Comparison

Plain_Note vs Quietime

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

Head to head
About

Plain_Note

A fast, minimal note-taking app for professionals. Capture and organize thoughts instantly with plain text, character counts, and OCR from photos. Ideal for quick jotting, archiving, and sharing.

Highlights
  • Plain text notes
  • Character and word count
  • Export notes
  • OCR text extraction from photos
  • Smart file sorting
  • Powerful search functionality
  • Split view for iPad/Mac
Features
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Plain Note is a fast and minimal note-taking app designed for working professionals who value speed, simplicity, and plain text. Whether you're in a meeting, on a call, or brainstorming ideas - Plain Note helps you capture and organize thoughts instantly, without the clutter. Key Features: • **Plain Text by Default** All your notes are saved as clean, unformatted plain text - perfect for copy-pasting, archiving, or exporting anywhere. • **Character and Word Count + Export** Instantly view the number of characters and words in your note. Easily share or export as plain text to other apps or collaborators. • **Split View for Power Users** On landscape mode (iPad or Mac), view your file list and editor side by side = a true productivity boost. • **OCR from Photo Library** Send an image to the app from your Photos, and it will automatically extract text using OCR - then save it as plain text. • **Smart File Sorting** Sort your notes by file name or modification time to quickly find what you need. • **Powerful Search** Search by filename or inside the content of your notes - find what you're looking for in seconds. --- Plain Note is built for professionals who need a fast, distraction-free environment to jot down, organize, and share ideas - without the overhead of rich formatting or complex tools. Download Plain Note and get back to writing, not waiting.

About

Quietime

Features
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Quietime is a simple and beautiful app for keeping track of the events in your life. Not another noisy calendar — just a clean, scrollable timeline that shows what matters. Scroll freely through your days. Quietime shows your events chronologically in a clean, vertical design. Jump back to today instantly, or scroll ahead to plan. Search across titles and notes to find what you're looking for. Create events with a title, time, notes, and color code. Choose from five colors to organize visually. Set up recurring events — daily, weekly, monthly, or yearly. Mark full days or specific times. Choose from ten different reminder timings — from one week before to the moment it happens. Add multiple reminders per event so you never miss what's important. See upcoming events right on your home screen with a 5-day widget. Display up to three events on your lock screen with Live Activities on iOS. Stay on top of things without opening the app. Follow a special date — a birthday, a deadline, a milestone. Quietime shows you the countdown or time since, right in the widget. Connect your system calendar and see events from all your calendars alongside your own — everything on one timeline. Choose from nine color themes: Dark, Light, Blue, Green, Purple, Morning Calm, Evening Glow, Night Stars, and Meadow. The app automatically adapts to light and dark mode. All data is stored locally. No account, no subscription — just a one-time purchase after a 14-day free trial. Quietime respects your time, even the time you spend outside the app.

Screenshots

Plain_Note4 screens
Quietime3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Quietime at Free against Plain_Note's $1.99. Plain_Note's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On update cadence, 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

Quietime is free to download; Plain_Note costs $1.99 up front. Quietime sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Plain_Note asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Plain_Note ships an update weekly, Quietime every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on June 10, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Plain_Note versus Quietime: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlain_NoteQuietime
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.017.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSun Min ParkKenneth Fagermo

In-app purchases

None

Plain_Note

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Quietime

One-time1
  • One time unlock$2.99

Questions

Is Plain_Note free?
Plain_Note costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Quietime free?
Quietime is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Plain_Note or Quietime have ads?
Neither Plain_Note nor Quietime shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Plain_Note or Quietime?
Plain_Note ships an update weekly, and Quietime every 5 days. Most recently, Plain_Note was updated on June 10, 2026 and Quietime on September 22, 2026.

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