MarkText vs MarkNote Lite
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MarkText
This app is a markdown editor and note-taking tool for iOS devices. It offers real-time syntax highlighting, conversion to various formats like HTML, PNG, and PDF, and seamless syncing across Apple devices via iCloud Drive.
- Real-time markdown syntax highlighting
- Convert notes to HTML, PNG, PDF
- Share to Evernote, Dropbox, Email
- iCloud Drive sync across devices
- FlowChart & Diagrams support
- LaTeX and MathML rendering
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MarkText is a markdown text editor and note taking app for iOS. Write markdown note with real-time syntax highlighting, convert to HTML, PNG or PDF, and share to Evernote, Dropbox and Email. Sync via iCloud Drive across your iPhone & iPad & Mac (in iCloud Drive Folder). # Key Features + Beautiful markdown syntax highlighting. + Swipe on the bar above the keyboard to move cursor. + HTML preview with CSS. + Change theme style, font size. + Import notes via iTunes and export notes with HTML, PNG or PDF formats. + Share notes to Evernote, Dropbox, Email or other Apps. + Full-text search using regex. + Sync notes across iPhone, iPad and Mac using iCloud Drive. + FlowChart & Diagrams using Mermaid & Graphviz. + Display LaTeX and MathML using MathJax. # Todo List Todo list is list with items marked as either [ ] or [x] (incomplete or complete). For example: - [ ] Incomplete - [x] Completed # Import & Export Import markdown documents via iTunes, or create a new one via MarkText, then edit with syntax highlighting. Once you’re done editing, you can export markdown documents to PC via iTunes. You can convert to HTML, PNG or PDF and share to or open in other Apps such as Evernote, Dropbox, Email, etc. # Caret Enhance With the input accessory tools bar, you can insert tabs, headers, lists, code blocks, or create inline links with the tap of a button; left-right swipe on the bar will move the cursor quickly. # Html Preview HTML preview with style sheet(CSS). It supports regular Markdown, MultiMarkdown, and HTML code. It renders footnotes, images, tables and code blocks. # iCloud Drive Automatically store your documents in the cloud to keep them up-to-date across all your devices. # Support Extensions md, mmd, markdown, markdn, mdown, mkdn, markd, txt, text. # Tips + Swipe left to delete note. + Category by #Hashtag and @Metion, no need to create folder. + You could find notes in iCloud Drive from Mac. Please mail to xappbox@gmail.com if you need any help.
MarkNote Lite
Create and organize notes using markdown formatting. Embed images, create tables, and even include code snippets and mathematical formulas. Sync your notes across all your Apple devices and share them easily.
- Markdown note creation
- Embed photos and images
- Live preview
- iCloud sync
- Share notes
- Publish as blog posts
- Web page import
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Take notes with markdown. Sync notes into iCloud. Access your documents with any of your mac or iOS devices. Share your notes with your friend. You can easily embed photos, format text, create tables, send rich formatted mail message, and share and edit notes from any devices. FEATURES - Embed photos and images into note - Live preview while writing - Auto save - Send mail with rich format - Swipe to delete a note - Syntax highlighting - Embed code snippets and mathematics formulas - Click to update the task status in todo list - Review and edit your notes from any web browsers or smart devices - Sync your notes into iCloud drive, and share with all your devices. You can read and edit your notes with marknote app on iPhone/iPad or marknotes on mac - Publish your note as blog posts - Import web page shared from apps like mobile safari, save in markdown format, so that you can read it later or edit it later - graph view, visualize notes relations You have complete control to your data. SUPPORT If you have any feedback or questions, reach us by mail at marknote@aliyun.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: MarkText at 57% against MarkNote Lite's 0%. MarkText also leads on rating (4.0 vs 3.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). MarkNote Lite's advantage is price (Free vs $3.99) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). On ratings volume, 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
MarkNote Lite is free to download; MarkText costs $3.99 up front. MarkNote Lite sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. MarkText asks for nothing beyond the download.
MarkText holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of MarkText's written reviews are positive against 0% of MarkNote Lite's.
MarkText ships an update every 3 months, MarkNote Lite every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MarkText | MarkNote Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.0 (2 ratings) — better | 3.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 56.5% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 刘生 林 | 淑敏 孙 |
Customer experience
MarkText
MarkNote Lite
In-app purchases
MarkText
No in-app purchases
MarkNote Lite
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