Comparison

Fily vs Marks

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

Head to head
About

Fily

This app offers a suite of tools to manage your files directly on your device. It allows you to compress images and videos, convert file formats, resize photos, and merge or split PDF documents without needing cloud uploads. Prioritizing privacy, all operations are performed locally on your iPhone or iPad.

Highlights
  • Compress images and videos
  • Convert image formats (HEIC, JPEG, PNG, WebP)
  • Resize photos with presets
  • Compress and merge PDFs
  • Split PDF pages
  • Privacy-focused, no cloud uploads
Features
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Fily is a privacy-first file toolkit for your iPhone. Compress images, convert formats, resize photos, shrink PDFs, merge documents, split pages, and compress videos — all without leaving your device. PRIVACY BY DESIGN Every file operation runs 100% on your iPhone using Apple's built-in frameworks. No cloud uploads. No servers. No tracking. Your files never leave your phone. 7 POWERFUL TOOLS Images: - Compress — Reduce file size with adjustable quality - Convert — Switch between HEIC, JPEG, PNG, and WebP - Resize — Custom dimensions or social media presets PDFs: - Compress — Shrink PDF file size for easy sharing - Merge — Combine multiple PDFs into one document - Split — Extract specific page ranges Video: - Compress — Smaller videos with quality presets (Social, Standard, High) DESIGNED FOR SIMPLICITY Pick a file, choose your settings, tap process, share. No accounts, no sign-ups, no ads.

About

Marks

Features
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The fastest bookmark manager for articles, tweets, PDFs, and links — save now, then actually read them later. No ads. No tracking. No social feed. Just your bookmarks, beautifully organized and synced across iPhone, iPad, Mac, and web. Why people switch from Pocket and Instapaper: SAVE FROM ANYWHERE Use the share extension to save any link from Safari, Chrome, or any app. Marks automatically detects the content type — articles, tweets, videos, PDFs, and more. READ LATER, DISTRACTION-FREE Open saved articles in a clean reader view with no ads or clutter. PDFs render inline. Tweets show their full text and images. ORGANIZE WITH TAGS Tag your bookmarks to find them later. Filter by tag, search across titles and URLs, and keep your collection tidy. SYNC ACROSS DEVICES Your bookmarks sync securely. Access your full collection from your iPhone, iPad, Mac, and the web. OFFLINE ACCESS Saved content is cached locally so you can read even without a connection. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your data stays yours. No tracking, no ads, no social features. Just your bookmarks.

Screenshots

Fily4 screens
Marks4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Fily at every 2 days against Marks's weekly. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fily ships an update every 2 days, Marks weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Fily versus Marks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFilyMarks
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB1 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperNitin Bansalnoah kagan

In-app purchases

None

Fily

No in-app purchases

None

Marks

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Fily free?
Fily is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Marks free?
Marks is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Fily or Marks have ads?
Neither Fily nor Marks shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Fily or Marks?
Fily ships an update every 2 days, and Marks weekly. Most recently, Fily was updated on October 21, 2026 and Marks on October 12, 2026.

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