iMark · Image Annotation Tool vs Speak it
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iMark · Image Annotation Tool
Enhance and annotate images with a comprehensive set of tools. Import from your photo library, camera, or maps, and customize your markups with various styles. Easily export and share your creations.
- Diverse annotation tools (arrow, text, mosaic, etc.)
- Import from photo library, camera, and maps
- Customizable color schemes and history sessions
- Crop and layer management
- Export with custom image size
- Supports iOS Photo Extension
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iMark is a simple & powerful image annotation tool. iMark supports various tools & styles. You could import photo from photo library, camera & map. · All Tools You Need: Arrow, Rect, Circle, Text, Magnifier, Mosaic, Pen, Spotlight · Create annotations from photo library, map or empty canvas · Easy Export: Export with custom image size. Share with your friends. · Customize: History sessions, custom color schemes, redo & undo action. · Advanced Feature: Crop & Layer Management · Supports iOS Photo Extension · Supports Home Screen 3D Touch Quick Action · Supports iPad Multitasking
Speak it
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Press one button, speak your mind — and it keeps the rest. Speak it turns your voice into text you can find again. Recording and transcription run on your iPhone — no account, no API keys, no server of ours — so those work fully offline. Apple Intelligence writes reports and summaries on device; on iOS 27 it can also use Private Cloud Compute for longer work, with a daily limit, without making your data accessible to Apple or anyone else. FROM VOICE TO DOCUMENT Press the Action Button on the side of your iPhone — or start from Control Center or the Lock Screen — and talk. Your memo becomes a transcript on your iPhone, then a clean, readable rewrite, then a report shaped by a prompt you choose or write. Point Form summary and Client Meeting are built in. RECORD FROM YOUR WRIST When your iPhone isn't with you, record on your Apple Watch. Takes queue on the watch and transfer back automatically. The Watch is for recording — transcripts and editing happen on the phone. IT ASKS SOMETHING BACK Every Daily Insight closes with a reflection question, so you get more out of your own words. Want a different angle? Write your own prompt and set the tone yourself. ORGANISED WITHOUT FILING Link any memo to a Contact or a Topic. Group a day, a meeting or a project into one summary. Push it into your Obsidian Daily Note — the app writes inside its own invisible markers, so nothing you wrote is ever overwritten. FREE — AND WHAT THE ONE-TIME UPGRADE ADDS Recording, on-device transcription, search, playback, iCloud sync, the app lock, Obsidian and ZIP backup are free, and always will be. A single one-time purchase unlocks the AI surfaces: reports, Daily Insights and multi-memo summaries. No subscription, ever. Your first transcription starts 7 days of everything. WHO IT'S FOR People who think out loud. Obsidian and second-brain practitioners. Anyone whose work happens in conversation — in Cantonese, English, or both at once.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Speak it at every 2 days against iMark · Image Annotation Tool's every 2 months. iMark · Image Annotation Tool's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. iMark · Image Annotation Tool sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Speak it sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
iMark · Image Annotation Tool ships an update every 2 months, Speak it every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iMark · Image Annotation Tool | Speak it |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (384 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 71.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 384 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 93 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | iDaily Corp. | Kwan Shun Wong |
Bugs and requests
iMark · Image Annotation Tool
Reported bugs
8 issues- App crashes when using brush/pen features
- Export button hidden by system UI
- Annotations disappearing after one day
- Keyboard engagement obscures image during text input
- Magnifier tool functionality issues
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- In-app review text not visible while typing
- Slow performance with multiple markups
- UI elements not accessible (white buttons on white background)
Requested features
18 requests- Ability to remove watermark (paid option requested)
- Multiple language support with easy switching
- Filled/solid geometric shapes
- Curved arrows instead of straight only
- Multiple font selection from Google Fonts
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- Text formatting (bold, italic, underline, strikethrough)
- Opacity/transparency control for colors
- Redaction/censoring tool for sensitive information
- Thinking bubbles with text capability
- Counter/numbering feature for annotations
- Copy/duplicate annotation elements
- Dark mode theme option
- Ability to import multiple images as layers
- Thinner line options for shapes and tools
- Rounded rectangle shape option
- Magnifier with square frame option
- Undo/redo history management
- Separate watermark and signature settings
Speak it
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
iMark · Image Annotation Tool
- Coffee$2.99
- Silver Coin$5.99
- Gold Coin$14.99
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- Coffee for Everyone$29.99
Speak it
- Speak it Premium$8.99
Questions
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