Marksta vs Blackie
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Marksta
Easily add custom text or logos to your photos to protect your work. This app allows for detailed customization of watermarks, including fonts, colors, and positioning, and also supports editing IPTC and caption information. Protect your images before sharing them online.
- Add text and logo watermarks
- Customize watermark appearance
- Edit IPTC and caption data
- Non-destructive editing
- Direct sharing to social media
- Save custom templates
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Marksta allows you to watermark your photography, adding text or a logo directly from your iPhone or iPad. Add a copyright notice to your images before sharing them to Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Tumblr, Flickr, etc. Or add your Twitter name, or your website address. Whatever you want to write, Marksta makes it simple and fast. And now you can add and edit IPTC and caption information too. *** As featured in The Economist, Wired, British Journal of Photography, The Sunday Times, The Guardian and selected by ABC News as App of the Week. *** Features • Add multiple lines of text to your photos, including ©, @, and # • Add an image or company logo to your photographs • Adjust size and position of text and/or logo using gesture control • Adjust font, colour, and opacity of text and/or logo • Add a customizable border • Reverse your text in a box to improve visibility • Add parallel lines or crossing lines to your text to increase protection • Justify text depending on placement • View all changes on screen in real time • Edit IPTC information, including copyright owner • Add/remove GPS geo-tags on the map screen • Save multiple templates to improve workflow and speed • Non-destructive editing; Marksta will save new versions of your edit but always preserves the original image • Share directly to Facebook, Twitter and Tumblr or send to Instagram, Camera+ and more, or email directly from inside the app • Customizable output size presets • Information button on each page guides you through the many advanced features of Marksta Reasons to use Marksta • Add copyright information and IPTC to your photographs directly from your iPhone or iPad before sharing online • Protect your images from misuse and theft • Ensure acknowledgement of your creative work • Safeguard your photos from being designated “orphan works” This full-feature, professional standard app is completely ad-free. We have total respect for your privacy and intellectual property, and we will never store or sell any of your information or images - our only income is from the purchase price of the app.
Blackie
This app is designed for black and white photography enthusiasts, offering a minimal interface and powerful tools for both beginners and professionals. It provides real-time effect previews, manual camera controls, and extensive editing options to achieve stunning monochrome images.
- Real-time effect previews
- Manual camera controls
- Extensive editing mods
- Customizable presets
- Minimalist design
- Fast camera access
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The perfect app for the Black & White photography. It doesn't matter if you've just started or you are a professional. The Blackie has something for everyone. Its minimal design and easy use with many features will make it your go-to app when you're in the mood for the Black & White. It will help you explore all the possibilities of the Black & White photography and achieve the best result. • Fast. Blackie opens in camera mode, so you can instantly capture moments around you and give them vintage feeling. • What you see is what you get. All effects are previewed in Real-time. • Shuffle your best. The smart shuffle works exceptionally. You only need to shuffle a couple of times and snap the best one. • Customize. If you have time, you can manage every effect in your photo with Mods by yourself. • Simple Minimal Design. The way that Blackie works is unique. The experience is clear and fast. No need for unnecessary buttons. • Just save it! Captured photo goes instantly to your photos library. It is up to you when you are ready to share it with the world. • No in-app purchases and no ads. Nothing to bother you while making memories. • Settings Save Original Photo On / Off. Save Photos with Compression (JPEG) On / (TIFF) Off. Modify UI to Lighting Conditions. (Black or White design). • Camera Manual Controls Manual Focus with Focus Peaking. Lenses. Manual Exposure. Shutter Speed and ISO. Manual White Balance. EV. • Grids 9x Grid Types with custom Opacity. Center Lines On / Off. Grid Color Black / White. • Presets 8x Slots for custom Presets. • Mods Crop and Rotate. Films. 5x Scanned Analog Films. 3x Digitally Created. Brightness. Contrast. Color Filters. 6x Types Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue and Infra. Vignette Overlay. 5x Types with rotations and inverted light. Fade. Low, Mid, High mods. Shadows. Highlights. Sharp. 2x Types Clarity and Bloom. Grain. Frame. Black & White frame with custom size. • Post processing Before / After function. Tags: #blackieapp #blackie Note: iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4/4S, iPod 4th generation, iPad2, iPad Mini 1st generation, iPad3 is Missing Sharp and Grain Mods. All iPads preview and capture is in Square Mode only.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Blackie at 3.1 against Marksta's 2.3. Marksta's advantage is price ($1.99 vs $3.99) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 10.0). On review sentiment, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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
Marksta costs $1.99 and Blackie $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Blackie holds the better App Store score, 3.1 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 38 and 44 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 53% of Marksta's written reviews are positive against 58% of Blackie's.
