Comparison

MarkNote Lite vs Collected Notes

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

Head to head
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

About

Collected Notes

A note-taking platform that allows users to create private notes, share them publicly, and build a blog with a custom domain. It focuses on a simple, native experience with live Markdown previews and no ads or tracking.

Highlights
  • Markdown with live preview
  • Create private notes
  • Share notes publicly
  • Build a blog with custom domain
  • Native iPhone experience
  • No ads or tracking
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Upload your thoughts. The simplest, and most powerful note-taking blogging platform ever made. Create private notes, share them publicly and create your blog with a custom domain. ■ Markdown with live preview Live Markdown previews allow you to see the final result in real-time as you type. ■ Simplicity Every app out there eventually tries to do more than they should. We believe in doing less, but better. ■ Native experience The iPhone app allows for a fast native-first experience. Just open the app and go right into writing mode. ■ No nonsense No ads. No feature creep. No tracking. No annoying emails. No data sold. No comments. No vanity metrics. No proprietary formats. You'll never see popups, clutter, subscription up-sells, or anything that interferes with the reading experience. Collected Notes is a reading-first experience. Your attention matters. Terms of use: https://collectednotes.com/blog/terms

Screenshots

MarkNote Lite4 screens
Collected Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Collected Notes at 87% against MarkNote Lite's 0%. Collected Notes also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (43 vs 1). MarkNote Lite's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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 and Collected Notes sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Collected Notes holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Collected Notes has 43 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of MarkNote Lite's written reviews are positive against 87% of Collected Notes's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MarkNote Lite ships an update every 3 weeks, Collected Notes every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
MarkNote Lite versus Collected Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMarkNote LiteCollected Notes
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (1 ratings)4.7 (43 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews86.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings143 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size53 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer淑敏 孙Alfajor Co.

Customer experience

MarkNote Lite

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

Collected Notes

All ratings43 ratings
Positive90.7%
Neutral2.3%
Negative7.0%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive86.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative13.3%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

MarkNote Lite

One-time1
  • Upgrade to Premium Version$1.99
2 purchases

Collected Notes

Subscriptions2
  • Collected Notes Basic7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Collected Notes Premium7 Days trial$4.991 Month

Questions

Is MarkNote Lite free?
MarkNote Lite is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Collected Notes free?
Collected Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, MarkNote Lite or Collected Notes?
Collected Notes is rated higher. MarkNote Lite averages 3.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Collected Notes averages 4.7 from 43 ratings.
Do MarkNote Lite or Collected Notes have ads?
Neither MarkNote Lite nor Collected Notes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MarkNote Lite or Collected Notes?
MarkNote Lite ships an update every 3 weeks, and Collected Notes every 2 weeks. Most recently, MarkNote Lite was updated on September 18, 2026 and Collected Notes on September 14, 2026.

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