Comparison

Calendar Widget & Planner vs Quick Notes from Lock Screen

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

Head to head
About

Calendar Widget & Planner

Organize your schedule with a comprehensive planner and diary. View your agenda on your home screen with customizable widgets, sync across multiple cloud services, and easily share events. Supports dark mode and AirPrint for convenient planning.

Highlights
  • Calendar widgets for home screen
  • Day, week, month, year planners
  • Share calendars and events
  • Sync with iCloud, Google, Yahoo, Exchange
  • Dark mode support
  • AirPrint functionality
Features
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Easily manage your calendars, planners, agenda and diary. Everything you need to take notes, save appointments, and share them with friends, family or colleagues. FEATURES: • NEW: Calendar Widgets! See your schedule on your Home Screen: Now, next and more! • AirPrint the day, week, month or year planners • Share calendars or events with friends, family or colleagues • Split screen support on iPad • Sync with iCloud, Google, Yahoo, Exchange and other cloud based calendars • Dark mode! • Quick support, we try to reply to questions within 24 hours. Just tap the Info icon in the toolbar, then tap Contact Support

About

Quick Notes from Lock Screen

Capture thoughts and tasks instantly without unlocking your device. Organize entries by groups, count characters, and set calendar notifications for tasks. Widgets offer quick access to notes and task management directly from your home or lock screen.

Highlights
  • Add notes from lock screen
  • Organize notes and tasks by groups
  • Character count, search, and replace
  • Calendar integration for tasks with notifications
  • Home and lock screen widgets
  • App lock and backup
Features
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"Quick Notes" is a convenient app that allows you to add new notes directly from the lock screen. Main Features ・Organize Notes and Tasks You can organize notes and Tasks by groups. ・Notes You can count the number of characters in a note, and perform text search and replace. ・TODOs You can add Tasks to the calendar and receive notifications. Additionally, you can check them off to mark them as completed. ・Widgets You can add widgets to your home screen or lock screen. With widgets, you can display notes or add new notes with a single tap. Other Features ・Theme Colors ・App Lock ・Backup

Screenshots

Calendar Widget & Planner4 screens
Quick Notes from Lock Screen4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Quick Notes from Lock Screen at none against Calendar Widget & Planner's 6. Quick Notes from Lock Screen also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Calendar Widget & Planner's advantage is ratings volume (1.2K vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.2 vs 16.0). 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. Calendar Widget & Planner sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Quick Notes from Lock Screen asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Quick Notes from Lock Screen holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Calendar Widget & Planner has 1.2K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Calendar Widget & Planner versus Quick Notes from Lock Screen: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCalendar Widget & PlannerQuick Notes from Lock Screen
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1.2K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews69.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.2K — better1
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.2 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size116 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerjohnhair.comGENRYU SASAGAWA

Customer experience

Calendar Widget & Planner

All ratings1,221 ratings
Positive91.0%
Neutral4.4%
Negative4.6%
Written reviews225 reviews
Positive69.8%
Neutral7.1%
Negative23.1%

Quick Notes from Lock Screen

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

Bugs and requests

Calendar Widget & Planner

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Events disappearing after updates
  • Inability to change week start day
  • Syncing issues with other calendars
  • Crashes and freezes on launch
  • Color settings not saving properly

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to share calendar with family
  • Add widgets for quick access
  • Expand customization options
  • Improve repeating event functionality
  • Preserve calendar history

Quick Notes from Lock Screen

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Calendar Widget & Planner

One-time6
  • Extras pack$0.99
  • Additional Calendars pack$0.99
  • Enhanced Views Pack$0.99
Show 3 more
  • Tasks, To-Do Lists & Reminders$0.99
  • Calendar Widgets$1.99
  • PRO Pack$3.99
None

Quick Notes from Lock Screen

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Calendar Widget & Planner free?
Calendar Widget & Planner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Quick Notes from Lock Screen free?
Quick Notes from Lock Screen is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Calendar Widget & Planner or Quick Notes from Lock Screen?
Quick Notes from Lock Screen is rated higher. Calendar Widget & Planner averages 4.6 out of 5 from 1.2K ratings, while Quick Notes from Lock Screen averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Calendar Widget & Planner or Quick Notes from Lock Screen have ads?
Both Calendar Widget & Planner and Quick Notes from Lock Screen show ads.

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