Comparison

Squiddle 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

Squiddle

This app allows you to quickly sketch ideas, notes, or reminders using your finger on your phone. You can then save these doodles, share them with others, or upload them to cloud storage. It's a fun and flexible way to capture thoughts on the go.

Highlights
  • Finger sketching and note-taking
  • Save and share doodles
  • Cloud storage integration
  • Mark up photos and images
  • Set doodle reminders
  • Organize notes with tags
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Squiddle is the fun way to doodle and take notes on the go! Squiddle gives you the freedom to use your finger to sketch your thoughts right onto your phone at the exact moment they are on your mind. Then you can save them for later or share them with friends. Be silly, serious, or both: it’s up to you. Draw a mustache on your friend, sketch an expressive idea for your spouse or share a brainstorming byproduct with a coworker. Squiddle does the remembering so your mind can be free to think! Features include: - Quickly sketch an idea and share it with friends or upload it to your cloud storage (Evernote, Dropbox, Google Drive, etc - must have those apps installed) - Mark up a photo or image with important annotations or entertaining messages - Use a doodle to set a lively reminder for yourself - Organize notes into a series of tags

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

Squiddle4 screens
MarkNote Lite4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Squiddle at 5.0 against MarkNote Lite's 3.0. Squiddle also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). MarkNote Lite's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. MarkNote Lite sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Squiddle asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Squiddle holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Squiddle ships an update every 2 months, MarkNote Lite every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 12, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Squiddle versus MarkNote Lite: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSquiddleMarkNote Lite
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better3.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS26.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB53 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThink Tank Productions淑敏 孙

Customer experience

Squiddle

All ratings1 ratings
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

None

Squiddle

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

MarkNote Lite

One-time1
  • Upgrade to Premium Version$1.99

Questions

Is Squiddle free?
Squiddle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MarkNote Lite free?
MarkNote Lite is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Squiddle or MarkNote Lite?
Squiddle is rated higher. Squiddle averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while MarkNote Lite averages 3.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Squiddle or MarkNote Lite have ads?
Neither Squiddle nor MarkNote Lite shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Squiddle or MarkNote Lite?
Squiddle ships an update every 2 months, and MarkNote Lite every 3 weeks. Most recently, Squiddle was updated on August 12, 2026 and MarkNote Lite on September 18, 2026.

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