Marksta ships an update every 5 weeks, Blackie monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Marksta | Blackie |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 — better | $3.99 |
| Rating | 2.3 (38 ratings) | 3.1 (44 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 53.4% of reviews | 58.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 38 | 44 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 10.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Ticket Keeper Ltd | Brutality Arts |
Customer experience
Marksta
Blackie
User reviews
Marksta
From 38 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use interface
- 🎨 Extensive font and color customization options
- 🔒 Ability to embed copyright and metadata information
- 💾 Save and reuse watermark templates
- 📱 Works well for social media sharing
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezing
- ⚠️ Poor compatibility with newer iOS versions
- 🔴 Lack of developer support and updates
- ❌ Cannot save to camera roll reliably
- 📉 Reduces image quality/resolution
Blackie
From 44 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ✨ Excellent B&W quality
- 🎨 Great filters and effects
- ⚙️ Powerful controls
- 📸 Good for street photography
- 💡 Customizable options
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes
- 🚫 App not usable (on some devices)
- 📉 Poor usability (for some)
- 🐞 Bugs and glitches
- 🫙 Difficult to save photos
Bugs and requests
Marksta
Reported bugs
13 issues- App crashes on iOS 8 and newer versions
- Crashes when importing photos from albums
- Tap to edit text field unresponsive
- Cannot close editing tabs without workaround
- Save to camera roll function fails
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- Photos flip or rotate incorrectly when saved
- Crashes with large file sizes
- Incompatible with iPhone XS and XS Max
- Default 'Tap here' text cannot be deleted
- App freezes during photo capture within app
- EXIF and IPTC metadata stripped from images
- Crashes on iPad 1 and older devices
- UI becomes unresponsive after multiple edits
Requested features
11 requests- Batch processing for multiple photos
- Ability to edit saved watermarks after creation
- Support for full resolution image saving
- Angled/rotated watermark placement
- Watermark border/edge options for visibility
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- iPad version with persistent templates
- Better undo/delete functionality
- Ability to add clickable URLs to watermarks
- Multiple text layers in single session
- Custom output size options
- Better help documentation and tutorials
Blackie
Reported bugs
53 issues- Severe crashes
- Photos not saving
- Editing not saving
- Upper side of pictures cut off
- Double assignments in UI (e.g., histogram)
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- Filter usage broken
- Setting a frame to black does not persist
- GUI not usable on iPad Pro
- Camera shuts down with manual focus on wide angle
- App crashes when using manual focus on wide angle lens
- App did not save any images
- Latest update crashes consistently
- App crashes on opening/shutter click
- Photo not recorded in Photos app
- Cannot take pictures after setup choice
- App no longer works, shutter circle does nothing
- App freezes on opening screen
- App crashing with iPhone Pro 15
- App freezes when opening photos
- App freezes and hangs
- Some shots lost and not saved
- App drains battery even in background
- App freezes on each section
- App crashes when trying to load/edit from library
- App crashes when importing photos
- App crops images
- App not responding
- App crashes frequently
- App not working on iPhone 7
- App not working on iPhone XR
- App not working on iPhone XS Max
- App not working on iPhone X, Xs, Xs Max
- App not working after last update (iPhone XS Plus)
- Icons too small
- Buttons too small
- Icons are tiny
- UI not optimized for screen size
- Interface not user-friendly
- Cropping to square is forced
- Random/shuffle FX is perfect but cannot be saved
- Clunky unintuitive UI
- Cannot access photos, freezes phone
- Uploads sporadically, then uploads wrong photo
- No icons show up, cannot take photos
- App still doesn't work on new iPhone, unable to take photos
- Controls not quite right for iPhone 14 Pro Max
- App doesn't work with iPad Pro 11
- App doesn't work with iPad Air 4
- Buttons cut off at screen edge and don't respond
- Live camera image visible, but UI buttons cut off
- App crashes
- Bug crashing again
- App not responding
Requested features
24 requests- Customizable default comment in metadata
- Home screen shortcut icon
- Masking function
- Retouch/correction function
- Support for 48MP max grid
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- Features for night photography
- Optimization for new iPhones
- Ability to turn off shuffle
- RAW capture support
- Zoom while shooting
- Ability to edit preset names
- Save favorite combinations from shuffle
- Support for second lens on iPhone 7 Plus
- Ability to pinch out to zoom in
- Tiff format support
- Color photo option with same interface
- More film simulations
- Smaller font size
- Support for larger photo databases
- Guidance on app usage
- Permanent settings after restart
- Ability to reset chosen preset
- Scroll through camera roll within the app
- Clear way to upload to computer/camera roll
In-app purchases
Marksta
No in-app purchases
Blackie
No in-app purchases









