MarkNote vs BasicTaskNotes
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
BasicTaskNotes
Create and organize task lists and notes to enhance productivity. Keep your to-dos and important information neatly arranged in folders for easy access.
- Create task lists
- Create notes
- Organize tasks and notes in folders
- Stay organized
- Enhance productivity
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BasicTaskNotes provides users with the ability to stay organized and on task by creating task lists and notes and keeping them organized in folders.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: BasicTaskNotes at 5.0 against MarkNote's 4.8. BasicTaskNotes also leads on price ($0.99 vs $1.99). MarkNote's advantage is ratings volume (5 vs 1). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
MarkNote costs $1.99 and BasicTaskNotes $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
BasicTaskNotes holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MarkNote has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | MarkNote | BasicTaskNotes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | $0.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 85.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 63 MB | 68 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 淑敏 孙 | Peter Roach |
Customer experience
MarkNote
BasicTaskNotes
In-app purchases
MarkNote
No in-app purchases
BasicTaskNotes
No in-app purchases









