Picture in Picture Notes vs Quick Launch
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Picture in Picture Notes
This app allows you to display notes as a picture-in-picture overlay, keeping them visible while you use other applications. You can create an unlimited number of notes, customize their appearance, and organize them by folder or color. All features are free to use.
- Picture-in-picture note display
- Always-on-top functionality
- Unlimited note creation
- Customizable appearance (colors, fonts)
- Folder and color organization
- Dark mode support
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It's an app that displays notes as a picture-in-picture. Notes are always displayed on the screen even while using other apps. All features are completely free to use. Features: - PiP display instantly when you create a note and tap it - PiP is always displayed even if you move to another app - Any number of notes - Customize background color, text color, font, size freely - Can be classified by folder or color - Quick start-up, comfortable operability - Dark mode - All free URL scheme: pipnotes://
Quick Launch
Launch apps, open websites, and run shortcuts directly from your Lock Screen using customizable widgets. Personalize icons with app logos, symbols, emoji, or custom images. Add unlimited widgets for different Lock Screen setups.
- Launch apps from Lock Screen
- Open websites from Lock Screen
- Run shortcuts from Lock Screen
- Unlimited customizable widgets
- Customizable widget icons
- Spacer widget for alignment
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Open websites, launch apps, and run shortcuts directly from your Lock Screen. For example, open google.com, launch TikTok, or run a shortcut to play a random music playlist. You can add unlimited widgets, with different widgets for each Lock Screen configuration. There are many icon options; either a website's icon, an existing app icon, 6000+ symbols, emoji, acronym, or a custom image. The app also includes a spacer widget that gives you more control over widget alignment. ■ Support You can contact me through the feedback button in the app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Picture in Picture Notes at Free against Quick Launch's $3.00. Quick Launch's advantage is rating (4.9 vs 3.9) and review sentiment (92% vs 50%). On in-app purchases, 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
Picture in Picture Notes is free to download; Quick Launch costs $3.00 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Quick Launch holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Quick Launch has 48 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Picture in Picture Notes's written reviews are positive against 92% of Quick Launch's.
Picture in Picture Notes ships an update every 4 months, Quick Launch every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Picture in Picture Notes | Quick Launch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $3.00 |
| Rating | 3.9 (7 ratings) | 4.9 (48 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 92.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 48 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 — better | 26.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | FugaPiyo Inc. | Sindre Sorhus |
Customer experience
Picture in Picture Notes
Quick Launch
In-app purchases
Picture in Picture Notes
No in-app purchases
Quick Launch
No in-app purchases
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