Comparison

Quick Notes vs Sondia

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, ideas, and tasks on your mobile device. It offers seamless organization, intuitive reminders, and easy export to over 20 other applications, keeping your inspiration flowing and your to-dos managed.

Highlights
  • Quick note-taking in real-time
  • Export to 20+ apps and Siri Shortcuts
  • Seamless iCloud synchronization across devices
  • Intuitive reminders with badge system
  • Automatic date and URL recognition
  • Home and lock screen widgets
  • Share extension for adding content from any app
  • Siri voice commands and 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

Sondia

Features
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Sondia is a private voice memory assistant that runs on your iPhone. Record your day naturally. Sondia turns meaningful moments into actions, ideas, decisions, and information—so important thoughts do not disappear inside long recordings or everyday conversations. With Sondia, you can: • Capture a quick thought or start a longer recording • Revisit transcripts and available source audio on a timeline • Confirm actions, organize ideas, and review important decisions • Search across things you previously said • Ask questions through Memory Conversation • Review what mattered today and throughout the week Private by design: • No account required • Recordings, transcripts, and memories are not sent to a cloud AI • Transcription, organization, search, and review run on a supported iPhone • Recording begins only after an explicit user action The free version includes recording sessions up to 30 minutes and core organization. Pro unlocks recordings up to 24 hours, Memory Conversation, AI-powered deep weekly reviews, and two-way Apple Reminders synchronization. Requires iOS 26 or later and an iPhone with at least 6 GB of memory. AI organization requires an approximately 1.7 GB on-device model download. Make sure you have the right to record and obtain consent when required by local law. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Quick Notes4 screens
Sondia4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Quick Notes at 5 against Sondia's 1. Quick Notes also leads on iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, 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 Sondia sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Quick Notes ships an update every 4 days, Sondia every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Quick Notes versus Sondia: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQuick NotesSondia
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (316 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews79.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings316 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size196 MB53 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFurkan SimsirSugarCube Technology (Tianjin) Co., Ltd.

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

Sondia

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
3 purchases

Sondia

Subscriptions2
  • Sondia Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Sondia Pro Annual$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Sondia Pro Lifetime$59.99

Questions

Is Quick Notes free?
Quick Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sondia free?
Sondia is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Quick Notes or Sondia have ads?
Neither Quick Notes nor Sondia shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Quick Notes or Sondia?
Quick Notes ships an update every 4 days, and Sondia every 2 days. Most recently, Quick Notes was updated on November 3, 2026 and Sondia on October 24, 2026.

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