Instant Note for Notion vs Quick Launch
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Instant Note for Notion
Capture ideas and information rapidly with this tool designed for quick note-taking and tagging. It offers offline saving and seamless integration with a popular productivity platform, with optional widgets for even faster access. Unlock advanced features like home screen widgets and tag management through a subscription.
- Quick note creation
- Tagging system
- Offline note saving
- Lock Screen widgets
- Home Screen widgets
- Create tags in-app
- Multiple database support
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The quickest way to save tagged notes to Notion. Quick: it only takes seconds to write and tag a note. Add a Lock Screen widget to start writing even faster. Secure: use the official Notion authorisation method, without generating your tokens manually. Your data is transmitted directly to Notion. Offline: notes saved without internet connection will be sent later. Get the "Instant Notion Pro" subscription to use additional features: Home Screen Widgets: create widgets with your tags and start creating notes even faster Create tags in the app: add new tags without opening Notion Multiple databases: quickly switch between all of the shared databases Saved notes: view all of the saved notes - also offline. You can copy each note or open it in Notion Licensed application end user license agreement (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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: Instant Note for Notion at Free against Quick Launch's $3.00. Instant Note for Notion also leads on iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.1). Quick Launch's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 13) and review sentiment (92% vs 81%). On rating, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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
Instant Note for Notion is free to download; Quick Launch costs $3.00 up front. Instant Note for Notion sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Quick Launch asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Instant Note for Notion against 4.9 for Quick Launch. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 90 and 48 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 81% of Instant Note for Notion's written reviews are positive against 92% of Quick Launch's.
Instant Note for Notion ships an update fortnightly, Quick Launch every 4 weeks. Both last shipped on October 11, 2026.
| Parameter | Instant Note for Notion | Quick Launch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $3.00 |
| Rating | 4.8 (90 ratings) | 4.9 (48 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 81.5% of reviews | 92.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 90 — better | 48 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 4 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 — better | 26.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 81 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Michal Zolnieruk | Sindre Sorhus |
Customer experience
Instant Note for Notion
Quick Launch
In-app purchases
Instant Note for Notion
- Pro$2.991 Month
- Pro$4.491 Month
- Instant Notion Pro$7.491 Month
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- Pro$9.493 Months
- Pro$9.791 Year
- Pro3 Days trial$9.891 Year
- Pro$9.891 Month
- Pro$14.991 Year
- Pro$19.991 Year
- Pro$24.491 Year
- Pro (Lifetime)$17.90
- Pro (Lifetime)$24.49
- Pro (Lifetime)$29.49
Quick Launch
No in-app purchases
Questions
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