QuickNotes X vs Drawing Memo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
QuickNotes X
This app offers a fluid and precise note-taking experience with a custom vector ink engine, voice recording synced to writing, and ML-powered shape recognition. Organize notes with notebooks and folders, protect them with passwords and biometrics, and sync seamlessly across devices via iCloud. Mark up PDFs and presentations, and customize your notes with various tools and templates.
- Vector ink engine for fluid writing
- Voice recording synced to notes
- ML-powered shape recognition
- Notebook and folder organization
- Password and biometric protection
- PDF and presentation annotation
- iCloud sync across devices
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ESCAPE THE LIMITS OF PHYSICAL PAPER • Experience a fluid, precise and natural note taking experience powered by the unparalleled performance of QuickNotes X custom vector ink engine; • Choose your drawing style with numerous included tools, such as fountain and ballpoint pen; • Freely customize your stroke color as well as line thickness and pressure sensitivity; • Record and play back lectures with Voice Recording: your writing will be synced to the audio! • Draw perfect shapes and straight lines thanks to automatic, ML-powered shape recognition; • Move, resize, rotate and zoom your handwriting to take notes like a pro; • Never run out of paper: swipe to the next page and a new page will be created if needed! • Take perfect notes with your Apple Pencil, Logitech Crayon or other capacitive styluses. ORGANIZE & PROTECT YOUR THOUGHTS • Never lose your notes again thanks to the powerful organization provided by QuickNotes X; • Create Notebooks to organize your notes; • Add unlimited Folders & Subfolders to group your Notebooks; • Lock individual Notebooks and Folders with a Password to protect your thoughts from prying eyes; • Unlock protected notebooks using Face ID, Touch ID or by entering your Password; • Rearrange your Notebooks and Folders however you like to make sure they are always in the correct order. SEAMLESSLY SYNC TO ALL YOUR DEVICES • Seamlessly back up & sync your notebooks and folders to all your devices thanks to iCloud; • Write once, edit anywhere: when iCloud Sync is active all your content is automatically available on all your devices; • Use the native Mac app to view your notes on the bigger screen and edit them right on your computer. MARK UP & WRITE ON PDFs, SLIDES AND MORE • Import and edit PDFs, PowerPoint presentations more; • Annotate documents on your device with all the tools available, including fountain & ballpoint pen, highlighter and shape recognition; • Open notes and documents side-by-side on your iPad for maximum flexibility; • Quickly export your notes as images, PDF or QuickNotes X Documents for easy sharing ENDLESS CUSTOMIZATION FOR YOUR CREATIVITY • Create an unlimited number of presets for stroke color and line thickness to always have the right one ready at your fingertips; • Choose between Dual or Single Bar Mode to take notes with the maximum level of flexibility and customizability; • Choose to erase entire strokes on only some parts thanks to the new Precision and Whole Stroke Erasers; • Use the Lasso tool to cut, copy, paste or delete groups of strokes or entire pages; • Customize the look of your Notebooks and Folders by choosing from more than 80 options; • Make each notebook cover yours: the Notebook cover is now fully editable so you can draw on it! • Choose the right paper template for your Notebooks, such as Blank Paper, Cornell Paper, Chemistry Paper, Engineering Grid Paper, Music Paper and more! TYPE AND WRITE ANYWHERE • Add Text Boxes anywhere in a page to start typing, with plenty of customization options for color, font style and size, available right at your fingertips in the new Tool Bar; • Move, rotate and scale text boxes to never run out of space; • Combine handwritten notes with typed content and annotate or highlight key words in your Text Boxes; AND THERE IS EVEN MORE! • Swipe left or right to quickly move to the previous or next page in the notebook; • Quickly jump to any page in the Notebook by using the Notes List menu in the Note Editor; • Customize any new page you create thanks to the new "New Page" menu in the Editor; • Create a QuickNotebook to always have a fresh new page when you open the app; • Changing the paper template for a single page or the entire Notebook is only one tap away; QuickNotes X: Note-Taking, Made Easy. Website: https://www.quicknotesx.com Twitter: @QuickNotesX Instagram: @quicknotesx ----------- Privacy Policy: https://www.quicknotesx.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula
Drawing Memo
Quickly jot down notes and sketches with a variety of pen colors. Save and share your creations easily via email or social media. A paid plan offers a trash can function for restoring deleted memos.
- Handwritten memo creation
- Variety of pen colors
- Drawing capabilities
- Save to camera roll
- Share to SNS and email
- Trash can function (paid)
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- Quick and easy memo by handwriting Simple design for quick memos. A wide variety of pen colors! You can also draw a little. - Save to Camera Roll and Share to SNS Easy to save and share from within the app. You can easily save and share your work from within the app, or attach it to an email. - Equipped with a trash can function You can restore memos that have been accidentally deleted (paid plan). Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version) If you have any questions, comments, or requests If you have any problems, comments, or requests, please contact us via App > Settings > Contact Us. We are planning to update the app with new features and additions, so we will keep you updated. >Terms of use https://www.stellaxia.com/userpolicy >Privacy policy https://www.stellaxia.com/privacypolicy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Drawing Memo at 100% against QuickNotes X's 38%. Drawing Memo also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.3). QuickNotes X's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (3.8K vs 7). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. QuickNotes X sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 3 months and Drawing Memo sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Drawing Memo holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: QuickNotes X has 3.8K ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 38% of QuickNotes X's written reviews are positive against 100% of Drawing Memo's.
QuickNotes X ships an update every 5 weeks, Drawing Memo monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | QuickNotes X | Drawing Memo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (3.8K ratings) | 4.7 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 38.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3.8K — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 354 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alessandro Sassi | Shiho Sadamizu |
Customer experience
QuickNotes X
Drawing Memo
Bugs and requests
QuickNotes X
Reported bugs
4 issues- Notes randomly disappearing or becoming corrupted
- Pen input not registering correctly or lagging
- Unexpected page flipping or navigation issues
- Syncing problems between devices
Requested features
5 requests- Add text typing option for those with poor handwriting
- Implement cloud sync and cross-device access
- Include more customization options like templates and colors
- Improve shape recognition and drawing tools
- Allow rearranging and organizing of pages/notebooks
Drawing Memo
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
QuickNotes X
- Cloud & ML Pack$0.993 Months
- Covers Pack$0.99
- Templates Pack$0.99
- QuickNotes X AI: 50000 Tokens$0.99
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- QuickNotes X AI: 100000 Tokens$1.99
- Notebooks & Folders Pack$2.99
- Tools Pack$2.99
- QuickNotes X AI: 300000 Tokens$3.99
- QuickNotes X Pro$4.99
- Pro Pack$5.99
- QuickNotes X AI: 500000 Tokens$5.99
Drawing Memo
- Pro Version$4.99
Questions
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