Comparison

Marked vs Inkwell Notes

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

Head to head
About

Marked

Features
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Never lose track of great content again. Marked is the beautiful, intelligent bookmark manager that helps you save, organize, and rediscover everything worth reading. Whether it's articles to read later, design inspiration, research materials, or gift ideas—Marked keeps it all organized and accessible, right from your iPhone's home screen. SAVE FROM ANYWHERE - Share Extension works in Safari, Twitter, Instagram, and any app - Automatic metadata extraction—title, description, and thumbnail - Smart thumbnail picker for perfect previews - One-tap save, zero friction INTELLIGENT ORGANIZATION - Create custom categories and collections - Flexible tagging system - Smart filters: Favorites, To Read, Archived, With Notes - Powerful search across all your bookmarks BEAUTIFUL & NATIVE - Designed exclusively for iOS with attention to every detail - Gorgeous dark mode that's easy on the eyes - Smooth, delightful animations throughout - Intuitive gestures and interactions - Feels like it came built into your iPhone HOME SCREEN WIDGETS - Glanceable widgets in small, medium, and large sizes - View recent bookmarks without opening the app - Filter widgets by category for focused collections - One-tap access to any saved link - Beautiful thumbnail displays that look amazing on your home screen PERSONAL NOTES & TRACKING - Add private notes to any bookmark - Mark articles as read or keep for later - Track your reading progress - Never forget why you saved something SEAMLESS SYNC - Cloud-powered sync across all your devices - Real-time updates—save on iPhone, access everywhere - Secure and private with Firebase authentication - Your data is always backed up PERFECT USE CASES Reading Lists - Build your personal library of articles and long reads Design Inspiration - Save UI/UX examples, color palettes, and creative work Research - Organize sources, papers, and reference materials Shopping - Keep track of gift ideas and items you want Learning - Bookmark tutorials, courses, and educational content Travel - Save destination guides, hotel links, and trip ideas WHY CHOOSE MARKED? Most bookmark managers are cluttered, outdated, or feel like desktop apps squeezed onto a phone. Marked is different. Built from the ground up for iOS, Marked combines powerful features with effortless simplicity. Our AI does the heavy lifting-automatically categorizing your bookmarks so you don't have to. Native widgets and share extensions integrate seamlessly into your iPhone experience. No ads. No tracking. No nonsense. Just a beautifully designed tool that respects your time and privacy. FEATURES AT A GLANCE - Universal share extension for any app - Custom categories and tags - Home screen widgets (small, medium, large) - Advanced search and smart filters - Mark as read / unread tracking - Personal notes on any bookmark - Favorites system - Archive for completed items - Beautiful dark mode - Cloud sync across devices - Privacy-focused, no ads - Regular updates and improvements START ORGANIZING TODAY Download Marked and transform how you save, organize, and rediscover web content. Your future self will thank you. - Questions or feedback? Visit markedthis.com Privacy Policy: markedthis.com/privacy

About

Inkwell Notes

Features
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Inkwell is a quiet, distraction-free markdown notes app for people who actually write. A cream paper canvas, a serif body type, and the tools writers actually use — focus mode, daily word goals, tag chips, and a one-tap markdown preview. No clutter, no popups, no upsells. KEY FEATURES • Markdown editor with live word, character, and reading-time stats • One-tap markdown preview for **bold**, *italic*, `code`, headings, and lists • Focus mode dims everything except the paragraph you are writing • Daily word goal per note with a quiet progress arc in the toolbar • Tag chips to organize journals, drafts, field notes, and reading lists • Full-text search across titles, bodies, and tags • Cream paper light theme tuned for long writing sessions • Autosave on every keystroke — nothing is ever lost DESIGNED FOR WRITERS Whether you are keeping morning pages, drafting a chapter, taking field notes on a train, or pulling together a reading list, Inkwell stays out of the way and just keeps writing. PRIVACY No tracking. No accounts. No network calls. Your notes live on your device.

Screenshots

Marked4 screens
Inkwell Notes3 screens

Verdict

The call

Marked and Inkwell Notes are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Marked versus Inkwell Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMarkedInkwell Notes
PriceFreeFree
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVu HuynhLinh Phan Nhat Khanh

In-app purchases

None

Marked

No in-app purchases

None

Inkwell Notes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Marked free?
Marked is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Inkwell Notes free?
Inkwell Notes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Marked or Inkwell Notes have ads?
Neither Marked nor Inkwell Notes shows ads.

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