Comparison

Quick Notes vs timespent

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

timespent

This app offers a flexible and simple way to track goals, habits, skills, and activities. It allows users to measure progress by various metrics, including time, weight, distance, or simple tallies, and visualize their journey with charts and calendars.

Highlights
  • Focus & activity timer
  • Habit & routine tracking
  • Workout & fitness logging
  • Daily checklist & task tracking
  • Skill & practice journaling
  • Home screen widgets
  • Heatmap calendars
Features
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** AWARDED BEST NEW APPS CATEGORY — APP STORE EDITORS ** hi, i'm Cal. i built timespent to be the simplest, most flexible way to track your goals, habits, skills, and activities. for those who used my old activity timer app, you'll find everything you loved and a whole lot more. timespent takes tracking to a new level, letting you measure activities by weight, distance, or volume—or just keep a simple tally too. here are just a few ways you can use timespent: – focus & activity timer log focused work sessions with the built-in focus timer, perfect for pomodoro-style sprints or deep work. track your hours spent studying, meditating, or mastering a skill on your way to 10,000 hours. – habit & routine tracker build powerful routines and track your progress. minimize screentime, create a reading log, maintain a gratitude journal, or track any habit you want to build or break. see your consistency grow day by day. – workout & fitness log create a complete workout history. log strength training with sets, reps, and weight. track your cardio sessions by distance and time, whether you're running, cycling, or swimming. count your yoga poses or push-ups. every bit of progress, logged. – daily checklist & task tracker stay on top of your recurring tasks. did you water the plants? take your medications or supplements? complete your daily chores? use quick tallies to check things off and free up your mind. – skill & practice journal use the focus timer to record practice sessions that level-up your skills. they say it takes 10,000 hours to become an expert—now you can track your journey there. watch your dedication pay off, whether you're practicing an instrument, coding a new project, or learning a new language. plus, timespent is more than just a list of numbers. it helps you visualize your journey with powerful, but simple, tools: – home screen widgets: keep your progress front and center so you never lose sight of your goals. – heatmap calendars: get a beautiful at-a-glance view of your consistency. – personal goals: set daily or weekly targets to stay motivated and celebrate every milestone you reach. – clean charts & stats: understand your trends without overwhelming or cluttered graphs. – reminders: send yourself notifications and words of encouragement. – arcs: track and organize your routines with a gentler approach to streaks & goals. – apple watch & fitness integration: import workouts automatically. start tracking what matters most. a better you is just one tap away. — Cal.

Screenshots

Quick Notes4 screens
timespent4 screens

Verdict

The call

Quick Notes and timespent both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 98% of timespent's written reviews are positive against 79% of Quick Notes's. Quick Notes's advantage is device support (5 vs 3). 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. Quick Notes sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and timespent sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. 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 4.9 for timespent. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 287 and 173 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 79% of Quick Notes's written reviews are positive against 98% of timespent's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Quick Notes ships an update every 4 days, timespent every 3 days. Both last shipped on September 27, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Quick Notes versus timespent: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQuick Notestimespent
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (287 ratings)4.9 (173 ratings) — better
Positive reviews79.4% of reviews98.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings287 — better173
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size194 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFurkan SimsirGlasshouse Studio, LLC

Customer experience

Quick Notes

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

timespent

All ratings173 ratings
Positive98.3%
Neutral0.6%
Negative1.2%
Written reviews54 reviews
Positive98.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative1.9%

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

timespent

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
4 purchases

timespent

Subscriptions3
  • Boundless (Weekly)$0.997 Days
  • Boundless (Monthly)$2.991 Month
  • Boundless (Yearly)$17.991 Year
One-time1
  • Boundless (Forever)$49.99

Questions

Is Quick Notes free?
Quick Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is timespent free?
timespent is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Quick Notes or timespent?
timespent is rated higher. Quick Notes averages 4.8 out of 5 from 287 ratings, while timespent averages 4.9 from 173 ratings.
Do Quick Notes or timespent have ads?
Neither Quick Notes nor timespent shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Quick Notes or timespent?
Quick Notes ships an update every 4 days, and timespent every 3 days. Most recently, Quick Notes was updated on September 27, 2026 and timespent on September 27, 2026.

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