Comparison

Simark vs Marked

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

Head to head
About

Simark

A distraction-free note-taking app that leverages the power of Markdown for efficient organization and writing. It offers cloud sync, version history, and internal note linking for seamless productivity across devices.

Highlights
  • Markdown formatting
  • Cloud sync across devices
  • Version history for notes
  • Internal note linking
  • Distraction-free writing interface
  • Auto dark theme
  • Web sharing
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> Simark is the ultimate note-taking app for anyone who loves the simplicity and efficiency of Markdown. Designed for professionals, students, and writers, Simark offers a clean and beautiful interface that’s easy to use and perfect for productivity. - Crafted by human hands. Zero AI-generated code. - Cloud Sync: Sync your notes seamlessly across devices and keep your data secure in the cloud. - Version history: safely restore note content from previous versions. - Distraction-Free Writing: Focus on what matters with a simple, modern UI. - Markdown Power: Organize your notes with advanced Markdown formatting. - Note Linking: Create seamless connections between your notes with powerful internal links. Easily reference and navigate related ideas, making your note-taking process more efficient and interconnected. - Multi-Platform Support: Currently available on macOS and iOS, iPadOS support coming soon. - Auto Dark Theme: Automatically switch between light and dark mode based on your environment. - Share on the Web: Publish and share your notes effortlessly with just a few clicks. Whether you’re drafting your next blog post, organizing your study notes, or writing a novel, Simark gives you everything you need to write with ease. ### Other Website: https://www.simark.link Feedback email: bornbefreesolo@hotmail.com Apple’s Standard License Agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Marked

This app offers a reading-first experience for Markdown documents, presenting them with classic typography and customizable themes. It also includes a live syntax highlighting editor for quick edits and navigation features like a table of contents.

Highlights
  • Book-like reading experience
  • Customizable themes and typography
  • Live Markdown syntax highlighting
  • Built-in plain-text editor
  • Auto-generated table of contents
  • File navigation and search
Features
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Marked is a Markdown reader and editor designed first as a reading app — think Apple Books for your .md files. Open any Markdown document from Files or iCloud Drive and read it with the calm of a book: classic typography, generous margins, justified text with automatic hyphenation, and Light, Sepia and Dark themes. A READING-FIRST EXPERIENCE • Three reading themes: Light, Sepia and Dark. • Nine curated typefaces: system serif, New York, Georgia, Palatino, Times New Roman, Helvetica Neue, Avenir Next, Iowan Old Style and Charter. • Adjustable font size, line spacing and horizontal margins. • Justified text with automatic hyphenation for a book-like rhythm. • Native rendering of headings, lists, quotes, code blocks, links and tables. • Styled blockquotes with accent bar, soft background tint and a decorative quote glyph. • Wrap-first tables that fit cell text to the screen and only scroll horizontally when wrapping is not enough. SYNTAX HIGHLIGHTING • Fenced code blocks are highlighted with automatic language detection (highlight.js via HighlighterSwift). • The editor colours Markdown markup live — headings, emphasis, code spans, links and lists — without getting in the way of plain-text editing. QUICK EDITING • Built-in plain-text editor with in-place save to the original file. • New documents open straight into the editor. • Jump to any line directly from the table of contents or search results. • Debounced highlighting keeps large files responsive while typing. NAVIGATION • Auto-generated table of contents from the document's headings. • In-document search: per section in reader mode and per line in editor mode. • Recent files list with per-document reading position and progress, Apple Notes–style file count under the title. FAST AND SMOOTH • Documents open asynchronously so the UI never blocks on large files. • Theme and font changes reuse the parsed document and existing section views instead of rebuilding from scratch. • Smart subview reuse keeps scrolling fluid in long documents. WORKS WITH YOUR FILES • Opens .md, .markdown, .mdown and .mkd files from Files, iCloud Drive and "Open with…". • Create new Markdown documents from inside the app. • Security-scoped bookmarks remember where each file lives, so recents keep working after relaunch. PRIVACY BY DESIGN • Everything runs on your device. Marked has no servers. • No accounts, no telemetry, no advertising, no tracking. • Your files stay exactly where you keep them — the app only opens them. Ideal for reading notes, technical documentation, project READMEs, long-form articles or books written in Markdown — and for making quick edits without leaving the reading flow.

Screenshots

Simark4 screens
Marked4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Marked at none against Simark's 2. Marked also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 83%) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). Simark's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 26.0). On price, rating, 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

Both are free to download. Simark sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Marked asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Simark against 5.0 for Marked. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 83% of Simark's written reviews are positive against 100% of Marked's.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Simark versus Marked: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimarkMarked
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings13 — better
Update frequencyDaily—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer冠为 周Treze

Customer experience

Simark

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%

Marked

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Simark

Subscriptions2
  • Simark Sync14 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Simark Sync14 Days trial$17.991 Year
None

Marked

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Simark free?
Simark is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Marked free?
Marked is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Simark or Marked?
Simark and Marked are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do Simark or Marked have ads?
Neither Simark nor Marked shows ads.

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