Comparison

Marklist vs Rainbow Countdown

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

Head to head
About

Marklist

Capture fleeting thoughts, interesting articles, or tasks to tackle later. This app consolidates search queries, notes, and unread articles into a single, organized list for efficient management and focus.

Highlights
  • Configurable search engine integration
  • One-tap note-taking
  • Auto-mark by copying links
  • Favorites and grouping
  • Web page snapshots
  • iCloud backup and sync
  • Configurable notifications and widgets
Features
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This is an app helps you manage later things in life. It must have occurred to you that at some moment, you suddenly want to learn about something, suddenly have some burst of inspiration, or suddenly see an interesting article...... But you are in the midst of other things and have to let these exciting moments fade away. Marklist is just made for this. It provides a simple list to help you store all these later things and remind you to deal with them later. ——————————————— Generally, there are three kinds of later things, 1. a keyword that needs to be looked up with a search engine, 2. an inspiration or a to-do item that needs to be recorded as a clue, 3. an article from another app that you have not finished reading. These later things are perfectly integrated into Marklist, and they correspond to three features in the main interface, 1. configurable search engine, 2. one-tap note, 3. auto-mark by copying other app links and switching to Marklist. It is not a single search engine, a single to-do list/notebook, or a single read-it-later tool. It consolidates all these later things into a single list, so you always use one tool to manage them, always keeping focused and efficient. After each later thing is dealt, you move it to the completed list. This way your main interface always stays clean and you do not have to worry about losing anything. ——————————————— In addition to above, Marklist also provides, 1. very good favorites and favorites grouping features, 2. free web page snapshots, 3. real-time iCloud backup and sync, no more worrying about data loss, 4. sticky and sorting features, so you can prioritize later things, 5. love feature that can distinguish the importance of favorites, 6. configurable notifications and widgets to remind you of recorded later things for your situation, 7. flexible search and filter, 8. QR code scanning for contents from your computer, 9. long screenshots for all kinds of contents, 10. daily and weekly statistics, 11. and countless other details not mentioned yet. The Mac version of Marklist is also available on the Mac App Store, so if you are a Mac user, you can install it together and the data will be automatically synced through iCloud in real time. ——————————————— As a developer, I want to provide a product that is easy to use, stable, and powerful. Now I think Marklist has succeeded in doing all of these. If you approve of my work, please give me a 5-star review, or recommend it to your friends. If you think Marklist still needs improvement, please contact me by email: sspsx@163.com. Anyway, thanks for using!

About

Rainbow Countdown

This app helps you manage your time with a visually appealing and minimalist countdown tool. It offers quick actions for managing events, secure encryption, and customizable reminders to make the most of your fragmented time.

Highlights
  • Quick delete and edit gestures
  • 3DTouch one-click countdown
  • FaceID encryption
  • Dropdown shortcut for new countdowns
  • Local notification reminders
  • Multiple notification ringtones
  • Background countdown support
Features
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Rainbow countdown, Rainbow~ a minimalist high appearance level cute countdown App. Plan your time and make the most of all your fragmented time. Thank you very much for your choice, your support, rainbow countdown will continue to optimize. The current "rainbow countdown" features * quick delete left slide, right slide into edit mode, sort as you like. * supports 3DTouch one-click countdown. * supports FaceID encryption. * support the main interface drop-down shortcut to create a countdown. * support for local notification reminders. * supports multiple notification ringtones. * program in the background still support countdown. * recommended by [Price Tag] * recommended by minority * recommended by [AppSo] You are welcome to give feedback in the comments or App.

Screenshots

Marklist4 screens
Rainbow Countdown4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Marklist at 97% against Rainbow Countdown's 33%. Marklist also leads on price (Free vs $0.99) and rating (4.9 vs 4.3). Rainbow Countdown's advantage is iOS requirement (10.3 vs 15.0). On ratings volume, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Marklist is free to download; Rainbow Countdown costs $0.99 up front. Marklist sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Rainbow Countdown sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Marklist holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 32 and 13 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 97% of Marklist's written reviews are positive against 33% of Rainbow Countdown's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Marklist ships an update every 2 weeks, Rainbow Countdown every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Marklist versus Rainbow Countdown: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMarklistRainbow Countdown
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.9 (32 ratings) — better4.3 (13 ratings)
Positive reviews97.2% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings32 — better13
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.010.3 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB46 MB
Age rating17+4+
Developer思朴 宋希 陈

Customer experience

Marklist

All ratings32 ratings
Positive96.9%
Neutral3.1%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews36 reviews
Positive97.2%
Neutral2.8%
Negative0.0%

Rainbow Countdown

All ratings13 ratings
Positive84.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative15.4%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Marklist

One-time1
  • Marklist Pro$29.99
3 purchases

Rainbow Countdown

One-time3
  • 请彩虹倒计时的作者喝一杯饮料$0.99
  • 请彩虹倒计时的作者吃一个老冰棍$0.99
  • 彩虹倒计时去广告$0.99

Questions

Is Marklist free?
Marklist is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Rainbow Countdown free?
Rainbow Countdown costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Marklist or Rainbow Countdown?
Marklist is rated higher. Marklist averages 4.9 out of 5 from 32 ratings, while Rainbow Countdown averages 4.3 from 13 ratings.
Do Marklist or Rainbow Countdown have ads?
Rainbow Countdown shows ads; Marklist does not.
Which is updated more often, Marklist or Rainbow Countdown?
Marklist ships an update every 2 weeks, and Rainbow Countdown every 3 weeks. Most recently, Marklist was updated on October 5, 2026 and Rainbow Countdown on September 24, 2026.

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