Comparison

Freud vs Marko

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

Head to head
About

Freud

Features
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Freud – Dein minimalistischer Begleiter für den Geist. In einer lauten Welt voller Ablenkungen bietet Freud dir einen stillen Ort zur Selbstreflexion. Keine überladenen Dashboards, keine endlosen Formulare, keine Werbung. Nur du und dein Tag. Wie es funktioniert: Am Ende des Tages fragt dich Freud ganz simpel: Wie hast du dich heute gefühlt? Wähle zwischen Positiv, Neutral oder Negativ und halte in einem einzigen Satz fest, was den Ausschlag gegeben hat. Kurz, klar, konkret. So erkennst du über Zeit Muster in deinem Leben, die dir sonst verborgen bleiben. Deine Features: • Minimalismus pur: Ein Design, das den Geist beruhigt, nicht ablenkt. • Deine Zeit: Bestimme selbst, um wie viel Uhr Freud dich mit einer sanften Notification an deinen Tagesabschluss erinnern soll. • 100 % Privat: Keine Accounts, keine Cloud, keine Server. Deine Gedanken gehören nur dir und werden ausschließlich lokal auf deinem iPhone gespeichert. Lerne dich selbst besser kennen, Tag für Tag. Mit Freud.

About

Marko

Features
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Marko is a fast, native Markdown viewer for iPhone and iPad. Open any .md file and read it the way it was meant to look, with real typography, syntax-highlighted code, GFM tables and task lists, Mermaid diagrams, and KaTeX math. Everything renders on your device with no network access, so your documents never leave it. Marko is a viewer, not an editor. It never changes your files. Open Markdown straight from the Files app, or share it in from Mail, Safari, or any other app, and read it full-screen with an outline, find in page, and adjustable text size. It is built for the Markdown you didn't write by hand, too: the .md that AI assistants and coding agents produce, generated READMEs, and agent output. DOCUMENT INTELLIGENCE, ON DEVICE Summarize a long document, ask questions about it, or explain a selected passage, all processed on your device with Apple Intelligence. Nothing is sent to a server. (Requires a device with Apple Intelligence.) HIGHLIGHTS - Native Swift and SwiftUI app for iPhone and iPad. Not a web app. - Renders fully offline. Your documents never leave your device. - Opens Markdown in place from Files, and via the share sheet from other apps. - Outline, find in page, and text zoom. - Light, Dark, and System themes. - Universal purchase: buy once, use on Mac, iPhone, and iPad. Marko collects no data. It has no analytics, no accounts, and makes no network requests of its own. Free. Requires iOS or iPadOS 18 or later.

Screenshots

Freud3 screens
Marko4 screens

Verdict

The call

Freud and Marko 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
Freud versus Marko: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFreudMarko
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCem SezekYash Banka

In-app purchases

None

Freud

No in-app purchases

None

Marko

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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