Quick Diary vs Aestu
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Quick Diary
This free application combines quick notes, sticky notes, and diary entries into a single, convenient tool. Easily save, edit, delete, search, and share your written thoughts and daily life moments.
- Quick note taking
- Sticky note functionality
- Diary entries
- Instant saving
- Edit and delete notes
- Search by text or date
- Share notes
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Quick note, sticky note and diary - in one free application. Get the part of your daily life with you from now on.... You can save any writing instantly, edit later or delete, search by text or date and share any note whenever you wish. Please visit support URL for detail on how to use.
Aestu
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Stop counting seconds. Start seeing time. Aestu is a visual focus timer that turns time into a calm, fluid shape. Instead of watching numbers tick down, you can understand your session at a glance and stay focused without the pressure of a conventional countdown. DESIGNED FOR THE WAY YOUR MIND WORKS - Visual time: See time gently empty and refill instead of doing mental math. - Positive Overtime: When a session ends, Aestu keeps counting up without a jarring failure state. - Made for people who struggle to feel time: A clear, low-pressure visual cue, the kind many people with ADHD look for. - Pomodoro and deep work: Choose a preset or create a session that fits your own rhythm. - Energy check-ins: Log how you feel and learn which times of day work best for you. - First small step: Write how to start and Aestu quietly keeps it in view during the session. - Realistic durations: After a few sessions, Aestu suggests the typical length of a task and never changes your timer on its own. - Pressure-free sessions: No red final minute, extra time in a neutral color and gentler notifications. FOCUS EVERYWHERE Start on iPhone, check a Live Activity or widget, and pause, resume or add time from Apple Watch — iPhone and Watch share the session in progress. iCloud keeps your session history in sync across your Apple devices, including Mac. CALM BY DESIGN Fluid animation, semantic colors and gentle haptics provide awareness without a ticking clock or harsh alarm. Your history helps you notice patterns without turning productivity into a scorecard. FREE, WITH OPTIONAL PRO The timer is free to use. Aestu Pro is a one-time purchase, no subscription: it unlocks your full history, Insights and Calendar export. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT No account and no behavioral advertising. Your focus data remains on your devices and in your personal iCloud. Whether you are studying, working, having a day when time slips away or entering a deep-work session, Aestu helps make time visible and easier to follow. Download Aestu and turn time into something you can feel.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: Aestu at 4 against Quick Diary's 2. Quick Diary's advantage is iOS requirement (7.0 vs 18.6). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Quick Diary sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Aestu sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Quick Diary ships an update every 5 weeks, Aestu every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Quick Diary | Aestu |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (13 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 62.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TopOfStack Software Limited | Giuseppe Pignataro |
Bugs and requests
Quick Diary
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes when trying to open
- Entries not syncing correctly across devices
- Unable to access old data after updates
Requested features
3 requests- Ability to add photos and customize backgrounds
- Option to export/email entire diary
- Sync across devices via iCloud or other cloud services
Aestu
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Quick Diary
- Purchase Ad Free$4.99
Aestu
- Aestu Lifetime$1.99









