Comparison

Sovon vs Mark

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

Head to head
About

Sovon

Quickly log your fitness activities with this iPhone-first tracker. It offers fast manual entry, Apple Health import, and Siri integration, even from a locked screen. View your progress with clear, local charts and export your data for further analysis.

Highlights
  • Quick Capture logging
  • Manual entry
  • Apple Health import
  • Siri integration
  • Local data storage
  • Activity history and personal records
  • Apple Watch companion app
Features
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Sovon is an iPhone-first fitness activity logger built for one job: capture what you just finished, fast. Log in seconds with Quick Capture, manual entry, Apple Health import, or Siri, even from a locked screen. Whether you type a quick note or speak naturally, Sovon keeps logging fast and low friction so you can move on. From the Today screen, you can log strength, cardio, recovery, and vitals, or import workouts, sleep, and supported metrics from Apple Health. Stats gives you clear, locally generated charts, activity history, and personal records to track your progress over time. Sovon is built to be private and reliable. Your data stays on device, core features work offline, and no account is required. Quick Capture uses on-device Apple Intelligence when available, with manual entry always ready as a fallback. In Settings, you can control chart visibility, manage your local history, and export your data as a simple CSV to use in other tools like ChatGPT for deeper analysis. Sovon also includes an Apple Watch companion for fast logging on the go, with syncing back to your iPhone when available. If you want a fast, private, and focused way to log your fitness activity right after you finish, Sovon is built for that.

About

Mark

Features
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Log workouts like Notes. Find what you lifted last time. Mark-1 is a workout journal for iPhone that keeps your sets, weights and training notes together. Write in your own shorthand or follow a saved routine. WRITE YOUR WORKOUT Type “bench press 185x8,8,7” to record three sets. Mark-1 recognizes supported exercise names, weights and reps and organizes them into your training history. Add a note about how a set felt without leaving your workout. REMEMBER YOUR LAST LIFT Look back at previous weights and reps. Explore exercise history, personal records and progress charts, so you have something concrete to refer to for your next session. FOLLOW A ROUTINE Create unlimited routines for free. Check off completed sets, adjust weights and reps, and reorder exercises to match your session. KEEP YOUR TRAINING TOGETHER Browse past workouts on the calendar. Correct an entry or add a workout you missed. Export your performed lift history as a CSV. MAKE IT YOURS Choose sage, rose or lavender, with light, dark and system modes. MARK-1 PREMIUM (OPTIONAL) Core logging, routines, history and charts stay free. Mark-1 Premium is an optional auto-renewable subscription ($4.99 per month in the US) that adds training plans built around your schedule and Insights on your lifts. Coaching is in a limited early rollout and is not included for new subscribers yet. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically each month unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://mk1.energy/privacy Your workout, your words.

Screenshots

Sovon4 screens
Mark4 screens

Verdict

The call

Sovon and Mark are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Sovon sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Mark sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sovon ships an update every 8 days, Mark every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Sovon versus Mark: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSovonMark
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVictor BoutteMark-1 Performance LLC

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Sovon

One-time1
  • Extended History$4.99
1 purchases

Mark

Subscriptions1
  • Mark-1 Premium$4.991 Month

Questions

Is Sovon free?
Sovon is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mark free?
Mark is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Sovon or Mark have ads?
Neither Sovon nor Mark shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sovon or Mark?
Sovon ships an update every 8 days, and Mark every 5 days. Most recently, Sovon was updated on October 7, 2026 and Mark on October 15, 2026.

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