Comparison

Annotate+ Markup image vs Anybox

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

Head to head
About

Annotate+ Markup image

Easily mark up images with a wide array of tools like lines, text, and effects. Create collages, combine screenshots into long images, and manage photos with widgets. Share annotated images directly.

Highlights
  • Extensive annotation tools (lines, text, effects)
  • Fast tool switching with swipe gestures
  • 29 collage formats
  • Long screenshot combining
  • Widget for photo preview and deletion
  • Action extension for pre-share annotation
Features
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Annotate & Markup images ever faster and easier. POWERFUL TOOLS: Annotate now including line, dash line, curve line, arrow, twins arrow, curve arrow, rect, text, magnifier, spotlight, clip, blur effect and mosaic tools. DO FASTER & DO EASIER It’s like using shortcut in Photoshop, switch tools ever fast on a touch screen, just one swipe, the tools will automatic expand, keep swiping to switch, then release your finger to select. COLLAGE: 29 collage format bright up your photos. LONG SCREENSHOT: Automatically combine your screenshots into one full content image. SMALL WIDGETS, DOING A GREAT JOB Preview, Delete your photos right on widgets page, and the network activity monitor shows your device network status, upload/download speeds, received/sent data, storage in real time. ACTION EXTENSION: Annotate an image before you share it.

About

Anybox

Save, organize, and quickly access your web links, files, and notes across all your Apple devices. Features include nested tags, smart lists, and a system-wide share extension for seamless saving. Syncs via iCloud and offers a lifetime purchase option.

Highlights
  • Cross-device bookmark syncing
  • Spotlight search for bookmarks
  • Quick link and note input
  • Nested tags and folders
  • Smart Lists for auto-organization
  • Support for images and files
  • System-wide share extension
Features
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# Features 1. Get your bookmarks on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. 2. Search your bookmarks with Spotlight. 3. Use Anybox keyboard to quickly input your frequently used links and notes. 4. Categorize bookmarks with nested tags and folders. 5. Create Smart Lists to automatically organize bookmarks with attributes like URL and added date. 6. Support images, files, and notes. Easily retrieve frequently used images and notes. 7. Track your reading list with Widgets. Or save clipboard to specified collections. 8. Save links with system-wide share extensions. Just native experience. 9. Sync via iCloud. No personal data collected. 10. Import your bookmarks from browsers or other third-party apps. Anybox offers lifetime plan and subscription plans as a universal purchase, which means you only need to purchase once for all the platforms (iOS/macOS/iPadOS) Anybox support. You can choose one of these plans to save unlimited items in the app. Privacy Policy: https://anybox.app/privacy-policy Terms of Service: https://anybox.app/terms-of-service

Screenshots

Annotate+ Markup image4 screens
Anybox4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Anybox at 4.7 against Annotate+ Markup image's 4.0. Anybox also leads on review sentiment (65% vs 40%) and ratings volume (523 vs 116). Annotate+ Markup image's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 weeks) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Annotate+ Markup image sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Anybox sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Anybox holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 116 and 523 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of Annotate+ Markup image's written reviews are positive against 65% of Anybox's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Annotate+ Markup image ships an update every 2 weeks, Anybox every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Annotate+ Markup image versus Anybox: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAnnotate+ Markup imageAnybox
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (116 ratings)4.7 (523 ratings) — better
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews64.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings116523 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS10.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB56 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer奕才 杨Anybox LTD

Customer experience

Annotate+ Markup image

All ratings116 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral4.3%
Negative20.7%
Written reviews80 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral13.8%
Negative46.3%

Anybox

All ratings523 ratings
Positive92.4%
Neutral2.9%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews133 reviews
Positive64.7%
Neutral11.3%
Negative24.1%

Bugs and requests

Annotate+ Markup image

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Anybox

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Inconsistent behavior with reader mode
  • Issues with bookmark syncing

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add ability to manually add links
  • Improve duplicate detection
  • Allow sorting of tags/folders
  • Implement private bookmark folders

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Annotate+ Markup image

One-time1
  • Annotate+ Pro$4.99
7 purchases

Anybox

Subscriptions2
  • 1 month$1.991 Month
  • 12 months$14.991 Year
One-time5
  • Chips-Sized Tip$1.99
  • Coffee-Sized Tip$4.99
  • Pizza-Sized Tip$9.99
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  • Lifetime$39.99
  • Lifetime$59.99

Questions

Is Annotate+ Markup image free?
Annotate+ Markup image is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Anybox free?
Anybox is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Annotate+ Markup image or Anybox?
Anybox is rated higher. Annotate+ Markup image averages 4.0 out of 5 from 116 ratings, while Anybox averages 4.7 from 523 ratings.
Do Annotate+ Markup image or Anybox have ads?
Neither Annotate+ Markup image nor Anybox shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Annotate+ Markup image or Anybox?
Annotate+ Markup image ships an update every 2 weeks, and Anybox every 5 weeks. Most recently, Annotate+ Markup image was updated on October 24, 2026 and Anybox on October 24, 2026.

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