Comparison

Quire vs ActiveCollab

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

Head to head
About

Quire

This app helps individuals and teams manage projects and boost productivity. It allows users to capture ideas, break down goals into actionable steps, and visualize workflows. Real-time collaboration features enable seamless teamwork and task management across devices.

Highlights
  • Capture ideas instantly
  • Break down goals into steps
  • Visualize projects with Kanban board
  • Real-time team collaboration
  • Assign tasks and add comments
  • 24/7 sync across devices
Features
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Quire is a new-generation task management and collaboration tool. Whether it's for developing a cool app, launching a new product, or making a masterpiece film, Quire is there to help boost productivity for you and your team. Capture Your Ideas in Seconds Whenever something inspires you, or the lightbulb goes off in your head, you can snap it as words or photos at the right moment and place. Turn Your Plan into Step-by-Step Actions No matter how big or challenging your goal is, you can break it down into as many and as small a step as you need to complete them without losing the big picture. Streamline Your Workflow Visualize your project with Kanban board to stay focused on selected crucial tasks and track the progress. Now you can view your short-term work at a glance and keep everyone from your team on the same page. Collaborate with Your Team in Real Time Share your projects, assign tasks to colleagues or partners, add comments in the app and more, while getting notified of any changes made instantly. Manage Your Tasks, Anytime and Anywhere Add, complete, move or schedule your tasks with a 24/7 sync across all of your devices so you'll never lose track of what's important to you.

About

ActiveCollab

This tool helps organize and manage projects by breaking them into tasks, setting deadlines, and assigning responsibilities. It facilitates team communication and collaboration, allowing users to track progress and receive real-time updates.

Highlights
  • Project organization into tasks
  • Task assignment and deadlines
  • File uploading and sharing
  • Team communication and collaboration
  • Real-time notifications
  • Multiple project views (Kanban, List, Gantt)
  • Time tracking and reporting
Features
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ActiveCollab is THE project management tool that helps you complete your projects within budget and deadline. ORGANIZE & MANAGE • Split your projects into tasks • Set up start and due dates for each task • Assign tasks to the right people • Upload files COMMUNICATE & COLLABORATE • Track a task's progress through comments • Mention team members • Put endless email chains behind you! PLAN & STAY UPDATED • Get a personal to-do list of upcoming assignments • Get real-time notifications • Stay updated on the go But that's not all. Our desktop app offers many more features: • Three project views: Kanban, List, Gantt • Task dependencies and auto rescheduling • Upload files or attach them from G-Drive or Dropbox • Time tracking on tasks and projects • Personal and team timesheet • Workload management • Availability records • Advanced reporting • Invoicing and integration with Quickbooks and Xero Collaborate with your team and clients or use ActiveCollab for personal organisation. Keep the essentials in your pocket, and stay in the loop wherever you are!

Screenshots

Quire4 screens
ActiveCollab4 screens

Verdict

The call

Quire and ActiveCollab both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 84% of Quire's written reviews are positive against 38% of ActiveCollab's. Quire also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On price, rating, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Quire against 4.6 for ActiveCollab. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 104 and 42 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 84% of Quire's written reviews are positive against 38% of ActiveCollab's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Quire ships an update weekly, ActiveCollab every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Quire versus ActiveCollab: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQuireActiveCollab
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (104 ratings) — better4.6 (42 ratings)
Positive reviews84.3% of reviews — better38.1% of reviews
Number of ratings104 — better42
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size88 MB49 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPotixA51 D.O.O.

Customer experience

Quire

All ratings104 ratings
Positive89.4%
Neutral1.9%
Negative8.7%
Written reviews51 reviews
Positive84.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative15.7%

ActiveCollab

All ratings42 ratings
Positive88.1%
Neutral2.4%
Negative9.5%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive38.1%
Neutral9.5%
Negative52.4%

Bugs and requests

Quire

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Nothing loads, 'oops' page
  • Lags when scrolling
  • Recent update doesn't work, app won't open
  • Smart Lists not available from menu
  • Subtasks not clearly hierarchical on Kanban board

Requested features

19 requests
  • AI task breakdown feature
  • Unlimited projects
  • Dark mode
  • Better analytics
  • Integration with GitHub
Show 14 more
  • Change notification tone
  • Time-counter for tasks
  • Checkboxes for quick completion
  • Color code entire Kanban cards
  • Show subtasks hierarchy on Kanban
  • Option to show/hide comments/description on Kanban
  • Text effects buttons in comment box
  • Time tracking
  • Reorganize while in filtered/sorted mode
  • Batch move tasks to tomorrow quickly
  • Organize projects into folders
  • Select multiple tasks to move at once (mobile)
  • Create bunch of subtasks underneath higher level task directly
  • Inherit tags from parent task to child tasks

ActiveCollab

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Quire

No in-app purchases

None

ActiveCollab

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Quire free?
Quire is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ActiveCollab free?
ActiveCollab is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Quire or ActiveCollab?
Quire is rated higher. Quire averages 4.6 out of 5 from 104 ratings, while ActiveCollab averages 4.6 from 42 ratings.
Do Quire or ActiveCollab have ads?
Neither Quire nor ActiveCollab shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Quire or ActiveCollab?
Quire ships an update weekly, and ActiveCollab every 3 weeks. Most recently, Quire was updated on October 12, 2026 and ActiveCollab on October 9, 2026.

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