Comparison

Quick Journal vs Nook for Two

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

Head to head
About

Quick Journal

This app offers a straightforward journaling experience with extensive customization options. Personalize themes, fonts, icons, and layouts to create your ideal digital notebook. Widgets and draft saving features enhance usability for daily reflection.

Highlights
  • Customizable themes and fonts
  • App icon and layout personalization
  • Home screen widgets
  • Save entries as drafts
  • Copy and share entries
Features
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Quick Journal is the simplest way to keep a journal. You can customize your journal's theme, fonts, app icon, layout, and even where the composer button is placed. To help you write or keep track of your entries, the app features widgets you can put on your home screen. You can copy or share your entries. You can always come back to an entry later by saving it as a draft, just swipe down and the entry will be saved. Hope you enjoy! EULA https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Nook for Two

Features
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Nook for Two is a private shared space for couples and close partners. Keep your everyday chats, shared photos, notes, calendar plans, and favorite places together in one calm, personal place. Instead of connecting with everyone, Nook is designed for one important person. It gives you and your partner a quiet space to share daily moments, remember small plans, and keep meaningful memories close. Everything syncs in real time across your devices, so you can feel connected even when you are apart. Terms of Use: https://noook.us/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://noook.us/privacy/

Screenshots

Quick Journal4 screens
Nook for Two4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Quick Journal at every 9 days against Nook for Two's every 2 months. Quick Journal also leads on device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Quick Journal ships an update every 9 days, Nook for Two every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Quick Journal versus Nook for Two: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQuick JournalNook for Two
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (24 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews86.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings24 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.416.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB172 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCharlie DeetsKinari Kuramoto

In-app purchases

None

Quick Journal

No in-app purchases

None

Nook for Two

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Quick Journal free?
Quick Journal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Nook for Two free?
Nook for Two is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Quick Journal or Nook for Two have ads?
Neither Quick Journal nor Nook for Two shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Quick Journal or Nook for Two?
Quick Journal ships an update every 9 days, and Nook for Two every 2 months. Most recently, Quick Journal was updated on October 7, 2026 and Nook for Two on September 26, 2026.

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