Comparison

Not Emacs vs One Markdown

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

Head to head
About

Not Emacs

A programmer's text editor that mimics common Emacs keybindings and supports iCloud document syncing across devices. It offers syntax highlighting for several languages and is optimized for external keyboards, with an extended virtual keyboard as a backup.

Highlights
  • Emacs keybinding support
  • iCloud document editing
  • Syntax highlighting (Lisp, Scheme, JS, CSS, XML)
  • External Bluetooth keyboard optimization
  • Extended virtual keyboard
Features
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Not Emacs is a text editor for programmers that supports many of the most common emacs keybindings. It allows editing iCloud documents that are automatically available from other devices. The app has been designed to be used with an external Bluetooth keyboard, but if you forgot it at home, it is still possible to get by with the extended virtual keyboard. This app is based on the ymacs editor (http://www.ymacs.org) and the Gambit Scheme programming system (http://gambitscheme.org). It has syntax highlighting for the following languages: Lisp, Scheme, JavaScript, CSS and XML.

About

One Markdown

A fast and simple editor for plain text, Markdown, and Textbundle formats. It offers full Markdown display, image previews, math formula rendering, and extensive customization options for themes and fonts. Includes tools for syntax input, table generation, and document outlining.

Highlights
  • Supports CommonMark and GitHub Flavored Markdown
  • Full Markdown document display
  • Image and math formula previews
  • Customizable themes and fonts
  • Markdown syntax input menu and keyboard
  • Outline and word count view
  • Editor & Preview mode
Features
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One Markdown is a simple and fast editor that supports plain text, Markdown and Textbundle. It has the following features: * Base on CommonMark syntax and GitHub Flavored Markdown (GFM) extended syntax, supporting TOC, tables, code blocks, math formulas, task lists, footnotes, etc. * Display the text of the Markdown document completely without any deletion. * Images can be displayed directly in the Editor, supporting jpg, png, gif, webP, HEIC and etc. * Math formulas, mermaid and Echarts drawings can be previewed in the editor. * You can set your favorite font or multiple fonts for writing. * You can choose from 11 light themes and 21 dark themes, and also support custom themes. * There is a menu to facilitate the input of Markdown syntax, and a special Markdown syntax keyboard is also provided in iOS. * Convenient tools for generating and formatting Markdown table syntax. * You can view the outline and word count of Markdown documents. * Markdown documents can be previewed and support Editor & Preview mode. Terms of Use: https://www.mweb.im/onemarkdown-terms.html Privacy Policy: https://www.mweb.im/onemarkdown-policy.html PS: The lightweight choice is One Markdown. If you need a complete and powerful app, please take a look at MWeb, I hope you like it!

Screenshots

Not Emacs4 screens
One Markdown4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: One Markdown at 4.6 against Not Emacs's 4.0. One Markdown also leads on review sentiment (82% vs 50%) and ratings volume (149 vs 21). Not Emacs's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (6.1 vs 15). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. One Markdown sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per year. Not Emacs asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

One Markdown holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: One Markdown has 149 ratings behind it against 21, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Not Emacs's written reviews are positive against 82% of One Markdown's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Not Emacs ships an update every 2 weeks, One Markdown monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Not Emacs versus One Markdown: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNot EmacsOne Markdown
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (21 ratings)4.6 (149 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews82.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings21149 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS6.1 — better15
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB53 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMarc Feeley禄海 区

Customer experience

Not Emacs

All ratings21 ratings
Positive76.2%
Neutral4.8%
Negative19.0%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral14.3%
Negative35.7%

One Markdown

All ratings149 ratings
Positive90.6%
Neutral3.4%
Negative6.0%
Written reviews151 reviews
Positive82.1%
Neutral7.3%
Negative10.6%

In-app purchases

None

Not Emacs

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

One Markdown

Subscriptions1
  • One Markdown Yearly Subscribe$3.991 Year
One-time2
  • One Markdown for Mac$9.99
  • One Markdown for iPhone/iPad$9.99

Questions

Is Not Emacs free?
Not Emacs is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is One Markdown free?
One Markdown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Not Emacs or One Markdown?
One Markdown is rated higher. Not Emacs averages 4.0 out of 5 from 21 ratings, while One Markdown averages 4.6 from 149 ratings.
Do Not Emacs or One Markdown have ads?
Neither Not Emacs nor One Markdown shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Not Emacs or One Markdown?
Not Emacs ships an update every 2 weeks, and One Markdown monthly. Most recently, Not Emacs was updated on October 24, 2026 and One Markdown on October 25, 2026.

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