Comparison

MarkTodo vs Paper Atelier

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

Head to head
About

MarkTodo

This app helps you focus on important tasks without deadlines. It displays starred to-dos in a unique waterfall card style and syncs across iOS, iPadOS, and macOS devices. Manage your tasks anytime, anywhere, with features like priority, reminders, and custom lists.

Highlights
  • Starred to-dos focus
  • Waterfall card display
  • iCloud synchronization
  • Quick add to-do
  • Priority and reminders
  • Custom and tag lists
Features
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MarkTodo is a Todolist APP that allows you to focus on starred to-dos. It displays your starred to-do in a double-column waterfall card style. MarkTodo currently supports the three major platforms of iOS/iPadOS/macOS, and supports iCloud synchronization of to-do items, allowing you to handle to-do items anytime, anywhere on any device. The original design intention of MarkTodo actually originated from my personal actual needs. In my daily work and life, many to-do items do not actually have a clear deadline, but this does not mean that these to-do items are not important. In contrast, most of the things that really matter don’t have clear deadlines. In traditional Todo tools, in order to reflect the importance of to-do items, deadlines are often used. However, deadlines can cause stress and often end up causing to-do items to expire... So, I was wondering, is there a to-do tool that can allow people to focus on important to-do items without causing time pressure? Therefore, I decided to develop MarkTodo, a todolist app that allows you to focus on starred to-dos. The core function of MarkTodo is the homepage, you can add to-do items that you think are important recently to homepage without adding a deadline. MarkTodo has several important features: - The homepage directly displays starred to-dos - Quickly add to-do without going inside the list - Add star and cancel star to-do at any time In addition, MarkTodo also provides all list pages similar to traditional Todo Apps, allowing you to get started quickly. Full functionality of MarkTodo: - Starred todos - Planed list - All Todo List - Done list - Custom list - Tag list - To-do priority - To-do reminder If you have any suggestions, please contact the developer: linguny@gmail.com ———————— MarkTodo Pro membership benefits: There are three MarkTodo Pro memberships, with any one of them you will have unlimited access to all MarkTodo features. - MarkTodo Pro Lifetime Membership (pay once, valid for life) - MarkTodo Pro Monthly Membership (monthly subscription) - MarkTodo Pro Annual Membership (annual subscription) Subscription price: Among them, MarkTodo Pro monthly membership and MarkTodo Pro annual membership are automatic subscription members, and the subscription price is subject to the actual price displayed in the AppStore. For example, the monthly subscription price for MarkTodo Pro monthly membership is $0.99; the annual subscription price for MarkTodo Pro annual membership is $6.99. Automatic renewal: The Apple iTunes account will be deducted within 24 hours before expiration. After the deduction is successful, the subscription period will be extended by one subscription period. Cancel renewal: If you need to cancel the renewal, please manually turn off the automatic renewal function in iTunes/Apple ID subscription management 24 hours before the expiration of the current subscription period. Privacy Policy: https://kennylin.notion.site/CardList-5f3d883f46ee4449b339abe72befbe70 User Terms: https://kennylin.notion.site/CardList-f929cd07cbec4fa1b9e5d7e72b52ac81 USER LICENSE AGREEMENT: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Paper Atelier

Features
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Paper Atelier is a submission and journal-selection workspace designed for legal researchers. Track your submissions, explore journals, and search Chinese and English-language research data—all in one place. TRACK YOUR SUBMISSIONS Create a separate workspace for each paper and record journals, submission dates, review stages, and notes. Follow the progress of each submission on a timeline, from initial review and external review to revision, rejection, or acceptance. For supported journal submission systems, sign in within the app to retrieve your submission status and update your timeline. Login and verification steps remain subject to the journal website’s requirements. EXPLORE JOURNALS Browse more than 700 Chinese and English-language journals, explore curated collections, and save your favorites. View available journal information and submission links. Journal profiles offer information such as subject distribution, author characteristics, and co-authorship patterns to help you assess whether a journal may be a good fit. Available data varies by journal. SEARCH RESEARCH DATA Explore article records by subject, year, journal, and keyword to discover research topics and recent publication patterns. The app includes more than 18,000 Chinese article records and more than 8,500 English-language legal article records. Abstracts are available for some English-language articles. KEEP YOUR WORK ORGANIZED Manage submissions for different papers in separate workspaces and keep frequently used journals close at hand. Turn on iCloud sync to keep workspaces and journal favorites available across devices using the same Apple Account. Journal shelves and available basic journal information are free to browse. Journal profiles, article lists, and full research data require an in-app purchase. Coverage and available information are shown in the app. Paper Atelier is designed for law students, academics, researchers, and other writers who want a clearer way to manage submissions and make informed journal choices. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://app.notion.com/p/375379fff8cb80399d41ee5aa93ca603?source=copy_link

Screenshots

MarkTodo4 screens
Paper Atelier4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: MarkTodo at Free against Paper Atelier's $3.99. Paper Atelier's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks). On review sentiment, ads, in-app purchases 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

MarkTodo is free to download; Paper Atelier costs $3.99 up front. MarkTodo sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Paper Atelier sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MarkTodo ships an update every 2 weeks, Paper Atelier every 5 days. Both last shipped on November 12, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
MarkTodo versus Paper Atelier: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMarkTodoPaper Atelier
PriceFree — better$3.99
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews96.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer滚宁 林新潮 柳

Customer experience

MarkTodo

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive96.2%
Neutral3.8%
Negative0.0%

Paper Atelier

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

MarkTodo

Subscriptions2
  • MarkTodo Pro Monthly$0.991 Month
  • MarkTodo Pro Yearly$4.991 Year
One-time1
  • MarkTodo Pro LifeTime$9.99
2 purchases

Paper Atelier

Subscriptions1
  • 完整数据·一年订阅$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • 完整数据·永久买断$39.99

Questions

Is MarkTodo free?
MarkTodo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Paper Atelier free?
Paper Atelier costs $3.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Do MarkTodo or Paper Atelier have ads?
Neither MarkTodo nor Paper Atelier shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MarkTodo or Paper Atelier?
MarkTodo ships an update every 2 weeks, and Paper Atelier every 5 days. Most recently, MarkTodo was updated on November 12, 2026 and Paper Atelier on November 12, 2026.

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