Vellumark vs Marginalia E
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Vellumark
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Vellumark — Scan Book Highlights to Markdown Notes Vellumark turns your physical book highlights and handwritten notes into structured, searchable Markdown. Built for readers who annotate with highlighters, pencils, and margin notes, and want to bring those insights into Obsidian, Notion, or Apple Notes. --- Capture Your Thinking — Not Just the Text • Handwritten Note Recognition Automatically transcribe marginalia, pencil notes, and annotations. • Smart Highlight Linking AI connects handwritten thoughts to highlighted passages using spatial context. • Clean Markdown Export Convert scanned pages into structured, editable Markdown files. --- Fast, Private, Offline-storage • Batch Page Scanning Capture multiple pages quickly. Processing runs in the background. • On-Device Privacy No account required. All data stays on your device using native storage. • One-Tap Share Export a complete Markdown “book” to Obsidian, Notion, Apple Notes, or any app via Share Sheet. --- Designed for Serious Readers • Works with highlights, underlines, and margin notes • Preserves reading context and structure • Built for knowledge management workflows • Offline-first AI processing • Clean, portable Markdown output --- Contact qiuyuexp@gmail.com Privacy Policy qiuyuexp.github.io/public/vellumark/privacy-policy.html Terms of Use qiuyuexp.github.io/public/vellumark/terms-of-use.html
Marginalia E
Transform passive reading into active learning with this app. It functions as an EPUB and PDF reader with powerful note-taking and annotation tools, all stored locally for maximum privacy. Export your notes in Markdown format for seamless integration with other productivity tools.
- Personal EPUB and PDF library
- Keyboard and stylus annotation
- Multi-color highlighting
- Smart book navigation
- Customizable reading experience
- Offline-first and privacy-focused
- Markdown note exporting
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Marginalia is an advanced note-taking app designed for you to take notes, highlight, and add handwritten annotations while reading your e-books. Key Features: - Support for EPUB and PDF files - Personalize your books with notes, highlights, and handwritten annotations - Voice dictation - take notes by speaking instead of typing - Full interface support in 8 languages - Organize and tag notes by page - Export your notes as Word, PDF, or Markdown - Dark/Light theme support - Unlock premium features with flexible subscriptions Rediscover reading with Marginalia — every page becomes your collaborative workspace. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Marginalia E at every 8 days against Vellumark's every 3 weeks. Marginalia E also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.5 vs 17.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Vellumark sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month and Marginalia E sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Vellumark ships an update every 3 weeks, Marginalia E every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Vellumark | Marginalia E |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.5 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Yue Qiu | FURKAN TURGUT |
In-app purchases
Vellumark
- Vellumark Pro Monthly$6.991 Month
- Vellumark Pro for 3 months$14.993 Months
- Vellumark Pro Yearly$39.991 Year
Marginalia E
- Marginalia Pro - Monthly$1.991 Month
- Marginalia Pro - Yearly$6.991 Year
- Marginalia Pro Life Time$9.99









