# Anybox vs Quick Notes

The clearest difference is update cadence: Quick Notes at every 4 days against Anybox's monthly. Quick Notes also leads on review sentiment (79% vs 64%) and device support (5 vs 3). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Anybox sells 7 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.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Anybox against 4.8 for Quick Notes. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 512 and 287 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 64% of Anybox's written reviews are positive against 79% of Quick Notes's.

Anybox ships an update monthly, Quick Notes every 4 days. Both last shipped on September 22, 2026.

## The numbers

| Metric | Anybox | Quick Notes |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.7 (512 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/anybox-bookmark-and-read-later/id1593408455/reviews) | **[4.8 (287 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/quick-notes-capture/id6458535284/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **512** | 287 |
| Positive reviews | 64.4% of reviews | **79.4% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Monthly | **Every 4 days** |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Size | 45 MB | 194 MB |
| Requires iOS | **17.0** | 18.0 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | **iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro** |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Anybox LTD](https://appshunter.io/developer/1518223648) | [Furkan Simsir](https://appshunter.io/developer/1191021297) |

## What reviewers say

### Anybox

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/anybox-bookmark-and-read-later/id1593408455)

Save, organize, and quickly access your web links, files, and notes across all your Apple devices. Features include nested tags, smart lists, and a system-wide share extension for seamless saving. Syncs via iCloud and offers a lifetime purchase option.

**Highlights:** Cross-device bookmark syncing, Spotlight search for bookmarks, Quick link and note input, Nested tags and folders, Smart Lists for auto-organization, Support for images and files, System-wide share extension

**Features:** Family Sharing, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (7)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 month | $1.99 | per month |
| 12 months | $14.99 | per year |
| Chips-Sized Tip | $1.99 | one-time |
| Coffee-Sized Tip | $4.99 | one-time |
| Pizza-Sized Tip | $9.99 | one-time |
| Lifetime | $39.99 | one-time |
| Lifetime | $59.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Fast and useful
- 👍 Intuitive and well-designed
- 🔒 Respects user data privacy
- 💡 Powerful features for power users

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Sync issues between devices
- 🔍 Tagging system could be improved
- 💰 Expensive for some users

**Reported bugs**

- Inconsistent behavior with reader mode
- Issues with bookmark syncing

**Requested features**

- Add ability to manually add links
- Improve duplicate detection
- Allow sorting of tags/folders
- Implement private bookmark folders


### Quick Notes

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/quick-notes-capture/id6458535284)

This app helps you quickly capture thoughts, lists, and reminders as they come to you. Easily organize and export your ideas to over 20 other applications, or use Siri Shortcuts for custom workflows. Sync your notes across devices with iCloud and set intuitive reminders.

**Highlights:** Quick note-taking, Export to 20+ apps, iCloud Sync, Intuitive reminders, Automatic date & URL recognition, Widgets, Siri & Shortcuts integration

**Features:** Safari Extension, Family Sharing, Apple Watch app

**In-app purchases (3)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Monthly | $1.99 | per month |
| Yearly | $9.99 | per year |
| Lifetime | $19.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

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

**What reviewers complain about**

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

**Reported bugs**

- 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

**Requested features**

- Batch operations (export/merge)
- More keyboard shortcuts for macOS
- Tags and coloring
- An "all items" view with grouping and sorting
- Calendar or timeline view


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Anybox free?

Anybox 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, Anybox or Quick Notes?

Quick Notes is rated higher. Anybox averages 4.7 out of 5 from 512 ratings, while Quick Notes averages 4.8 from 287 ratings.

### Do Anybox or Quick Notes have ads?

Neither Anybox nor Quick Notes shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Anybox or Quick Notes?

Anybox ships an update monthly, and Quick Notes every 4 days. Most recently, Anybox was updated on September 22, 2026 and Quick Notes on September 22, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*