Comparison

Quick Notes & Draft vs Tape Calculator

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

Head to head
About

Quick Notes & Draft

Capture thoughts, links, and to-do lists effortlessly. Organize your notes with hashtags for easy retrieval and set reminders with a single click. Export your notes to Apple Files or other locations.

Highlights
  • Auto-paste copied text
  • Hashtag organization
  • Export notes to files
  • Convert notes to reminders
  • Contribute to app translation
Features
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nanonote - Write freely and organize with #hashtags to filter your notes. People use Nanonote for saving links, creating to-do lists, daily journaling, tracking expenses, and more. Features: - Copy text from any app and just open the nanonote it will automatically paste it in the input box. So just copy from anywhere and enjoy the magic - While writing notes adds Hashtags to organise notes for future use. - Export Note: You can export all your note to a file, save them on Apple files or wherever you want. (Setting > Export Note) - Improved reminder: With one click you can convert your note to a reminder. In the current version, you can choose when to set an alert (Long press on any note to start Reminder) - Contribution to app translation: Currently we support Chinese & English, from now on anyone can contribute to app translation (Setting > App translation)

About

Tape Calculator

Features
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Numms is the notepad for numbers: a free tape calculator that keeps every calculation on a paper tape, so you can come back to your numbers anytime. Most calculators forget everything the moment you clear them. Numms saves each operation in a sheet with its full history, so the running total of your expenses, savings or shopping list is always one tap away. KEEP YOUR NUMBERS ORGANIZED • Create a sheet for each budget, trip, project, invoice or anything you count • Scroll your whole calculator history on a paper tape, like a classic adding machine • Add a description to any operation, insert separators and swipe to strike entries through • Save numbers to memories, for one sheet or for all of them • Open several sheets as tabs and switch between them with one touch • Copy numbers into other apps and paste them back TWO CALCULATOR MODES • Simple mode: instant results and percentages, like a desk calculator • Expressions mode: write longer operations with parentheses MADE FOR EVERY DAY • Free, with unlimited sheets and operations • Works fully offline: your calculations, names and descriptions stay on your device • Light and dark mode • Designed for iPhone and iPad, in portrait and landscape • External keyboard support: type numbers and operations, copy and paste with Ctrl or Cmd • Thousands and decimal separators follow your region, or choose comma, point or space • Available in many languages ONE APP, MANY USES Use Numms as a tape calculator for your monthly budget, an adding machine for receipts and bills, a running total for a home renovation, a log of the kilometers you run, or a calculator with history for school and work. Numms: the tape calculator that remembers your numbers.

Screenshots

Quick Notes & Draft4 screens
Tape Calculator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tape Calculator at none against Quick Notes & Draft's 1. Tape Calculator also leads on ads (none vs shown). Quick Notes & Draft's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 months). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Quick Notes & Draft sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Tape Calculator asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Quick Notes & Draft ships an update fortnightly, Tape Calculator every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Quick Notes & Draft versus Tape Calculator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQuick Notes & DraftTape Calculator
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (249 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews55.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings249 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 4 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSantu DeyLummen

Bugs and requests

Quick Notes & Draft

Reported bugs

17 issues
  • Entry box doesn't work, especially after clicking tags or expanding notes
  • App crashes frequently, especially when saving or deleting notes
  • Notes disappear or are deleted unexpectedly
  • Scan feature not working or its availability is unclear
  • Hashtag functionality is broken (doesn't update, doesn't work with non-English)
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  • Premium purchase button is hidden below the screen on iPhone SE
  • Ads are still shown after purchasing premium
  • App crashes upon opening or after adding the first note
  • Welcome note cannot be deleted
  • App crashes when trying to upgrade to premium
  • Entry box shows paste function but no keyboard
  • Scan function doesn't work
  • App crashes when saving or deleting a note
  • App crashes when opening
  • Premium notifications continue after purchase
  • Button for upgrade doesn't fit screen on iPhone SE
  • Graphic displayed too big on iPhone SE 2016, making upgrade button untappable

Requested features

15 requests
  • Add passcode lock for security
  • Add folders with passcodes
  • Add widgets
  • Add photo support
  • More colorful interface options
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  • Add a calculation feature (auto plus/minus)
  • Support for multi-language hashtags
  • Improve hashtag management system (view all tags)
  • Apple Watch support
  • Portuguese language support
  • Add swipe gestures for actions
  • Selection option for multiple notes (delete, share)
  • Clearer description of Pro features
  • Add keyboard shortcuts for saving
  • Ability to delete the welcome note

Tape Calculator

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Quick Notes & Draft

One-time1
  • nanonote Premium$2.99
None

Tape Calculator

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Quick Notes & Draft free?
Quick Notes & Draft is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tape Calculator free?
Tape Calculator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Quick Notes & Draft or Tape Calculator have ads?
Quick Notes & Draft shows ads; Tape Calculator does not.
Which is updated more often, Quick Notes & Draft or Tape Calculator?
Quick Notes & Draft ships an update fortnightly, and Tape Calculator every 4 months. Most recently, Quick Notes & Draft was updated on November 11, 2026 and Tape Calculator on November 12, 2026.

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