Markora Markdown vs What First
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Markora Markdown
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Markora is a local-first Markdown writing tool for creating, editing, reading, and managing documents on iPhone and iPad. Switch between rendered editing, Markdown source, and reading mode. Organize your work with headings, lists, tasks, quotes, tables, code, links, and footnotes. Search, outline, undo, and redo make long documents easier to work with. Save files wherever you choose, with no account required. Markora Pro adds on-device OCR for images and PDFs, turning recognized content into editable Markdown. Review and correct the result before choosing whether to insert it into the current document or create a new one. You can also insert Mermaid diagrams and LaTeX formulas, then export to HTML or PDF. Markdown, OCR, and export processing take place on your device. Markora does not send document or scan content to an app-operated server. Review important files before saving, exporting, or sharing, and keep an independent backup. Markora Pro is available as monthly and yearly subscriptions with the same features. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled in your Apple Account subscription settings. Terms of Use (Apple standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Markora Terms: https://harrysxu.github.io/show-pages/markora/terms-en/
What First
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Cleaning, laundry, dishes, errands, work. When everything needs doing at once, tell What First what is on your list. AI identifies the tasks in your sentences and suggests a numbered order. Start one task at a time. There are no timetables or timers. Each request is ordered independently. Entering new input clears the previous result. Results are not restored when you reopen the app. You can enter more than five tasks. You can also enter tasks by voice. On supported devices and languages, speech is converted to text on your iPhone. Check and edit the recognized text before ordering your tasks. Audio recordings are not saved or sent to the server. With your new consent to Google Gemini, only your current input is sent through the server to Google Gemini. After you agree, AI stays on by default. You can turn it off or allow it again in Privacy & AI. Existing Groq consent does not authorize sending to Gemini. The app is free. On-device basic rules take over if AI is unavailable or the operating budget or abuse-prevention limits are reached. Basic rules are also available in regions where Google Gemini is not supported and work without an internet connection. The update supports all 50 App Store metadata localizations with 47 interface locales. It follows your iPhone or per-app language, with English for unsupported languages. Language is not determined by the download country. Tasks retain your input language. Simple lists can be processed on-device; complex natural-language recognition varies by language. A personal task-ordering tool for adults aged 18 or older. AI and basic-rule suggestions are for reference. Unfamiliar or ambiguous expressions may not be recognized.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: What First at none against Markora Markdown's 2. What First also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Markora Markdown sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. What First asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Markora Markdown | What First |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | β | Daily |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No β better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad β better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 16.0 β better |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | ζιΎ εΎ | Mincheol Yang |
In-app purchases
Markora Markdown
- Monthly Pro$0.991 Month
- Yearly Pro$4.991 Year
What First
No in-app purchases









