Comparison

Quick Note vs Notes at Hand

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

Head to head
About

Quick Note

Capture ideas instantly with a fast, focused notepad that syncs across your devices. Enjoy rich text formatting, organized folders, and quick search. A Pro version offers unlimited notes and customization.

Highlights
  • Instant note capture
  • Rich text formatting
  • Folder organization
  • iCloud sync
  • Menu bar integration
  • Customizable settings
Features
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Your notes in your pocket, and on your Mac. Jot something down on your iPhone and it's waiting on your Mac before you sit down. Quick Note is a fast, focused notepad with rich text, folders, and instant search. iCloud sync keeps every note current across iPhone, iPad, and Mac. ■ QUICK TO CAPTURE Open the app and start typing. No launch screen. No login. Just your note. ■ RICH TEXT ABOVE THE KEYBOARD A formatting bar sits right on top of the keyboard, so styling never interrupts your typing. • Headings, Bold, Italics, Strikethrough • Highlight and named links • Bullet, Dashed, Numbered, and Checklists ■ ORGANIZE YOUR WAY • Folders — group related notes together • Favorites — keep your most-used notes at the top • Note colors — tell topics apart at a glance • Search — find any note by title or content in an instant • Trash — deleted notes stay recoverable ■ SYNCS WITH YOUR MAC On the Mac, Quick Note lives in the menu bar and floats above your work. Everything you write on iPhone shows up there, and everything you write there shows up here — automatically, over iCloud. ■ SET UP THE WAY YOU LIKE • Pick a default note color, or let it be random • Sort your notes the way you think • Spell checking as you type • Adjustable text size Quick Note Pro unlocks unlimited notes, folders, and every note color. It's a one-time purchase — never a subscription — and it covers iPhone, iPad, and Mac together. Questions or feedback? k.suryawanshi@gmail.com

About

Notes at Hand

Features
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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

Screenshots

Quick Note3 screens
Notes at Hand4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Notes at Hand at 16.0 against Quick Note's 18. On price, 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

Both are free to download. Quick Note sells 1 one-off in-app purchase 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.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Quick Note versus Notes at Hand: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQuick NoteNotes at Hand
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews85.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS1816.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKauntey SuryawanshiTamar Ben-David

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Quick Note

One-time1
  • Quick Note Pro$12.99
5 purchases

Notes at Hand

Subscriptions4
  • Weekly-Trial3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Weekly$4.997 Days
  • Monthly$12.991 Month
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  • Yearly$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$59.99

Questions

Is Quick Note free?
Quick Note is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Notes at Hand free?
Notes at Hand is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Quick Note or Notes at Hand have ads?
Neither Quick Note nor Notes at Hand shows ads.

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