Comparison

Record It! vs MarkNote Lite

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

Head to head
About

Record It!

Easily record audio notes, lectures, or meetings with automatic naming and categorization. Transfer recordings to your computer via iTunes or email. Features include screen dimming and background recording.

Highlights
  • Automatic naming and categorization
  • Transfer recordings via iTunes
  • Screen dimming for dark environments
  • Background recording with screen off
  • Adjustable playback volume
  • Edit recording names and categories
Features
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The easiest and most useful recorder on the market - record fast notes or long lectures with ease. The length of your recording is limited only by your storage and battery (about 1 Mbyte per minute, 4 hour lecture hardly drains the battery). Native support for iOS 4.3 and up, including version 7. Supports transferring any recording to other computers. e-mail recordings under 25 minutes or copy any size file to your computer running iTunes. Define your lecture times and Record It! will automatically name, categorize, and store your lectures. When you start your recording, Record It! will automatically choose the lecture for the current time. Recording a non-repeating meeting? No problem: pick a quick category ('general' by default) and record. The results are stored in a list which can be sorted by name, date, or lecture. Features: 1) Copy any length recording to your computer running iTunes. 2) Automatic or manual naming of recordings. 3) Change or edit recording name and lecture category after recorded. 4) Automatic categorization of recordings. 5) Compact recording size. 6) Listen on your device or e-mail or copy to another system. 7) Screen dimming for dark lecture halls. 8) Will continue recording while the screen is turned off. 9) Stored recordings are sorted by Name, Date, or grouped by lecture. 10) Manage recordings- - edit name of recording and related lecture. - Delete unwanted recordings. - e-mail recordings (size limited by your e-mail service). 11) Playback with adjustable volume and allows starting at any point in the track. 12) Lectures are easily defined using name, days of the week, and times it meets. 13) Lecture names and meeting times are easily changed after definition. 14) Help included in program with grouped topics - no network connection required.

About

MarkNote Lite

Create and organize notes using markdown formatting. Embed images, create tables, and even include code snippets and mathematical formulas. Sync your notes across all your Apple devices and share them easily.

Highlights
  • Markdown note creation
  • Embed photos and images
  • Live preview
  • iCloud sync
  • Share notes
  • Publish as blog posts
  • Web page import
Features
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Take notes with markdown. Sync notes into iCloud. Access your documents with any of your mac or iOS devices. Share your notes with your friend. You can easily embed photos, format text, create tables, send rich formatted mail message, and share and edit notes from any devices. FEATURES - Embed photos and images into note - Live preview while writing - Auto save - Send mail with rich format - Swipe to delete a note - Syntax highlighting - Embed code snippets and mathematics formulas - Click to update the task status in todo list - Review and edit your notes from any web browsers or smart devices - Sync your notes into iCloud drive, and share with all your devices. You can read and edit your notes with marknote app on iPhone/iPad or marknotes on mac - Publish your note as blog posts - Import web page shared from apps like mobile safari, save in markdown format, so that you can read it later or edit it later - graph view, visualize notes relations You have complete control to your data. SUPPORT If you have any feedback or questions, reach us by mail at marknote@aliyun.com

Screenshots

Record It!4 screens
MarkNote Lite4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: MarkNote Lite at Free against Record It!'s $0.99. MarkNote Lite also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 9 months) and rating (3.0 vs 2.7). Record It!'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (14% vs 0%). On ads 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

MarkNote Lite is free to download; Record It! costs $0.99 up front. MarkNote Lite sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Record It! asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MarkNote Lite holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Record It! has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 14% of Record It!'s written reviews are positive against 0% of MarkNote Lite's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Record It! ships an update every 9 months, MarkNote Lite every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Record It! versus MarkNote Lite: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRecord It!MarkNote Lite
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating2.7 (6 ratings)3.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews14.3% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings6 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB53 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCreative Mindset Software, LLC淑敏 孙

Customer experience

Record It!

All ratings6 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive14.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative85.7%

MarkNote Lite

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Record It!

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

MarkNote Lite

One-time1
  • Upgrade to Premium Version$1.99

Questions

Is Record It! free?
Record It! costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is MarkNote Lite free?
MarkNote Lite is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Record It! or MarkNote Lite?
MarkNote Lite is rated higher. Record It! averages 2.7 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while MarkNote Lite averages 3.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Record It! or MarkNote Lite have ads?
Neither Record It! nor MarkNote Lite shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Record It! or MarkNote Lite?
Record It! ships an update every 9 months, and MarkNote Lite every 3 weeks. Most recently, Record It! was updated on September 28, 2026 and MarkNote Lite on September 29, 2026.

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