Comparison

Quick Notes vs Uplock

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

Head to head
About

Quick Notes

This app helps you quickly capture thoughts, lists, and reminders as they come to you. Easily organize and export your ideas to over 20 other applications, or use Siri Shortcuts for custom workflows. Sync your notes across devices with iCloud and set intuitive reminders.

Highlights
  • Quick note-taking
  • Export to 20+ apps
  • iCloud Sync
  • Intuitive reminders
  • Automatic date & URL recognition
  • Widgets
  • Siri & Shortcuts integration
Features
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Capture's intuitive interface and smart features turn your mobile device into a powerful thought organizer, letting you seize, sort, and execute your ideas with unprecedented ease. • Quick Notes: Immediacy is key, and with Capture, the moment inspiration hits, you're ready. Our quick note-taking feature is designed for those who think fast and want to write faster. Notes, lists, and reminders are captured in real-time, ensuring no idea ever slips through the cracks. Brain dump on the go and stay one step ahead of your inspiration. • Export to 20+ apps: Looking to migrate your captures to other platforms like Obsidian, Things 3, Todoist, iA Writer, Craft, Omnifocus 4, Fantastical, UpNote, NotePlan, Reminders or Apple Calendar? Capture's export functionality allows you to move your content with ease. It's all about getting your thoughts out there, wherever 'there' might be, from to-do to calendar apps. In addition, you can run any Siri Shortcut as an export option, enabling all kinds of workflows by using the capture as input. • iCloud Sync: Keep your ideas and tasks in harmony across all your devices with Capture's iCloud Sync. Every note, list, and preference is automatically updated, ensuring you have access to your latest thoughts wherever you go. • Intuitive reminders: With our badge system, subtle yet effective reminders keep you informed of your tasks. These intuitive nudges ensure that important notes don't get lost in the shuffle, keeping you alert and on track. • Automatic date & URL recognition: Organization has never been so effortless. Capture's data recognition identifies your dates and URLs so you don't need to manually insert them. They are also pre-filled with your favorite export option. • Widgets: Access your captures instantly with our widgets right from your home and lock screen. Capture prioritizes convenience, giving you a visual snapshot of your latest thoughts and to-dos without having to open the app. • Share Extension: Add content to Capture with ease using the Share extension — available from any app. • Siri & Shortcuts: Capture thoughts hands-free with Siri voice commands and enhance your workflow with Siri Shortcuts to create, open, and search captures effortlessly. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Uplock

Securely store and organize sensitive documents, cards, and IDs across your Apple devices. Your data syncs via iCloud and is end-to-end encrypted, with no third-party servers involved. Features include shared groups, auto-fill, expiration reminders, and attachments.

Highlights
  • Secure document storage
  • Card and ID organization
  • iCloud syncing
  • End-to-end encryption
  • Shared groups
  • AutoFill and Safari extension
  • Expiration reminders
Features
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Uplock keeps your important information safe, organized, and always within reach across your Apple devices. Your data syncs through iCloud and is protected by iCloud Encryption. With Advanced Data Protection for iCloud enabled, everything you save in Uplock is end-to-end encrypted. What you can store in Uplock - Credit cards and payment information - Passports, driver’s licenses, and other important documents - Health records and insurance information - Software licenses and loyalty programs - Secure notes and anything else that matters Features to help you stay productive and organized - Shared Groups for families and friends - AutoFill on iOS, plus a Safari extension and menu bar app on macOS - Reminders for expiration dates - Attachments for files, photos, and PDFs - Smart Fill turns almost anything into an Uplock item, powered by Apple Intelligence and processed entirely on your device Private by design No account. No email. No tracking or analytics. Uplock supports Face ID, Touch ID, and Optic ID for quick, secure access. It uses the strongest security and privacy protections available on Apple platforms to keep your information safe. Start using Uplock right away, no setup or sign-in is required. Try it free with a limited number of entries and no plan required. Export your data anytime as plain text or CSV. Uplock is made in Montreal by an independent two-person team. Privacy policy: https://uplock.app/privacy Terms of use: https://uplock.app/terms

Screenshots

Quick Notes4 screens
Uplock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Quick Notes at every 4 days against Uplock's every 9 days. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Quick Notes sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Uplock sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Quick Notes against 4.8 for Uplock. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 287 and 113 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 79% and 78% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Quick Notes ships an update every 4 days, Uplock every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Quick Notes versus Uplock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQuick NotesUplock
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (287 ratings)4.8 (113 ratings)
Positive reviews79.4% of reviews — better78.4% of reviews
Number of ratings287 — better113
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision ProiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro
Requires iOS18.0 — better18.4
Further details — not scored
Size194 MB73 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFurkan SimsirFoyer Objet Inc.

