QuickNote vs Notes at Hand
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
QuickNote
This app allows you to quickly capture notes, memos, to-do lists, and diary entries. It supports speech recognition, text file saving, and extensive character encoding for global languages. Organize notes with folders and calendars, and manage files locally or via cloud storage.
- Speech-to-text note creation
- Save notes as text files
- Support for 60+ character encodings
- Folder and calendar note organization
- Local and remote file management
- Wi-Fi and cloud storage integration
- Customizable design themes
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QuickNote is a powerful, AI-driven note-taking and personal knowledge management (PKM) app for iOS and macOS. Whether you use Markdown, Rich Text (.qnote), or Plain Text with YAML frontmatter, QuickNote adapts perfectly to your workflow. AI AGENT & ASSISTANT: • AI Agent & Memory • Empower your workflow with an autonomous AI agent that reads, edits, and organizes notes with an interactive task board and persistent memory. • Smart AI Assistant • Instantly fix grammar, rewrite, summarize, expand, and translate your text. • Auto-Organization • Let AI automatically suggest tags and titles for your notes. • Context-Aware AI Chat • Engage in multi-turn conversations with an AI that understands the context of your notes and mounted external knowledge bases. EDITING & WRITING: • Markdown & Rich Text • Enjoy a Markdown editor with live preview and table of contents, or use WYSIWYG rich text with formatting, checklists, and code blocks. • Speech & Audio • Capture ideas hands-free with voice-to-text input, and listen to your notes using the built-in Text-to-Speech (Read Aloud) feature. • Focus Mode • Experience distraction-free plain text editing with word wrap. • Find & Replace • Execute powerful search and replace operations across your entire workspace. ORGANIZATION & KNOWLEDGE GRAPH: • Bidirectional Links • Build your personal wiki using [[Note Title]] wiki-links and backlinks. • Interactive Graph View • Visualize your thoughts, connections, and note clusters with a dynamic knowledge graph. • Multiple Views • Manage projects visually with Board/Kanban and sortable Table views, or browse chronologically via the Calendar view. • Command Palette & Filters • Jump anywhere instantly (Cmd+K) and use audit filters to find notes missing tags, links, or folders. CLOUD, REMOTE & AUTOMATION: • Network & Cloud Storage • Sync seamlessly via Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive, and SMB/NAS network drives. • Automation & Deep Links • Open any note via custom URL schemes—perfect for Apple Shortcuts and custom workflows. • Workspace Management • Effortlessly handle multiple workspaces for different projects. MEDIA & VERSION CONTROL: • Rich Media Embeds • Insert images, audio, and video, or import directly from your camera and photo library. • Auto-Snapshots • Never lose your work with auto-saves every 10 minutes (up to 30 snapshots per note) and a full undo/redo stack. CUSTOMIZATION & EXPORT: • Themes & Layouts • Personalize your workspace with 20+ theme colors, dark/light modes, and Vivid & Chic tone options. • Fully Responsive • A fluid experience optimized for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. • Export Options • Export your documents to HTML, PDF, and DOCX, or share via the system share sheet. QuickNote Pro unlocks: • Ad-free experience • Full access to all features • Priority support Terms of Use: https://kakitiro.com/quickapps/quicknote/terms/
Notes at Hand
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Notes at Hand is a simple and powerful note-taking app designed to help you capture, organize, and protect your ideas every day. You can create, edit, and delete notes with a title and body text, while autosave keeps your work محفوظ without extra effort. A built-in word counter helps you stay on track, and search and sorting tools make it easy to find the right note fast. You can also build checklists, add photos, organize notes into folders, and pin important items to the top of the list. For extra privacy, Notes at Hand supports note locking with Face ID or Touch ID. Sharing notes is quick and easy, and the app also includes support for Apple Watch and Home Screen widgets for convenient access anywhere. In the free version, you can create and edit notes, use checklists and photos, create up to 2 folders, pin up to 2 notes, and choose from 1 basic theme color. Premium unlocks unlimited folders, unlimited pinned notes, all color themes, text formatting such as bold, italic, underline, and lists, plus tags, filters, reminders, and app locking. With advanced note management tools and flexible organization, Notes at Hand is built to keep your notes accessible, secure, and easy to manage. This application contains auto-renewable subscriptions and In-App Purchases: Weekly - $4.99, Monthly - $12.99, Yearly - $39.99, One‑Time Purchase-$59.99 Terms of Use Link: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy Link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1I1EiFgTwoFHQ1gBFxNwK9f_45KoA1s4JmiAyWSqXUkE/edit?usp=sharing
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Notes at Hand at none against QuickNote's shown. QuickNote's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. QuickNote sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per year and Notes at Hand sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | QuickNote | Notes at Hand |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 111 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | KAZUHIRO KAKIMOTO | Tamar Ben-David |
In-app purchases
QuickNote
- Pro - Annual$2.991 Year
- Pro - Lifetime$9.99
Notes at Hand
- Weekly-Trial3 Days trial$4.997 Days
- Weekly$4.997 Days
- Monthly$12.991 Month
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- Yearly$39.991 Year
- Lifetime$59.99









