DOCUMENT QUEST vs CinchCat
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DOCUMENT QUEST
This app gamifies note-taking by allowing users to level up their writing skills. Earn experience points, manage HP and AP, and unlock new features as you write, but be mindful of neglecting your tasks.
- Gamified writing experience
- Level up writing skills
- HP and AP management
- Unlock new features
- Daily writing rewards
- Note organization and sharing
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'DOCUMENT QUEST - Hero of Note' is not just an ordinary notepad. It's a place where your ideas and creativity level up. The more you write, the better your writing skills become. Gain experience points, level up, and unlock new features and customization options. But be cautious, neglecting your writing will decrease your HP. If you slack off, your creative adventure might come to a halt. When you've had enough of ordinary notepads, start this new writing adventure with 'DQ' It's always ready to embrace your ideas and open the door to a creative world. Discover the joy that ordinary notepads can't provide—come on, why not give it a try? HP (HIT POINTS) • HP gradually decreases over time. • Depending on the time and content of the note, HP will recover. • When HP reaches 0, certain abilities (such as deletion or sharing features related to notes) become unavailable. Additionally, experience points cannot be obtained. AP (ABILITY POINTS) • AP gradually decreases over time. • Depending on the time and content of the note, AP will recover. • Abilities can be used by consuming AP. However, Fighter do not consume AP. LEVEL UP • Writing notes earns experience points, based on both the time spent and the content. • The more notes you write, the more experience points you gain. • When experience points reach a predetermined threshold, your level increases. • With each level increase, the maximum values for both HP and AP also increase. Additionally, as you level up, new abilities become available. ITEMS If you consistently continue writing every day, occasionally you'll obtain the following items: • Herb - Restores HP. • Magic Water - Restores AP. • Miraculous Leaf - Resurrection. • Life Acorn - Increases maximum HP. • Mystic Nut - Increases maximum AP. HERO'S ABILITIES • Lv: 4 - Rename • Lv: 6 - Delete • Lv: 11 - Sort by • Lv: 14 - Send a copy • Lv: 17 - Print • Lv: 24 - Import from file • Lv: 30 - Safe folder FIGHTER'S ABILITIES • Lv: 3 - Rename • Lv: 6 - Delete • Lv: 8 - Share
CinchCat
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■ Make Everyday Check Tasks Easier CinchCat is a check app that lets you mark directly on photos, PDFs, and web pages. There’s no need to print documents or re-enter lists. Just use the content you import and move through your checks as-is. ■ Check Directly on Many Types of Screens Take a photo of a handwritten shopping list and check off purchased items. Open a PDF invoice or document and mark the items you’ve reviewed. Import a recipe website screen and check ingredients you’ve prepared or steps you’ve completed. With just a tap, you can easily make your everyday check tasks paperless. ■ Track Daily Progress with a Calendar With Check Calendar, you can view your daily check status by date. It’s useful for building habits, tracking progress, and preventing missed checks. Set reminder notifications to help you keep up with check tasks that are easy to forget. ■ More Flexible Check Controls Check actions support undo and redo. If you check something by mistake, you can quickly fix it. You can also adjust the look of your check marks for different uses, including a second check mark, pending mark, triangle mark, claw mark, border background color, and more. ■ Easy Data Management Check Sheets and Check Calendars support import and export. Use it for backups, device changes, and organizing your data. ■ For Shopping, Work, Cooking, and Habit Tracking CinchCat helps you handle all kinds of daily check tasks simply. Reduce paper, save time, and make your everyday life freer and easier.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: DOCUMENT QUEST at daily against CinchCat's every 5 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
DOCUMENT QUEST ships an update daily, CinchCat every 5 months. Both last shipped on November 4, 2026.
| Parameter | DOCUMENT QUEST | CinchCat |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Daily — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Yoshinori Tsuchiya | Noboru Ishikawa |
In-app purchases
DOCUMENT QUEST
No in-app purchases
CinchCat
No in-app purchases
Questions
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