Comparison

markru vs LinkJam

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

Head to head
About

markru

Features
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Markdown notes are easy to write — and easy to forget. markru is built for what comes after writing: shelving, binding, and rereading your own notes like books. (Markdown writing, shelving, binding, and rereading all work without AI; only the AI helpers, such as tag suggestions and summaries, need a supported device and settings where Apple Intelligence is available.) No markru account to sign up for. Import .md and .txt files, and export your notes as .md files or a ZIP. YOUR NOTES, SHELVED LIKE BOOKS Promote finished notes from drafts to your bookshelf. Browse by shelf, search, and sort by what you read last. BIND NOTES INTO ONE READABLE BOOK Combine related pages into one book. Reorder pages, add new ones, and read them as a single piece — or unbind anytime. WRITE IN CLEAN MARKDOWN A focused Markdown editor with a formatting bar for headings, lists, checklists, tables, code, and more. Save your note, then read it in a clean, formatted layout. Some writing helpers — tag suggestions, formatting, and summaries — are partly powered by Apple Intelligence, on your device by default. Note: Whether the AI helpers appear depends not only on your device, but also on whether Apple Intelligence is turned on and ready. To check your device, open Settings in markru and look under Apple Intelligence. Where it isn't available, these helpers fall back to manual entry — everything else in the app still works. If you turn on Private Cloud Compute in the app's settings, formatting, summaries, and save comments are processed by Apple's Private Cloud Compute instead; tag suggestions always stay on your device. Your notes are never sent to our servers or any third-party server. CAPTURE IDEAS IN SECONDS Quick Capture works like a paper memo: jot it down, the title can come later. Send text from any app with the share sheet. IMPORT & EXPORT Import .md and .txt files. Export notes as .md files, or bundle them into a single .zip. KEEP YOUR SHELVES IN ORDER See your note, shelf, and book counts at a glance. Select the paragraphs you need and bring them together in a new note. Clean up or bind notes as your library grows. PICK UP RIGHT WHERE YOU LEFT OFF markru remembers your reading progress in every book, so returning to your notes feels like reopening one. USAGE AND COLLECTION LIMITS You can currently use markru without making a purchase. Your collection starts with room for 100 books and can be expanded without a purchase in steps of 50, up to 300. Each standalone page or book on your bookshelf counts as one book. Pages inside a bound book do not count separately toward your collection. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your notes live as plain Markdown files on your device or in iCloud Documents — never on our servers. iCloud sync uses the Apple Account signed in on your device, with iCloud Drive turned on — not a markru account. Without iCloud, notes are saved on this device. Write lightly. Reread deeply.

About

LinkJam

Features
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LinkJamは、気になるリンクを「あとで見る」ためのシンプルな受信箱です。 X、Threads、Instagram、TikTok、Safariなどで見つけたURLを、iPhoneの共有メニューからすばやく保存できます。 主な機能 ・共有メニューからURLを保存 ・タイトルとプレビュー画像を自動取得 ・自分で作ったフォルダに分類 ・「まだ見てない/見た」を切り替え ・追加日時を表示し、新しい順/古い順に並び替え ・タイトル、フォルダ、メモを後から編集 ・同じURLを複数回保存可能 ・左スワイプで削除 ・iCloudで同期し、リストを共有 ・共有リストでも閲覧状態は利用者ごとに管理 気になる記事、SNS投稿、お店、レシピ、旅行先、仕事の資料などを、ひとつの場所へ気軽に集められます。

Screenshots

markru4 screens
LinkJam1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: LinkJam at 17.0 against markru's 27.0. 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.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
markru versus LinkJam: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametermarkruLinkJam
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS27.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerkazunobu tsujinoZUMIY INC.

In-app purchases

None

markru

No in-app purchases

None

LinkJam

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is markru free?
markru is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is LinkJam free?
LinkJam is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do markru or LinkJam have ads?
Neither markru nor LinkJam shows ads.

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