Comparison

Purnote vs Simple BookMark

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

Head to head
About

Purnote

Features
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Notes you actually own. Purnote keeps every note as a plain Markdown file in your own iCloud Drive β€” no database, no proprietary format, no lock-in. Every note is an ordinary .md file in a folder called purnote, so you can open, edit, search, back up or move your notes with any tool you like β€” on your Mac, in any text editor, forever. Write a note on your phone and it is on your Mac a moment later. Edit it on your Mac and it changes on your phone while you are looking at it. If you ever stop using Purnote, you still have your notes. That is the whole idea. β€’ Free β€” no subscription, no ads, no accounts β€’ Plain Markdown files, stored in iCloud Drive where you can see them β€’ Share from any app into Purnote β€” save a post or link as a note, in the folder you choose β€’ Organise notes in folders, with #tags and Smart Folders β€’ Add photos to a note β€” saved as plain files beside it, never locked in β€’ Create tables from the formatting bar β€’ Drag a note onto a folder to move it β€’ Formatting buttons above the keyboard β€” headings, bold, italic, lists, checklists, quotes, links β€” so you do not need to know Markdown to write it β€’ Notes are named after their first line, so the folder makes sense on your Mac β€’ Rendered notes with headings, tables, task lists and code blocks β€’ Full text search across every note β€’ Works without iCloud too, keeping notes on this iPhone Purnote collects nothing. There are no accounts, no analytics, and no servers other than your own iCloud.

About

Simple BookMark

Features
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This is a simple bookmark application written in SwiftUI.

Screenshots

Purnote4 screens
Simple BookMark2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Simple BookMark at 16.0 against Purnote's 18.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
Purnote versus Simple BookMark: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPurnoteSimple BookMark
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 daysβ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad β€” better
Requires iOS18.016.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size2 MB1 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperSasa MitrovicToyoda Shingo

In-app purchases

None

Purnote

No in-app purchases

None

Simple BookMark

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Purnote free?
Purnote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Simple BookMark free?
Simple BookMark is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Purnote or Simple BookMark have ads?
Neither Purnote nor Simple BookMark shows ads.

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