Comparison

ThumbEdit vs QuickNotes

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

Head to head
About

ThumbEdit

A simple text editor designed for thumb-optimized operation. Easily draft diaries, blogs, or memos with features like range selection, quick HTML tag input, and command buttons for copy, paste, and cut. Supports URL schemes and clipboard integration.

Highlights
  • Thumb-optimized operation
  • Range selection button
  • Quick HTML tag input
  • Copy, paste, cut, undo commands
  • URL scheme support
  • Clipboard integration
  • Font size adjustment via pinch
Features
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ThumbEdit is simple text editor. Operation is optimized to your thumb. Draft of diary, blog, memo, etc. You can use freely. [Feature] - Button for Selecting Range You can select phrase easily. while pressing botton of selecting range on your left side, you can swipe left and right. - Input of HTML Tag You can input HTML tag quickly. For example, if you input 'a href=""', '/a' is appended to end of phrase. - Command Button You can copy, paste, cut and undo. Tap button that is on your right side. - Other function URL scheme thumbedit://?text=hogehoge thumbedit://?text=hogehoge&mode=insert thumbedit://?source=clipboard thumbedit://?mode=insert&source=clipboard When app is deactive, Text is copied to clipboard. Font size change by pinch operation. Searching and Replacing phrase are supported. Character count is displayed. Cursor moving by left swipe and right swipe. Can move cursor by left and right swipe operation.

About

QuickNotes

Features
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You're on a call and need to jot something down. Sound familiar? Your default notes app takes ages to open - and lands on the last note you edited. Your reminders app only does reminders. And that powerful notebook app? You'll spend half a minute just deciding where the note should go. QuickNotes removes every step between a thought and a note. ONE SURFACE, ZERO DECISIONS Tasks, notes, ideas and reminders live together on a single board. No folders, no notebooks, no "where should I put this". Open the app, tap one icon, type, done - it takes seconds. BUILT FOR SPEED • Opens instantly, straight to your board • One tap to add a task, note, idea or reminder • Swipe right to complete, swipe left to delete • Tap any item to edit it • Undo & redo for every action - nothing is ever lost by accident TIDIES ITSELF UP Completed items stay greyed out on your board for 24 hours - so you can see what you got done today. Then they file themselves into the archive automatically. Deleted items go to the trash first, so nothing disappears for good until you say so. YOUR STYLE Three looks - Color, Mono and Glass - plus automatic light and dark mode following your system. PRIVATE & OFFLINE BY DESIGN • Works 100% offline - no internet connection needed, ever • All your data is stored only on your iPhone and never leaves it • No account, no sign-up, no cloud • No ads, no tracking, no analytics • Doesn't ask for a single permission AND THE SMALL THINGS THAT MATTER • Opens instantly - no splash screens to sit through • English and Czech, following your system language • Tiny download, minimal footprint QuickNotes is for busy people who just want to capture a thought before it's gone - without thinking about where it belongs. Open. Jot down. Done.

Screenshots

ThumbEdit1 screens
QuickNotes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: ThumbEdit at 8.0 against QuickNotes's 15.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ThumbEdit ships an update every 2 weeks, QuickNotes every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 7 level
ThumbEdit versus QuickNotes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThumbEditQuickNotes
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews63.6% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShamrock Records, Inc.Matous Mutina

In-app purchases

None

ThumbEdit

No in-app purchases

None

QuickNotes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ThumbEdit free?
ThumbEdit is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is QuickNotes free?
QuickNotes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ThumbEdit or QuickNotes have ads?
Neither ThumbEdit nor QuickNotes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ThumbEdit or QuickNotes?
ThumbEdit ships an update every 2 weeks, and QuickNotes every 3 weeks. Most recently, ThumbEdit was updated on October 1, 2026 and QuickNotes on September 28, 2026.

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