Markdown Editor & Notes vs Markdown Viewer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Markdown Editor & Notes
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You donβt need to learn all of Markdown. # at the start of a line makes a heading, - makes a bullet, and / opens a menu of tables, checklists and diagrams. Those three are all you need to keep notes that read far better than a plain notes app. What you type takes shape where you typed it, so there is no preview pane to switch to. No Google account is required β the app works with this device alone. Sign in and your notes are kept in your own Google Drive, becoming a private notebook you can pick up from Windows, Mac, iPad, iPhone or the browser. β Open what AI writes Ask ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or another AI to summarize something in Markdown, then open it here as is β it reads cleanly and stays editable. It's a plain Markdown file, so you can paste it back into an AI to keep going, or drop it straight into Notion or GitHub without reformatting. β Ask AI (with your own API key) Add an API key for OpenAI (GPT), Anthropic (Claude) or Google (Gemini) and you can ask AI from inside the app. Β· On selected text β polish, shorten, make formal, translate, turn into a table or a diagram Β· From the whole note β meeting notes & to-dos, summarize, extract to-dos, tidy into Markdown, continue writing Β· In your own words β have it draft a how-to or a first version Check the answer before it goes into your note, and undo it in one step. Usage is billed by the service you choose, and your key stays on this device. β What people use it for Β· A notepad that reads better β jot things down and they turn into tidy headings and bullet points. As light as a plain text editor, far easier to read back Β· Meeting notes β organize the discussion as it happens and put decisions in a table Β· To-do lists and tasks β list what needs doing as a checklist and tick items off Β· Journal, diary and daily log β keep a note per day and find anything later with full-text search Β· A personal wiki β link notes to one another and build a notebook of what you know Β· Docs, how-tos and blog drafts β outline with headings, then paste the plain Markdown anywhere Β· A Markdown viewer β open an .md file and read it with its tables and headings in place Β· Code and command snippets β kept with syntax highlighting, copied in one click β Features Β· Styling as you type β headings, bold, italic, quotes, rules, footnotes and nested lists are formatted the moment you write them Β· Type / at the start of a line to insert tables, checklists, diagrams, math and more Β· Tables render as tables β click one to go back to the raw Markdown and edit it Β· Diagrams (flowcharts, sequence diagrams and more) from mermaid syntax, and math from TeX, drawn inline Β· Collapsible sections (details) and clickable checkboxes Β· Code blocks with syntax highlighting and a one-click copy button Β· Images and file attachments, with PDFs opening right in the app Β· Paste a URL and get a link preview card Β· Full-text search across all your notes Β· Six themes (Light, Sepia, Solar, Dark, Night, Contrast) and three text sizes Β· Available in 12 languages β Choose where your notes live Β· Google Drive β saved automatically, with no save button. Your Drive folders stay as they are, and shared drives and multiple Google accounts are supported Β· On this device β no sign-in needed. On Mac and Windows you can also open any folder you already have Β· In Google Drive, the app only touches files it created and files you explicitly open β About usage Β· Free to use.
Markdown Viewer
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You spot a line worth fixing, but explaining which file and which section to an AI takes longer than the fix itself. Markdown Viewer removes that step. Select the text and tap copy. Then paste it into your AI chat. Three steps 1. Open a Markdown file from Files or iCloud Drive 2. Long-press to select the text you want to change 3. Tap copy in the lower right, then paste into an AI chat It copies more than the text Your selection arrives with its file name and heading trail attached. Here is what actually lands on your clipboard. File name: docs/current/plan.md Headings: Chapter 3 > Setup steps Selected text: """ An administrator handles the initial setup, and members join from an invite link. """ The AI sees which file, which section, and which sentence in a single paste. No more writing out where the text came from. Set the path yourself Tap the file name to enter any relative path. Something like docs/current/plan.md helps an AI pin down the target. Features β’ Markdown rendering with headings, tables, code blocks, and checklists β’ Text selection with context-rich copy β’ Open from Files, iCloud Drive, pasted text, or a sample document β’ Copy a code block on its own β’ Custom relative paths β’ Light and dark themes β’ Japanese and English, following your device language β’ VoiceOver and Dynamic Type support Good for β’ Reading back specs and notes written with an AI while you are out β’ Sending a fix to your AI the moment you notice it β’ Lining up edits before you get back to your desk β’ Reading Markdown from iCloud Drive in a clean layout Not included β’ Editing, saving, or exporting Markdown β’ Writing back to the original file β’ Automatic sending to an AI (it copies to your clipboard) β’ Accounts, sync, or direct cloud service connections Focused on reading and handing text to an AI. Light and simple. Not saved Your document, selections, copied text, and recent files are never stored. Everything runs on your device. No ads, no analytics. Requirements iPhone running iOS 17 or later. Supports .md and .markdown files in UTF-8, up to 1 MB.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Markdown Editor & Notes at every 2 days against Markdown Viewer's every 5 days. Markdown Editor & Notes also leads on device support (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Markdown Editor & Notes ships an update every 2 days, Markdown Viewer every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Markdown Editor & Notes | Markdown Viewer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days β better | Every 5 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac β better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 β better | 17.0 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Makoto Kobayashi | Yusuke Yamamoto |
In-app purchases
Markdown Editor & Notes
No in-app purchases
Markdown Viewer
No in-app purchases
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