Comparison

Scroll vs Marks

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

Head to head
About

Scroll

Features
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Your pocket reading sanctuary. No noise, just stories. Transform any messy webpage into a beautiful reading experience. Scroll extracts the good stuffβ€”clean text, crisp images, perfect typographyβ€”so you can focus on what matters: the story.

About

Marks

Features
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The fastest bookmark manager for articles, tweets, PDFs, and links β€” save now, then actually read them later. No ads. No tracking. No social feed. Just your bookmarks, beautifully organized and synced across iPhone, iPad, Mac, and web. Why people switch from Pocket and Instapaper: SAVE FROM ANYWHERE Use the share extension to save any link from Safari, Chrome, or any app. Marks automatically detects the content type β€” articles, tweets, videos, PDFs, and more. READ LATER, DISTRACTION-FREE Open saved articles in a clean reader view with no ads or clutter. PDFs render inline. Tweets show their full text and images. ORGANIZE WITH TAGS Tag your bookmarks to find them later. Filter by tag, search across titles and URLs, and keep your collection tidy. SYNC ACROSS DEVICES Your bookmarks sync securely. Access your full collection from your iPhone, iPad, Mac, and the web. OFFLINE ACCESS Saved content is cached locally so you can read even without a connection. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your data stays yours. No tracking, no ads, no social features. Just your bookmarks.

Screenshots

Scroll3 screens
Marks4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Marks at none against Scroll's shown. Marks also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Scroll ships an update every 2 months, Marks weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
Scroll versus Marks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScrollMarks
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly β€” better
AdsYesNo β€” better
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad β€” better
Requires iOS17.617.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size7 MB1 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperCiao Appsnoah kagan

In-app purchases

None

Scroll

No in-app purchases

None

Marks

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Scroll free?
Scroll is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Marks free?
Marks is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Scroll or Marks have ads?
Scroll shows ads; Marks does not.
Which is updated more often, Scroll or Marks?
Scroll ships an update every 2 months, and Marks weekly. Most recently, Scroll was updated on September 30, 2026 and Marks on October 12, 2026.

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