# MarkNote vs Color Chain

The clearest difference is price: Color Chain at Free against MarkNote's $1.99. Color Chain also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 86%) and ratings volume (16 vs 5). MarkNote's advantage is update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 17 months). On rating, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Color Chain is free to download; MarkNote costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for MarkNote against 4.8 for Color Chain. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 16 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 86% of MarkNote's written reviews are positive against 100% of Color Chain's.

MarkNote ships an update every 4 weeks, Color Chain every 17 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

## The numbers

| Metric | MarkNote | Color Chain |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | $1.99 | **Free** |
| Rating | [4.8 (5 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/marknote-markdown-note/id991297585/reviews) | **[4.8 (16 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/color-chain-color-blending/id1380349513/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | 5 | **16** |
| Positive reviews | 85.7% of reviews | **100.0% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | **Every 4 weeks** | Every 17 months |
| Monetization | Paid | **Free** |
| Size | 63 MB | 32 MB |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | **10.0** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [淑敏 孙](https://appshunter.io/developer/991297584) | [Andrew Wollner](https://appshunter.io/developer/1199110494) |

## What reviewers say

### MarkNote

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/marknote-markdown-note/id991297585)

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:** Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


### Color Chain

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/color-chain-color-blending/id1380349513)

This tool allows creative professionals to blend colors using their iPhone camera. It generates custom color diagrams and archives them for future use, providing RGB, CMYK, or HEX values for each color.

**Highlights:** Camera-based color blending, Custom color diagram generation, Color archiving and curation, RGB, CMYK, HEX value display, Library color toggling

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is MarkNote free?

MarkNote costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Is Color Chain free?

Color Chain is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, MarkNote or Color Chain?

Color Chain is rated higher. MarkNote averages 4.8 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Color Chain averages 4.8 from 16 ratings.

### Do MarkNote or Color Chain have ads?

Neither MarkNote nor Color Chain shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, MarkNote or Color Chain?

MarkNote ships an update every 4 weeks, and Color Chain every 17 months. Most recently, MarkNote was updated on October 24, 2026 and Color Chain on October 24, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*