Dropmark vs Plainview
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Visual collections
- Organize links, photos, videos, documents, audio, text
- Private or public sharing
- Team collaboration
- Sharable shortlinks
- Web access for guests
- Share Extension integration
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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/
Plainview
This app provides a focused social media experience by filtering out distracting content like Reels and algorithmic suggestions. It prioritizes posts from accounts you follow, offering a cleaner way to view stories and messages.
- Customizable landing page
- Chronological feed of followed accounts
- Full-page story grid
- Direct messaging
- No algorithmic suggestions
- No video autoplay
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Plainview is Instagram with your friends front and center, and without the machinery that competes for your attention. No Reels, no Explore, no algorithm trying to keep you scrolling. Sign in with your own Instagram account, on Instagram's real login page, and get an intentional version of the service you already use. WHAT YOU GET - A customizable landing page and default feed of only the accounts you follow, with newest posts first - Stories, upgraded from a thin strip to a full-page grid - Direct messages - Search, profiles, likes, and comments - No Reels, no Explore, no suggested posts, no video autoplay HOW IT WORKS Plainview loads instagram.com and applies local filters on your device with nothing sitting between you and Instagram. Your credentials go directly to Instagram, never to us. Plainview collects no data. Requires an existing Instagram account. WHAT'S MISSING Reels and Explore are gone by design. Notifications aren't supported yet, and in-app posting is limited to Instagram's basic web tools (see plainviewsocial.com/faq for what's different and the setup we recommend). Check in, see your friends' posts and stories, answer your messages, and close the app. That's the point. Plainview is an independent app. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Instagram or Meta. Instagram is a trademark of Meta Platforms, Inc.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Plainview at 5.0 against Dropmark's 4.4. Plainview also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and review sentiment (100% vs 68%). Dropmark's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.4). On price, ratings volume and ads 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
Both are free to download. Dropmark sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.00 per month. Plainview asks for nothing beyond the download.
Plainview holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 31 and 14 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 68% of Dropmark's written reviews are positive against 100% of Plainview's.
Dropmark ships an update every 6 weeks, Plainview fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dropmark | Plainview |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (31 ratings) | 5.0 (14 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 68.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 31 — better | 14 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Oak Studios, LLC | Plainview Social |
Customer experience
Dropmark
Plainview
In-app purchases
Dropmark
- Solo (Monthly)$5.001 Month
- Solo (Lifetime 50% Discount)$24.001 Year
- Solo (Yearly)$48.001 Year
Plainview
No in-app purchases









