Comparison

Quick Capture vs Nocta

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

Head to head
About

Quick Capture

Effortlessly capture ideas, moments, and thoughts directly into your Obsidian vaults. This app streamlines note-taking by allowing you to create multiple destinations within a vault or connect to different vaults, ensuring your inspirations are saved without interruption.

Highlights
  • Capture notes in Obsidian
  • Multiple vault connections
  • Append to existing notes
  • Voice recording with transcription
  • Document scanning
  • File and photo sending
  • Sketching and drawing capture
Features
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Quick Capture - Vault notes for Obsidian app This Quick Capture app is designed for power users of Obsidian, helping you focus purely on capturing ideas, moments, and thoughts as they come—without primarily worrying about which vault or page to open. It removes distractions, letting you effortlessly capture drafts and inspirations in Obsidian app, keeping you in the creative flow. → You can create multiple destinations to one vault → You can also connect to multiple vaults where each destination is dedicated to one vault → You can create a new note in a vault. → You can append text to an existing note in a vault. → You can send voice recordings with transcription to your vault. → You can scan documents to your vault. → You can send files or photos to your vault. → You can sketch and send those drawings to your vault.

About

Nocta

Features
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Track your work hours effortlessly. Nocta makes time tracking simple, beautiful, and insightful - designed for freelancers who work independently. KEY FEATURES: - One-tap timer - Start and stop with a single tap. No complicated setup. - Project management - Organize your work by projects with custom hourly rates. - Task tracking - Create tasks and subtasks for each project. Check them off as you go. - Smart analytics - See exactly where your time goes with detailed charts and breakdowns. - Earnings & expenses - Track your income and costs per project automatically. - 47 currencies - CHF, EUR, USD, GBP and 43 more. - CSV & PDF export - Export time entries for invoicing. - Apple Watch - Start and stop timers from your wrist. - Offline mode - Track time even without internet. - Weekly earnings report - See what you earned every Sunday. - 4 languages - English, German, French, Japanese. Auto-detects your iPhone language. NOCTA PRO: Unlock unlimited projects, advanced analytics, and priority support with Nocta Pro. Privacy first: Your data is securely stored and never shared with third parties. Nocta Pro is available as an auto-renewable subscription: - Monthly: CHF 3.99/month - Yearly: CHF 29.99/year Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions in your iPhone Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions. Terms of Use: https://nocta-app.com/#terms Privacy Policy: https://nocta-app.com/#privacy

Screenshots

Quick Capture4 screens
Nocta4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Nocta at 3 against Quick Capture's 1. Nocta also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.6). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Quick Capture sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Nocta sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Quick Capture ships an update every 10 days, Nocta fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Quick Capture versus Nocta: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQuick CaptureNocta
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (103 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews73.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings103 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB41 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPradeep BuruguMartin Wiederhold

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Quick Capture

One-time1
  • Lifetime plan$4.99
2 purchases

Nocta

Subscriptions2
  • Nocta Pro$2.991 Month
  • Nocta Pro$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Quick Capture free?
Quick Capture is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Nocta free?
Nocta is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Quick Capture or Nocta have ads?
Neither Quick Capture nor Nocta shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Quick Capture or Nocta?
Quick Capture ships an update every 10 days, and Nocta fortnightly. Most recently, Quick Capture was updated on September 25, 2026 and Nocta on September 9, 2026.

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