Comparison

Kolide vs MarkWell

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

Head to head
About

Kolide

This app allows you to register your mobile device with Kolide, granting access to company resources and SaaS applications. Registration is simple, using QR codes or one-time codes, and the app prioritizes your privacy by only accessing device identification details.

Highlights
  • Register device with Kolide
  • Access Kolide-protected resources
  • Access SaaS services
  • QR code registration
  • One-time code registration
  • Privacy-focused device identification
Features
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The Kolide mobile app is used to register your device with Kolide. This allows you to access resources and SaaS apps that are protected by Kolide and your identity provider. Registration is performed by scanning a QR code using your device's camera, or by manually typing a provided one-time code. Kolide values your privacy. The Kolide app does not have access to your personal documents, photos, or other personal information on your device. Only details used to identify the device such as its name and model information will be communicated to Kolide, in order to ensure that only authorized devices can access your company's resources. Before installing, confirm with your IT admin that your organization supports the use of Kolide for mobile devices. App Features • Register your device with Kolide • Access Kolide-protected resources and SaaS services via your mobile device

About

MarkWell

A native bookmark manager for Mac, iPhone, and iPad that syncs bookmarks across devices using iCloud. Organize links with tags and save them from any app via the system share sheet. Prioritizes user privacy with no account or analytics.

Highlights
  • Save links from any app
  • Organize with tags, not folders
  • End-to-end iCloud sync
  • Privacy-first design
  • Fetch title and favicon automatically
  • Offline functionality
Features
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MarkWell is a native bookmark manager for Mac, iPhone, and iPad. Save links from anywhere, organize them with tags, and find them again later — across all your devices, with no separate account to manage. SAVE FROM ANYWHERE Share any URL from Safari, Mail, Messages, or any other app, straight into MarkWell using the system share sheet. The app fetches the page's title and favicon for you, so the bookmark looks right the moment it lands. TAGS, NOT FOLDERS Tag a link with as many ideas as it has. Filter the sidebar by tag to find things by mood, topic, or project — whatever sticks in your head. No nested folders to maintain, no rigid structure to fight against. SYNCED THROUGH YOUR OWN ICLOUD Bookmarks sync end-to-end through your own iCloud account using Apple's CloudKit framework. There is no MarkWell account, no MarkWell server, and no analytics. Your data stays under your Apple ID, and the same bookmark you save on your iPhone shows up on your Mac a few seconds later. PRIVACY-FIRST MarkWell collects nothing. The only network call the app makes on its own is to read the title and favicon of a URL when you save it. There are no third-party SDKs, no advertising, no telemetry. The privacy policy at bendansby.com/apps/markwell/privacy.html spells it out in detail. REQUIREMENTS - Mac running macOS 14 Sonoma or later - iPhone or iPad running iOS / iPadOS 17 or later - Optional: iCloud account for cross-device sync (works fully offline without one) Feedback welcome — ben.dansby@gmail.com.

Screenshots

Kolide3 screens
MarkWell4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: MarkWell at 100% against Kolide's 0%. MarkWell also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.4) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 weeks). Kolide's advantage is price (Free vs $4.99) and ratings volume (13 vs 1). On 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

Kolide is free to download; MarkWell costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MarkWell holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Kolide has 13 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Kolide's written reviews are positive against 100% of MarkWell's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Kolide ships an update every 5 weeks, MarkWell every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Kolide versus MarkWell: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKolideMarkWell
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating4.4 (13 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings13 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKolideBenjamin Dansby

Customer experience

Kolide

All ratings13 ratings
Positive84.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative15.4%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

MarkWell

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Kolide

No in-app purchases

None

MarkWell

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Kolide free?
Kolide is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MarkWell free?
MarkWell costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Kolide or MarkWell?
MarkWell is rated higher. Kolide averages 4.4 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while MarkWell averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Kolide or MarkWell have ads?
Neither Kolide nor MarkWell shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Kolide or MarkWell?
Kolide ships an update every 5 weeks, and MarkWell every 2 weeks. Most recently, Kolide was updated on October 4, 2026 and MarkWell on October 3, 2026.

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