Comparison

Quickness vs Private Kit

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

Head to head
About

Quickness

Effortlessly add new contacts using voice commands with Siri or through customizable shortcuts. Streamline your contact management by creating entries hands-free, integrating with other apps, and organizing them into groups.

Highlights
  • Hands-free contact creation with Siri
  • Customizable shortcuts for streamlined input
  • Integrates with Reminders and Messages
  • Add contacts to existing or new groups
  • Quickly delete contacts
  • Create custom 'Add Contact' pages
Features
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Quickness uses the power of Siri and the Shortcuts app to let you create new contacts, quickly and efficiently!  CREATE CONTACT HANDS-FREE WITH SIRI • add new contact information by talking to Siri! No need to type anything! • use a custom phrase to trigger shortcut with 'Hey Siri', and speak out the information when prompted • Siri will prompt you with questions about what data you want to add • works great with iPhones, iPads, AirPods and even HomePod. CREATE CONTACT WITH THE SHORTCUTS APP • use Apple’s Shortcuts app to customize input to Quickness shortcuts, and streamline your process • different shortcuts for different "Create Contact" styles • use output from Quickness shortcuts to integrate with other apps • great for automation! INTEGRATE WITH OTHER APPS: • Create contact, and then add a reminder to call the contact in the Reminders app • Create contact, and send a message to contact with your phone number • Create contact with current location as the contact's address NO SETUP REQUIRED: • Works with the Shortcuts app as soon as app is installed See our help website for links to complete shortcuts that you can import into your app. LIST OF SHORTCUTS: • [SHORT] Create Contact with name only • [BASIC] Create Contact with name, and one information (email/phone/address/website) • [DETAILED] Create Contact with name, and add email, phone, address, and/or website • [USE CURRENT LOCATION]: Create Contact with name, and 'current location' passed in from the Shortcuts app (not available for voice-only mode) OTHER QUICKNESS FEATURES: • Create a customizable “Add Contact” page, and include the fields you frequently use • Add new contact to an existing group, or create a new group • Quickly delete contacts from your Contacts list PRIVACY • We don't have any access to your contacts data, or your interactions with Siri.

About

Private Kit

This app allows you to log your GPS trails directly on your phone. All data is stored locally and remains private until you choose to export it. It efficiently stores location history with minimal space usage.

Highlights
  • Privacy-first location logging
  • Local data storage
  • Manual data export
  • Efficient data storage
  • Location import/export
Features
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PrivateKit MIT is a ‘privacy-first’ app that allows you to log your GPS trails on your own phone. The information is stored locally and never shared with anyone (not even with us or MIT) until you explicitly decide to manually export the data. The location log generated by Private Kit cannot be accessed from outside the user’s device. Location information can be imported and exported by the user and used in other projects and applications. Private Kit’s trail generator logs your device’s location once every five minutes and stores 28 days of data in under 100KB of space – less space than a single picture. But what is truly exciting about Private Kit is its privacy protection. The app needs access to your location and motion tracking sensors to work.

Screenshots

Quickness4 screens
Private Kit3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Private Kit at Free against Quickness's $1.99. Private Kit also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 8 months) and ratings volume (121 vs 14). Quickness's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 3.7) and review sentiment (71% vs 32%). On ads, in-app purchases 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

Private Kit is free to download; Quickness costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Quickness holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Private Kit has 121 ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Quickness's written reviews are positive against 32% of Private Kit's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Quickness ships an update every 8 months, Private Kit every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Quickness versus Private Kit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQuicknessPrivate Kit
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.6 (14 ratings) — better3.7 (121 ratings)
Positive reviews71.4% of reviews — better32.2% of reviews
Number of ratings14121 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.69.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerzaal LLCMassachusetts Institute of Technology

Customer experience

Quickness

All ratings14 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative28.6%

Private Kit

All ratings121 ratings
Positive59.5%
Neutral11.6%
Negative28.9%
Written reviews59 reviews
Positive32.2%
Neutral22.0%
Negative45.8%

Bugs and requests

Quickness

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Private Kit

Reported bugs

29 issues
  • App crashes when trying to view movements on map
  • Map crashes/closes app before loading
  • App crashes when trying to open map
  • App crashes when trying to view overlaps
  • Map shows zoomed out view and crashes
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  • App crashes when visualizing data streams
  • App doesn't show location
  • App doesn't log trips consistently
  • Map doesn't update routes
  • Import/Export/News icons are hidden or inaccessible
  • Three vertical dots (menu) are off-screen
  • GUI displays incorrectly on smaller screens
  • News button does not work
  • Import button shows 'Rolling out soon'
  • Export button text is cut off
  • Description box covers half the screen
  • Latest update broken for some users
  • Latest update forgot previous weeks log
  • Update from two days ago prevents tapping start logging button
  • GPS data not accurate, shows incorrect locations
  • Map overlay shows incorrect wandering
  • Cannot access three buttons (import, export, news) due to screen size
  • The 'for more information' box hides import/export/news buttons
  • Location logging clusters locations in one spot
  • Location data placed at locations never visited
  • Map is zoomed out by default
  • Cannot get import/export/news icons
  • Cannot access three vertical dots upper right hand corner
  • App not optimized for iPhone SE screen size

Requested features

16 requests
  • Better howto and help information
  • More rigorous and robust app development
  • Simple notebook feature for user contacts
  • Clearer explanation of map features (green targets, red pins)
  • Option to add locations when without phone
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  • Explanation of what a 'Hit' looks like
  • Make data-sharing opt-out instead of opt-in
  • Consider implementation on existing platforms like Facebook
  • Explanation for the number in the circle on the map
  • How to input a positive test result
  • Default map view should be zoomed to data limits
  • Make GUI elements fully accessible on smaller screens
  • Explanation of import/export/news buttons
  • More detailed documentation for data import/export
  • Option to add manual entries for contacts
  • Clearer explanation of data sources and trusted authorities

In-app purchases

None

Quickness

No in-app purchases

None

Private Kit

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Quickness free?
Quickness costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Private Kit free?
Private Kit is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Quickness or Private Kit?
Quickness is rated higher. Quickness averages 4.6 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while Private Kit averages 3.7 from 121 ratings.
Do Quickness or Private Kit have ads?
Neither Quickness nor Private Kit shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Quickness or Private Kit?
Quickness ships an update every 8 months, and Private Kit every 4 days. Most recently, Quickness was updated on October 3, 2026 and Private Kit on October 17, 2026.

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