Comparison

简笔 vs QuickNote

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

Head to head

简笔

Free

📊 Productivity

★ 4.54 ratingsView app →

No Ads note book

About

简笔

Easily add text to images for sharing on social media or saving to your album. Customize fonts, sizes, colors, and line spacing. Supports right-to-left vertical text for a unique visual style.

Highlights

Add text to images
Customize font, size, color
Adjust line spacing
Right-to-left vertical text
Share to WeChat and Weibo
Save to album

Features

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简笔，让你轻松在图片写上文字分享到微信和微博，或者保存到相册中。你可以调整文字字体，大小，颜色和行距，还可以仿照以前文字阅读方式，从右到左竖排显示，让你分享的图文更有逼格。我们还会不断改进产品哦，欢迎联系我们邮箱czh0766@163.com，或关注微信公众号czhapps，谢谢！

About

QuickNote

Features

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SimpleNote is a very convenient note application. It supports recording methods such as text, todo, images, etc. It also supports exporting and sharing note. There are no advertisements within the application, and users can quickly record their thoughts and content.

Screenshots

简笔4 screens

QuickNote4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: 简笔 at none against QuickNote's 3. 简笔 also leads on iOS requirement (7.0 vs 14.0). QuickNote's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months). On price, 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

Both are free to download. QuickNote sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. 简笔 asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

简笔 ships an update every 3 months, QuickNote fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level

简笔 versus QuickNote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	简笔	QuickNote
Price	Free	Free
Rating	4.5 (4 ratings) — better	—
Positive reviews	54.5% of reviews	—
Number of ratings	4 — better	—
Update frequency	Every 3 months	Fortnightly — better
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No — better	Yes
Monetization	Free	—
Devices	iPhone, iPod	iPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS	7.0 — better	14.0
Further details — not scored
Size	9 MB	74 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	Shenzhen Brown Bear Technology Co., LTD	赛清林

In-app purchases

None

简笔

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

QuickNote

One-time3

Premium (500M Cloud)$3.99
Premium (1G Cloud)$6.99
Premium (5G Cloud)$24.99

Questions

Is 简笔 free?

简笔 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is QuickNote free?

QuickNote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

Do 简笔 or QuickNote have ads?

Neither 简笔 nor QuickNote shows ads.

Which is updated more often, 简笔 or QuickNote?

简笔 ships an update every 3 months, and QuickNote fortnightly. Most recently, 简笔 was updated on September 19, 2026 and QuickNote on September 21, 2026.