Comparison

Where Now? vs PlainMark

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

About

PlainMark

Features
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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.

Screenshots

Where Now?4 screens
PlainMark4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

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

Where Now? ships an update every 2 weeks, PlainMark weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Where Now? versus PlainMark: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWhere Now?PlainMark
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperScott BomsElemental Development

In-app purchases

None

Where Now?

No in-app purchases

None

PlainMark

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Where Now? free?
Where Now? is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PlainMark free?
PlainMark is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Where Now? or PlainMark have ads?
Neither Where Now? nor PlainMark shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Where Now? or PlainMark?
Where Now? ships an update every 2 weeks, and PlainMark weekly. Most recently, Where Now? was updated on September 30, 2026 and PlainMark on October 11, 2026.

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