Comparison

NOTE'd vs Fast Notes

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

Head to head
About

NOTE'd

This app provides a simple and beautiful way to create and organize notes. It allows users to attach photos, voice memos, and map locations to their entries, and offers various design styles for notepads. Notes can be categorized, bookmarked, and protected with a password.

Highlights
  • Customizable notepad designs
  • Attach photos, maps, and voice memos
  • Categorize and bookmark notes
  • Password protection for notes
  • Dropbox backup and restore
  • Lock screen notes
Features
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Simple, Easy and Beautiful! Now, make your own handy and well-favored notepad with NOTE'd NOTE'd sort notepads for use you want and save every minute of you whenever. The idea flashed into your head, the beautiful scenery before your eyes, the music ringing in your ears and here at your feet. Do note'd the everything. * Try NOTE'd like this - Write brief memo, diary - Wishlist when go supermarket - travel notes for the memory of your trip - Voice memo when can't type - Both location of famous restaurants and pictures of delicious foods, guidebook for famous restaurants - Photo album with pictures and stories * NOTE'd provides many useful features. - Notepad design of various style - Attach photo, map and voice memo - Make notepads into categories - Easy and handy bookmark - Unity view for every memos, bookmarked memos - Labeling for the lastest memo - Watch, Listen now memos and attachments - Support proverb, famous saying (Please make a blank memo) - Notes for Lock Screen - Sharing to Twitter, Facebook - Send E-mail and Text Message - Password protection (start-up screen and for each notepad) - Backup/Restore with Dropbox - Sort Notepads with Drag&Drop Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy policy: http://suxxexx.net/noted/privacy.html

About

Fast Notes

This app offers a modern approach to note-taking and list-making using intuitive gesture controls. It aims to replace traditional pen and paper methods with a digital solution available on Apple devices.

Highlights
  • Gesture-based controls
  • Note-taking
  • To-do lists
  • Digital replacement for pen and paper
  • Available on iPhone and iPad
Features
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Fast Notes is the fastest way to write notes and to-do lists. Create a note in seconds and manage everything with simple, natural gestures: pull down to add a new note, swipe right to mark it as done, swipe left to delete it, and pinch two notes apart to insert one in between. WHAT'S NEW • Home Screen widget: see your notes at a glance and check them off without even opening the app • Search: find any note in an instant • Reminders: get a notification for a note at the time you choose • Quick action: start a new note right from the app icon AND MORE • 7 color themes to choose from • Icon badge showing how many things are left to do • Sounds and haptic feedback • Works offline: your notes stay on your device • Great on both iPhone and iPad Put down pen and paper — try Fast Notes now, it's free!

Screenshots

NOTE'd4 screens
Fast Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Fast Notes at 4.7 against NOTE'd's 3.3. Fast Notes also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and review sentiment (67% vs 45%). NOTE'd's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (355 vs 16). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. NOTE'd sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Fast Notes asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Fast Notes holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NOTE'd has 355 ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 45% of NOTE'd's written reviews are positive against 67% of Fast Notes's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NOTE'd ships an update every 6 weeks, Fast Notes every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
NOTE'd versus Fast Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNOTE'dFast Notes
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (355 ratings)4.7 (16 ratings) — better
Positive reviews45.4% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings355 — better16
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 6 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDong Wook KimEmanuele Floris

Customer experience

NOTE'd

All ratings354 ratings
Positive51.7%
Neutral12.7%
Negative35.6%
Written reviews313 reviews
Positive45.4%
Neutral17.6%
Negative37.1%

Fast Notes

All ratings16 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Bugs and requests

NOTE'd

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes when trying to open notes
  • Backup and restore functionality not working
  • Inconsistent behavior when editing notes

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to customize notebook covers
  • Landscape mode support
  • Syncing across devices
  • More text formatting options
  • Sorting and searching notes

Fast Notes

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

NOTE'd

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly14 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly1 Month trial$19.991 Year
None

Fast Notes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NOTE'd free?
NOTE'd is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Fast Notes free?
Fast Notes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, NOTE'd or Fast Notes?
Fast Notes is rated higher. NOTE'd averages 3.3 out of 5 from 355 ratings, while Fast Notes averages 4.7 from 16 ratings.
Do NOTE'd or Fast Notes have ads?
Both NOTE'd and Fast Notes show ads.
Which is updated more often, NOTE'd or Fast Notes?
NOTE'd ships an update every 6 weeks, and Fast Notes every 6 months. Most recently, NOTE'd was updated on November 1, 2026 and Fast Notes on November 2, 2026.

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