When I work on projects I like to write in word-processors like iA Writer (another good app) to focus on the writing. The support of Markdown is perfect. I sync my files with iCloud, never had a problem with it. I switched mostly to iCloud-Sync because it is more reliable than Dropbox I suppose when I read your complaints about it...
I prefer Byword on the Mac because of the design that is why I use the app on my other iOS-devices.
Maki9865 about Byword, v1.1.1