Comparison

Safe + Password Manager vs MarkWell

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

Head to head
About

Safe + Password Manager

Securely manage passwords, passkeys, and sensitive documents. Protect photos, videos, and contacts with strong encryption. Sync data across devices and access it easily with biometric authentication.

Highlights
  • Password and Passkey Management
  • AutoFill Passwords
  • Photo and Document Protection
  • Secure Data Sync
  • Biometric Login (Touch/Face ID)
  • Two-Factor Authentication
  • Strong Password Generation
Features
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• Manage your Passwords and Passkeys • AutoFill Passwords in Safari and Apps • Protect your Photos and Contacts • Safeguard your Videos* • Protect PDF, iWork and Office Documents* • Securely Sync your Data via WiFi • Login with Touch ID or Face ID • Two-Factor Authentication (2FA / TOTP) • Generate Strong Passwords • Encrypt Stored Data with AES-256 • Add Geofences to Items • Access Items Nearby from the Widget • Import Data from other Apps and Password Managers in CSV Format Nowadays we all need passwords, PINs and TANs for almost everything we do: online banking and shopping, social networking and logging in to your computer, mobile devices, Wi-Fi routers and e-mail accounts. Safe + helps you manage and organize your passwords and provides a mobile and secure place to keep them – at home, at work and on the move. When you’re traveling, Safe + stores your health insurance data, screenshots of travel documents and boarding passes, and images of your passport, ID and credit cards. Safe + is also a secure wallet for membership, debit and loyalty cards, even QR codes - all securely stored as images in one safe place. With the sophisticated features of Safe + all passwords, photos, videos*, documents* and contacts can be quickly and easily added and protected. All data is encrypted with 256-bit AES, so secure that even the NSA has certified this standard to secure the US government’s top-secret information. You couldn’t be safer than with Safe +. Your data is always protected - even if your iPhone or iPad is lost or stolen and the complexity of the algorithm used in Safe + ensures sophisticated protection against any attack. For easier data management and backup, try the separate but integrated Mac version of Safe + from the Mac App Store! Safe + was designed specifically for iPhone and iPad, making full use of the elegant iOS user interface. Easy access to your data is guaranteed anywhere and anytime – but only for you with a complex password or Touch / Face ID. Safe + allows you to perform a comprehensive range of tasks: ∙ Protect your sensitive data with your password and strong encryption ∙ Organize your data in as many folders as you want ∙ Use our handy templates for Credit cards Bank accounts User accounts Plain-text Images (from camera or photo library) Videos* Documents* Contacts or easily create your own custom forms ∙ Add comments to any item ∙ Change, move and sort folders and items in a simple way ∙ Launch Safari directly from web addresses stored in Safe + ∙ Make telephone calls on your iPhone directly from numbers stored in Safe + ∙ Create encrypted backups for data security and to transfer or sync across devices ∙ Restore encrypted backups to a new or replacement device * In-app purchase available for various document types. (Video, PDF, RTF, TXT, Pages, Numbers, Keynote, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

About

MarkWell

A native bookmark manager for Mac, iPhone, and iPad that syncs bookmarks across devices using iCloud. Organize links with tags and save them from any app via the system share sheet. Prioritizes user privacy with no account or analytics.

Highlights
  • Save links from any app
  • Organize with tags, not folders
  • End-to-end iCloud sync
  • Privacy-first design
  • Fetch title and favicon automatically
  • Offline functionality
Features
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MarkWell is a native bookmark manager for Mac, iPhone, and iPad. Save links from anywhere, organize them with tags, and find them again later — across all your devices, with no separate account to manage. SAVE FROM ANYWHERE Share any URL from Safari, Mail, Messages, or any other app, straight into MarkWell using the system share sheet. The app fetches the page's title and favicon for you, so the bookmark looks right the moment it lands. TAGS, NOT FOLDERS Tag a link with as many ideas as it has. Filter the sidebar by tag to find things by mood, topic, or project — whatever sticks in your head. No nested folders to maintain, no rigid structure to fight against. SYNCED THROUGH YOUR OWN ICLOUD Bookmarks sync end-to-end through your own iCloud account using Apple's CloudKit framework. There is no MarkWell account, no MarkWell server, and no analytics. Your data stays under your Apple ID, and the same bookmark you save on your iPhone shows up on your Mac a few seconds later. PRIVACY-FIRST MarkWell collects nothing. The only network call the app makes on its own is to read the title and favicon of a URL when you save it. There are no third-party SDKs, no advertising, no telemetry. The privacy policy at bendansby.com/apps/markwell/privacy.html spells it out in detail. REQUIREMENTS - Mac running macOS 14 Sonoma or later - iPhone or iPad running iOS / iPadOS 17 or later - Optional: iCloud account for cross-device sync (works fully offline without one) Feedback welcome — ben.dansby@gmail.com.

Screenshots

Safe + Password Manager4 screens
MarkWell4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MarkWell at none against Safe + Password Manager's 13. MarkWell also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 80%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Safe + Password Manager's advantage is ratings volume (471 vs 1) and chart position (#135 vs unranked). On update cadence, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Safe + Password Manager costs $2.99 and MarkWell $4.99 up front. Safe + Password Manager sells 13 one-off in-app purchases. MarkWell asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MarkWell holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Safe + Password Manager has 471 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Safe + Password Manager's written reviews are positive against 100% of MarkWell's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Safe + Password Manager ships an update fortnightly, MarkWell every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Safe + Password Manager versus MarkWell: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSafe + Password ManagerMarkWell
Price$2.99 — better$4.99
Rating4.8 (471 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews79.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings471 — better1
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
Best chart rank#135 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.717.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developeredv & medien GmbHBenjamin Dansby

Customer experience

Safe + Password Manager

All ratings471 ratings
Positive96.6%
Neutral1.1%
Negative2.3%
Written reviews254 reviews
Positive79.9%
Neutral3.9%
Negative16.1%

MarkWell

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Safe + Password Manager

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Backup files taking up excessive storage
  • Compatibility issues with older devices
  • Login/password reset functionality not working

Requested features

4 requests
  • Allow overwriting of previous backups
  • Improve video playback performance
  • Add iCloud/Dropbox backup option
  • Offer free upgrades for loyal customers

MarkWell

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

13 purchases

Safe + Password Manager

One-time13
  • Office Safe$0.99
  • PDF Safe$0.99
  • Safe + v27 Feature Upgrade$1.99
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  • Video Safe$1.99
  • Safe + v8 Feature Upgrade$1.99
  • Safe + v9 Feature Upgrade$1.99
  • Safe + v10 Feature Upgrade$1.99
  • Safe + v11 Feature Upgrade$1.99
  • Safe + v12 Feature Upgrade$1.99
  • Safe + v13 Feature Upgrade$1.99
  • Safe + v14 Feature Upgrade$1.99
  • Safe + v26 Feature Upgrade$1.99
  • Complete Bundle$2.99
None

MarkWell

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Safe + Password Manager free?
Safe + Password Manager costs $2.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is MarkWell free?
MarkWell costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Safe + Password Manager or MarkWell?
MarkWell is rated higher. Safe + Password Manager averages 4.8 out of 5 from 471 ratings, while MarkWell averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Safe + Password Manager or MarkWell have ads?
Neither Safe + Password Manager nor MarkWell shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Safe + Password Manager or MarkWell?
Safe + Password Manager ships an update fortnightly, and MarkWell every 2 weeks. Most recently, Safe + Password Manager was updated on October 20, 2026 and MarkWell on October 3, 2026.

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