QuickNotation vs Skye Terminal
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Drag and drop organization
- Priority marking
- Image support
- Light and dark modes
- iPhone and iPad optimized
- Portrait and landscape orientation
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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!
Skye Terminal
This app offers a private space for writing, messaging, and planning. It provides tools for quick and long-form notes, private status updates, event planning with countdowns, and a focus timer. Enjoy global radio streaming and local weather forecasts within a distraction-free environment.
- Secure quick notes with instant encryption
- Markdown-ready long-form writing
- Private status updates for contacts
- Event planning with countdowns
- Global radio streaming
- Local weather forecasts
- Focus timer for productivity
- Task management
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Skye Terminal is your personal command center — built for clarity, privacy, and intentional communication. A tool for daily use. Most apps are loud. Ours is an outpost: cold, quiet, and ready. Skye Terminal gives you the tools to write, message, and plan without distractions. Key Features • Quick Notes – Secure short-form note-taking with instant encryption. • Long Notes – Markdown-ready long-form writing space for detailed thoughts. • Skye Updates – Post status updates only to your private contacts. • Calendar – Plan events with countdowns and detailed records. • Radio Station – Stream stations worldwide directly inside the app. • Weather & Widgets – Keep local time, forecasts, and week data. • Focus Timer – A simple tool for productivity. • Task – Do something, Check it done.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Skye Terminal at every 9 days against QuickNotation's every 17 months. Skye Terminal also leads on ratings volume (10 vs 1). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for QuickNotation against 5.0 for Skye Terminal. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Skye Terminal has 10 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
QuickNotation ships an update every 17 months, Skye Terminal every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | QuickNotation | Skye Terminal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (10 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 10 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 17 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Nicholas Pompea | HYPERSKYE LLC |
Customer experience
QuickNotation
Skye Terminal
In-app purchases
QuickNotation
No in-app purchases
Skye Terminal
No in-app purchases









