Quick Note vs Just
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Instant note capture
- Rich text formatting
- Folder organization
- iCloud sync
- Menu bar integration
- Customizable settings
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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
Just
This app provides gentle, repeating reminders designed to be less intrusive and more effective for individuals with ADHD and executive dysfunction. It offers flexible triggering options, a linked to-do list, and a habit tracker to help manage tasks and goals.
- Gentle, repeating reminders
- Customizable trigger times and locations
- Linked to-do list functionality
- Habit tracker with insights
- ADHD and executive dysfunction friendly design
- Optional task sharing with trusted contacts
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I created Just-A-Sec because other reminder apps don't work for me. If I get a reminder when I can’t get to it right away, I’ll stop it and then I’ll forget. Having to stop what I’m doing to snooze an alarm over and over is irritating, so I stop it and then I forget. So, I made my own solution. Just-A-Sec gives you gentle reminders that repeat, but aren't intrusive. Once a reminder starts, it will send a simple ping on an interval that you choose until you tell it to stop. That's it. I've designed this app with a focus on being ADHD- and Executive Dysfunction-friendly by: • Reducing friction like extra button presses. • Allowing customization for lots of flexibility, while keeping the basic app simple and easy to use right away. • Providing options for when and where reminders trigger– right away, at a specific time and date, or even when you reach a particular location. • Offloading the mental burden of having to keep your tasks in mind all day so you can focus on what you're doing right now. I’ve also expanded the app to include a few more features that have been helpful to me, like a to-do list that is linkable to your reminders, and a habit tracker to keep track of goals and provide insights. With your permission, others (like your partner, family member, or a healthcare team member) can suggest tasks to add to your to-do list, while keeping your list only visible to you. I am very committed to data privacy. I am not interested in storing or selling your data. I just want people to be able to benefit from this app. I hope it helps you as much as it has helped me. PERMISSIONS EXPLAINED: • Notification permissions...well yeah, it's a reminder app. • Device ID data is only used for automatic crash reporting, and for opt-in push notifications for the to-do sharing system. • No actual personal information is collected beyond a simple device identifier that changes any time you uninstall/reinstall the app. • Camera is used only for scanning QR codes. Camera input NEVER leaves your device. • Microphone used for voice commands and voice clips to attach to reminders. Microphone input NEVER leaves your device. • Location services are used to register geofences for location-based reminders. Location data NEVER leaves your device. • Background execution is unfortunately REQUIRED for this app to work properly due to limitations of iOS itself. The app will not run in the background all the time, but it needs to occasionally top-up its reminders if you don't open the app directly very often!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Just at none against Quick Note's 1. Just also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 85%). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Quick Note sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Just asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Quick Note against 5.0 for Just. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 85% of Quick Note's written reviews are positive against 100% of Just's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Quick Note | Just |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 85.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days | Every 4 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kauntey Suryawanshi | Ted Newman |
Customer experience
Quick Note
Just
In-app purchases
Quick Note
- Quick Note Pro$12.99
Just
No in-app purchases









