Comparison

ThumbEdit vs SmartMark

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

Head to head
About

ThumbEdit

A simple text editor designed for thumb-optimized operation. Easily draft diaries, blogs, or memos with features like range selection, quick HTML tag input, and command buttons for copy, paste, and cut. Supports URL schemes and clipboard integration.

Highlights
  • Thumb-optimized operation
  • Range selection button
  • Quick HTML tag input
  • Copy, paste, cut, undo commands
  • URL scheme support
  • Clipboard integration
  • Font size adjustment via pinch
Features
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ThumbEdit is simple text editor. Operation is optimized to your thumb. Draft of diary, blog, memo, etc. You can use freely. [Feature] - Button for Selecting Range You can select phrase easily. while pressing botton of selecting range on your left side, you can swipe left and right. - Input of HTML Tag You can input HTML tag quickly. For example, if you input 'a href=""', '/a' is appended to end of phrase. - Command Button You can copy, paste, cut and undo. Tap button that is on your right side. - Other function URL scheme thumbedit://?text=hogehoge thumbedit://?text=hogehoge&mode=insert thumbedit://?source=clipboard thumbedit://?mode=insert&source=clipboard When app is deactive, Text is copied to clipboard. Font size change by pinch operation. Searching and Replacing phrase are supported. Character count is displayed. Cursor moving by left swipe and right swipe. Can move cursor by left and right swipe operation.

About

SmartMark

This app uses AI to automatically organize your saved links by generating titles, descriptions, and tags. Easily search and share collections of resources across devices with a clean, intuitive interface. It offers both light and dark modes for a personalized experience.

Highlights
  • AI-generated titles, descriptions, and tags
  • Tag-based organization and search
  • Shareable link collections
  • Cross-browser and cross-device saving
  • Dark and light mode support
  • Secure data management
Features
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Paste a URL. AI organises the rest. Tired of messy bookmarks you can never find again? SmartMark uses AI to automatically generate titles, descriptions and tags for every link you save. No more manual sorting. --- AI-Powered Organisation --- Just paste a URL. SmartMark's AI assistant analyses the page and suggests a title, description and relevant tags. One tap to save a perfectly organised bookmark. --- Tag-Based Search --- Forget folders. Use tags like #Tech, #Design or #Travel to categorise your bookmarks. Search by tag to find any link in seconds, no matter how many you have saved. --- Share Your Collections --- Found a great set of resources? Share your bookmarked links with friends and teammates using a simple link. No sign-up required for recipients. --- Save From Any Browser --- Use Safari's Share menu to save pages directly to SmartMark, or save from your desktop with the SmartMark Chrome extension. Everything syncs instantly across all your devices. --- More Features --- - Dark and light mode - Works on iPhone and iPad - Clean, intuitive interface - Secure data management Free to use. Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

ThumbEdit1 screens
SmartMark4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ThumbEdit at none against SmartMark's 2. ThumbEdit also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence 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. SmartMark sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. ThumbEdit asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ThumbEdit ships an update every 2 weeks, SmartMark every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
ThumbEdit versus SmartMark: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThumbEditSmartMark
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews63.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS8.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShamrock Records, Inc.Shuhei Fujimi

In-app purchases

None

ThumbEdit

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

SmartMark

Subscriptions2
  • Pro plan - Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Pro plan - Yearly$29.991 Year

Questions

Is ThumbEdit free?
ThumbEdit is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SmartMark free?
SmartMark is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ThumbEdit or SmartMark have ads?
SmartMark shows ads; ThumbEdit does not.
Which is updated more often, ThumbEdit or SmartMark?
ThumbEdit ships an update every 2 weeks, and SmartMark every 9 days. Most recently, ThumbEdit was updated on October 1, 2026 and SmartMark on September 27, 2026.

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