Brain;Notes vs Quick Notes from Lock Screen
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Brain;Notes
Organize your thoughts and information with a scrapbook-style notepad. Freely add text, photos, maps, URLs, and voice memos to multiple workspaces. Notes can be secured with biometric authentication and exported as PDFs.
- Scrapbook-style organization
- Support for text, photo, location, URL, and voice notes
- Multiple workspaces with custom wallpapers
- Biometric note locking
- Calendar and Reminder integration
- PDF export and AirDrop support
- Stable and Shared note modes
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"Brain;Notes" is a scrapbook-like sticky note that uses sticky notes to efficiently organize your ideas and information. You can freely write down not only text but also maps, photos, URLs, and other notes on your workspace. It can be used in a variety of ways depending on your ideas and thoughts, such as mind mapping. Main Features ・Simple menu-driven user interface. ・Available note types: text, photo, location, URL, and voice. ・Voice notes can be recorded for 60 seconds. ・Multiple workspaces are available for managing notes. ・Each workspace can have its own wallpaper. ・Each note can be locked by biometric authentication. ・Notes can be created as events in Calendar.app. ・Notes can be registered in Reminder.app. ・Workspaces can be exported as PDF files. ・AirDrop is supported. ・App supports for Sharing. (Notes can be created by "Share" from other apps. Notes can be created by dragging from other apps.) Unique Features: ・When a note is set to "Stable" mode, it will appear in all workspaces. If you create a new workspace, the note will still appear automatically. ・When a note is set to "Shared" mode, it will only appear in the workspace you select. Attentions: ・There is no ability to delete a workspace. However, you can delete all notes on a workspace with a three-finger tap gesture. Please be careful not to create too many workspaces. ・If there are less than 10 notes left, the app will automatically refill notes to 10 at midnight. Gesture Operations: Workspace (gray area): ・Single Tap: shows menu. ・Double Tap: creates new note. ・Two Finger Tap: reset wallpaper. ・Three Finger Tap: deletes all notes on the workspace. Sticky notes: ・Single Tap: shows menu. ・Double Tap: transforms appearance. ・Long Press: shows context menu.
Quick Notes from Lock Screen
Capture thoughts and tasks instantly without unlocking your device. Organize entries by groups, count characters, and set calendar notifications for tasks. Widgets offer quick access to notes and task management directly from your home or lock screen.
- Add notes from lock screen
- Organize notes and tasks by groups
- Character count, search, and replace
- Calendar integration for tasks with notifications
- Home and lock screen widgets
- App lock and backup
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"Quick Notes" is a convenient app that allows you to add new notes directly from the lock screen. Main Features ・Organize Notes and Tasks You can organize notes and Tasks by groups. ・Notes You can count the number of characters in a note, and perform text search and replace. ・TODOs You can add Tasks to the calendar and receive notifications. Additionally, you can check them off to mark them as completed. ・Widgets You can add widgets to your home screen or lock screen. With widgets, you can display notes or add new notes with a single tap. Other Features ・Theme Colors ・App Lock ・Backup
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Quick Notes from Lock Screen at 5.0 against Brain;Notes's 1.0. Quick Notes from Lock Screen also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4). Brain;Notes's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume, device support and iOS requirement 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. Brain;Notes sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Quick Notes from Lock Screen asks for nothing beyond the download.
Quick Notes from Lock Screen holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
| Parameter | Brain;Notes | Quick Notes from Lock Screen |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days | — |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kouichi Abe | GENRYU SASAGAWA |
Customer experience
Brain;Notes
Quick Notes from Lock Screen
In-app purchases
Brain;Notes
- 20 notes$0.99
- 50 notes$1.99
- 80 notes$2.99
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- 150 notes$4.99
Quick Notes from Lock Screen
No in-app purchases
Questions
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