Comparison

Listy · Watchlist & Tracker vs Quick Notes

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

Head to head
About

Listy · Watchlist & Tracker

Organize and track all your favorite items, from movies and books to wines and links. Create custom lists, mark items as consumed, and use powerful filtering and ordering to manage your personal collection. Your data is saved privately on your device and can sync across Apple devices.

Highlights
  • Customizable categories
  • Track watched, read, or played items
  • Filtering and ordering options
  • Private, device-based storage
  • iCloud sync across devices
  • Share Extension for tracking
  • Unlimited lists and folders
Features
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Track and organize everything you love in the same app: Build your personal watchlist and bookmark your favorite things using categories such as: Movies, Books, Video games, TV Shows, Board games, Wines, Beers or any Link. • Every category has a custom design. • Track what you've watched, read or played. • Use the filters and ordering options to see what's next. • Organize items across different lists with tags and flexible collections. • No sign-up needed, just download the app and start using it. • All your lists is saved privately on your device. • Use iCloud to sync your lists across all your devices. • Track quickly from any app using the Share Extension. • Publish compatible public lists to the web and share them as standalone pages. • Available for iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch. Desktop app coming soon. More organized than a notes app Keeping lists in a notes app can become an incoherent mess. Listy's organization brings clarity and flexibility to your watchlist, bookmarks or read it later lists. Unlimited lists and folders Track unlimited lists and groups for categorizing all your stuff. Privately saved on your device • No user account needed, start using the app right away. • Your content belongs to you, export it with 1-tap. • Safely backup your content automatically on iCloud Drive. • Works fully offline—no internet connection required. Custom design for every category • Show what matters most for your content. • Special To-Do category to organize and track your tasks. • Links category helps you save interesting articles to read later. Track what you've achieved • Mark as watched, read, played, completed or even tasted. • Share an image of your list with your friends and family. Powerful ordering & filtering • See what's next at a glance. • Different ordering options for every category. • Order by Title, Completed, Rating, Recently added, Release date, or use manual ordering. • Use tags to build collections that bring together items from different lists. Track content from anywhere • Track content from any app using our sharing extension. Get all the details instantly • Get additional information each time you track new content. • Release dates, Ratings, Descriptions and additional metadata for every category. • Use notes to save additional relevant information about your content. Track content by title or name • Search by title or name to quickly track what you need. Synced across all your devices • Your content syncs automatically across all your devices. • Available for iPhone, iPad, macOS and Apple Watch. • Designed with care for every platform. Widgets, Spotlight & Dark Mode • Widgets for To-Do lists • Search on your iPhone, get results from Listy • Full Dark Mode support COMING SOON • New categories every month. • More ways to share and discover lists. • Apple TV version. --- OUR ACTIONS SPEAK FOR US (MANIFESTO) • Sustainable Business We believe in creating a tool that can be used for free by many, without exploiting personal information, by creating Pro features that a few will pay for. • Humble Cloud We store all your lists on your device, this means you own your content and we know nothing about you. This makes our infrastructure super-lightweight and private by default. • Honest Tracking We do use tools for analytics purposes, but we only store the critical information to help us improve Listy. We never send to third parties anything related to your content. • Responsible Third Libraries We are very careful about what we add to Listy. Other people's tools help us focus on improving the product but we do rely on those tools carefully and make sure they do not invade your privacy. Terms of Use: https://listy.is/terms-and-conditions/

About

Quick Notes

This app helps you quickly capture thoughts, ideas, and tasks on your mobile device. It offers seamless organization, intuitive reminders, and easy export to over 20 other applications, keeping your inspiration flowing and your to-dos managed.

Highlights
  • Quick note-taking in real-time
  • Export to 20+ apps and Siri Shortcuts
  • Seamless iCloud synchronization across devices
  • Intuitive reminders with badge system
  • Automatic date and URL recognition
  • Home and lock screen widgets
  • Share extension for adding content from any app
  • Siri voice commands and Shortcuts integration
Features
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Capture's intuitive interface and smart features turn your mobile device into a powerful thought organizer, letting you seize, sort, and execute your ideas with unprecedented ease. • Quick Notes: Immediacy is key, and with Capture, the moment inspiration hits, you're ready. Our quick note-taking feature is designed for those who think fast and want to write faster. Notes, lists, and reminders are captured in real-time, ensuring no idea ever slips through the cracks. Brain dump on the go and stay one step ahead of your inspiration. • Export to 20+ apps: Looking to migrate your captures to other platforms like Obsidian, Things 3, Todoist, iA Writer, Craft, Omnifocus 4, Fantastical, UpNote, NotePlan, Reminders or Apple Calendar? Capture's export functionality allows you to move your content with ease. It's all about getting your thoughts out there, wherever 'there' might be, from to-do to calendar apps. In addition, you can run any Siri Shortcut as an export option, enabling all kinds of workflows by using the capture as input. • iCloud Sync: Keep your ideas and tasks in harmony across all your devices with Capture's iCloud Sync. Every note, list, and preference is automatically updated, ensuring you have access to your latest thoughts wherever you go. • Intuitive reminders: With our badge system, subtle yet effective reminders keep you informed of your tasks. These intuitive nudges ensure that important notes don't get lost in the shuffle, keeping you alert and on track. • Automatic date & URL recognition: Organization has never been so effortless. Capture's data recognition identifies your dates and URLs so you don't need to manually insert them. They are also pre-filled with your favorite export option. • Widgets: Access your captures instantly with our widgets right from your home and lock screen. Capture prioritizes convenience, giving you a visual snapshot of your latest thoughts and to-dos without having to open the app. • Share Extension: Add content to Capture with ease using the Share extension — available from any app. • Siri & Shortcuts: Capture thoughts hands-free with Siri voice commands and enhance your workflow with Siri Shortcuts to create, open, and search captures effortlessly. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Listy · Watchlist & Tracker4 screens
Quick Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Quick Notes at every 4 days against Listy · Watchlist & Tracker's every 2 weeks. Quick Notes also leads on review sentiment (79% vs 60%) and rating (4.8 vs 4.6). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Listy · Watchlist & Tracker sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Quick Notes sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Quick Notes holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 485 and 315 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Listy · Watchlist & Tracker's written reviews are positive against 79% of Quick Notes's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Listy · Watchlist & Tracker ships an update every 2 weeks, Quick Notes every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Listy · Watchlist & Tracker versus Quick Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterListy · Watchlist & TrackerQuick Notes
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (485 ratings)4.8 (315 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.1% of reviews79.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings485 — better315
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro
Requires iOS26.018.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size171 MB196 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIsmael Gonzalez-Nicolas y CanalFurkan Simsir

