Comparison

reteNoteLite vs MarkNote Lite

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

Head to head
About

reteNoteLite

Create visually appealing notes with custom colors and shapes. Link notes together on an unlimited canvas to map out ideas, organize thoughts, or use as a to-do list, mind map, or diary. This lite edition offers a simple yet effective way to enhance your thinking.

Highlights
  • Create notes with favorite colors and shapes
  • Link notes together
  • Unlimited canvas area
  • Map out ideas and organize thoughts
  • Use as to-do list, mind map, or diary
  • Create simple tables and graphics
Features
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reteNoteLite is a simple application. This is a ios application that you can create a note in a favorite colors and shapes. With reteNote, you can create a practical and beautiful note. By taking notes graphically, it will expand your thinking. reteNote make that help. reteNote will be simple from now on. *This is the Lite Edition of reteNote. Features -Create a note. -Link notes together. -Limitles area. You can -Map out your ideas, and organize your scattered thoughts. -Use this app as todo list, mind map, diary and the any type notepad by devising the color and shape. -Also create simple tables and graphics using a little idea. -Start on any position in a page anytime, anywhere.

About

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.

Highlights
  • Markdown note creation
  • Embed photos and images
  • Live preview
  • iCloud sync
  • Share notes
  • Publish as blog posts
  • Web page import
Features
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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

Screenshots

reteNoteLite4 screens
MarkNote Lite4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: reteNoteLite at 100% against MarkNote Lite's 0%. reteNoteLite also leads on rating (4.5 vs 3.0) and iOS requirement (9.3 vs 16.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. reteNoteLite sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and MarkNote Lite sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

reteNoteLite holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of reteNoteLite's written reviews are positive against 0% of MarkNote Lite's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

reteNoteLite ships an update every 6 weeks, MarkNote Lite every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
reteNoteLite versus MarkNote Lite: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterreteNoteLiteMarkNote Lite
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (2 ratings) — better3.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS9.3 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB53 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTokyo Cartographic CO.,LTD.淑敏 孙

Customer experience

reteNoteLite

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

MarkNote Lite

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

reteNoteLite

One-time1
  • release the limit of Lite edition$0.99
1 purchases

MarkNote Lite

One-time1
  • Upgrade to Premium Version$1.99

Questions

Is reteNoteLite free?
reteNoteLite is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MarkNote Lite free?
MarkNote Lite is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, reteNoteLite or MarkNote Lite?
reteNoteLite is rated higher. reteNoteLite averages 4.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while MarkNote Lite averages 3.0 from 1 ratings.
Do reteNoteLite or MarkNote Lite have ads?
Neither reteNoteLite nor MarkNote Lite shows ads.
Which is updated more often, reteNoteLite or MarkNote Lite?
reteNoteLite ships an update every 6 weeks, and MarkNote Lite every 4 weeks. Most recently, reteNoteLite was updated on October 14, 2026 and MarkNote Lite on October 24, 2026.

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