Comparison

TextCrafter 2 ~ Craft & Share vs QuickNotes X Pro

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

Head to head
About

TextCrafter 2 ~ Craft & Share

A streamlined plain text note-taking app designed for efficiency on Apple devices. Features include customizable themes, precise text control, and powerful organization tools like tags and full-text search. Seamless iCloud syncing ensures your notes are accessible across all your Apple devices.

Highlights
  • Streamlined interface with shortcuts
  • Customizable themes
  • Precise text cursor control
  • Character and word count tracking
  • Colorful tags for organization
  • Full text search
  • iCloud syncing across Apple devices
Features
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Craft & Share! TextCrafter is a simply and snappy plain text notes app for iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch. It's equipped with features that make note-taking, managing, and searching effortless and efficient. ‣ Writing Made Easy: • Streamlined interface with quick-access shortcuts. • Customizable themes for a personalized writing space. • Precise text cursor control with swipe gestures. • Track your text length: characters, words, SMS texts. ‣ Organize Effortlessly: • Colourful tags to categorize notes. • Time-based note filtering. • Full text search. ‣ Seamless Backup and Sync: • iCloud syncing for access to your notes on any iPhone, iPad, or Apple Watch. • Easy backup and archiving of notes to ensure your data is always safe. ‣ Exclusive Features: • Directly copy contacts from your address book. • Add your location in various formats: GPS, address, or map link. • Save text snippets for quick reuse. • Extensive selection of special characters and emojis: stars, numbers, currencies, math symbols, arrows, etc. Enjoy TextCrafter and share your experience with us. Follow us on X/Twitter: https://x.com/mysk_co

About

QuickNotes X Pro

Organize your thoughts with a versatile note-taking app. Create and manage notebooks with custom templates, import and annotate PDFs, and leverage professional tools for precise writing and drawing. Secure private notebooks with password or biometric locks.

Highlights
  • Organize notes into notebooks and folders
  • Import and annotate PDF documents
  • Accurate drawing engine with professional tools
  • Multimedia note creation with drag & drop
  • Password and biometric protection for notebooks
  • Export notes as PNG or PDF
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- ORGANIZE YOUR NOTES - Create notebooks to organize your notes. Choose between a selection of paper templates and covers, and choose between vertical or horizontal layout to fit your note-taking needs. You can also rearrange your notebooks and create folders for them for maximum flexibility. - IMPORT & EDIT YOUR PDFs - With QuickNotes X you can import your PDF documents inside an existing notebook or in a new one, and you can edit them using all the tools QuickNotes X offers. Markup, annotate, highlight, insert images and text and more. You can also export these pages as a new PDF to share you edits. - ACCURATE NOTE-TAKING - QuickNotes X has a new accurate drawing engine that never loses detail, even after zooming or moving around the page. It also has the tools necessary to take perfect professional notes, all in one place. - DRAG & DROP SUPPORT - With QuickNotes X, you can easily create multi-media notes: use an image as a background, or import images from your library or from the web with an in-app tool or by using drag & drop from another window. In addition, these images are always resizable and movable, so that you can edit them whenever you want - PROFESSIONAL TOOLS - To create perfect notes, you need the right tools. This is why QuickNotes X has everything you need, from Pen and Highlighter to the Eraser, so that no mistakes are irreversible. Select the perfect line width and opacity to further customize your style, and choose the color you need from a hand-picked selection or by using the new HSV picker. You can even import a color from an image using the unique RealityPicker! - LOCK YOUR PRIVATE NOTEBOOKS - Want to restrict access to a specific notebook? Just set up a password when you create it or long press on its cover to lock it. And when you need to add some pages to it, just enter the password again or use Touch ID or Face ID to unlock it. - TYPE INSTEAD OF WRITING - With the new Text Tool you can add Text Boxes to your notes to type instead of writing. Want a different text style? Choose the font, size and color you like, underline or set to bold important things: now typing and writing notes is easier with QuickNotes X. - EXPORT TO EDIT ON OTHER DEVICES - You can export individual notes or entire notebooks as a QuickNotes X Document, which can be imported on another device to continue editing your notes. If you export your notebooks they will retain all properties, such as background and aspect ratio, so that if you reimport them they will look exactly as you expect. - SEAMLESS SHARING - Export your note as a PNG image or PDF, with the option to export the whole notebook in a single PDF document. Then, open it in your favorite app or share it with Mail, all with a few taps. - USE YOUR STYLUS - Have a Bluetooth stylus? No problem! QuickNotes X support a variety of styluses, from the Apple Pencil (1st & 2nd Generation)* to Adonit Jot, so that you can take notes while resting your palm on the screen, just like on paper. - OPTIMIZED FOR iOS 13 & 14 - With iOS 13 and 14, QuickNotes X is better than ever! A new, more modern look and support for Dark Mode makes taking notes with QuickNotes X a new experience. - BUT THERE IS MORE! - ⊱ Quickly change page by double-tapping on the edge of the screen ⊱ See all your notebook pages at a glance while taking notes with the new "Notes List" feature ⊱ Create a new page while writing with the dedicated button or by double-tapping on the edge of the screen ⊱ Unlimited undo-redo while writing (before leaving the page) ⊱ Clear your page with a single tap ⊱ Change your notebook template while writing thanks to the dedicated button ⊱ Rapidly delete notes and notebooks with just a long press ⊱ Option to reset all content (Notebooks and Notes) and preferences ⊱ Lightweight: all the features of a professional drawing app with less than 20MB of space ⊱ Localized in English, Italian and French. QuickNotes X Pro: note-taking, made easy. *Only on selected iPad models