Customer experience

Listy · Watchlist & Tracker

All ratings480 ratings
Positive89.4%
Neutral4.2%
Negative6.5%
Written reviews178 reviews
Positive60.1%
Neutral14.6%
Negative25.3%

Quick Notes

All ratings315 ratings
Positive95.6%
Neutral1.9%
Negative2.5%
Written reviews86 reviews
Positive79.1%
Neutral9.3%
Negative11.6%

User reviews

Listy · Watchlist & Tracker

From 485 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Effective list management
  • 👍 Clean and intuitive UI
  • 💡 Useful media integration
  • 🚀 Automatic metadata retrieval
  • 👍 Visually appealing design

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Syncing and data loss issues
  • 🐛 Buggy behavior and crashes
  • 🔒 Lack of privacy/security options
  • 🔒 Paywalled features
  • 🐛 Inconsistent performance

Quick Notes

From 315 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Quick and easy capture
  • 👍 Simple and intuitive UI
  • 💡 Great for organizing information
  • ✨ Satisfying categorization
  • 💰 Lifetime license option

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Defective, data loss
  • 🐛 Sidebar sorting buggy
  • 🐛 Crashes a lot
  • 🐛 Mac app non-functional
  • 🐛 MacOS app crashing

Bugs and requests

Listy · Watchlist & Tracker

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Inability to add items to lists
  • Disappearing list data after updates
  • Unresponsive UI elements
  • Incorrect metadata display
  • Sync issues between devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to create custom lists
  • Improved sorting and filtering options
  • Collaborative list sharing
  • Reminders and notifications
  • More customization options

Quick Notes

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • Data loss/notes vanishing
  • Sidebar sorting is buggy and breaks
  • Mac app does not work
  • App crashes frequently
  • Stickie notes do not work on MacOS 14 Sonoma
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  • MacOS App keeps crashing when hitting Enter key
  • App keeps crashing when making lists
  • Cannot share more than 1 note at a time

Requested features

19 requests
  • Batch operations (export/merge)
  • More keyboard shortcuts for macOS
  • Tags and coloring
  • An "all items" view with grouping and sorting
  • Calendar or timeline view
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  • View and live-edit notes expanded
  • Themes (black/white)
  • Ability to share to Supernotes and Tasks
  • Apple Watch app
  • New items to appear at the bottom of the feed
  • Ability to swipe left and right to move between lists
  • App icon customization
  • More widget presentation
  • Visual customization
  • Pin and archive lists
  • Support for images
  • WatchOS app with dictation
  • Better Markdown support
  • More keyboard shortcuts

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Listy · Watchlist & Tracker

Subscriptions7
  • Pay monthly$1.991 Month
  • Pay weekly$1.997 Days
  • Pay monthly1 Month trial$2.991 Month
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  • Listy+ Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Pay yearly1 Month trial$9.991 Year
  • Pay yearly$10.991 Year
  • Listy+ Yearly$24.991 Year
One-time3
  • Lifetime 50%$14.99
  • Lifetime$39.99
  • Listy+ Lifetime$79.99
3 purchases

Quick Notes

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly3 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Yearly3 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$19.99

Questions

Is Listy · Watchlist & Tracker free?
Listy · Watchlist & Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Quick Notes free?
Quick Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Listy · Watchlist & Tracker or Quick Notes?
Quick Notes is rated higher. Listy · Watchlist & Tracker averages 4.6 out of 5 from 485 ratings, while Quick Notes averages 4.8 from 315 ratings.
Do Listy · Watchlist & Tracker or Quick Notes have ads?
Neither Listy · Watchlist & Tracker nor Quick Notes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Listy · Watchlist & Tracker or Quick Notes?
Listy · Watchlist & Tracker ships an update every 2 weeks, and Quick Notes every 4 days. Most recently, Listy · Watchlist & Tracker was updated on November 3, 2026 and Quick Notes on October 30, 2026.

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