Quick Note vs PDF & Document Library
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Quick Note
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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. โข Rich text with a simple formatting bar โ bold, italic, headings, quotes, code and tables โข Checklists you tick off with a tap, right on the card โข Photos from your library, attached in seconds โข Document scanner that turns paper into a clean, cropped page โข Voice notes with live waveform and one-tap playback โข Freehand drawing and handwriting with Apple Pencil or your finger โข 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 โข Folders for the big buckets โข Tags for everything that crosses them โข Eight colours to make a note findable at a glance โข Pin the ones that matter to the top โข Smart folders that save a search you keep repeating โข Archive to clear the list without losing anything โข Trash that holds deleted notes for 30 days โข 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 โ 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 โข Home screen widgets in three sizes, showing what is still open โข Lock screen widgets for a glance without unlocking โข Siri Shortcuts โ "Add a note", or ask how many notes are still open BUILT TO STAY OUT OF THE WAY โข Full dark mode, or follow your system setting โข Ten languages: English, Turkish, German, French, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish and Italian โข Works offline; everything syncs when you are back โข Designed for iPhone and iPad Quick Note is free and supported by ads. One small, one-time purchase removes them for good โ no subscription, ever.
PDF & Document Library
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PDF Book Reader is a clean and powerful reading app for organizing and reading PDF books, study notes and documents on iPhone and iPad. Import your PDFs, browse your library with automatically generated covers, and continue reading from the page you left off. Search, favorites, shelves, reading progress and sorting tools help keep every document organized. In the reader, you can switch between single page, continuous scrolling and two-page layouts, with horizontal or vertical reading options. Choose normal, sepia, gray or night mode and adjust the reading experience to your eyes. Highlight text, add notes, save bookmarks and search inside your documents. PDF Book Reader makes long PDFs easier to read, revisit and manage. Key features: Import and share PDF files Automatic cover generation Continue from your last page Shelves, favorites, filters and sorting In-document search Bookmarks Color highlights and notes Normal, sepia, gray and night themes Single page, continuous and two-page views iPhone and iPad support
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PDF & Document Library at none against Quick Note's 1. Quick Note's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Quick Note sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. PDF & Document Library asks for nothing beyond the download.
Quick Note ships an update every 2 weeks, PDF & Document Library every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Quick Note | PDF & Document Library |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks โ better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No โ better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No โ better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad โ better |
| Requires iOS | 17.2 | 17.0 โ better |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mustafa Onus | Salih ONUS |
In-app purchases
Quick Note
- Premium$0.99
PDF & Document Library
No in-app purchases
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