Comparison

MarkNote vs Stellar Lists

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

Stellar Lists

Save and share lists of movies, TV shows, restaurants, and bars. Discover new content through friends and track streaming service availability. Offers premium features for enhanced organization.

Highlights
  • Save movies and TV shows
  • Track streaming service availability
  • Rate restaurants and bars
  • Share lists with friends
  • Crowd-sourced recommendations
  • Curate personal watchlists
Features
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The ultimate watchlist - save everything, share your world. Movies - TV Shows - Restaurants - Bars - Books - Video Games Stellar is the one-stop app for keeping track of what you love. Save movies and tv shows you want to watch, and restaurants you've heard are great. Add your friends and Stellar becomes a crowd-sourced bulletin board of all the latest and greatest. Reviews are visible only to your friends, so rate everything guilt-free. Track movies and shows as they move between streaming services, and keep an eye on which services might no longer be worth the money. Rate restaurants and bars anywhere in the US. Stellar offers more features as part of a premium subscription. See here for the EULA terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

MarkNote4 screens
Stellar Lists4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Stellar Lists at Free against MarkNote's $1.99. Stellar Lists also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). MarkNote's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On ratings volume, update cadence, ads 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

Stellar Lists is free to download; MarkNote costs $1.99 up front. Stellar Lists sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.79 per month. MarkNote asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Stellar Lists holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MarkNote ships an update every 4 weeks, Stellar Lists fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
MarkNote versus Stellar Lists: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMarkNoteStellar Lists
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (5 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews85.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFreemium — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB60 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer淑敏 孙Nebullar LLC

Customer experience

MarkNote

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

Stellar Lists

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

MarkNote

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Stellar Lists

Subscriptions2
  • Stellar Premium Monthly$2.791 Month
  • Stellar Premium Yearly$27.901 Year

Questions

Is MarkNote free?
MarkNote costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Stellar Lists free?
Stellar Lists is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, MarkNote or Stellar Lists?
Stellar Lists is rated higher. MarkNote averages 4.8 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Stellar Lists averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do MarkNote or Stellar Lists have ads?
Neither MarkNote nor Stellar Lists shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MarkNote or Stellar Lists?
MarkNote ships an update every 4 weeks, and Stellar Lists fortnightly. Most recently, MarkNote was updated on November 1, 2026 and Stellar Lists on November 3, 2026.

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