Comparison

grep vs Marco

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

Head to head
About

grep

Features
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grep is your personal assistant. It knows everything you've saved, it knows you, and it gets things done. Save a page, a video, a place, a book or a note in one tap. Later, just ask: "What was that pasta place Sam sent me?" "What have I saved about heat pumps?" grep answers from your own things, by text or by voice. SAVE ANYTHING • Share to grep from any app, or save straight from Safari • Web pages, videos, places, books, photos, notes and voice memos • Point the camera at a place, a book or a film poster and add it PLAN YOUR DAY • Calendar, tasks, habits and reminders live next to what you saved • Collections for the things you want to share • Projects for the things you're going to do, with their files and checklists EVERYWHERE ON YOUR DEVICES • Widgets for your Home Screen and Lock Screen, and buttons in Control Center • Add a note or a to-do from Siri and Shortcuts • iPhone, iPad and Mac, with the same library on each A HOME THAT IS YOURS • Everything is kept as ordinary files that belong to you • Works offline • No ads. No account needed to start saving WITH YOUR GREP NODE The app saves and organises on its own. Add a grep node, which is a Mac or Linux computer of your own that stays on, or one we run just for you, and grep becomes your assistant: • Ask in plain words and get an answer, with the things you saved behind it • Talk instead of typing on iPhone and Mac • It works out what each thing you save is, and files it for you • Ask about the wider world too: it searches the web and finds real places, with opening hours • It gets things done: "Put dinner with Sam on Friday at 7." "Remind me to renew my passport." • Give it a bigger job and it works in the background, then comes back with the result • Routines on your schedule, and follow-ups when there is news • It remembers what you tell it about yourself, and you can read, correct or erase that memory • It asks before it changes, sends or deletes anything. One button stops everything it is doing • Your devices stay in sync Set one up at grepit.app. grep is the same on every device, and it grows with you. More is on the way.

About

Marco

Consolidate all your email accounts into a single, fast inbox. This privacy-focused application offers offline access, instant syncing, and a clean interface for managing multiple email providers on Apple devices.

Highlights
  • Unified inbox for all accounts
  • Native Apple experience
  • Offline email access
  • Privacy-first design
  • Instant speed
  • Smart email views
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All your email accounts, one fast inbox. Marco is a fast, privacy-first email app that unifies Gmail, iCloud, Outlook, Yahoo, and IMAP accounts into one clean inbox. Works offline, syncs instantly, and runs natively on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Key features: • Unified inbox for all accounts – Gmail, iCloud, Outlook, Yahoo, Exchange, and any IMAP provider in one place. • Native Apple experience – Built for iPhone, iPad, and Mac with full keyboard shortcuts and system integration. • Works offline – Read, search, and compose without a connection. Everything syncs when you're back online. • Privacy-first email – No tracking, no data selling, no ads. Your emails stay yours. • Instant speed – Opens, searches, and sends faster than default mail apps. • Smart email views – Filter by account, label, or sender. Zero inbox clutter. Tired of slow, bloated email clients? Marco is the lightweight, private alternative to Spark, Superhuman, and Apple Mail — with multi-account support, offline access, and no subscription required.

Screenshots

grep4 screens
Marco4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Marco at every 4 days against grep's every 3 weeks. Marco also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

grep ships an update every 3 weeks, Marco every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
grep versus Marco: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametergrepMarco
PriceFreeFree
Rating—3.7 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—12.5% of reviews
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size228 MB114 MB
Age rating17+4+
Developergrep incMarco Technology Inc.

In-app purchases

None

grep

No in-app purchases

None

Marco

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is grep free?
grep is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Marco free?
Marco is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do grep or Marco have ads?
Neither grep nor Marco shows ads.
Which is updated more often, grep or Marco?
grep ships an update every 3 weeks, and Marco every 4 days. Most recently, grep was updated on October 30, 2026 and Marco on November 5, 2026.

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