Comparison

Read Markdown vs Spunk Gauge

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

Head to head
About

Read Markdown

This app offers a fast and lightweight way to view and edit Markdown files on your iPhone and iPad. It renders files like GitHub, supports syntax highlighting, and allows for offline editing with a convenient formatting bar. Changes are saved directly to your files without needing an account or internet connection.

Highlights
  • GitHub-style Markdown rendering
  • Offline reading and editing
  • Syntax highlighting for code
  • Live Mermaid diagram support
  • Formatting toolbar for editing
  • Edit in place with Files app integration
  • PDF export
Features
Read full description

Read Markdown (R.md) is the fast, lightweight way to read and edit Markdown on iPhone and iPad. Open a .md file and it appears instantly, rendered exactly like GitHub, in a clean, distraction free layout. Need to change something? Tap the pencil and edit, with a formatting bar right above the keyboard. Truly native, no accounts, no setup, no internet. WHY READ MARKDOWN • Fast: opens in a blink and scrolls smoothly, even for big documents. • Lightweight: a tiny native app that is easy on memory and battery. • Dead simple: just open a file and read. Nothing to configure. READING • Renders like GitHub, including tables, task lists and blockquotes. • Syntax highlighting for code blocks, with a copy button on each one. • Live Mermaid diagrams: flowcharts and sequence diagrams render in the page. • Dark mode that follows your system appearance. • Live outline: tap a heading to jump, or filter to find one. On iPad it stays open in a sidebar. • Images next to your document and links to other .md files just work. • Find in page, adjustable text size, and a list of recent files. • Export a clean, paginated A4 PDF and share it anywhere. EDITING • Reading stays reading: the app only switches to editing when you tap the pencil. • On iPad, edit side by side with a live preview that updates as you type. • Formatting bar for headings, bold, italic, code, links, lists, checklists and tables, plus undo and redo. • Smart typing: Return continues lists, code fences close themselves, and pasting a URL over selected text makes a link. • Tick a checkbox right in the rendered page and the change is saved to your file. • Light syntax colors in the editor, a clear unsaved indicator, and a prompt before you close. • Plays well with other apps: changes made elsewhere are detected, and you choose to reload or keep yours. • Hardware keyboard shortcuts on iPad: Cmd+B, Cmd+I, Cmd+K and Cmd+S. WORKS WITH YOUR FILES Open documents from the Files app, iCloud Drive or any other app with Open In. Files are edited in place, so nothing is copied or uploaded. Works fully offline. No account, no tracking, and your files never leave your device. Perfect for developers, writers and anyone who reads README files, design docs and notes. Download Read Markdown and open your first .md file in seconds.

About

Spunk Gauge

Features
Read full description

Spunk Gauge is a live dashboard for the computers you run - render boxes, AI rigs, home servers, workstations. See GPU, CPU and memory load, temperatures and power for your Windows, Linux and Mac machines on one screen. FINDS YOUR COMPUTERS Spunk Gauge looks around your local network for machines that accept SSH logins and lists them. Tap one, enter its login (password or SSH key) and it is added. You can also add any computer by address. EVERYTHING AT A GLANCE - A card per computer with round gauges for every GPU, the CPU and memory - GPU temperature, power draw and memory use (NVIDIA GPUs via nvidia-smi) - Fleet summary: machines online, total GPU power, hottest machine, average load - A five-minute temperature chart for the whole fleet HEAT ALERTS Cards turn amber at the warning temperature and red at the kill level, with a banner you can dismiss, so a machine running too hot stands out straight away. NOTHING TO INSTALL The app reads standard system tools over SSH. No agent or server software is needed on the machines you watch. PRIVATE No account, no ads, no tracking. Your computer list stays on your device and logins are kept in the Keychain. Connections go straight from your device to your own computers. Try it first: tap "Try the demo" to see five sample computers with live-moving values.

Screenshots

Read Markdown4 screens
Spunk Gauge3 screens

Verdict

The call

Read Markdown and Spunk Gauge are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Read Markdown versus Spunk Gauge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRead MarkdownSpunk Gauge
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 6 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVU THANHEYIMOFE PREST

In-app purchases

None

Read Markdown

No in-app purchases

None

Spunk Gauge

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Read Markdown free?
Read Markdown is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Spunk Gauge free?
Spunk Gauge is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Read Markdown or Spunk Gauge have ads?
Neither Read Markdown nor Spunk Gauge shows ads.

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