Comparison

Dropmark vs Plainview

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

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.

Highlights
  • Customizable landing page
  • Chronological feed of followed accounts
  • Full-page story grid
  • Direct messaging
  • No algorithmic suggestions
  • No video autoplay
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Dropmark4 screens
Plainview4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Dropmark sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.00 per month. Plainview asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dropmark ships an update every 6 weeks, Plainview fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Dropmark versus Plainview: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDropmarkPlainview
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (31 ratings)5.0 (14 ratings) — better
Positive reviews68.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings31 — better14
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB38 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperOak Studios, LLCPlainview Social

Customer experience

Dropmark

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

Plainview

All ratings14 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 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
None

Plainview

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dropmark free?
Dropmark is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Plainview free?
Plainview is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Dropmark or Plainview?
Plainview is rated higher. Dropmark averages 4.4 out of 5 from 31 ratings, while Plainview averages 5.0 from 14 ratings.
Do Dropmark or Plainview have ads?
Neither Dropmark nor Plainview shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dropmark or Plainview?
Dropmark ships an update every 6 weeks, and Plainview fortnightly. Most recently, Dropmark was updated on October 24, 2026 and Plainview on October 21, 2026.

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