Audio Note Widget vs Marky Notes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Audio Note Widget
Quickly record and play audio notes directly from your home or today screen. Add titles, customize appearance, and access voice memos for reminders or personal messages. Compatible with iOS 14 widgets and supports dark mode.
- Home screen widgets
- Record and play audio notes
- Customizable titles and appearance
- iOS 14 widget compatible
- Dark mode support
- Easy to use interface
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Thanks to this application (and the other Widget apps from PacoLabs), you can now customize the Home screen and the Today view of your device, by adding custom widgets for some specific purposes. From anywhere in your device, you'll have access to your own information and actions. Each Audio Note widget allows to record and play an audio note. This is the quickest way to record and play some voice recordings to remember the things that you might forget. Where did you park? what was the code to open the door? what did you had to remember? You can also have a recorded message of the person you like, always with you. A title can be added, and look can be customized. If necessary, you can hide the record button in the Today view (to avoid any unwanted change). Those Widgets are compatible with the new iOS 14 Home Screen Widgets. The application is really easy to use and is adapted to the fresh look of your device. Dark mode of iOS13 is supported. In Today view: You can add as many widgets as you want and they will be displayed in up to 3 different lists. Those same lists will be available in the Today view and in the application (although it is possible, if you want, to hide some widgets in the Today view). To avoid overloading the Today view, when too many widgets are displayed, an intuitive control will allow you to navigate from one widget to another. Even if the main purpose of the app is to view the widgets in the Today view, it can also be very handy to view them directly in the application (a long press on a widget in the Today view will open it directly in the main application).
Marky Notes
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Marky Notes is a simple notes app with the following features: • Uses the markdown format to allow for more formatting/structuring of your notes. • Uses a classic folder structure to use your notes later on any device. • Export your notes to a zip file or cloud
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Marky Notes at Free against Audio Note Widget's $0.99. Audio Note Widget's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On update cadence, 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
Marky Notes is free to download; Audio Note Widget costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Audio Note Widget ships an update every 6 months, Marky Notes every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Audio Note Widget | Marky Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Francis Bonnin | Dejan Boras |
In-app purchases
Audio Note Widget
No in-app purchases
Marky Notes
No in-app purchases
