Comparison

Quick Notes vs Perspectives

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

Perspectives

This app offers a clean and intuitive interface to manage your tasks, helping you declutter your mind and focus on what's important. It provides powerful prioritization and filtering tools to streamline your workflow and boost productivity across your Apple devices.

Highlights
  • Intuitive interface
  • Task prioritization
  • Simplified workflow
  • Powerful filters
  • Seamless integration across Apple devices
  • Effortless task management
Features
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Introducing Perspectives - A Beautiful Task Management Solution! Tired of drowning in endless to-do lists and cluttered task managers? Say hello to Perspectives - an app designed to declutter your mind and streamline your productivity. Its intuitive interface cuts through the noise, allowing you to focus on what truly matters. Say goodbye to overwhelming task lists and hello to clarity and focus. Here's what Perspectives brings to the table: Task Prioritization: Perspective's support for sorting and grouping allows you to prioritize tasks the way that makes most sense to you: with tags, with projects, with priorities, and more. Simplified Workflow: No more distractions. With deep support for powerful filters, Perspectives helps you stay on track by presenting only the tasks that you want to see, eliminating the clutter and allowing you to focus on the task at hand. Seamless Integration: Available on iOS, iPadOS, and visionOS, Perspectives is available all the time, wherever you are. Effortless Task Management: Whether you're a busy professional, a student, or a stay-at-home parent, Perspectives adapts to your unique needs, making task management effortless and efficient. Get ready to reclaim your time and supercharge your productivity with Perspectives. Support: https://perspectivesapp.net/support Privacy Policy: https://perspectivesapp.net/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula

Screenshots

Quick Notes4 screens
Perspectives4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Quick Notes at 299 against Perspectives's 3. Quick Notes also leads on device support (5 vs 3). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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 Perspectives sells 2 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 4.7 for Perspectives. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Quick Notes has 299 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Quick Notes versus Perspectives: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQuick NotesPerspectives
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (299 ratings) — better4.7 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews76.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings299 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 4 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad, Vision Pro
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size195 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFurkan SimsirLakshaditya Chakraborty

Customer experience

Quick Notes

All ratings299 ratings
Positive94.6%
Neutral2.3%
Negative3.0%
Written reviews77 reviews
Positive76.6%
Neutral10.4%
Negative13.0%

Perspectives

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Perspectives

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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
2 purchases

Perspectives

Subscriptions2
  • Perspectives Plus Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Perspectives Plus Annual7 Days trial$24.991 Year

Questions

Is Quick Notes free?
Quick Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Perspectives free?
Perspectives is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Quick Notes or Perspectives?
Quick Notes is rated higher. Quick Notes averages 4.8 out of 5 from 299 ratings, while Perspectives averages 4.7 from 3 ratings.
Do Quick Notes or Perspectives have ads?
Neither Quick Notes nor Perspectives shows ads.

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