Comparison

Markdown Editor & Notes vs PreviewMD

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

Head to head
About

Markdown Editor & Notes

This app allows you to create well-formatted notes using simple Markdown syntax, with features like AI integration for summarization and generation. It syncs with Google Drive for cross-device access and offers various customization options.

Highlights
  • Markdown styling as you type
  • AI integration for text generation and summarization
  • Google Drive sync for cross-device access
  • Table and diagram creation
  • Code block syntax highlighting
  • Full-text search
  • Customizable themes and text sizes
Features
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You don’t 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.

About

PreviewMD

Features
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PreviewMD is a fast, native editor and viewer for Markdown on iPad and iPhone β€” the same rendering as the Mac app, free on both. Open any .md file from Files or iCloud Drive, or start a new document right in the built-in browser. FOUR WAYS TO WORK β€’ Preview β€” a clean reading view β€’ Split β€” live preview beside the Markdown source, side by side on iPad and stacked on iPhone β€’ Source β€” the Markdown alone, full width β€’ Diff β€” see exactly what you've changed since you opened the file, word by word BEAUTIFUL RENDERING β€’ GitHub-flavored Markdown: tables, task lists, footnotes and strikethrough β€’ Syntax highlighting for almost two hundred languages β€’ Math typesetting with KaTeX β€” $inline$ and $$display$$ β€’ Diagrams with Mermaid β€” flowcharts, sequence, class, state, pie and gantt β€’ GitHub-style alert callouts (> [!NOTE], [!WARNING], …) and emoji β€’ Automatic light and dark mode WRITING ON A TOUCHSCREEN A formatting bar sits above the keyboard for bold, italic, inline code, headings, quotes, lists and links. With a hardware keyboard the same actions have shortcuts. YOUR DOCUMENTS, YOUR IMAGES Works with the Files app and iCloud Drive β€” documents open in place and save as you type, with no Save button to remember. Local images referenced by your document display right in the preview. EXPORT, SHARE & PRINT Export self-contained HTML or clean light-mode PDF straight to the share sheet, or print with proper pagination. QUICK LOOK Markdown files preview with PreviewMD's renderer in the Files app too. ONE APP EVERYWHERE Free on Mac as well β€” including Quick Look previews and thumbnails in Finder. Requires iOS/iPadOS 17 or later.

Screenshots

Markdown Editor & Notes4 screens
PreviewMD4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Markdown Editor & Notes at 15.0 against PreviewMD's 17.0. 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 7 level
Markdown Editor & Notes versus PreviewMD: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMarkdown Editor & NotesPreviewMD
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews0.0% of reviewsβ€”
Update frequencyEvery 2 daysβ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeβ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac β€” betteriPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.0 β€” better17.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size15 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMakoto KobayashiMichal Fanta

In-app purchases

None

Markdown Editor & Notes

No in-app purchases

None

PreviewMD

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Markdown Editor & Notes free?
Markdown Editor & Notes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PreviewMD free?
PreviewMD is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Markdown Editor & Notes or PreviewMD have ads?
Neither Markdown Editor & Notes nor PreviewMD shows ads.

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