Comparison

Note To Self Mail vs Quick Notes & Draft

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

Head to head

Note To Self Mail

Fastest notes taking to email

Free

📊 Productivity

★ 4.8374 ratingsView app →

Quick Notes & Draft

Self Note taking like Chat

Free

📊 Productivity

★ 4.6247 ratingsView app →

About

Note To Self Mail

Quickly capture your thoughts and send them directly to your inbox. This app integrates with popular to-do list applications, streamlining your workflow by sending notes via email. It offers basic note-taking with advanced features available in the pro version.

Highlights

Send notes directly to inbox
Integrates with Trello, Evernote, etc.
Attach photos (pro)
Create sketches (pro)
Attach audio notes (pro)
Scan documents (pro)

Features

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"Note To Self Mail" is the fastest app for your notes. You can send your notes directly into your inbox, fast and without much effort and detours. "Note To Self Mail" was designed to support mail import for your favorite todo apps like Trello, Evernote, Wunderlist, Any.do, Todoist and many more. The app is not intended to manage your notes, but it offers everything you expect from a note app: - Writing notes - Attaching photos or files (pro version) - Creating sketches (pro version) - Attach audio notes (pro version) - Scan documents (Pro-Version) To make things easier and more flexible: you can use different e-mail addresses as recipients and connect to your own e-mail account for sending. Suggestions or feedback? support@note2selfmail.app Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Quick Notes & Draft

Capture thoughts, links, and to-do lists effortlessly. Organize your notes with hashtags for easy retrieval and set reminders with a single click. Export your notes to Apple Files or other locations.

Highlights

Auto-paste copied text
Hashtag organization
Export notes to files
Convert notes to reminders
Contribute to app translation

Features

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nanonote - Write freely and organize with #hashtags to filter your notes. People use Nanonote for saving links, creating to-do lists, daily journaling, tracking expenses, and more. Features: - Copy text from any app and just open the nanonote it will automatically paste it in the input box. So just copy from anywhere and enjoy the magic - While writing notes adds Hashtags to organise notes for future use. - Export Note: You can export all your note to a file, save them on Apple files or wherever you want. (Setting > Export Note) - Improved reminder: With one click you can convert your note to a reminder. In the current version, you can choose when to set an alert (Long press on any note to start Reminder) - Contribution to app translation: Currently we support Chinese & English, from now on anyone can contribute to app translation (Setting > App translation)

Screenshots

Note To Self Mail3 screens

Quick Notes & Draft4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Note To Self Mail at none against Quick Notes & Draft's shown. Note To Self Mail also leads on review sentiment (90% vs 56%) and rating (4.8 vs 4.6). Quick Notes & Draft's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks). On price, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Note To Self Mail sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per year and Quick Notes & Draft sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Note To Self Mail holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 374 and 247 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 90% of Note To Self Mail's written reviews are positive against 56% of Quick Notes & Draft's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Note To Self Mail ships an update every 6 weeks, Quick Notes & Draft fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level

Note To Self Mail versus Quick Notes & Draft: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Note To Self Mail	Quick Notes & Draft
Price	Free	Free
Rating	4.8 (374 ratings) — better	4.6 (247 ratings)
Positive reviews	90.2% of reviews — better	55.6% of reviews
Number of ratings	374 — better	247
Update frequency	Every 6 weeks	Fortnightly — better
Ads	No — better	Yes
In-app purchases	Yes	Yes
Monetization	Free with in-app purchases	Free with in-app purchases
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod	iPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS	12.0 — better	14.0
Further details — not scored
Size	85 MB	38 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	Mathias Lipowski	Santu Dey

Customer experience

Note To Self Mail

All ratings374 ratings

Positive96.3%

Neutral0.0%

Negative3.7%

Written reviews122 reviews

Positive90.2%

Neutral1.6%

Negative8.2%

Quick Notes & Draft

All ratings247 ratings

Positive90.3%

Neutral3.2%

Negative6.5%

Written reviews54 reviews

Positive55.6%

Neutral13.0%

Negative31.5%

User reviews

Note To Self Mail

From 374 App Store ratings

What we love

🚀 Extremely fast and quick to use
👍 Simple and intuitive interface
⚙️ Highly customizable settings and options
🔒 Secure SMTP-based email delivery
📧 Seamless email integration with multiple accounts

