Comparison

Marginalia E vs whichWay

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
Read full description

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/

About

whichWay

Features
Read full description

Write the novel you have always wanted to read. You create the world and the people in it, whichWay writes with you, and whenever the story reaches a crossroads, you decide which way it goes. Your book might begin in a harbour town during the Renaissance, in a city far in the future or in a quiet village by the sea. You choose the time, the place and the genre, then create your characters and give each of them a personality of their own. From there, you and whichWay write the story together, one passage at a time. At the end of every passage, whichWay suggests three directions. Follow one of them or write down your own idea, and the story takes it from there. Page by page your book grows the way you want it to, set like a printed novel and, on iPad, lying open in front of you like a real book. • Ask about any line in your book and get an answer from inside the story • Import a story you started yourself and continue it in your own style • Keep your current book on your Home Screen with a widget • Close the app while a passage is being written and get a notification when it is ready • Export your finished novel as a PDF to print, share or keep • Write in English, German, French, Spanish, Italian or Turkish • Decide for yourself how dark and daring your story may become Your library stays on your device and in your iCloud. To write each passage, whichWay sends the story so far to AI language models, and only for that purpose. Your first passages are free. With whichWay Plus you can keep writing, up to 600 pages a month, and everything you have written stays yours to read and export, even if you cancel. whichWay Plus is available as a monthly or yearly auto renewing subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel it in your Apple Account settings. Privacy Policy: https://henningwinter.com/app/whichway#privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Marginalia E4 screens
whichWay4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Marginalia E at none against whichWay's shown. Marginalia E also leads on iOS requirement (15.5 vs 26.2). On price, 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. Marginalia E sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and whichWay sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Marginalia E versus whichWay: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMarginalia EwhichWay
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 days—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.5 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB14 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperFURKAN TURGUTHenning Winter

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Marginalia E

Subscriptions2
  • Marginalia Pro - Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Marginalia Pro - Yearly$6.991 Year
One-time1
  • Marginalia Pro Life Time$9.99
2 purchases

whichWay

Subscriptions2
  • whichWay Plus Monthly$3.991 Month
  • whichWay Plus Yearly$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Marginalia E free?
Marginalia E is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is whichWay free?
whichWay is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Marginalia E or whichWay have ads?
whichWay shows ads; Marginalia E does not.

Other comparisons