Comparison

Filen vs Markie

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

Head to head

Filen

Cloud storage, redefined.

Free

📊 Productivity

★ 3.8126 ratingsView app →

Your visual library

About

Filen

Securely store photos, videos, and documents with military-grade encryption. Access files on any device, share them easily, and enjoy features like offline access and encrypted notes. Offers a free tier with 10 GB storage.

Highlights

10 GB free storage
Unlimited pro storage
Secure client-side encryption
Offline file access
Cross-device file access
Encrypted notes and chats
Automatic camera upload

Features

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Filen is everything you need for storing your photos, videos and documents secure and encrypted in the cloud. Get 10 GB storage for free when you create an account. Features: - Get 10 GB when you create an account - Get unlimited storage with our pro offerings - Easily share files with family, friends and colleagues, even if they are not Filen users - Military grade client sided AES 256 bit encryption, your files truly belong to you - only you - Make files available offline for easy access wherever, whenever - Stream and preview your photos, documents, images and audio files straight from the cloud - Access your files on every device - Encrypted notes - Encrypted chats - Clean, easy to use interface for easy file management - Dark mode available for those who work at night or just love the darker look! - Automatic camera upload - Share target - Files app integration Terms of service: https://filen.io/terms Privacy policy: https://filen.io/privacy

About

Markie

Features

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Markie is your visual library — one calm place for every image, video, PDF, and link you want to keep. Save from anywhere on your iPhone with the share sheet: photos, Instagram posts, web images, PDFs, or whole pages saved as visual bookmarks. Everything lands in your own library folder — in iCloud Drive, Dropbox, or Google Drive — and syncs to the Markie app on your Mac. BUILT FOR COLLECTORS OF VISUAL THINGS • Save images, videos, PDFs, vectors, and web bookmarks from any app • Import straight from your photo library • Browse your whole library in a fast, clean grid • Search titles, tags, and sources; filter by tag or color palette • See every detail: source link, tags, and extracted color palettes PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account. No login. No tracking. • Your files live in your own folder, synced by your own cloud provider • Markie has no servers, so your stuff never touches one WORKS WITH MARKIE FOR MAC Pair the iPhone app with the same library folder your Mac uses. Saves from your phone appear on your Mac, tagged and organized — and everything you organize on the Mac is browsable from your pocket. Markie for Mac is free for up to 500 assets — get it at getmarkie.app.

Screenshots

Filen4 screens

Markie3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Markie at 18.6 against Filen's 26.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level

Filen versus Markie: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Filen	Markie
Price	Free	Free
Rating	3.8 (126 ratings) — better	—
Positive reviews	47.7% of reviews	—
Number of ratings	126 — better	—
Update frequency	Fortnightly	—
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Monetization	Freemium	—
Devices	iPhone, iPad — better	iPhone
Requires iOS	26.0	18.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size	103 MB	3 MB
Age rating	17+	4+
Developer	Filen Cloud Dienste UG (haftungsbeschraenkt)	Vitgranen AB