Comparison

Mark Draft vs Scrap Paper

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

Head to head
About

Mark Draft

Easily add numbered callouts, drawings, and text labels to screenshots and photos. Save your work as a draft to continue later, then share or copy the final image. Ideal for quick visual feedback and bug reporting.

Highlights
  • Numbered callouts with editable labels
  • Drawing tools (pen, arrow, shapes)
  • Adjustable stroke size and color
  • On-device drafts for continuity
  • Share Extension integration
  • Undo/redo functionality
Features
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Mark Draft helps you leave clear, numbered notes on screenshots and photos — then save a draft, pick up later, and share, copy, or save to Photos when you are ready. Open a photo from your library (or hand off from the Share Extension). Place numbered callouts, draw with pen or highlighter, add arrows and shapes, type text boxes, and edit short labels. Hold to peek the original under your markup. Everything stays on your device until you export it. FEATURES • Numbered callouts with editable labels • Pen, highlighter, arrow, rectangle, ellipse, text box, and eraser • Adjustable stroke size and color palette • Hold to peek the original photo under markup • On-device drafts — continue where you left off • Share Extension — send a screenshot into Mark Draft • Share, copy, or save the finished image to Photos • Undo / redo and clear markup (keeps your photo) • English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, and Japanese • Optional one-time purchase to remove ads (not a subscription) Core markup, drafts, and sharing stay available without buying anything. Ads help keep Mark Draft free; remove them anytime with a single purchase tied to your Apple ID. Built for quick visual feedback — UI review, bugs, design notes — without a heavy editor.

About

Scrap Paper

This app provides a single, persistent note for quick text storage and retrieval, ideal for copying snippets from online forms or jotting down fleeting thoughts. It also offers basic math calculation capabilities.

Highlights
  • Single persistent note
  • Quick text storage
  • Jot down random thoughts
  • Copy text from online forms
  • Local math problem solver
  • Cross-device iCloud sync
Features
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Sometimes you need a little bit of Scrap Paper while you are working on something. Maybe you are filling out online forms, and you want an app to copy bits of text from. Or you just want to jot down a random thought without creating a new note in your other notes app. Scrap Paper is a simple notes app with only one note. Scrap Paper is also available for macOS and features cross-device iCloud sync. P.S.: Scrap Paper can solve simple math problems. How it works: Type in a problem (e.g. "2+3*4"), highlight it, and click on the "Solve Math Problem" button in the context menu. Scrap Paper will append an equal symbol and the result (e.g. "=14"). Computation happens locally on your device.

Screenshots

Mark Draft3 screens
Scrap Paper1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Mark Draft at Free against Scrap Paper's $1.99. Mark Draft also leads on ratings volume (105 vs 35). Scrap Paper's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.1) and review sentiment (95% vs 56%). On update cadence 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

Mark Draft is free to download; Scrap Paper costs $1.99 up front. Mark Draft sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Scrap Paper asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Scrap Paper holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 105 and 35 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of Mark Draft's written reviews are positive against 95% of Scrap Paper's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mark Draft ships an update monthly, Scrap Paper every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 1 level
Mark Draft versus Scrap Paper: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMark DraftScrap Paper
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.1 (105 ratings)4.8 (35 ratings) — better
Positive reviews56.3% of reviews95.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings105 — better35
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer勇强 温Erik Wegener

Customer experience

Mark Draft

All ratings105 ratings
Positive77.1%
Neutral7.6%
Negative15.2%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive56.3%
Neutral6.3%
Negative37.5%

Scrap Paper

All ratings35 ratings
Positive97.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative2.9%
Written reviews130 reviews
Positive95.4%
Neutral1.5%
Negative3.1%

Bugs and requests

Mark Draft

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Scrap Paper

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Menu bar icon disappears after macOS updates
  • iCloud sync stops working after macOS updates
  • App fails to open (icon does nothing)
  • Font configuration profiles not recognized on iOS/iPadOS
  • Window size resets after reboot
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  • Compatibility issues with older iPads running iPadOS 16.7.11

Requested features

11 requests
  • Multiple notes/pages or tabs functionality
  • Rich text formatting (bold, italic, bullet lists)
  • Custom color picker beyond presets
  • Remember window size on reboot
  • Solid cursor option instead of blinking
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  • Markdown support
  • Image and audio file storage
  • Clickable links functionality
  • Menu bar icon click to close window
  • Transparent text box option
  • Evernote sharing capability

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Mark Draft

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99
None

Scrap Paper

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mark Draft free?
Mark Draft is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Scrap Paper free?
Scrap Paper costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Mark Draft or Scrap Paper?
Scrap Paper is rated higher. Mark Draft averages 4.1 out of 5 from 105 ratings, while Scrap Paper averages 4.8 from 35 ratings.
Do Mark Draft or Scrap Paper have ads?
Mark Draft shows ads; Scrap Paper does not.
Which is updated more often, Mark Draft or Scrap Paper?
Mark Draft ships an update monthly, and Scrap Paper every 6 weeks. Most recently, Mark Draft was updated on October 17, 2026 and Scrap Paper on October 13, 2026.

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