Notes and Folders vs Quiet Clean
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Notes and Folders
Organize your thoughts and memories with this app. Create folders for notes, attach photos, and even keep a dated diary. Secure your entries with password protection and access them easily with widgets and search functionality.
- Organize notes with folders and subfolders
- Attach photos to notes
- Dated diary entries
- Password lock (Passcode, Touch ID, Face ID)
- Widgets for quick access
- Search notes
- Backup to Dropbox, PC, or Mac
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Over 240,000 downloads worldwide! Notes and Folders is a simple notepad that lets you organize notes and photos with folders. You can also lock your notes with a passcode. FOLDERS - Organize your notes with folders - Create folders inside folders NOTES - Attach multiple photos to a note - Character count - Auto-save while editing - Editing buttons: copy & paste, undo, select, and arrow keys - Built-in web browser to add text and screenshots of web pages to your notes DIARY - Write a diary entry for any date - Read a whole month of entries at once OTHERS - Widget - Passcode lock (Face ID and Touch ID supported) - Search notes - Share notes to other apps - Save text and images from other apps (Share Extension) - Theme colors - Adjustable text size - iPad support - Backup with Dropbox - Backup with a computer URL SCHEME notesandfolders:// BACKUP You can back up your notes with Dropbox, or with a computer (Finder on Mac, or the Apple Devices app or iTunes on Windows). For details, see FAQ > "About Backup" in the app's settings. ADS This app shows banner ads, and a full-screen ad only once a day (every 24 hours). Ads are not shown after purchasing ad removal.
Quiet Clean
Build calm, repeatable cleaning routines for a tidy home without the overwhelm of complex task managers. Schedule recurring chores, organize by room, and maintain a clean living space with a simple, focused system.
- Create recurring cleaning tasks
- Built-in chore templates
- Schedule chores daily, weekly, or monthly
- Organize tasks by room
- Simple, distraction-free design
- No accounts required
- Data stays on device
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Quiet Clean is a simple cleaning routine app designed to make household chores feel manageable instead of overwhelming. Instead of complicated task managers or endless lists, Quiet Clean helps you build calm, repeatable cleaning routines so your home stays organized without stress. Create recurring chores, schedule cleaning tasks, and maintain a tidy living space using a simple, focused system. Perfect for people who want a cleaner home but dislike complicated productivity apps. FEATURES • Create recurring cleaning tasks • Choose from built-in chore templates • Schedule chores daily, weekly, or monthly • Organize tasks by room • Simple, distraction-free design • No accounts required • Data stays on your device Quiet Clean focuses on simplicity and calm structure so you can maintain your home without guilt, pressure, or complicated systems. SUBSCRIPTION Quiet Clean offers an optional subscription for Full Access. $1.99 per month Subscriptions automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current billing period. You can manage or cancel your subscription at any time in your Apple ID account settings. Privacy Policy: https://quietclean.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://quietclean.app/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Quiet Clean at 5.0 against Notes and Folders's 4.5. Quiet Clean also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 weeks). Notes and Folders's advantage is ratings volume (302 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Notes and Folders sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Quiet Clean sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Quiet Clean holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Notes and Folders has 302 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Notes and Folders's written reviews are positive against 100% of Quiet Clean's.
Notes and Folders ships an update every 3 weeks, Quiet Clean every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Notes and Folders | Quiet Clean |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (302 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 302 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | KinkumaDesign | Edward LARSEN |
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Notes and Folders
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In-app purchases
Notes and Folders
- Remove Ads$3.99
Quiet Clean
- Quiet Clean Premium$1.991 Month
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