Screenshots

TextCrafter 2 ~ Craft & Share4 screens
QuickNotes X Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: TextCrafter 2 ~ Craft & Share at $0.99 against QuickNotes X Pro's $5.99. TextCrafter 2 ~ Craft & Share also leads on review sentiment (84% vs 63%). QuickNotes X Pro's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (38 vs 7). On rating, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

TextCrafter 2 ~ Craft & Share costs $0.99 and QuickNotes X Pro $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for TextCrafter 2 ~ Craft & Share against 4.6 for QuickNotes X Pro. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: QuickNotes X Pro has 38 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 84% of TextCrafter 2 ~ Craft & Share's written reviews are positive against 63% of QuickNotes X Pro's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TextCrafter 2 ~ Craft & Share ships an update every 2 months, QuickNotes X Pro monthly. The most recent releases landed on August 24, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
TextCrafter 2 ~ Craft & Share versus QuickNotes X Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTextCrafter 2 ~ Craft & ShareQuickNotes X Pro
Price$0.99 — better$5.99
Rating4.6 (7 ratings)4.6 (38 ratings)
Positive reviews83.6% of reviews — better62.5% of reviews
Number of ratings738 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMysk Inc.Alessandro Sassi

Customer experience

TextCrafter 2 ~ Craft & Share

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews73 reviews
Positive83.6%
Neutral9.6%
Negative6.8%

QuickNotes X Pro

All ratings38 ratings
Positive89.5%
Neutral5.3%
Negative5.3%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive62.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

None

TextCrafter 2 ~ Craft & Share

No in-app purchases

None

QuickNotes X Pro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TextCrafter 2 ~ Craft & Share free?
TextCrafter 2 ~ Craft & Share costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is QuickNotes X Pro free?
QuickNotes X Pro costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, TextCrafter 2 ~ Craft & Share or QuickNotes X Pro?
TextCrafter 2 ~ Craft & Share and QuickNotes X Pro are both rated 4.6 out of 5 on the App Store, from 7 and 38 ratings respectively.
Do TextCrafter 2 ~ Craft & Share or QuickNotes X Pro have ads?
Neither TextCrafter 2 ~ Craft & Share nor QuickNotes X Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TextCrafter 2 ~ Craft & Share or QuickNotes X Pro?
TextCrafter 2 ~ Craft & Share ships an update every 2 months, and QuickNotes X Pro monthly. Most recently, TextCrafter 2 ~ Craft & Share was updated on August 24, 2026 and QuickNotes X Pro on September 17, 2026.

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