Comparison

KwikList Plus vs OrbNote

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

Head to head
About

KwikList Plus

Organize your life with a versatile list management tool. Create custom lists with specific fields, add notes and images, and share or secure your data. Features smart lists, global search, and cloud sync for seamless organization.

Highlights
  • Customizable list types
  • Add notes, images, and custom fields
  • Share or password protect lists
  • Smart Lists for due/overdue items
  • Global and advanced search
  • Recurring items and reminders
  • Cloud sync with iCloud
Features
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KwikList Plus is a simple and powerful list management tool that will help you organize your life. Create and manage all of your lists from one convenient spot, and configure them to capture the information that *you* need, presented how *you* want it, and available when and where *you* need it. * Create new list from one of the available list-types – to do, gifts, pictures, notes, and simple – and then customize it as needed to include the specific fields and categories that you need to track. * Don't need one of the fields for an item? Remove it with a swipe. * Need to record more information for an item? Add a new note, image, date, time, number, money, Url, or switch with one touch. * Need to share your list with somebody else? Email or print the whole list or just the details of a specific item. * Don't want to share? Optional password protection lets you restrict access to a list that you don't want others to see. * Use 'Smart Lists' to quickly and easily access all of your items that are due, overdue, or high priority. * Use 'Quick Select' to remember commonly used items and present them for selection as you type. * Use 'Global Search' to find items from any list quickly and easily. Use 'Advanced Search' within your lists to filter items based on any one of the defined list fields. * Setup items to repeat daily, weekly, monthly, or yearly and see them automatically update for each interval. * Create pop-up reminders for your items; never forget another important task again. * Save your lists in the Cloud! Enable iCloud sync to automatically update your lists across all of your devices! * Use the included Home Screen widgets to expose your KwikList information directly on your Device Screen. * Export your lists as .kwiklist bundle files for backup and/or import into other devices. If you have lists -- and we all do -- then you need KwikList Plus.

About

OrbNote

This app offers a chat-style notebook for Apple devices, allowing users to capture text, images, recordings, and files in a timeline format. Organize notes manually or with AI suggestions, and sync across all your Apple devices.

Highlights
  • Chat-style note capture
  • Capture text, images, audio, files
  • AI-powered organization suggestions
  • Sync across iPhone, iPad, Mac
  • Local-first storage
  • Password-protected threads (Pro)
Features
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Capture the thought first. OrbNote is a chat-style notebook designed for Apple devices. Text, images, recordings, files, and checklists can all enter the same timeline like messages. You do not need to choose a folder first or design a complete structure while an idea is still forming. Put it in Quick Jot, then organize it manually or ask AI for suggestions when the right place becomes clear. Capture like messaging Every note is a message, naturally preserving its time and context. Quick Jot Not sure where something belongs? Capture it first and organize it later. AI organization · Pro AI can suggest a suitable group and Thread and explain why. Accept or ignore each suggestion, or explicitly enable automatic organization. Text, images, audio, and files Keep different types of content in the same context. Pro adds automatic transcription and search across text in images (OCR), voice transcripts, attachment names, and full article text. Across Apple devices Capture on iPhone, iPad, and Mac, and keep everything in sync with your own iCloud account. With Pro, you can also record from Apple Watch. Local-first Regular notes are stored on your devices first, with no separate OrbNote content account required. AI features are optional and run only when you use them. Privacy and control Protect important Threads with a password lock (Pro) and let time-sensitive messages expire automatically (Pro). On Mac, export notes as Markdown with original attachments. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

KwikList Plus4 screens
OrbNote4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: OrbNote at Free against KwikList Plus's $2.99. OrbNote also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 5 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). KwikList Plus's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (8 vs 1). On ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

OrbNote is free to download; KwikList Plus costs $2.99 up front. OrbNote sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. KwikList Plus asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

OrbNote holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: KwikList Plus has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

KwikList Plus ships an update every 5 months, OrbNote every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
KwikList Plus versus OrbNote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKwikList PlusOrbNote
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.6 (8 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews76.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFreemium — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.617.6
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB88 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChristopher King志远 郭

Customer experience

KwikList Plus

All ratings8 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive76.5%
Neutral5.9%
Negative17.6%

OrbNote

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

KwikList Plus

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

OrbNote

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Membership$2.991 Month
  • Pro Membership$29.991 Year

Questions

Is KwikList Plus free?
KwikList Plus costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is OrbNote free?
OrbNote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, KwikList Plus or OrbNote?
OrbNote is rated higher. KwikList Plus averages 4.6 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while OrbNote averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do KwikList Plus or OrbNote have ads?
Neither KwikList Plus nor OrbNote shows ads.
Which is updated more often, KwikList Plus or OrbNote?
KwikList Plus ships an update every 5 months, and OrbNote every 10 days. Most recently, KwikList Plus was updated on November 1, 2026 and OrbNote on November 15, 2026.

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