Comparison

Quicknotes vs Lilly

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

Head to head
About

Quicknotes

Capture your thoughts and ideas effortlessly with a focus on simplicity and fluidity. Organize notes into folders and sync them across devices. Unlock advanced features and unlimited notes with a Pro subscription.

Highlights
  • Create notes
  • Create folders
  • iCloud sync
  • Unlimited notes (Pro)
  • Advanced controls (Pro)
  • Custom settings (Pro)
Features
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Catch every thought before it gets away. Catch (formerly Flow Notes) is the fastest way to get something out of your head. Open, capture, done — no folders to file, no forms to fill. SPEAK IT. SAVE IT. Hold the mic button and talk. Your voice note is transcribed live, entirely on-device — nothing is uploaded anywhere. CATCH EVERYTHING • Text notes for quick thoughts and longer writing • Checklists for groceries, packing, and to-dos • Voice memos with instant transcription • Photos and links, saved in one tap STAY ORGANIZED WITHOUT TRYING Tags and collections keep everything findable. Pin what matters, search everything, and glance at a note right from your home screen widget. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your notes live on your device. No account, no sync servers, no tracking. CATCH PRO Go past 20 notes with Catch Pro — a simple yearly subscription with a 7-day free trial. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in Settings. Terms of Use & Privacy Policy: https://natetedesco.com/apps/catch/terms

About

Lilly

Record, transcribe, and summarize meetings locally on your device. This app ensures complete privacy by processing all data on-iPhone, with no servers or cloud involvement. It's ideal for sensitive discussions where confidentiality is paramount.

Highlights
  • On-device AI processing
  • Speaker identification
  • Auto-generated meeting notes
  • Full timestamped transcript
  • Offline functionality
  • No account required
Features
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Lilly records, transcribes, and summarizes your meetings — entirely on your iPhone. No servers. No cloud. No account required. Everything happens on-device using advanced AI models: • Voice activity detection separates speech from silence • Speaker diarization identifies who said what • Transcription captures every word with timestamps • AI summarization writes your meeting notes automatically Your audio and transcripts never leave your phone. Not during processing, not ever. Lilly is for rooms where confidentiality is not optional — legal meetings, medical appointments, investor calls, sensitive 1-on-1s. FEATURES On-device AI All transcription and summarization runs locally. No account required. No data uploaded. Speaker identification Lilly detects and labels multiple speakers. Name them after the meeting — names apply across the full transcript and summary. Auto-generated notes After each recording, Lilly produces structured meeting notes in the same language as your conversation. Full transcript Browse the complete timestamped transcript, attributed to each speaker. Offline first After the one-time model download, Lilly works with no internet connection at all. PRIVACY No analytics. No telemetry. No crash reporting with content. The only network request Lilly ever makes is the one-time AI model download on first launch (~3.3 GB). Verify this yourself: iOS Settings > Privacy & Security > App Privacy Report. REQUIREMENTS Requires iPhone 16 or later (A18 chip) running iOS 18. First launch downloads ~3.3 GB of AI models. After that, fully offline.

Screenshots

Quicknotes3 screens
Lilly4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Quicknotes at Free against Lilly's $0.99. Quicknotes also leads on rating (4.8 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (5 vs 1). Lilly's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4). On ads, device support 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

Quicknotes is free to download; Lilly costs $0.99 up front. Quicknotes sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Lilly asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Quicknotes holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Quicknotes has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Quicknotes versus Lilly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQuicknotesLilly
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.8 (5 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 8 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium — betterPaid
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS26.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB54 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNathaniel Tedescosamarvir singh

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Quicknotes

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Yearly$9.991 Year
  • Yearly7 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$29.99
None

Lilly

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Quicknotes free?
Quicknotes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lilly free?
Lilly costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Quicknotes or Lilly?
Quicknotes is rated higher. Quicknotes averages 4.8 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Lilly averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Quicknotes or Lilly have ads?
Neither Quicknotes nor Lilly shows ads.

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