Comparison

reMarkable mobile vs Refyner

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

Head to head
About

reMarkable mobile

Organize, create, and access your digital notes and documents from your paper tablet on the go. Manage content with folders and tags, and create new notebooks or add pages to existing PDFs and ebooks. Sync your work seamlessly to continue where you left off.

Highlights
  • Content overview with tags and favorites
  • Create folders for organization
  • Search functionality for documents
  • Create new notebooks and add pages
  • Edit PDFs and ebooks
  • Sync content across devices
Features
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Expand your reMarkable universe: Make sure to pair your paper tablet with an account at my.remarkable.com before logging in to the app. Find login details for both in Account settings on the paper tablet. Get organized: Use the app to get an overview of your content, with tags and favorite documents. Create folders for collecting notebooks and files by topic. Save one for each project, or separate work and personal notes. This will help you find and arrange the content stored on your paper tablet with Search. You can also remove clutter by deleting any digital paper that has piled up. Fresh paper in your pocket: Our notebooks take full advantage of the flexibility of digital paper for taking notes, typing, and sketching. All of your content is always available, and you can both make fresh notebooks, folders, and add note pages in PDFs and ebooks. Take focused notes, anywhere: Make your ideas easier to refine and share on the go. Our cloud storage allows you to sync your content and pick up right where you left off on your paper tablet. Use the app to create new notebooks or quick sheets, and add blank note pages to existing documents. Checkboxes in the formatting menu are great for to-do lists. Type pages of notes, or quickly write out shorter lists to review and annotate later on your reMarkable. 
 Download the app to your mobile to make the most of your paper tablet. Discover a new way to take notes.

About

Refyner

Features
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Refyner is your second brain for content — capture the ideas that strike you, and turn any one of them into a polished, ready-to-publish LinkedIn post in a single message. CAPTURE ANYTHING Drop a thought, a link, or a voice note into your brain. Refyner remembers it, connects the dots, and surfaces the themes worth posting about. DRAFT IN ONE MESSAGE Start from a rough idea and Refyner writes a real first draft instantly — then refines it with you through a quick back-and-forth until it lands. SOUNDS LIKE YOU A one-time voice assessment maps how you actually write. Every draft is shaped to your tone, so it never reads generic or AI-written. POLISHED & READY TO PUBLISH Preview your post exactly as it will look on LinkedIn, tweak it, add an image, and publish — right from the app. BUILD A LASTING PRESENCE Track your consistency, content mix, and momentum over time. Showing up is the whole game — Refyner helps you keep showing up. Stop staring at a blank page. Capture the thought, refine it, publish it. Refyner Basic is an auto-renewable monthly subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account. The subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://refyner.me/terms Privacy Policy: https://refyner.me/privacy

Screenshots

reMarkable mobile4 screens
Refyner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: reMarkable mobile at none against Refyner's 1. On price, ads, device support 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. Refyner sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $29.99 per month. reMarkable mobile asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
reMarkable mobile versus Refyner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterreMarkable mobileRefyner
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.8 (516 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews27.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings516 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB57 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperreMarkable ASBuidly Labs SRL

Bugs and requests

reMarkable mobile

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • App crashes frequently
  • Cursor controls not working as expected
  • Sync issues causing data loss
  • Compatibility problems with newer iOS versions
  • PDF scrolling and rendering issues

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add ability to edit and annotate documents within the app
  • Implement a dark mode option
  • Improve file management and organization tools
  • Integrate with popular cloud storage services
  • Allow handwriting input on mobile devices

Refyner

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

reMarkable mobile

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Refyner

Subscriptions1
  • Basic$29.991 Month

Questions

Is reMarkable mobile free?
reMarkable mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Refyner free?
Refyner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do reMarkable mobile or Refyner have ads?
Neither reMarkable mobile nor Refyner shows ads.

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