Simple Quick Notepad vs RushList
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Simple Quick Notepad
This free notepad app allows for quick text entry, saving links, and composing messages with spell-checking. It also offers features like text-to-speech, camera scanning, and translation, making it ideal for students and professionals.
- Quickly jot down ideas
- Save important links
- Compose and spell-check text
- Scan text from documents/books
- Convert text to speech
- Translate sentences
- Automatic text saving
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Your new go-to notepad for quickly jotting down anything. Completely free with no ads or in-app purchases. KEY FEATURES Jot down ideas Save important links Compose and spell-check a text Create calendar events Take notes in a meeting or lecture Look up a word in the dictionary Translate a sentence to any language Scan text from a document or book using your camera Convert text to speech - let your device read your notes aloud Quickly paste text from elsewhere or copy text to share Your text is automatically saved so you never lose it PERFECT FOR STUDENTS & PROFESSIONALS - Take notes in lectures and meetings ANYONE who wants to take notes as quickly as possible and know that they will be stored automatically.
RushList
Organize daily tasks, shopping, and plans with shared or private lists. Features include countdown timers, customizable expiration, and progress tracking. Get reminders to stay on track with your to-dos.
- Shared lists for collaboration
- Private to-do lists
- Countdown timers for tasks
- Customizable item expiration
- Progress statistics
- Task reminders and notifications
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Share the everyday list. Make room for today. RushList brings daily tasks, shopping, and personal plans into one simple place. Create a shared list with someone you trust, or keep your own to-dos separate in your private list. PLAN TOGETHER Create shared lists for groceries, everyday tasks, and weekend plans. Send an invitation, accept an invite link or code, and switch between your lists from the Lists screen. Shared lists require Sign in with Apple. FOCUS ON TODAY Countdown timers make the time left on each task easy to see. Items expire after 24 hours by default. Use custom expiration times or turn expiration off in settings to suit the way you plan. KEEP EVERYDAY TASKS ORGANIZED Use the Shopping, Tasks, and Other categories to find what you need. Keep a personal list alongside the lists you share. MAKE PROGRESS VISIBLE See your created, completed, and expired items in your progress statistics. Review your history and build on the small things you finish. REMINDERS THAT FIT YOUR DAY Choose reminder times and enable notifications to help you return to your list. SUBSCRIPTION An active subscription is required to use RushList's features. Available plans and prices are shown in the app before purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://www.rushlistapp.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: RushList at 100% against Simple Quick Notepad's 50%. RushList also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (18 vs 1). Simple Quick Notepad's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. RushList sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Simple Quick Notepad asks for nothing beyond the download.
RushList holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RushList has 18 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Simple Quick Notepad's written reviews are positive against 100% of RushList's.
Simple Quick Notepad ships an update every 9 days, RushList every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Simple Quick Notepad | RushList |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) | 4.8 (18 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 18 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jack Finnis | Sebastian Ottow |
Customer experience
Simple Quick Notepad
RushList
In-app purchases
Simple Quick Notepad
No in-app purchases
RushList
- Go Monthly3 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Boost Productivity (Annual)3 Days trial$8.991 Year
- Lifetime - Premium$29.99
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