Comparison

QuickNotation vs Start

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

Head to head
About

QuickNotation

This note-taking app helps you organize thoughts and ideas with features like drag-and-drop, priority marking, and image support. It offers multi-mode support for a comfortable experience on iPhones and iPads.

Highlights
  • Drag and drop organization
  • Priority marking
  • Image support
  • Light and dark modes
  • iPhone and iPad optimized
  • Portrait and landscape orientation
Features
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QuickNotation is a versatile note-taking app powered by Apple's latest Swift Data framework. It's designed to help you organize your thoughts and ideas with ease, offering a wide range of features that make note-taking a breeze. Key Features: -Drag and Drop: Effortlessly organize your notes using drag-and-drop functionality. Rearrange, prioritize, and group your notes in a way that makes sense to you. -Priority Marking: Stay organized by marking your notes with different priorities. Easily distinguish between high-priority and low-priority notes. -Image Support: Enhance your notes with images. Add visuals to your notes to capture memories or provide context to your thoughts. -Multi-Mode Support: QuickNotation supports both light and dark modes, ensuring a comfortable reading experience in any lighting condition. It's optimized for both iPhones and iPads, and it seamlessly transitions between portrait and landscape orientations. -QuickNotation empowers you to capture and manage your ideas, tasks, and memories like never before. Stay productive, organized, and inspired, no matter where you are or what device you're using. Download QuickNotation today and take your note-taking experience to the next level!

About

Start

Easily track elapsed and remaining time for daily tasks. Register time entries with start and end reservations, receive notifications, and categorize activities. Visualize ongoing tracks and search past records to improve life quality.

Highlights
  • Time tracking registration
  • Ongoing track visualization
  • End reservation and push notifications
  • Category classification
  • Search past records
Features
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Have you ever thought, "How much time has passed?" in your daily life? 'Start-End' is an app developed to provide a little help in such questions. When time tracking is needed, you can easily register and visualize elapsed time and remaining time with just a few settings. Through repeated records, pattern recognition is possible, contributing to improving the quality of life. [ Key Features ] 1. Time Tracking Registration - Easily register with just a few settings such as name (required), start and end reservation time, and notification preference. 2. Ongoing List - Easily visualize all ongoing tracks in a list format. 3. End Reservation & Push Notifications - Specify the end reservation time to check the remaining time and receive notifications at the end time. 4. Category Classification - Provides 10 categories for easy classification according to your preferences. (Name changes can be made through settings) 5. Search - Provides a search function to easily find past records. [ App Permissions ] * Required Permissions - None * Optional Permissions - App Tracking: User data is used for providing personalized advertisements. - Notifications (Push): Receive notifications when registered items end. [ Contact/Feedback ] * Email Inquiry: lawtinapps@gmail.com [ License ] * Image : https://lawtinapps.blogspot.com/2024/01/start-end-image-license.html

Screenshots

QuickNotation4 screens
Start4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: QuickNotation at none against Start's shown. QuickNotation also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Start's advantage is update cadence (every 6 months vs every 17 months) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for QuickNotation against 5.0 for Start. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

QuickNotation ships an update every 17 months, Start every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on July 22, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
QuickNotation versus Start: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQuickNotationStart
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews—66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 17 monthsEvery 6 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNicholas PompeaBeomSeok Chae

Customer experience

QuickNotation

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Start

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

QuickNotation

No in-app purchases

None

Start

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is QuickNotation free?
QuickNotation is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Start free?
Start is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, QuickNotation or Start?
QuickNotation and Start are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do QuickNotation or Start have ads?
Start shows ads; QuickNotation does not.
Which is updated more often, QuickNotation or Start?
QuickNotation ships an update every 17 months, and Start every 6 months. Most recently, QuickNotation was updated on July 22, 2026 and Start on September 17, 2026.

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