Customer experience

Quick Notes

All ratings287 ratings
Positive94.4%
Neutral2.4%
Negative3.1%
Written reviews63 reviews
Positive79.4%
Neutral9.5%
Negative11.1%

Uplock

All ratings113 ratings
Positive94.7%
Neutral2.7%
Negative2.7%
Written reviews116 reviews
Positive78.4%
Neutral8.6%
Negative12.9%

User reviews

Quick Notes

From 287 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Quick and easy capture
  • 👍 Simple and intuitive UI
  • 💡 Great for organizing information
  • ✨ Satisfying categorization
  • 💰 Lifetime license option

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Defective, data loss
  • 🐛 Sidebar sorting buggy
  • 🐛 Crashes a lot
  • 🐛 Mac app non-functional
  • 🐛 MacOS app crashing

Uplock

From 113 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Excellent product fills the gap
  • 🔒 Secure and Simple Data Locker
  • 👍 Totally worth it
  • 👍 A perfect compliment to Apple Passwords
  • 👍 Feels very safe

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Unstable, missing functionality, not sure if trustworthy
  • ⚠️ White print on light blue impossible to read
  • ⚠️ No reason for this to be a subscription
  • ⚠️ Lack of functionality is baffling
  • ⚠️ Crashes on Intel Macs

Bugs and requests

Quick Notes

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • Data loss/notes vanishing
  • Sidebar sorting is buggy and breaks
  • Mac app does not work
  • App crashes frequently
  • Stickie notes do not work on MacOS 14 Sonoma
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  • MacOS App keeps crashing when hitting Enter key
  • App keeps crashing when making lists
  • Cannot share more than 1 note at a time

Requested features

19 requests
  • Batch operations (export/merge)
  • More keyboard shortcuts for macOS
  • Tags and coloring
  • An "all items" view with grouping and sorting
  • Calendar or timeline view
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  • View and live-edit notes expanded
  • Themes (black/white)
  • Ability to share to Supernotes and Tasks
  • Apple Watch app
  • New items to appear at the bottom of the feed
  • Ability to swipe left and right to move between lists
  • App icon customization
  • More widget presentation
  • Visual customization
  • Pin and archive lists
  • Support for images
  • WatchOS app with dictation
  • Better Markdown support
  • More keyboard shortcuts

Uplock

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Name change issue (searchable only under old name)
  • Help menu not working
  • Editing issues (cursor jumping, slow typing)
  • Import issues
  • Crashes on Intel Macs

Requested features

9 requests
  • More categories needed
  • Autofill
  • Other languages (German, French, Spanish etc.)
  • Windows App
  • Shared groups
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  • Crypto accounts and secret questions for item types
  • Ability to reorder attachments, copy attachments to clipboard, and export cards to Apple Wallet
  • Email accounts as an item type
  • Shared and automatically updated with family

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Quick Notes

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly3 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Yearly3 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$19.99
6 purchases

Uplock

Subscriptions4
  • Uplock+ (Monthly)$2.991 Month
  • Uplock+ Family (Monthly)$3.991 Month
  • Uplock+ (Yearly)$14.991 Year
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  • Uplock+ Family (Yearly)$24.991 Year
One-time2
  • Uplock+ Individual (Lifetime)$49.99
  • Uplock+ Family (Lifetime)$89.99

Questions

Is Quick Notes free?
Quick Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Uplock free?
Uplock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Quick Notes or Uplock?
Quick Notes and Uplock are both rated 4.8 out of 5 on the App Store, from 287 and 113 ratings respectively.
Do Quick Notes or Uplock have ads?
Neither Quick Notes nor Uplock shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Quick Notes or Uplock?
Quick Notes ships an update every 4 days, and Uplock every 9 days. Most recently, Quick Notes was updated on September 27, 2026 and Uplock on September 25, 2026.

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