Comparison

reMarkable mobile vs Kite

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

Kite

Consolidate your notes, calendar, to-do lists, habit tracker, and journal into a single, private application. Plan your day, organize thoughts, and build routines without needing an account or cloud storage. Everything is stored securely on your device.

Highlights
  • Rich-text notes with organization
  • Integrated calendar with month, week, day views
  • Task management with reminders
  • Habit tracking with progress visualization
  • Daily journaling with mood tracking
  • Personal and Work profiles
  • Wi-Fi sync with desktop versions
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Kite is your notes app, calendar, to-do list, habit tracker and journal in one clean, fast app. Stop jumping between five apps to plan your day. Everything you write stays on your phone. No account, no sign-up, no cloud, no ads, no tracking. NOTES • Rich-text notes with headings, bold, italics and lists • Organize with folders, search everything instantly • Pin important notes to the top; swipe to pin or delete • Lock private notes • Link notes to calendar events and tasks, and place them anywhere in a note • Checklists and numbered lists with levels and progress counts • Built-in spell check • Export notes as Markdown CALENDAR • Month, week and day views • See your schedule at a glance and plan ahead • Holidays for 21 countries TASKS • Separate lists for groceries, work, errands and more • Due dates, steps, priority, repeating tasks and reminders • Check items off as you go HABITS • Build a routine one day at a time • Tap a circle each day you keep a habit and watch your week fill in • Month view to see your progress over time • Start fast with ideas like drinking water, reading or walking JOURNAL • Write daily entries and track your mood • Keep your streak going and see your entries by month • Lock your journal so only you can read it MADE FOR REAL LIFE • Separate Personal and Work profiles • Light, dark or match your device • Sync with Kite on your Mac or PC over your own Wi-Fi, no cloud needed • Automatic backups and a backup file you can save anywhere • Trash to recover deleted notes and journal entries SIMPLE PRICING • Try every feature free for 14 days • Then unlock Kite forever with one purchase. No subscription. Kite is for people who want one dependable, private place for their thoughts, plans and routines, without the clutter.

Screenshots

reMarkable mobile4 screens
Kite4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Kite at 100% against reMarkable mobile's 27%. Kite also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.8) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 2 months). reMarkable mobile's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (517 vs 4). 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. Kite sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. reMarkable mobile asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Kite holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: reMarkable mobile has 517 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 27% of reMarkable mobile's written reviews are positive against 100% of Kite's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

reMarkable mobile ships an update every 2 months, Kite every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
reMarkable mobile versus Kite: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterreMarkable mobileKite
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.8 (517 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews27.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings517 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperreMarkable ASMunaz Prasla

Customer experience

reMarkable mobile

All ratings516 ratings
Positive36.2%
Neutral14.7%
Negative49.0%
Written reviews436 reviews
Positive27.3%
Neutral17.4%
Negative55.3%

Kite

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Kite

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

reMarkable mobile

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Kite

One-time2
  • 14-day TrialFree
  • Unlock Kite$4.99

Questions

Is reMarkable mobile free?
reMarkable mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Kite free?
Kite is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, reMarkable mobile or Kite?
Kite is rated higher. reMarkable mobile averages 2.8 out of 5 from 517 ratings, while Kite averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do reMarkable mobile or Kite have ads?
Neither reMarkable mobile nor Kite shows ads.
Which is updated more often, reMarkable mobile or Kite?
reMarkable mobile ships an update every 2 months, and Kite every 10 days. Most recently, reMarkable mobile was updated on November 3, 2026 and Kite on October 31, 2026.

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