Comparison

Quick Note vs Mindscope 2

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

Head to head
About

Quick Note

Features
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Take notes faster, smarter, and cleaner. With AI-powered summarization, you can now shorten and organize your notes effortlessly. Whether it's a grocery list, a school assignment, or random thoughts — just open the app, write it down, and let the AI do the rest. Features: • Summarize your notes instantly • Clean, minimal note-taking interface • Organize your thoughts with titles and tags • Save your notes locally — no sign-up required • Open, write, and close in seconds Perfect for students, professionals, or anyone who wants a lightweight, intelligent note-taking experience. Subscription Info: Subscribe to unlock all Pro features including unlimited AI-powered summarization, local backup, and more.  Enjoy a smarter and faster note-taking experience while your subscription is active.  Subscriptions auto-renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Read more about our terms and conditions here: Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://deepwork.com.tr/iletisim/

About

Mindscope 2

Capture and organize your thoughts visually with a fluid mind-mapper and outliner. Create nested entries, link ideas, and export your work in various formats. Syncs across Apple devices and offers offline access.

Highlights
  • Free-form visual boards
  • Instant outlining and nesting
  • Multiple boards per project
  • Rich entry types (text, links, todos, notes)
  • Line and arrow connections
  • Smart Undo/Redo
  • Multiple export formats (OPML, PDF, PNG, HTML)
Features
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Mindscope 2 is the fastest way to capture your thoughts and keep them organized. A fluid, visual mind-mapper and outliner in one, built entirely with SwiftUI and running on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and even Apple Watch. Create entries to capture your thoughts anywhere on a simple and elegant free-form text canvas, drag them around, and tap to zoom into an entry to enter its own space to add sub-entries, for as many levels as you want. Use the "breadcrumb bar", or a quick pinch gesture to jump up a level. Some highlights: • Free-form visual boards with smooth, speefy navigation. • Instant outlining. Drag your entries to reorder, nest, and shape ideas. • Multiple boards for different projects. Entries saved where you want them. • Entry types: text, links (including deep links to other apps!), todos, and long-form notes. • Drag open a selection rectangle for moving and styling multiple entries at once. Long-press for context menus. • Draw lines and arrows between entries. Customize arrowheads. • Smart Undo/Redo of your changes. • Set bookmarks for quick access to key entries. • Lock entries you don’t want to move or enter into. • Rich styling: fonts, colors, backgrounds, rotations. Preserved in exports. • Reminders on any entry: one-time or repeating. Notifications will then pop up which take you straight to the item. • Multi-window support on iPad and Mac. Full keyboard shortcuts and native menus. • iCloud (CloudKit) sync. Work offline and catch up later. • Intelligent paste with local Apple Intelligence: automatically summarize pasted text into tidy, titled bullet hierarchies. • Instant global search across all your entries. • Gorgeous liquid glass UI. Exporting makes sure you retain complete control of your data: • Mindscope archive (.mindscope2) • OPML (supported by most mind-mapping apps) • Bullet-list text • PDF (multi-page optional) • PNG (per board) • Interactive single-file HTML export that mirrors the real app, complete with navigation, styling, lines, and todos, and works offline in any browser. Importing works too. Open .mindscope2 files into new top-level boards, or bring in OPML with formatting, positions, metadata, and line connections preserved. Mindscope 2 is completely free to use with all the way up to 200 entries and 2 boards. All features, all export options, all syncing included. When you get close to the limits, you’ll see gentle upgrade prompts to get the Pro version either as a subscription or a one-time purchase. Mindscope Pro unlocks unlimited boards and entries and there is a 14-day trial as well for the monthly/yearly plans. Early adopters get the low prices locked in. Apple Watch app included for a synced, streamlined list view on the wrist. I made Mindscope 2 for my own usage, with my primary focus being speed and focus, for getting thoughts out of my head, organized, and easily accessible later. Try it for free and see if your brain doesn't feel just a bit lighter after using it a bit. (EULA: http://www.apple.com/legal/itunes/appstore/dev/stdeula)

Screenshots

Quick Note3 screens
Mindscope 24 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Quick Note at daily against Mindscope 2's every 3 weeks. Mindscope 2's advantage is device support (4 vs 2). 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. Quick Note sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per year and Mindscope 2 sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Quick Note ships an update daily, Mindscope 2 every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Quick Note versus Mindscope 2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQuick NoteMindscope 2
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDeepWorkJohn Goering

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Quick Note

Subscriptions1
  • PremiumAccess$9.991 Year
3 purchases

Mindscope 2

Subscriptions2
  • Mindscope Pro Monthly14 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Mindscope Pro Yearly14 Days trial$17.991 Year
One-time1
  • Mindscope Pro Lifetime$29.99

Questions

Is Quick Note free?
Quick Note is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mindscope 2 free?
Mindscope 2 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Quick Note or Mindscope 2 have ads?
Neither Quick Note nor Mindscope 2 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Quick Note or Mindscope 2?
Quick Note ships an update daily, and Mindscope 2 every 3 weeks. Most recently, Quick Note was updated on September 17, 2026 and Mindscope 2 on September 18, 2026.

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