Comparison

My Markups vs Certly

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

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My Markups

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My Markups is the calm, professional way to mark up PDF building plans โ€” on iPhone, iPad and Mac. Open a drawing, pin the work where it happens, track every item to completion, and hand over a clean record when the job is done. Built for data and structured cabling engineers, site engineers, electricians, fit-out teams, surveyors and project managers โ€” anyone working between a set of plans and the real building. DATA AND STRUCTURED CABLING Purpose-built for cabling work. Drop a data pin at every outlet, mark each comms room and cabinet, and link every point to the cabinet it patches back to โ€” the floor plan then shows exactly what feeds where. Search a drawing for any room or outlet number, scan asset tags straight onto a pin, and keep your Cat6, Cat6A and fibre schedules and test records in built-in spreadsheets. First fix, second fix and complete status on every point. THE DRAWING IS THE HUB - Fast PDF viewer โ€” pan, zoom and rotate large drawings; A0 and A1 sheets stay crisp. - Search inside a drawing โ€” find any room number, outlet ID or printed text, with each match zoomed to on tap. - Compare two drawings side by side to cross-reference plans. - Drawing layers โ€” sketch, redline and annotate, with show/hide and opacity, never altering the original PDF. PIN THE WORK - Place pins where the work happens โ€” by type (data, power, fire, plumbing, comms or custom), colour or status. - Cabinet pins โ€” mark where cabinets and comms rooms sit, link points to them, and see clean connection lines from each pin to its cabinet. - Every pin holds context โ€” photos, files, tasks, notes and contacts live with the location. TRACK PROGRESS - Tasks on every pin โ€” owner, due date, priority and trade. Complete items straight from the plan. - Built-in timesheet โ€” clock in, clock out and log breaks, with a clear Total, Breaks and Net summary you can share, calendar history and optional GPS. - Photos attach to a pin, a task or a plan. RECORDS THAT TRAVEL WITH THE JOB - Built-in spreadsheets โ€” cable schedules, test results, snag lists and QA sign-offs, exporting to modern Excel. View existing Excel files full-screen too. - Project files, notes and a contacts directory โ€” datasheets, method statements and RFIs kept against the job. - Barcode and QR scanning โ€” capture serials and asset tags straight into the right pin or task. CLEAN HANDOVER, EVERY TIME Export a project as a handover bundle โ€” flattened annotated PDFs, an HTML summary, the original files, and an Excel workbook of pins, tasks, photos and notes. Recipients open it in any browser or Excel, no account required. Or share a single drawing, record or flattened PDF to AirDrop, Mail, Files and Finder. Importing a backup? Preview it first, then pick exactly what to bring in โ€” imports never overwrite existing files. BUILT FOR SITE TEAMS - One app across platforms โ€” start on iPhone in the van, continue on iPad on site, finish on Mac. - iOS: Apple Pencil or finger. Mac: full trackpad, mouse and keyboard support. - Plain-English help built into every section. ON-DEVICE BY DESIGN Your projects, plans, photos and contacts live on the device you use โ€” no required account, no required servers, no third-party trackers. STILL GROWING My Markups is in active development. A web version and an Android app are on the way, with optional cross-device syncing across phone, tablet, desktop and web. PRO A free tier covers everyday markup and small jobs. Pro removes the per-job and monthly limits โ€” unlimited projects, drawings, exports, imports and barcode scans. Subscriptions auto-renew until cancelled in the App Store. Use of My Markups is covered by our Terms of Use โ€” Apple's standard licence agreement, at https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ โ€” which, with our Privacy Policy, is linked inside the app. Built and supported by a small UK team that uses it on real jobs every week.

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Certly

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Certify smarter. Certify faster. Certly turns your iPad into a compliance certificate workstation. Built for electricians, fire alarm engineers and other trades who issue certificates on site, it replaces messy paperwork and clunky desktop tools with a single, fast app designed for the field. Whether you're issuing an EICR, minor works certificate, or fire detection and alarm system commissioning, Certly handles the full workflow โ€” from booking the job to handing over a signed PDF. What you can do with Certly โ€ข Create compliant certificates in landscape on your iPad, with all the inputs structured the way the standards expect โ€ข Manage clients and their properties โ€” quickly pull up history, contacts and previous work โ€ข Schedule jobs and view them in a calendar that fits the way you actually plan your week โ€ข Build templates for the certificates you issue most often, so a new cert is half-filled before you start โ€ข Run auto quality checks that flag missing fields, inconsistencies and common errors before you sign off โ€ข Capture site evidence with the iPad camera and attach photos directly to certificates โ€ข Sign and have your customer sign on-screen โ€” no printing, no scanning โ€ข Generate professional PDF certificates ready to email or hand over before you leave the site โ€ข Stay in sync across devices โ€” pick up where you left off when you swap between iPads Designed for the way trades work: Certly is landscape-only on iPad because that's how you actually use a tablet on a job โ€” propped on a clipboard, on the bonnet of the van, or laid flat on a desk. The interface is dense where you need it (long forms with multiple inputs visible at once) and lean where you don't. Compliance you can trust: Certly's certificate structures track the canonical formats used in UK certification. The auto quality check engine reduces the most common reasons certificates get bounced back, so what you issue is right first time. Subscription: Certly is offered on a subscription. New users can try the app and review plans inside the app. Subscriptions auto-renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the billing period. Support: Need help getting set up or have a feature request? Get in touch from inside the Settings tab and we'll respond fast. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

My Markups4 screens
Certly4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: My Markups at every 2 days against Certly's every 8 days. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. My Markups sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month and Certly sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

My Markups ships an update every 2 days, Certly every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
My Markups versus Certly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMy MarkupsCertly
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 days โ€” betterEvery 8 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size19 MB41 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRalph KailCertly

In-app purchases

2 purchases

My Markups

Subscriptions2
  • MyMarkups Pro$12.991 Month
  • MyMarkups Pro$99.991 Year
2 purchases

Certly

Subscriptions2
  • Certly Pro - Monthly$19.991 Month
  • Certly Pro - Annual$199.991 Year

Questions

Is My Markups free?
My Markups is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Certly free?
Certly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do My Markups or Certly have ads?
Neither My Markups nor Certly shows ads.
Which is updated more often, My Markups or Certly?
My Markups ships an update every 2 days, and Certly every 8 days. Most recently, My Markups was updated on October 7, 2026 and Certly on October 5, 2026.

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