Room to improve

🐛 Google OAuth authentication issues
🔐 Requires SMTP server configuration (technical barrier)
⚠️ Occasional reliability issues after extended use
📱 Limited Apple Watch support
🌐 Browser sharing functionality sometimes fails

Quick Notes & Draft

From 247 App Store ratings

What we love

👍 Simple and intuitive interface
💡 Unique message-style display
👍 Easy to organize with hashtags
🚀 Quick note-taking and editing
☁️ Automatic cloud sync (iCloud)

Room to improve

🐛 Frequent crashes and instability
🐛 Notes disappearing or being deleted
🐛 Entry box issues (no keyboard)
🐛 Scan feature not working or unclear availability
🐛 Inconsistent hashtag functionality (language, changes)

Bugs and requests

Note To Self Mail

Reported bugs

7 issues

Google OAuth doesn't work properly
Messages stuck in outbox with Google authentication
App stops working after several weeks of use
Safari share extension crashes or fails silently
Browser sharing shows grey rectangle and fails

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Music playback stops when sending notes
Exchange server incompatibility

Requested features

8 requests

Scheduled/delayed send functionality
Apple Watch native app
Document scanning with PDF export
YouTube title preservation in sharing
iOS 26 UI updates

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Improved browser extension performance
Pop-up interface option instead of full screen
Better Exchange server support

Quick Notes & Draft

Reported bugs

17 issues

Entry box doesn't work, especially after clicking tags or expanding notes
App crashes frequently, especially when saving or deleting notes
Notes disappear or are deleted unexpectedly
Scan feature not working or its availability is unclear
Hashtag functionality is broken (doesn't update, doesn't work with non-English)

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Premium purchase button is hidden below the screen on iPhone SE
Ads are still shown after purchasing premium
App crashes upon opening or after adding the first note
Welcome note cannot be deleted
App crashes when trying to upgrade to premium
Entry box shows paste function but no keyboard
Scan function doesn't work
App crashes when saving or deleting a note
App crashes when opening
Premium notifications continue after purchase
Button for upgrade doesn't fit screen on iPhone SE
Graphic displayed too big on iPhone SE 2016, making upgrade button untappable

Requested features

15 requests

Add passcode lock for security
Add folders with passcodes
Add widgets
Add photo support
More colorful interface options

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Add a calculation feature (auto plus/minus)
Support for multi-language hashtags
Improve hashtag management system (view all tags)
Apple Watch support
Portuguese language support
Add swipe gestures for actions
Selection option for multiple notes (delete, share)
Clearer description of Pro features
Add keyboard shortcuts for saving
Ability to delete the welcome note

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Note To Self Mail

Subscriptions1

Buy me a coffee$4.991 Year

One-time2

Pro Version$4.99
Buy me a coffee$4.99

1 purchases

Quick Notes & Draft

One-time1

nanonote Premium$2.99

Questions

Is Note To Self Mail free?

Note To Self Mail is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

Is Quick Notes & Draft free?

Quick Notes & Draft is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

Which has better reviews, Note To Self Mail or Quick Notes & Draft?

Note To Self Mail is rated higher. Note To Self Mail averages 4.8 out of 5 from 374 ratings, while Quick Notes & Draft averages 4.6 from 247 ratings.

Do Note To Self Mail or Quick Notes & Draft have ads?

Quick Notes & Draft shows ads; Note To Self Mail does not.

Which is updated more often, Note To Self Mail or Quick Notes & Draft?

Note To Self Mail ships an update every 6 weeks, and Quick Notes & Draft fortnightly. Most recently, Note To Self Mail was updated on October 11, 2026 and Quick Notes & Draft on October 13, 2026.