MarkNote vs Stellar Lists
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
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.
- Save movies and TV shows
- Track streaming service availability
- Rate restaurants and bars
- Share lists with friends
- Crowd-sourced recommendations
- Curate personal watchlists
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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/
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
MarkNote ships an update every 4 weeks, Stellar Lists fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MarkNote | Stellar Lists |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 85.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Freemium — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 63 MB | 60 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 淑敏 孙 | Nebullar LLC |
Customer experience
MarkNote
Stellar Lists
In-app purchases
MarkNote
No in-app purchases
Stellar Lists
- Stellar Premium Monthly$2.791 Month
- Stellar Premium Yearly$27.901 Year









