Where Now? vs PlainMark
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Where Now?
This app helps you track your past locations, either manually or automatically. It offers fine-grained controls for background activity and keeps all location data on your device. You can optionally integrate it with a self-hosted remote endpoint.
- Manual location tracking
- Automatic location tracking
- Background activity controls
- On-device data storage
- Optional self-hosted endpoint integration
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Where Now? is an application for keeping track of where you've been either manually or automatically using background activity with fine-grained controls. All location data is captured entirely on device, and can optionally be integrated with a (free) open-source self-hosted remote endpoint.
PlainMark
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PlainMark is a clean, privacy-focused Markdown and plain text reader for iPhone and iPad. Open local .md, .markdown, and .txt files, then read them in a calm, native interface designed for notes, documentation, drafts, project files, and long-form text. PlainMark keeps the reading experience simple: choose a file, view beautifully rendered Markdown, adjust your reading preferences, and move through longer documents with helpful navigation tools. Features include: Open Markdown and plain text files Render headings, lists, links, code blocks, quotes, and tables Navigate longer documents with a table of contents Adjust typography and reading settings Use light, dark, and comfortable reading themes Reopen recently used documents Open files from the Files app and other document sources Read offline without an account PlainMark is built for people who want a focused Markdown viewer without clutter, accounts, ads, tracking, or document uploads. Your files stay on your device, and the app is designed around local reading first. Whether you use Markdown for notes, technical documentation, writing drafts, project plans, README files, or personal reference material, PlainMark gives you a simple way to read your files comfortably on iOS and iPadOS.
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Verdict
Where Now? and PlainMark are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Where Now? ships an update every 2 weeks, PlainMark weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Where Now? | PlainMark |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Scott Boms | Elemental Development |
In-app purchases
Where Now?
No in-app purchases
PlainMark
No in-app purchases









