Comparison

NewTwos vs Marc.

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

Head to head
About

NewTwos

Capture thoughts, tasks, and ideas instantly in one unified space. This app automatically organizes your entries by date and makes everything searchable, syncing seamlessly across all your devices. It's designed for speed and simplicity, replacing multiple productivity tools.

Highlights
  • All-in-one note capture
  • Automatic daily organization
  • Instant searchability
  • Cross-device syncing
  • Integrations with other apps
  • Replaces multiple productivity tools
Features
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Write things down at the speed of thought. 21 million things written. Free to use, forever. Twos is the fastest, all-in-one place to get any *thing* out of your head - notes, to-dos, reminders, lists, ideas, events - and find it the moment you need it. No folders to build. No setup. Just open it and write. ONE PLACE FOR EVERYTHING: Thoughts, tasks, reminders, ideas, grocery lists, meeting notes, that 3 am thought you'll forget by morning. It all lives in one place, so nothing slips through. Most people who switch tell us Twos replaced four or five apps at once. YOUR DAY, SORTED BY ITSELF: Write something today and Twos puts it where it on your daily list. Anything you don't finish rolls over to tomorrow on its own, so nothing gets lost between days. Your Today view always shows what matters right now - nothing to maintain. FIND ANYTHING, EVEN MONTHS LATER: Everything you write becomes searchable the instant you write it. Ask Twos Chat a question, and it answers from your own things - "what was that book someone recommended?" - in seconds. The more you write down, the more Twos can do for you. USE TWOS ANYWHERE: Twos syncs across your phone, tablet, and browser instantly. It is available on your browser at WriteThingsDown.com, as a Chrome extension, a WhatsApp integration, an email integration, a text integration, and more. HOW IT COMPARES: Unlike Notion, Twos is truly built for mobile. Unlike Obsidian, there's nothing to set up. Unlike Apple Notes, the things you write become organizable pieces you can act on. Twos has the structure of a bullet journal without the blank-page overhead. WHAT PEOPLE USE TWOS FOR: · Daily to-do lists and planning · Grocery and shopping lists · Meeting notes and follow-ups · Travel and packing lists · Journaling and daily reflections · Goals and habit tracking · Brainstorming and idea capture · Coordinating with family and friends "I'm spinning a lot of plates - a full-time job, a team of 10, a home to run. It's all in Twos." — Nicola As featured in TechCrunch and The Verge. Twos is free. Everything you need costs nothing, with optional upgrades when you want them. Privacy policy: https://www.TwosApp.com/privacy Terms of service: https://www.TwosApp.com/terms

About

Marc.

Features
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Every idea sounds good in your own head. Marc is where you find out whether it holds up. The book you've wanted to write for years. A year in Lisbon. The podcast with your best friend. The little café. Marc is a thinking board for ideas of every kind – built for iPad, iPhone and Apple Pencil. You say one sentence, Marc asks two questions and builds your first board from it: clusters for the big themes, thoughts hanging off them, open questions as sticky notes beside them. Then comes the part no blank page gives you: pushback. AN AI THAT DOESN'T APPLAUD Marc is an otter with opinions. He listens, digs deeper and looks at every thought from four angles: • Thinking further – opens directions you wouldn't have reached alone. • The investor's view – what carries, what costs, what scales. • The customer's view – honest objections from the person who's meant to use it. • The sceptic – finds the unchecked assumptions. Kind, but incorruptible. Plus your own thinking styles: the CFO, operations, your toughest friend – as many as you like. Suggestions appear as dashed cards at the edge of a thought. Accept or dismiss is always your call – nothing lands on your board unasked. ASK YOUR BOARD A conversation about everything on it. Marc answers from what's actually on your board – and says so when something is missing. FROM SCATTERED THOUGHTS TO A PLAN • Coverage check – where your board is still thin. • Decision log – what you accepted, explored or dropped, and when. • Plan draft – the whole board distilled into a text you can show someone. Honest gaps included. YOUR BOARD, YOUR RULES • Categories that fit the board – rename, recolour, add your own. • Checklists, sticky notes, photos and shapes right on the canvas. • Apple Pencil sketches where words don't reach. • A calm paper-and-ink design that stays out of your way. THINK TOGETHER Share a board by invitation or link. Editors work live on the same sheet – cursors, movements, even pencil strokes in real time. Reactions and comments live on the thought, not in a chat beside it. MARC STAYS WITH IT If you like, Marc reminds you – never with a slogan, always with something from your board. And if you don't come back, he goes quiet. START FOR FREE Marc drafts your first board for free, and the first questions and suggestions are on the house. Boards, sketches, sharing and collaboration stay free. Marc+ unlocks the part that thinks with you: unlimited perspectives, unlimited chat, the plan draft. Marc+ is available monthly or yearly. Payment is charged to your Apple ID and renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store settings. Terms: https://www.marc-ai.app/terms Privacy: https://www.marc-ai.app/privacy

Screenshots

NewTwos4 screens
Marc.4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: NewTwos at daily against Marc.'s every 5 days. NewTwos also leads on device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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. NewTwos sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Marc. sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NewTwos ships an update daily, Marc. every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
NewTwos versus Marc.: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNewTwosMarc.
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (32 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews61.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings32 — better—
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size138 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTwos Technologies IncorporatedJulian Hobmeier

In-app purchases

9 purchases

NewTwos

Subscriptions2
  • Twos Plus7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Twos Plus7 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time7
  • 200 coins + 2 gems$1.99
  • 700 coins + 8 gems$4.99
  • 1,500 coins + 18 gems$9.99
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  • 3,500 coins + 40 gems$19.99
  • 9,000 coins + 80 gems$49.99
  • 20,000 coins + 150 gems$99.99
  • Plus Lifetime$199.00
2 purchases

Marc.

Subscriptions2
  • Marc Plus Monthly$8.991 Month
  • Marc Plus Yearly$59.991 Year

Questions

Is NewTwos free?
NewTwos is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Marc. free?
Marc. is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do NewTwos or Marc. have ads?
Neither NewTwos nor Marc. shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NewTwos or Marc.?
NewTwos ships an update daily, and Marc. every 5 days. Most recently, NewTwos was updated on October 5, 2026 and Marc. on October 1, 2026.

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