Comparison

Dropmark vs Ephemera

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Dropmark

Organize links, photos, videos, documents, and notes into visual collections. Collaborate with colleagues or share publicly with a unique link. No sign-up needed for guests.

Highlights
  • Visual collections
  • Organize links, photos, videos, documents, audio, text
  • Private or public sharing
  • Team collaboration
  • Sharable shortlinks
  • Web access for guests
  • Share Extension integration
Features
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All your stuff in one simple, visual place. Completely private and 100% ad free. Organize links, photos, videos, documents, audio, and text notes into visual collections. You control the privacy. Keep your content to yourself, invite colleagues, or go public. Each collection has its own sharable shortlink, accessible on the web. Work privately or invite your team to view and collaborate. Share your work with clients, skipping email noise and social media clutter. No sign up or downloads required for invited guests. Use the Share Extension or drag and drop items to and from your favorite apps. Keep the conversation in one spot. Gather feedback, recommendations, and suggestions from those you invite, right within Dropmark. Then discuss and stay update with your team from the same place. Requires a free Dropmark account. Terms of Use: https://dropmark.com/terms/

About

Ephemera

This app helps you read your saved links before they expire. It sets deadlines for bookmarks, sends reminders, and removes them if not read, encouraging timely engagement with content. Read items are saved for future reference.

Highlights
  • Expiring bookmarks with deadlines
  • Configurable expiration dates
  • Customizable notification reminders
  • Reading statistics
  • Home screen widgets
  • Cross-device syncing
  • Quick saving from other apps
Features
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Do you read your bookmarks? Most of us have aspirations to read them, but few of us ever do. Ephemera makes sure you read everything you save while it's still relevant. Unlike other apps that save bookmarks that stay unread forever, Ephemera sets you a deadline that the bookmark must be read by. Don't worry, you'll be reminded before the deadline expires — but miss it, and that bookmark is gone. It couldn't have been important anyway, right? Anything that you do read is kept around for future reference, too. Expiring bookmarks are what makes Ephemera so special — because it encourages you to read what was important enough to bookmark in the first place, instead of letting it sit in a list that never gets looked at. Long lists of unread bookmarks create anxiety where it has no place, and Ephemera prevents that from happening. Features include: - Configurable default expiration dates for your bookmarks. - Configurable notification reminders so you'll always know before a bookmark expires. - Reading statistics that show how much you're reading and how often bookmarks go unread. - Widgets to put your bookmarks on your Home screen. - Bookmarks that sync across iPhone and iPad. - Keyboard shortcuts for easier bookmark navigation. - Quick and easy saving of bookmarks from within Safari and other apps. - Open Ephemera with a URL on your clipboard and save it as a bookmark with a tap. You can use Ephemera on your iPhone and iPad so your bookmarks are always with you no matter where you are or which device you are using. Ephemera is free to download with an optional Ephemera Premium purchase. Ephemera can be used without it, but a default expiration date will be applied to all bookmarks and notifications will be restricted. We take your privacy very seriously and believe that your data is your own. That’s why Ephemera doesn’t collect any of your personal data whatsoever.

Screenshots

Dropmark4 screens
Ephemera4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Ephemera at 5.0 against Dropmark's 4.4. Ephemera also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 68%). Dropmark's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (31 vs 6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Both are free to download. Dropmark sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.00 per month and Ephemera sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ephemera holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dropmark has 31 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 68% of Dropmark's written reviews are positive against 100% of Ephemera's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dropmark ships an update every 6 weeks, Ephemera every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on August 23, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Dropmark versus Ephemera: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDropmarkEphemera
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (31 ratings)5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews68.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings31 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOak Studios, LLCDeadpan, LLC

Customer experience

Dropmark

All ratings31 ratings
Positive80.6%
Neutral9.7%
Negative9.7%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive68.4%
Neutral10.5%
Negative21.1%

Ephemera

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Dropmark

Subscriptions3
  • Solo (Monthly)$5.001 Month
  • Solo (Lifetime 50% Discount)$24.001 Year
  • Solo (Yearly)$48.001 Year
1 purchases

Ephemera

One-time1
  • Ephemera Premium$2.99

Questions

Is Dropmark free?
Dropmark is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ephemera free?
Ephemera is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Dropmark or Ephemera?
Ephemera is rated higher. Dropmark averages 4.4 out of 5 from 31 ratings, while Ephemera averages 5.0 from 6 ratings.
Do Dropmark or Ephemera have ads?
Neither Dropmark nor Ephemera shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dropmark or Ephemera?
Dropmark ships an update every 6 weeks, and Ephemera every 4 months. Most recently, Dropmark was updated on August 23, 2026 and Ephemera on September 20, 2026.

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