Comparison

Quick Note vs Now Reading

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

Head to head
About

Quick Note

Features
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Quick Note is a calm, fast notepad for everything you need to remember. Open it, capture the thought, get on with your day. No sign-up. No email. No password. Your notes are yours the second the app opens. CAPTURE IN ONE TAP The compose button opens straight into whatever you need: a blank note, a checklist, a reminder, a voice memo or a photo. Nothing to configure first. • Rich text with a simple formatting bar — bold, italic, headings, quotes, code and tables • Checklists you tick off with a tap, right on the card • Photos from your library, attached in seconds • Document scanner that turns paper into a clean, cropped page • Voice notes with live waveform and one-tap playback • Freehand drawing and handwriting with Apple Pencil or your finger • Any file, kept alongside the note it belongs to SEARCH THAT ACTUALLY FINDS IT Text recognition reads the words inside your photos and scans, so a receipt, a whiteboard or a business card turns up in search like any other note. Search covers titles, body text, tags and recognised text at once. ORGANISE HOWEVER YOU THINK • Folders for the big buckets • Tags for everything that crosses them • Eight colours to make a note findable at a glance • Pin the ones that matter to the top • Smart folders that save a search you keep repeating • Archive to clear the list without losing anything • Trash that holds deleted notes for 30 days • Grid or list, sorted by newest, oldest, title or last edited KEEP THE PRIVATE ONES PRIVATE Mark any note as locked and it disappears behind a passcode, hidden from your list and from search until you unlock it. Face ID and Touch ID work too. REMINDERS THAT SHOW UP Attach a date and time to a note and a notification arrives when it matters. No separate reminders app to keep in sync. BACKED UP, QUIETLY Notes back themselves up in the background so a lost phone does not mean lost notes. Sign-in is anonymous — there is no account to create and no personal details to hand over. You can delete everything, on the device and on the server, from Settings whenever you like. ON YOUR HOME SCREEN • Home screen widgets in three sizes, showing what is still open • Lock screen widgets for a glance without unlocking • Siri Shortcuts — "Add a note", or ask how many notes are still open BUILT TO STAY OUT OF THE WAY • Full dark mode, or follow your system setting • Ten languages: English, Turkish, German, French, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish and Italian • Works offline; everything syncs when you are back • Designed for iPhone and iPad Quick Note is free and supported by ads. One small, one-time purchase removes them for good — no subscription, ever.

About

Now Reading

Track your current reads, archive finished books, and organize your future reading list. This app offers beautiful book cover displays and allows you to share your reading progress with friends.

Highlights
  • Track current reads
  • Archive read books
  • Organize to-read list
  • Display original book covers
  • Share reading progress
  • Widget support
Features
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Introducing Now Reading - a simple yet crafted book journal app. You can add what you're reading, archive what you already have read, and books you'd like to read in the future. This app displays the original book cover (direct attachment needed) or with the custom designed beautiful original book covers. Share what you read with your friends by swiping through books you logged or through the widget.

Screenshots

Quick Note4 screens
Now Reading4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Now Reading at none against Quick Note's 1. Quick Note's advantage is iOS requirement (17.2 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Quick Note sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Now Reading asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Quick Note ships an update every 2 weeks, Now Reading weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Quick Note versus Now Reading: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQuick NoteNow Reading
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.2 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMustafa OnusMinsang choi

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Quick Note

One-time1
  • Premium$0.99
None

Now Reading

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Quick Note free?
Quick Note is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Now Reading free?
Now Reading is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Quick Note or Now Reading have ads?
Neither Quick Note nor Now Reading shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Quick Note or Now Reading?
Quick Note ships an update every 2 weeks, and Now Reading weekly. Most recently, Quick Note was updated on November 12, 2026 and Now Reading on November 4, 2026.

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