Comparison

QckMail vs SelfNote

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

Head to head
About

QckMail

Send quick notes to yourself via email with this fast and simple application. It remembers your input even if interrupted or offline. Designed for on-the-go use, it requires minimal setup.

Highlights
  • Email notes to yourself
  • Fast and simple interface
  • Offline note saving
  • Remembers unsent input
  • Minimal setup required
Features
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Set your email address only once, and you're ready to send very fast notes to yourself. We focused on building a small, easy to use, very fast app. The app will remember what you wrote in case you get cut off by something in real-life, or in case Internet connection dies. We built this app because we needed it, super-useful on the go! :) For any feedback, hate or love messages, feel free to reach us at qckmail@exevio.com

About

SelfNote

Capture ideas, reminders, and links by sending them directly to your email inbox. Supports text, audio, photos, and drawings, with extensions for seamless sharing from other apps. New features include Apple Watch integration and home screen widgets for quick access.

Highlights
  • Send notes via email
  • Attach text, audio, photos, drawings
  • Browser extensions for quick sharing
  • Apple Watch app for wrist capture
  • Home screen widgets for quick actions
  • On-device AI for subject lines and categorization
  • Speech-to-text dictation
Features
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With SelfNote, you can quickly write notes, reminders or bookmark links from your browser and send them to your own email. The concept is to send notes to self and receive them in the email inbox to be read or managed at a later time. With just a few taps and its quick share to self functions, you can create a new note and send it directly to your email inbox. This makes it easy to capture ideas and thoughts as they occur to you, without having to worry about forgetting them later on. SelfNote allows you to not only write text notes but also to add quick audio recordings, dictate to notes, drawings, and photos as notes. Additionally, you can use one of the extensions available for sending a reminder to self in the form of a link to a website, a photo, or a document (including PDFs) while browsing the internet or using any other app. KEY FEATURES - Apple Watch App: Capture notes from your wrist. Dictate text, record audio, or send quick phrases instantly. Your Watch syncs with your iPhone automatically. - Home Screen Widgets: Quick Actions for one-tap compose, dictate, or record. Quick Send to fire off pre-written phrases without opening the app. Recent Notes to see your latest notes at a glance. - Multiple Recipients: Add up to 10 email addresses and choose which ones receive your notes. Pro subscribers can send to up to 3 recipients simultaneously. - On-Device AI (Pro, iOS 26+): Smart Subject generates email subject lines from your note. Auto-Categorization tags your notes. Action Items detects tasks and highlights them. All processing happens on your device. - Speech-to-Text Dictation: Speak your notes with real-time transcription for hands-free capture. - Custom Note Subjects: Set a custom email subject line for any note. - Improved Note History: Gallery and list views, search, filters by color, type, or attachment. - Siri and Shortcuts: Send notes with Siri or build workflows with the Shortcuts app. - Available in 8 Languages: English, Spanish, French, German, Japanese, Chinese (Simplified), Portuguese (Brazilian), and Italian. Whether you're looking to organize your work tasks, read an article later, plan a vacation, remember something, or simply jot down your thoughts as they occur to you, SelfNote has everything you need to stay on top of your thoughts. Overall, SelfNote is a versatile tool that helps you to easily create and manage reminders and notes, making it an essential app for anyone who wants to stay organised and on top of their tasks. Terms and Conditions: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

QckMail4 screens
SelfNote4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: SelfNote at Free against QckMail's $0.99. SelfNote also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and update cadence (monthly vs every 12 months). QckMail's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ratings volume (32 vs 5). On ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

SelfNote is free to download; QckMail costs $0.99 up front. SelfNote sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. QckMail asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SelfNote holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: QckMail has 32 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

QckMail ships an update every 12 months, SelfNote monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and June 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
QckMail versus SelfNote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQckMailSelfNote
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.0 (32 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews56.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings32 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 12 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFreemium — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperExevio Ltd.Makai Labs Srl

Customer experience

QckMail

All ratings32 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral3.1%
Negative21.9%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive56.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative43.8%

SelfNote

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

QckMail

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

SelfNote

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly - Unlimited access$1.991 Month
  • Unlimited access7 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Lifetime$29.99

Questions

Is QckMail free?
QckMail costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is SelfNote free?
SelfNote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, QckMail or SelfNote?
SelfNote is rated higher. QckMail averages 4.0 out of 5 from 32 ratings, while SelfNote averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do QckMail or SelfNote have ads?
Neither QckMail nor SelfNote shows ads.
Which is updated more often, QckMail or SelfNote?
QckMail ships an update every 12 months, and SelfNote monthly. Most recently, QckMail was updated on September 10, 2026 and SelfNote on June 13, 2026.

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