Comparison

MarkText vs Athena Editor

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

Athena Editor

A code editor for iOS that supports various cloud storage services and syntax highlighting for multiple programming languages. It also offers special support for Bluetooth keyboards with Zawgyi input for Myanmar users.

Highlights
  • File opening via iOS Document Picker
  • Integration with Google Drive, iCloud, Git2Go
  • Syntax highlighting for Markdown, Swift, C#, Java, XML
  • Bluetooth keyboard support with Zawgyi input
  • Control + Shift keyboard switching
Features
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Athena is code editor that support opening file iOS Document Picker. It's supporting Google Drive, iCloud Document, Git2Go, etc. It's supporting syntax highlighting for markdown, swift, C#, java, XML,etc. Special feature for Myanmar people is "SUPPORTING BLUETOOTH KEYBOARD". Yes, you can type with Zawgyi in Athena Editor. Using Control + Shift to change the keyboard.

Screenshots

MarkText4 screens
Athena Editor4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Athena Editor at Free against MarkText's $3.99. Athena Editor also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 57%) and rating (4.8 vs 4.0). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases 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

Athena Editor is free to download; MarkText costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Athena Editor holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of MarkText's written reviews are positive against 100% of Athena Editor's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MarkText ships an update every 3 months, Athena Editor monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and August 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
MarkText versus Athena Editor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMarkTextAthena Editor
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating4.0 (2 ratings)4.8 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews56.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings24 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer刘生 林COMQUAS Co., Ltd

Customer experience

MarkText

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive56.5%
Neutral21.7%
Negative21.7%

Athena Editor

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

MarkText

No in-app purchases

None

Athena Editor

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MarkText free?
MarkText costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Athena Editor free?
Athena Editor is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MarkText or Athena Editor?
Athena Editor is rated higher. MarkText averages 4.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Athena Editor averages 4.8 from 4 ratings.
Do MarkText or Athena Editor have ads?
Neither MarkText nor Athena Editor shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MarkText or Athena Editor?
MarkText ships an update every 3 months, and Athena Editor monthly. Most recently, MarkText was updated on September 21, 2026 and Athena Editor on August 4, 2026.

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