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.5). On price, update cadence 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. Quill Markdown Editor sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Litterbox asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Quill Markdown Editor versus Litterbox: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQuill Markdown EditorLitterbox
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.1 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—9 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS26.518.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJerry COMBSAnd a Dinosaur

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Quill Markdown Editor

One-time1
  • Quill Pro$14.99
None

Litterbox

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Quill Markdown Editor free?
Quill Markdown Editor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Litterbox free?
Litterbox is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Quill Markdown Editor or Litterbox have ads?
Quill Markdown Editor shows ads; Litterbox does not.
Which is updated more often, Quill Markdown Editor or Litterbox?
Quill Markdown Editor ships an update weekly, and Litterbox weekly. Most recently, Quill Markdown Editor was updated on October 9, 2026 and Litterbox on October 25, 2026.

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