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 shows your days as one calm timeline: the calendars on your iPhone and your own events, in order, with nothing else in the way. TIMELINE Scroll through your days, past and future. Tap the date at the top to get back to today. Search titles and notes to find any event. DAY VIEW Swipe right to see the whole day on one screen. Free time between events is marked with its length, so you see at once where there is room. Tap a free stretch to add an event at that time. MONTH Swipe left for the month. Colored dots show the busy days. Tap a day to go to it. YEAR IN PIXELS See a year of one calendar as a grid of days, each shaded by how many events it holds. Swipe between calendars and choose how many events give a day full color. YOUR CALENDARS Shows events from iCloud, Google, Outlook and any other calendar on your iPhone, grouped by account. You choose which ones appear. EVENTS AND REMINDERS Create events with a title, time, notes and one of five colors. Repeat them daily, weekly, monthly or yearly. Add as many reminders as you need, from a week before to the moment it starts. WIDGETS Your next five days on the Home Screen, or today in the small widget. Track a special date and see the countdown in the app and the widget. FIVE THEMES Dark, Light, Evening Glow, Night Stars and Meadow. PRIVATE No account and no subscription. Your own events stay on your iPhone.

Screenshots

Plain_Note4 screens
Quietime4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Plain_Note at none against Quietime's 1. Plain_Note also leads on price ($1.99 vs $7.99). 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

Plain_Note costs $1.99 and Quietime $7.99 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 October 7, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Plain_Note versus Quietime: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlain_NoteQuietime
Price$1.99 — better$7.99
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 MB3 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 costs $7.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
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 October 7, 2026 and Quietime on October 25, 2026.

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