Comparison

Quote Depository vs Marginalis

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

Head to head
About

Quote Depository

Easily save and organize your favorite quotes from any source. Scan printed text or write your own, then categorize them into custom lists. Never lose an inspiring thought again.

Highlights
  • Scan quotes from printed materials
  • Edit and save scanned quotes
  • Write and save original quotes
  • Organize quotes into themed lists
  • Create custom categories for lists
Features
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Unleash Your Inner Wordsmith with Quote Depository! Are you tired of losing track of those inspiring quotes that light up your day? Look no further! Quote Depository is here to transform the way you collect and cherish your favorite quotes. Key Features: Scan & Save: Simply scan a photo of a quote from your favorite book, magazine, or any printed material, Edit and Save it!. Write & Organize: Write down your own thoughts, or type out quotes from your heart, and let Quote Depository help you neatly organize them into themed lists. Create Lists: Organize your quotes into beautifully curated lists using your own custom categories. Why Quote Depository? Effortless quote collection: No more scribbling in notebooks or losing paper scraps. Customize your lists: Personalize your collections to reflect your unique tastes and interests. ... Terms of Use: (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ ... Questions? Feedback? Reach out on Email quotedepository@gmail.com. If you subscribe to any premium plan, payment will be charged to your iTunes account, and your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period.

About

Marginalis

This app helps you capture and organize highlights from physical books. It allows you to save quotes, ideas, and summaries, and track your reading habits. Enjoy private AI-powered book summaries and share your favorite passages.

Highlights
  • Capture highlights with Live Text
  • Organize books into custom lists
  • Five types of notes (quote, idea, etc.)
  • Share passages as image cards
  • Reading activity insights
  • On-device AI book summaries
  • Home Screen widget for quotes
Features
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Every great book leaves a mark. Marginalis makes sure you never lose it. A reading journal for physical book readers — capture highlights, organise your library, and revisit the passages that changed how you think. Capture quotes without the friction Point your camera at any page. iOS Live Text does the rest — your highlight is captured in seconds, no typing, no losing your place. Prefer to highlight in other apps? Send any selected text straight to Marginalis from Kindle, Apple Books, Safari, or anywhere with a share sheet. Five kinds of notes, because not every thought is the same Quote. Idea. Question. Reaction. Summary. Each note type gives your thinking room to breathe — and makes it easy to find exactly what you were looking for when you come back. Your library, the way you actually read Organise books across Reading, Up Next, Wishlist, and Finished. Browse by genre or reading status. Add any title by scanning its barcode, searching by name, or entering it manually. Cover images fetch automatically. Share the passages that moved you Turn any note into a beautiful image card — paper or editorial style, portrait or square. Edit inline, then share anywhere. Because some quotes deserve more than a screenshot. Explore your reading with AI Synthesis lets you have a real conversation with your reading. Select books or tags, then ask anything — what themes keep coming back, what tensions you noticed, what remains unresolved. Your reading assistant answers from your own notes, citing exactly where each idea came from. When something is worth keeping, save it as a permanent insight. On supported devices, Marginalis can also generate an intelligent summary of your notes for any book — powered by Apple Intelligence, processed entirely on your iPhone. Understand your reading life A heatmap of your annotation activity. Note type breakdowns. Most highlighted books. Favourite authors. A tag cloud built from your own words. Marginalis reflects your reading back to you in ways that are actually interesting. Your favourite quotes, on your Home Screen The Marginalis widget brings a daily highlight to your iPhone's Home Screen — a small reminder of why you read. Seamless iCloud sync Your library and notes sync automatically across your devices via iCloud. Private, seamless, requiring nothing beyond your Apple ID. Built for privacy, from the ground up No account required. No subscription. No analytics. No advertising SDKs. Your library, your notes, and your reading life belong entirely to you. Free to start. Yours forever. Marginalis is free to download. Up to 5 books, unlimited notes, every feature available to try. A one-time unlock gives you unlimited books, Markdown export, and full reading stats. No subscription. Ever. Reading that leaves a mark.

Screenshots

Quote Depository4 screens
Marginalis4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Marginalis at 5.0 against Quote Depository's 1.0. Marginalis also leads on ratings volume (3 vs 1). Quote Depository's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 5 weeks). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Quote Depository sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Marginalis sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Marginalis holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Quote Depository ships an update every 4 days, Marginalis every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Quote Depository versus Marginalis: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQuote DepositoryMarginalis
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Number of ratings13 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIvo TeixeiraTIAGO KHZOUZ SANCHEZ

Customer experience

Quote Depository

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Marginalis

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Quote Depository

One-time1
  • Unlock All Features$4.99
1 purchases

Marginalis

One-time1
  • Marginalis Unlock$4.99

Questions

Is Quote Depository free?
Quote Depository is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Marginalis free?
Marginalis is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Quote Depository or Marginalis?
Marginalis is rated higher. Quote Depository averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Marginalis averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Quote Depository or Marginalis have ads?
Neither Quote Depository nor Marginalis shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Quote Depository or Marginalis?
Quote Depository ships an update every 4 days, and Marginalis every 5 weeks. Most recently, Quote Depository was updated on October 10, 2026 and Marginalis on October 31, 2026.

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