Comparison

InkMemo vs markru

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

Head to head
About

InkMemo

Organize your thoughts and notes within a calendar interface. Attach images, sketches, or map locations to your entries. Securely sync your memos across Apple devices using iCloud.

Highlights
  • Calendar view for notes
  • Attach pictures and sketches
  • Save map locations
  • Handwriting support with Apple Pencil
  • iCloud sync across Apple devices
  • View system calendar events
Features
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InkMemo allows you to easily record and organize your thoughts. You can add memo to a specific day. You can also view and create memo directly in the calendar view. (You can also view events from your system calendar in this app) You can attach a picture, sketch some art, draft some words, or save a map location coordinate to a memo. If you are using iPad, you can use your Apple Pencil to easily create a memo by hand writing. Your memo is securely synced across your Apple devices using your Apple ID and iCloud storage.

About

markru

Features
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Markdown notes are easy to write — and easy to forget. markru is built for what comes after writing: shelving, binding, and rereading your own notes like books. (Some features — tag suggestions, summaries — use Apple Intelligence on supported devices.) YOUR NOTES, SHELVED LIKE BOOKS Promote finished notes from drafts to your bookshelf. Browse by shelf, search, and sort by what you read last. BIND NOTES INTO ONE READABLE BOOK Combine related pages into one book. Reorder pages, add new ones, and read them as a single piece — or unbind anytime. WRITE IN CLEAN MARKDOWN A focused editor with live preview and a formatting bar for headings, lists, checklists, tables, code, and more. Some writing helpers — tag suggestions, formatting, and summaries — are partly powered by Apple Intelligence, right on your device. Note: These AI-assisted features require a supported device and OS version. Where Apple Intelligence isn't available, they simply fall back to manual entry — everything else in the app still works, and no note content is ever sent to an external server. CAPTURE IDEAS IN SECONDS Quick Capture works like a paper memo: jot it down, the title can come later. Import .md and .txt files, or send text from any app with the share sheet. KEEP YOUR SHELVES IN ORDER See your note, shelf, and book counts at a glance. Clean up, compress, or bind notes as your library grows. PICK UP RIGHT WHERE YOU LEFT OFF markru remembers your reading progress in every book, so returning to your notes feels like reopening one. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account required. Your notes live as plain Markdown files on your device or in iCloud Documents — never on our servers. Write lightly. Reread deeply.

Screenshots

InkMemo4 screens
markru4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: InkMemo at every 3 days against markru's weekly. InkMemo also leads on iOS requirement (14.1 vs 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

InkMemo ships an update every 3 days, markru weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
InkMemo versus markru: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInkMemomarkru
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.1 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShunzhe Makazunobu tsujino

In-app purchases

None

InkMemo

No in-app purchases

None

markru

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is InkMemo free?
InkMemo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is markru free?
markru is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do InkMemo or markru have ads?
Neither InkMemo nor markru shows ads.
Which is updated more often, InkMemo or markru?
InkMemo ships an update every 3 days, and markru weekly. Most recently, InkMemo was updated on October 8, 2026 and markru on October 9, 2026.

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