Comparison

Notepad vs QuickNotation

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

Head to head
About

Notepad

Capture your thoughts and organize your life with this intuitive note-taking application. It offers secure storage with a passcode and iCloud synchronization, allowing you to manage daily tasks and personal diaries efficiently. Easily categorize, color-code, and add images to your notes for better arrangement and sharing.

Highlights
  • User-friendly design
  • iCloud sync
  • App passcode protection
  • Note categorization
  • Share notes (text/PDF)
  • Add images to notes
Features
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This is an easy-to-use note taking app that offer wide rage of features with iCloud sync and app passcode. It is easy to manage your daily stuff and your personal diary with date wise and name wise format. Key Features - Beautiful and user friendly design - Simple way of note taking - iCloud sync and app passcode - Category to note separation - Share note with text and pdf format - Support note color to easy arrangement - Auto delete note to delete notes - Add image with your notes Keep your words safe with passcode and save it with colourful notes. Download and have fun. Keep in touch to receive all new updates. Thank you!!

About

QuickNotation

This note-taking app helps you organize thoughts and ideas with features like drag-and-drop, priority marking, and image support. It offers multi-mode support for a comfortable experience on iPhones and iPads.

Highlights
  • Drag and drop organization
  • Priority marking
  • Image support
  • Light and dark modes
  • iPhone and iPad optimized
  • Portrait and landscape orientation
Features
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QuickNotation is a versatile note-taking app powered by Apple's latest Swift Data framework. It's designed to help you organize your thoughts and ideas with ease, offering a wide range of features that make note-taking a breeze. Key Features: -Drag and Drop: Effortlessly organize your notes using drag-and-drop functionality. Rearrange, prioritize, and group your notes in a way that makes sense to you. -Priority Marking: Stay organized by marking your notes with different priorities. Easily distinguish between high-priority and low-priority notes. -Image Support: Enhance your notes with images. Add visuals to your notes to capture memories or provide context to your thoughts. -Multi-Mode Support: QuickNotation supports both light and dark modes, ensuring a comfortable reading experience in any lighting condition. It's optimized for both iPhones and iPads, and it seamlessly transitions between portrait and landscape orientations. -QuickNotation empowers you to capture and manage your ideas, tasks, and memories like never before. Stay productive, organized, and inspired, no matter where you are or what device you're using. Download QuickNotation today and take your note-taking experience to the next level!

Screenshots

Notepad4 screens
QuickNotation4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: QuickNotation at none against Notepad's 1. QuickNotation also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Notepad sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. QuickNotation asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Notepad against 5.0 for QuickNotation. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Notepad ships an update every 11 months, QuickNotation every 17 months. The most recent releases landed on June 10, 2026 and July 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Notepad versus QuickNotation: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNotepadQuickNotation
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 11 months — betterEvery 17 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPiyushkumar BhutNicholas Pompea

Customer experience

Notepad

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

QuickNotation

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

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Notepad

One-time1
  • Notepad++ Premium$1.99
None

QuickNotation

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Notepad free?
Notepad is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is QuickNotation free?
QuickNotation is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Notepad or QuickNotation?
Notepad and QuickNotation are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Notepad or QuickNotation have ads?
Notepad shows ads; QuickNotation does not.
Which is updated more often, Notepad or QuickNotation?
Notepad ships an update every 11 months, and QuickNotation every 17 months. Most recently, Notepad was updated on June 10, 2026 and QuickNotation on July 22, 2026.

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