Comparison

Quick Notes Widget vs Usual Timer for Widget

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

Head to head
About

Quick Notes Widget

Quickly create and display notes directly in your device's notification center. Access your important reminders and thoughts anytime without opening the app.

Highlights
  • Display notes in Notification Centre
  • Access notes from widget
  • Easy note creation
  • Install widget instructions
Features
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This app enables you to display notes in Notification Centre. Take some notes in this app then you can read them anytime from Notification Centre Widget. 【How to install widget】 [1] After downloading this app, open Notification Center by swiping your finger from the top of the screen towards the bottom of the screen. [2] Tap "Edit" then enable "QuickNotes"

About

Usual Timer for Widget

Easily set and manage multiple countdown timers with minimal interaction. Save frequently used timers for cooking, studying, or gaming, and launch them instantly from a widget. Receive sound and vibration alerts when a timer finishes.

Highlights
  • Set multiple timers
  • Start timers from widget
  • Save usual timers
  • Customizable timer icons and colors
  • Extensive editing functions
  • Options during countdown
Features
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· Timer with the least operation · Set multiple timers · Start timer from the widget Usual Timer is an application which you can save the usual timers and start the timer with the least operation. First let's save a timer. Set a time for daily use, such as cooking, studying and game etc. You can select an icon and a color of the timer. Unlimitedly number of timers by purchasing the full version. Tap saved timer and the app begin the countdown immediately. When the timer ends, the app notifies you by sound and vibration. If the app is in background, because of the specification of iOS, the app announces you by a notification. And you can also use the widget. If using the widget, you can start the timer with just one tap. No need to start the app. Other Features · Extensive editing functions, e.g. add, copy, edit, delete, sort timers. · Convenient options during the countdown, e.g. suppress the brightness of the screen, invalidate Auto Lock and invalidate touch event. Sounds: OtoLogic(https://otologic.jp)

Screenshots

Quick Notes Widget2 screens
Usual Timer for Widget4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Usual Timer for Widget at 4.2 against Quick Notes Widget's 3.4. Usual Timer for Widget also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (20 vs 5). Quick Notes Widget's advantage is review sentiment (72% vs 56%) and iOS requirement (11.4 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 Widget sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Usual Timer for Widget sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Usual Timer for Widget holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 20 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 72% of Quick Notes Widget's written reviews are positive against 56% of Usual Timer for Widget's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Quick Notes Widget ships an update monthly, Usual Timer for Widget every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 1, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Quick Notes Widget versus Usual Timer for Widget: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQuick Notes WidgetUsual Timer for Widget
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (5 ratings)4.2 (20 ratings) — better
Positive reviews71.7% of reviews — better56.3% of reviews
Number of ratings520 — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.4 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCatalystwoAkihiro Nakanishi

Customer experience

Quick Notes Widget

All ratings5 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%
Written reviews46 reviews
Positive71.7%
Neutral15.2%
Negative13.0%

Usual Timer for Widget

All ratings20 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews32 reviews
Positive56.3%
Neutral15.6%
Negative28.1%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Quick Notes Widget

One-time2
  • Remove Ads (Special Sale)$1.99
  • Remove Ads$3.99
1 purchases

Usual Timer for Widget

One-time1
  • Full Version of Usual Timer$0.99

Questions

Is Quick Notes Widget free?
Quick Notes Widget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Usual Timer for Widget free?
Usual Timer for Widget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Quick Notes Widget or Usual Timer for Widget?
Usual Timer for Widget is rated higher. Quick Notes Widget averages 3.4 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Usual Timer for Widget averages 4.2 from 20 ratings.
Do Quick Notes Widget or Usual Timer for Widget have ads?
Quick Notes Widget shows ads; Usual Timer for Widget does not.
Which is updated more often, Quick Notes Widget or Usual Timer for Widget?
Quick Notes Widget ships an update monthly, and Usual Timer for Widget every 5 weeks. Most recently, Quick Notes Widget was updated on September 1, 2026 and Usual Timer for Widget on September 22, 2026.

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