Quick Note vs Plotscribe
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — 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. • 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.
Plotscribe
This app helps authors plan, write, and organize their novels. It keeps all story elements like chapters, characters, and lore together in one place, with offline functionality and various export options. Optional sync features allow for cross-device access and collaboration.
- Offline writing and planning
- Organized worldbuilding elements
- Character and place linking
- Customizable planning boards
- Multiple export formats
- Optional cross-device sync
- Collaborative writing
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Plan, write and finish your novel in one place. Plotscribe keeps your chapters, characters, places and lore together in a World, and every name you write links back to its record. You write every word. FREE, AND IT WORKS OFFLINE • No account and no sign-in: open the app and start writing • Write anywhere, with or without a signal. Nothing waits on the internet • Your Worlds are files on your iPhone or iPad, in the Files app under On My iPhone › Plotscribe EXPORT ANY TIME • Export from the dock on iPhone or the sidebar on iPad • Standard manuscript (.docx), styled Word, Print PDF, EPUB, a submission package or Markdown • Exports are always free and save to Files, ready to share KNOW YOUR WORLD • Tap a character's name in your prose to open their record • Keep the details you need: your own fields, notes, aliases and relationships • Plot every thread on the planning board, chapter by chapter • Mood boards of images, colors, quotes and notes, linked to chapters and characters • Maps of your world, with your characters and places pinned on them ADD SYNC WHEN YOU WANT IT • Sync carries your Worlds between your iPhone, iPad, computers and the web • Pick up the chapter you left on your computer, right where you stopped • Invite co-authors to write in the same World, live; readers you invite don't need a subscription • Try Sync free for 7 days YOUR BOOK STAYS YOURS • Your writing is private and never used to train AI • The desktop app for Mac, Windows and Linux is free too, with no account Terms of Service: https://plotscribe.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://plotscribe.app/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Plotscribe at daily against Quick Note's every 2 weeks. Plotscribe also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.2). On price, 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. Quick Note sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Plotscribe sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.00 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Quick Note ships an update every 2 weeks, Plotscribe daily. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Quick Note | Plotscribe |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.2 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mustafa Onus | Robert Boyd |
In-app purchases
Quick Note
- Premium$0.99
Plotscribe
- Plotscribe Sync7 Days trial$6.001 Month
- Plotscribe Sync Yearly7 Days trial$49.991 Year









