Comparison

Tide Reading List vs DownMark

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

Head to head
About

Tide Reading List

This app helps you manage your reading list by giving you a 30-day limit for each article. It encourages you to read content before it expires, preventing accumulation. Features include offline reading, text-to-speech, and customizable reminders.

Highlights
  • 30-day article expiration
  • Reading View for clean text
  • Text-to-speech functionality
  • Offline reading support
  • Customizable reminders
  • Widgets for quick access
Features
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Tide is a reading list that doesn't let things pile up. Save an article and you get 30 days to read it. Then it flows out. No exceptions, no snooze button. Most reading lists turn into a guilt pile. Tide doesn't. Every article shows how much of its tide is left, so you can see what's about to go and actually read it. And if it flows out, it probably wasn't that important. If it was, it'll wash up again. Saving In Safari or any app, tap Share and choose Tide. It's saved right away, and you can fix the title before closing if you want. You can also paste a link in the app or save from Shortcuts. Reading Tap an article to read it. Turn on Reading View in Settings and articles open as clean text, without clutter. If a site doesn't work that way, it just opens the normal page. On iPad or with your iPhone turned sideways, your list and the article sit side by side. Listening Tide can read articles to you. Touch and hold an article and choose Listen, or ask Siri to "Read my next article in Tide." It keeps going with your phone locked, and it remembers where you stopped. Offline Tide keeps a clean copy of every article, so you can still read on a plane or the subway. Reminders Get a heads-up before something flows out. You pick how many days ahead, or turn reminders off. Widgets • Flowing Out shows what's leaving soonest. • Surprise Me picks a random article for you, with a shuffle button. Done reading When you finish an article, mark it done and it's gone. That's the point. Private Tide doesn't collect anything. No accounts, no tracking. Your list stays on your device, and reading aloud happens on your device too. 30 days. Read it or let it go.

About

DownMark

Features
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DownMark is a web clipping, offline reading, and Markdown library app. Use the browser extension, system share sheet, or paste a link to extract the main content and save it to your personal library for reading, search, organization, and export. Capture the content that matters • Extract the main article while reducing ads, navigation, and unrelated elements • Preserve headings, paragraphs, lists, links, and images • Import with the browser extension, share sheet, or a pasted link • Convert web pages into clean, readable Markdown Build a portable article library • Save clipped articles for offline reading • Search quickly by title or description • Read Markdown with a clear in-app layout • Sync articles across devices with iCloud Export and organize • Export a single article as a Markdown file • Package multiple articles into a ZIP archive • Optionally download web images with exported documents • Control link preservation and dollar-amount protection Start free and upgrade when needed The free version supports single-article Markdown export. A one-time DownMark Pro purchase unlocks batch export, watermark-free Markdown, and export without upgrade prompts. DownMark is ideal for saving long reads, organizing research and study material, collecting writing references, and building a personal knowledge library. Privacy and data Article content stays on your device and can sync through iCloud according to your system settings. DownMark uses only necessary anonymous usage and diagnostic data to improve reliability and experience. Article content is not used for advertising. Privacy Policy: https://wanyi.dev/en/downmark-ios/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Tide Reading List4 screens
DownMark4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tide Reading List at none against DownMark's 1. On price, update cadence, ads 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. DownMark sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Tide Reading List asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tide Reading List ships an update fortnightly, DownMark every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Tide Reading List versus DownMark: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTide Reading ListDownMark
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better18
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWilliam Mattheis祎 万

In-app purchases

None

Tide Reading List

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

DownMark

One-time1
  • Pro - Lifetime$4.99

Questions

Is Tide Reading List free?
Tide Reading List is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DownMark free?
DownMark is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Tide Reading List or DownMark have ads?
Neither Tide Reading List nor DownMark shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tide Reading List or DownMark?
Tide Reading List ships an update fortnightly, and DownMark every 3 weeks. Most recently, Tide Reading List was updated on October 31, 2026 and DownMark on November 5, 2026.

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