Comparison

Marklist vs Cista Vault

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, and tasks to tackle later. This app consolidates research keywords, notes, and unread articles into a single, organized list. It offers features like iCloud sync, customizable reminders, and statistics to help you stay focused and efficient.

Highlights
  • Configurable search engine integration
  • One-tap note-taking
  • Auto-mark by copying links
  • Favorites and grouping
  • Web page snapshots
  • iCloud backup and sync
  • Customizable 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

Cista Vault

Features
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Cista Vault is your proactive document vault. Snap a photo of any document — passports, insurance cards, IDs, warranties, leases — and Cista's AI extracts the key details, securely organizes everything, and automatically reminds you before anything expires. Vault-level protection. Smart renewal reminders. No more late fees. Stop digging through drawers. Stay on top of adulting. Privacy Policy: https://cista.app/privacy.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://cista.app/eula.html

Screenshots

Marklist4 screens
Cista Vault4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Marklist at every 3 weeks against Cista Vault's every 2 months. Marklist also leads on device support (4 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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. Marklist sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Cista Vault sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Marklist ships an update every 3 weeks, Cista Vault every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Marklist versus Cista Vault: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMarklistCista Vault
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (34 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews97.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings34 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB104 MB
Age rating17+4+
Developer思朴 宋Edyville LLC

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Marklist

One-time1
  • Marklist Pro$29.99
2 purchases

Cista Vault

Subscriptions2
  • Cista Vault Monthly Premium$6.991 Month
  • Cista Vault Yearly Premium$59.991 Year

Questions

Is Marklist free?
Marklist is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cista Vault free?
Cista Vault is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Marklist or Cista Vault have ads?
Neither Marklist nor Cista Vault shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Marklist or Cista Vault?
Marklist ships an update every 3 weeks, and Cista Vault every 2 months. Most recently, Marklist was updated on November 6, 2026 and Cista Vault on October 28, 2026.

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