Comparison

MarkNote vs DearWiki

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

DearWiki

Features
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DearWiki is a local-first notebook and personal wiki for notes, tasks, daily plans, research, and connected ideas. Write in portable Markdown, capture from the share sheet, find backlinks on the knowledge map, organize readable structured views, and export a complete ZIP whenever you want. Attachment OCR runs on the device. No DearWiki account is required. Optional WebDAV sync uses a server you choose.

Screenshots

MarkNote4 screens
DearWiki3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: DearWiki at Free against MarkNote's $1.99. DearWiki also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 3 weeks). On ads, in-app purchases, 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

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MarkNote ships an update every 3 weeks, DearWiki every 8 days. Both last shipped on October 14, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
MarkNote versus DearWiki: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMarkNoteDearWiki
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews85.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer淑敏 孙Pedro Brannum

In-app purchases

None

MarkNote

No in-app purchases

None

DearWiki

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MarkNote free?
MarkNote costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is DearWiki free?
DearWiki is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do MarkNote or DearWiki have ads?
Neither MarkNote nor DearWiki shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MarkNote or DearWiki?
MarkNote ships an update every 3 weeks, and DearWiki every 8 days. Most recently, MarkNote was updated on October 14, 2026 and DearWiki on October 14, 2026.

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