Comparison

MarkNote vs iFiles

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

Head to head
About

MarkNote

Create and manage markdown notes with rich formatting, image embedding, and code snippets. Sync across Apple devices via iCloud and access notes from any web browser. Publish notes as blog posts or share them easily.

Highlights
  • Markdown editing with live preview
  • Embed photos, images, and code snippets
  • iCloud synchronization across devices
  • Web browser access for notes
  • Publish notes as blog posts
  • Graph view for note relations
Features
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Take notes with markdown. Sync notes into iCloud. Access your documents with any of your mac or iOS devices. Share your notes with your friend. You can easily embed photos, format text, create tables, send rich formatted mail message, and share and edit notes from any devices. FEATURES - Embed photos and images into note - Live preview while writing - Auto save - Send mail with rich format - Swipe to delete a note - Syntax highlighting - Embed code snippets and mathematics formulas - Click to update the task status in todo list - Review and edit your notes from any web browsers or smart devices - Sync your notes into iCloud drive, and share with all your devices. You can read and edit your notes with marknote app on iPhone/iPad or marknotes on mac - Publish your note as blog posts - Import web page shared from apps like mobile safari, save in markdown format, so that you can read it later or edit it later - graph view, visualize notes relations You have complete control to your data. SUPPORT If you have any feedback or questions, reach us by mail at marknote@aliyun.com

About

iFiles

Organize, view, and transfer files on your iPhone with this powerful manager. It supports various formats, including archives and documents, and offers wireless transfer capabilities. Enhance your images with annotation tools while keeping your data secure.

Highlights
  • File browsing and management
  • Multi-format file viewer
  • ZIP/RAR archive support
  • WiFi file transfer
  • Image annotation
  • Privacy protection
Features
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iFiles is a powerful file manager for iPhone and iPad that helps you browse, view, and organize files on your device — plus a growing set of handy tools for everyday tasks. It supports photos, videos, PDFs, ZIP and RAR archives, and includes free Wi-Fi file transfer. Key Features: • File Browsing & Management Quickly view, sort, and organize files and folders. Search across all your folders to find any file in seconds. Multi-select to share, move, or delete in batches. • Multi-format Viewer Preview images, videos, PDFs, text, and documents — and browse inside ZIP / RAR archives. • Free Wi-Fi Transfer Move files between your computer and iPhone wirelessly — just open a browser. No cable, no account. • Document Scanner Scan paper documents into clean PDFs. • Merge & Split PDF Combine multiple PDFs and images into one — or extract, reorder, rotate and delete pages, and split a PDF into separate files. • Compress PDF Shrink oversized PDFs so they're easy to send and share. • Protect PDF Add a password to a PDF, or remove one you can unlock. • Make ZIP Compress files and folders into a ZIP archive, and unzip archives you receive. • Clean Photo Metadata Remove hidden GPS location, device model, and capture time from photos before you share them. • Vault Lock private files behind Face ID and hide them from your normal file list. • Web Link to PDF Save any web page as a PDF for offline reading. • Mark Up Images Draw and add simple notes to images. • Privacy First All your files stay on your device. Nothing is uploaded. • Sign PDF — draw your signature once, save it for reuse, and place it right where it belongs. iFiles has been on the App Store for years and is trusted by users worldwide for simple, reliable file management. ---------------------- iFiles Pro Subscription iFiles is free to use. The following advanced features require an iFiles Pro subscription or a one-time lifetime purchase: · Document Scanner (save) · Link to PDF (save) · Vault (add files) · Image Metadata (EXIF/GPS) Cleaner (save) · PDF Merger (save) · Zip Maker (save) Available plans (auto-renewing): · Monthly: US$4.99 / month · Yearly: US$19.99 / year (approx. US$1.67 / month) · Lifetime (one-time purchase): US$49.99 Subscription terms: · Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. · Subscriptions automatically renew within 24 hours before the end of the current period at the same price, unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. · You can manage or cancel subscriptions in Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions on your device. Cancellation takes effect at the end of the current billing period. · No refund is provided for the unused portion of the current period. Privacy Policy: https://ifiles.app/privacy/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://ifiles.app/terms/

Screenshots

MarkNote4 screens
iFiles4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: iFiles at Free against MarkNote's $1.99. iFiles also leads on ratings volume (246 vs 5). MarkNote's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 3.7) and in-app purchases (none vs 4). 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

iFiles is free to download; MarkNote costs $1.99 up front. iFiles sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. MarkNote asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MarkNote holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iFiles has 246 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of MarkNote's written reviews are positive against 52% of iFiles's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MarkNote ships an update every 3 weeks, iFiles fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
MarkNote versus iFiles: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMarkNoteiFiles
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (5 ratings) — better3.7 (246 ratings)
Positive reviews85.7% of reviews — better51.6% of reviews
Number of ratings5246 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer淑敏 孙阳辉 刘

Customer experience

MarkNote

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%

iFiles

All ratings246 ratings
Positive65.4%
Neutral5.3%
Negative29.3%
Written reviews64 reviews
Positive51.6%
Neutral9.4%
Negative39.1%

Bugs and requests

MarkNote

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

iFiles

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Actual change is on different line than cursor
  • Localhost browser not connecting
  • Cannot open page
  • App acting funny with unreadable menus

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add Russian language
  • Add more file extensions
  • Fix bug with data modification
  • Add French translation
  • Add English translation

In-app purchases

None

MarkNote

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

iFiles

Subscriptions2
  • iFiles Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • iFiles Pro Yearly3 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time2
  • 3-Day Pro Pass$1.99
  • iFiles Pro$49.99

Questions

Is MarkNote free?
MarkNote costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is iFiles free?
iFiles is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, MarkNote or iFiles?
MarkNote is rated higher. MarkNote averages 4.8 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while iFiles averages 3.7 from 246 ratings.
Do MarkNote or iFiles have ads?
Neither MarkNote nor iFiles shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MarkNote or iFiles?
MarkNote ships an update every 3 weeks, and iFiles fortnightly. Most recently, MarkNote was updated on September 29, 2026 and iFiles on September 22, 2026.

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