Comparison

Document Viewer vs Markdown Notes & Memo

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

Head to head
About

Document Viewer

Features
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Palmory is a mobile viewer for Markdown notes, HTML artifacts, PDFs, and related files hosted in GitHub repositories. It is built for browsing knowledge vaults, design docs, research notes, and AI-generated HTML reports on mobile. Use Palmory to open a repository, browse folders, read Markdown, view safe HTML artifacts, search your indexed content, and return to recently opened notes. Palmory stores your GitHub token in local secure storage on your device and keeps repository indexes and cached content local to the app. The current release focuses on viewing and search. It does not edit repository files, commit changes, push branches, resolve merge conflicts, or run a backend operated by GAVRRI. It also does not include ads, tracking, or paid features. Palmory is an independent app and is not affiliated with GitHub, Inc.

About

Markdown Notes & Memo

Features
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What you type is already what you read. A Markdown editor for Mac, iPad and the browser. There's no preview pane to switch to. Headings grow and take on color right where you type, tables become real tables with borders, checklists become clickable checkboxes, and diagrams are drawn in place. The screen you edit on is the finished document. ■ What people use it for · Turning meeting notes into headings and bullets as the meeting happens · Writing specs and how-tos, then sharing a link for review · Tracking tasks as a checklist and ticking them off · Keeping research notes and reading notes, day by day · Drafting articles and blog posts in Markdown you can paste anywhere · Saving snippets of code and commands with syntax highlighting ■ Features · Styling as you type — headings, bold, italic, quotes, rules, footnotes and nested lists are formatted the moment you write them · Tables render as tables — click one to go back to the raw Markdown and edit it · Diagrams (flowcharts, sequence diagrams and more) drawn inline from mermaid syntax · Code blocks with syntax highlighting and a one-click copy button · Clickable checkboxes (- [ ] / - [x]) · Inline images, plus drag-and-drop upload · Paste a URL and get a link preview card · Six themes (Light, Sepia, Solar, Dark, Night, Contrast) and three text sizes · Available in 12 languages ■ Your files live in your Google Drive · Saved automatically. There's no save button · Your Drive folder structure stays as it is — create, rename and delete files without leaving the app · Shared drives are supported · Copy a Drive link and share it as-is · The app only accesses files it created and files you explicitly open ■ Mac, iPad and the web Edit the same files from the Mac app, the iPad app or your browser (app.monoshiri.jp). Use the iPad on the move, the Mac at your desk and the browser on a machine that isn't yours — and pick up right where you left off. ■ About usage · Free to use. · A Google account is required.

Screenshots

Document Viewer4 screens
Markdown Notes & Memo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Markdown Notes & Memo at every 2 days against Document Viewer's every 2 weeks. Markdown Notes & Memo also leads on device support (4 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Document Viewer ships an update every 2 weeks, Markdown Notes & Memo every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Document Viewer versus Markdown Notes & Memo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDocument ViewerMarkdown Notes & Memo
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS16.415.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size170 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGAVRRIMakoto Kobayashi

In-app purchases

None

Document Viewer

No in-app purchases

None

Markdown Notes & Memo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Document Viewer free?
Document Viewer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Markdown Notes & Memo free?
Markdown Notes & Memo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Document Viewer or Markdown Notes & Memo have ads?
Neither Document Viewer nor Markdown Notes & Memo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Document Viewer or Markdown Notes & Memo?
Document Viewer ships an update every 2 weeks, and Markdown Notes & Memo every 2 days. Most recently, Document Viewer was updated on September 27, 2026 and Markdown Notes & Memo on September 30, 2026.

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