Squiddle vs MarkNote Lite
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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.
- Markdown note creation
- Embed photos and images
- Live preview
- iCloud sync
- Share notes
- Publish as blog posts
- Web page import
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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
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Verdict
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.
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Both are free to download. MarkNote Lite sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Squiddle asks for nothing beyond the download.
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.
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.
| Parameter | Squiddle | MarkNote Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 3.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Think Tank Productions | 淑敏 孙 |
Customer experience
Squiddle
MarkNote Lite
In-app purchases
Squiddle
No in-app purchases
MarkNote Lite
- Upgrade to Premium Version$1.99









