Tot Mini vs Quick Notes (easy voice notes)
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tot Mini
This app offers a streamlined way to capture, organize, and edit text across Apple devices. Its minimalist design uses color-coded dots for organization, and it supports Markdown for web use. Seamless iCloud sync ensures your notes are accessible anywhere.
- Color-coded note organization
- iCloud synchronization
- Markdown support
- Dictation and Scribble input
- Cross-device compatibility
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Tot is an elegant, simple way to collect & edit text across your Mac, iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch. It’s your tiny text companion! ⁕ Less Is More Tot’s simple design mean no more hunting for that chunk of text. Seven color-coded dots let you organize your notes while keeping them from getting out of hand. ⁕ iCloud Sync Seamlessly syncs your text across watchOS, iOS and macOS using iCloud so you can capture thoughts wherever you are. ⁕ Markdown Support Full support for rich or plain text and even automatically translates text to Markdown for handy use on the web. Have an RTF file you need marked up? No problem! ⁕ Killer Input Tot supports dictation and Scribble on Apple Watch. Quick, easy, and waiting for additional editing on your iPhone, iPad, or Mac. Available for watchOS, iOS, and macOS.
Quick Notes (easy voice notes)
Record your thoughts using your voice and get instant transcriptions. This app is ideal for capturing quick ideas or memos when typing is inconvenient. All processing occurs on-device for enhanced privacy.
- Instant voice-to-text transcription
- On-device AI processing
- Share or copy transcriptions
- Lifetime stats tracking
- Brainstorm mode
- Save audio files
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Capture your thoughts with your voice. Tap to record, get instant transcriptions, then save or share. Perfect for quick ideas, voice memos, or anything you'd rather say than type. Multi-language support detects your device language automatically. Features - Instant voice-to-text transcription - Clean up text with Apple Intelligence - Share or copy transcriptions to any app - Lifetime stats tracking Premium Features - Brainstorm mode - Save audio files for playback - Cleanup notes with Gemini All transcription and AI processing happens on-device. Your recordings are never sent to external servers. Privacy Policy: https://birchtree.productions/apps/quick-notes/privacy.html Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Quick Notes (easy voice notes) at Free against Tot Mini's $1.99. Quick Notes (easy voice notes) also leads on rating (4.2 vs 2.9) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). Tot Mini's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). On ratings volume, ads and device support 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
Quick Notes (easy voice notes) is free to download; Tot Mini costs $1.99 up front. Quick Notes (easy voice notes) sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Tot Mini asks for nothing beyond the download.
Quick Notes (easy voice notes) holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 2.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 19 and 22 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Tot Mini's written reviews are positive against 67% of Quick Notes (easy voice notes)'s.
Tot Mini ships an update every 2 months, Quick Notes (easy voice notes) every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 12, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tot Mini | Quick Notes (easy voice notes) |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 2.9 (19 ratings) | 4.2 (22 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 19 | 22 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Iconfactory | Matt Birchler |
Customer experience
Tot Mini
Quick Notes (easy voice notes)
In-app purchases
Tot Mini
No in-app purchases
Quick Notes (easy voice notes)
- Brainstorm Mode$4.991 Month
- Cleanup with Gemini$2.99
- Save Audio Notes$4.99
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