# Quick Notes vs Penloop

The clearest difference is price: Quick Notes at Free against Penloop's $6.99. Quick Notes also leads on ratings volume (302 vs 3) and update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly). Penloop's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and review sentiment (100% vs 77%). On ads there is nothing between them.

Quick Notes is free to download; Penloop costs $6.99 up front. Quick Notes sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Penloop asks for nothing beyond the download.

Penloop holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Quick Notes has 302 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 77% of Quick Notes's written reviews are positive against 100% of Penloop's.

Quick Notes ships an update every 4 days, Penloop fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Quick Notes | Penloop |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | **Free** | $6.99 |
| Rating | [4.8 (302 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/quick-notes-capture/id6458535284/reviews) | **[5.0 (3 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/penloop/id6479236344/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **302** | 3 |
| Positive reviews | 76.6% of reviews | **100.0% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | **Every 4 days** | Fortnightly |
| Monetization | **Free with in-app purchases** | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | **#193** |
| Size | 195 MB | 17 MB |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | **16.0** |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro** | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | [Furkan Simsir](https://appshunter.io/developer/1191021297) | [DynaPlastic Ltd.](https://appshunter.io/developer/1344665647) |

## What reviewers say

### Quick Notes

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/quick-notes-capture/id6458535284)

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:** Safari Extension, Family Sharing, Apple Watch app

**In-app purchases (3)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Monthly | $1.99 | per month |
| Yearly | $9.99 | per year |
| Lifetime | $19.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

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

**What reviewers complain about**

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

**Reported bugs**

- 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

**Requested features**

- Batch operations (export/merge)
- More keyboard shortcuts for macOS
- Tags and coloring
- An "all items" view with grouping and sorting
- Calendar or timeline view


### Penloop

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/penloop/id6479236344)

**Currently charting:** #193 Top Paid · Productivity (US App Store)

This app helps you organize your life by capturing events, todos, notes, and more. It offers a flexible system with calendars, folders, and tags to manage your information privately on your device.

**Highlights:** Capture events, todos, notes, journals, Organize with calendars, folders, tags, Private, on-device data storage, Automatic backups, Create multiple spaces, Sync via iCloud Drive

**Features:** Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Quick Notes free?

Quick Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Penloop free?

Penloop costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Quick Notes or Penloop?

Penloop is rated higher. Quick Notes averages 4.8 out of 5 from 302 ratings, while Penloop averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.

### Do Quick Notes or Penloop have ads?

Neither Quick Notes nor Penloop shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Quick Notes or Penloop?

Quick Notes ships an update every 4 days, and Penloop fortnightly. Most recently, Quick Notes was updated on October 17, 2026 and Penloop on October 11, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*