Fast Notes vs Daftar
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Fast Notes
This app offers a modern approach to note-taking and list-making using intuitive gesture controls. It aims to replace traditional pen and paper methods with a digital solution available on Apple devices.
- Gesture-based controls
- Note-taking
- To-do lists
- Digital replacement for pen and paper
- Available on iPhone and iPad
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Fast Notes is the fastest way to write notes and to-do lists. Create a note in seconds and manage everything with simple, natural gestures: pull down to add a new note, swipe right to mark it as done, swipe left to delete it, and pinch two notes apart to insert one in between. WHAT'S NEW • Home Screen widget: see your notes at a glance and check them off without even opening the app • Search: find any note in an instant • Reminders: get a notification for a note at the time you choose • Quick action: start a new note right from the app icon AND MORE • 7 color themes to choose from • Icon badge showing how many things are left to do • Sounds and haptic feedback • Works offline: your notes stay on your device • Great on both iPhone and iPad Put down pen and paper — try Fast Notes now, it's free!
Daftar
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Daftar is your calm, private home for everything worth keeping. Save a link, tweet, video, PDF, image, or a quick note — in a single tap from any app. Daftar quietly reads each save, writes a short summary, adds tags, and files it into your spaces, so your library organizes itself. Then find and use what you saved: • Silent capture — share to Daftar from anywhere, or save on the web with the browser extension. It appears in your library in seconds. • Auto-organized — AI tags and files every save into spaces you create. No folders to babysit. • A real reader — open articles, PDFs, and books with adjustable type, highlights, and reading progress. Pick up where you left off. • Search that understands — find by keyword or by meaning across your whole library. • Chat with your library — ask questions and get answers grounded in what you saved, with sources. • Serendipity — resurface forgotten saves and rediscover what matters. • Plan — turn intentions into spaces, goals, and simple checklists. • Bilingual and right-to-left — a first-class Arabic and English experience. • Yours and private — no ads, no tracking, synced across your devices. Daftar is built to feel quiet and considered: your content is the hero, and the app gets out of the way. Sign in with Apple or Google to start. Your library is private to your account. Support: https://yourdaftar.com/support Privacy Policy: https://yourdaftar.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Daftar at none against Fast Notes's shown. Daftar also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 6 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Fast Notes ships an update every 6 months, Daftar weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Fast Notes | Daftar |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (16 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Emanuele Floris | Abdulrahman Alzahrani |
In-app purchases
Fast Notes
No in-app purchases
Daftar
No in-app purchases









