reMarkable mobile vs Holdfirm
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
Holdfirm
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Hold Firm keeps your important documents and their expiry dates in one private place on your iPhone. Everything stays on your device. SCAN AND SAVE Use the camera to scan any document into a clean, multi page PDF with automatic edge detection. Import existing PDFs and photos too. Hold Firm reads each document on device to suggest a title, number and dates, so you do not have to type them in by hand. NEVER MISS A RENEWAL Passports, visas, licences, insurance, health cover and more. Hold Firm tracks every expiry date and reminds you at 90, 60, 30, 14, 7 and 1 days before, and on the day itself. SEE WHERE YOU STAND A clear dashboard of charts shows what expires when, what is due soon and what has already lapsed, all built from your own documents. A WALLET YOU CONTROL Your documents live as cards in a private vault. Pick from several card styles. Open any file full screen with pinch to zoom, and share it only when you choose to. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Lock the app with Face ID or a passcode. Files are stored with on device protection. Nothing is uploaded to a server, because there is no server. Hold Firm is a personal organiser and a reference. It is not legal advice, and it does not replace official records. Always keep your own copies and check the current rules with the relevant authority.
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Verdict
reMarkable mobile and Holdfirm are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | reMarkable mobile | Holdfirm |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (516 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 27.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 516 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | reMarkable AS | Santhosh babu S |
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
Holdfirm
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
reMarkable mobile
No in-app purchases
Holdfirm
No in-app purchases







