Comparison

Marked vs brainmate by Brain M8

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

Head to head
About

Marked

Save, organize, and rediscover content from any app with this intelligent bookmark manager. Features include custom categories, smart filters, and home screen widgets for easy access. It offers seamless cloud sync and a privacy-focused, ad-free experience.

Highlights
  • Universal share extension
  • Custom categories and tags
  • Home screen widgets
  • Advanced search and smart filters
  • Mark as read/unread tracking
  • Personal notes on bookmarks
  • Cloud sync across devices
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

brainmate by Brain M8

This AI-powered productivity tool acts as your second brain, remembering key details about people, companies, and projects. It helps you stay organized with smart reminders and a daily pulse check, all while keeping your data secure and accessible.

Highlights
  • AI-powered note-taking and organization
  • Daily pulse for attention management
  • Plain markdown notes with interlinking
  • Follow-through reminders
  • Secure data storage and export
Features
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Your AI second brain for business. brainmate remembers the people, companies, and projects you tell it about — and asks about the things you haven't mentioned lately. Talk to it like a colleague. It files what matters into an organized workspace of notes you can browse, search, and export anytime. No prompt engineering, no setup, no learning curve. WHAT IT DOES - Chat that captures: mention a person, a deal, a deadline — brainmate writes it down in the right place and confirms what it saved. - Daily Pulse: a short check-in that surfaces what needs attention — stale relationships, open loops, questions worth answering. - A real workspace: every note is plain markdown with links between people, companies, and projects. Browse it, search it, export the whole thing whenever you want. - Reminders that follow through: ask for a nudge and it shows up — completing it updates your notes too. BUILT FOR BUSINESS OWNERS No dashboards to configure. No fields to fill in. You talk; it organizes. It's the assistant that actually remembers last month. YOUR DATA, YOURS Notes are stored securely and belong to you. AI features run only with your consent and can be turned off in Settings. Export everything, anytime. brainmate Solo is $29.99/month after a 2-week free trial. Cancel anytime. Already subscribed on the web? Sign in — no second purchase needed. Terms of Service: https://brainm8.ai/terms Privacy Policy: https://brainm8.ai/privacy

Screenshots

Marked4 screens
brainmate by Brain M84 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Marked at free against brainmate by Brain M8's subscription. brainmate by Brain M8's advantage is ratings volume (6 vs 1). On price, rating, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Marked against 5.0 for brainmate by Brain M8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: brainmate by Brain M8 has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Marked versus brainmate by Brain M8: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMarkedbrainmate by Brain M8
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings16 — better
Update frequency—Every 8 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVu HuynhBrain M8 LLC

In-app purchases

None

Marked

No in-app purchases

None

brainmate by Brain M8

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Marked free?
Marked is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is brainmate by Brain M8 free?
brainmate by Brain M8 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Marked or brainmate by Brain M8?
Marked and brainmate by Brain M8 are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 6 ratings respectively.
Do Marked or brainmate by Brain M8 have ads?
Neither Marked nor brainmate by Brain M8 shows ads.

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