Quick Notes vs Koe Reader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Quick Notes
Easily add handwritten notes, scribbles, and text to your photos. Customize pen colors and thickness, import images, and save or share your creations. All features are free to use.
- Handwritten notes
- Graffiti on photos
- Rich pen options
- Import photos
- Save and share doodles
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It is a handwriting notes, graffiti app on photos. All features are completely free to use. - Quick handwritten notes - Rich pen thickness/color - Undo/Redo/Eraser - Import photos - Scribble/text on photos - Save handwritten images - Share your doodled photos on SNS
Koe Reader
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A beautiful book reader, made for people who love to read. Koe is simple. Open a book and start reading. No clutter, no learning curve. Just your books, looking the way they should. And when you need a little help, it's right there: Forgot who a character is? Select their name and Koe reminds you. Stuck on a hard passage? Simplify puts it in plain words. Have a question? Ask Koe, right from the page. Want the bigger picture? Atlas maps the book's chapters, people and motifs. Rather listen? Natural voices read to you, even offline. Love a line? Highlight it, add a thought, and Koe brings it back later. Bring your own EPUBs, PDFs and articles, or start with the classics already on your shelf. AI that actually makes sense for readers, in a reader you'll love using without it. Simplify, Ask Koe summaries and some Atlas features need a device with Apple Intelligence.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Koe Reader at none against Quick Notes's shown. Koe Reader also leads on iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Quick Notes ships an update every 3 weeks, Koe Reader every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Quick Notes | Koe Reader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 18.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 447 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | FugaPiyo Inc. | Oluwaseun Olaoya |
In-app purchases
Quick Notes
No in-app purchases
Koe Reader
No in-app purchases
