Comparison

Notes at Hand vs Quill

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

Head to head
About

Notes at Hand

Features
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Notes at Hand is a simple and powerful note-taking app designed to help you capture, organize, and protect your ideas every day. You can create, edit, and delete notes with a title and body text, while autosave keeps your work Ω…Ψ­ΩΩˆΨΈ without extra effort. A built-in word counter helps you stay on track, and search and sorting tools make it easy to find the right note fast. You can also build checklists, add photos, organize notes into folders, and pin important items to the top of the list. For extra privacy, Notes at Hand supports note locking with Face ID or Touch ID. Sharing notes is quick and easy, and the app also includes support for Apple Watch and Home Screen widgets for convenient access anywhere. In the free version, you can create and edit notes, use checklists and photos, create up to 2 folders, pin up to 2 notes, and choose from 1 basic theme color. Premium unlocks unlimited folders, unlimited pinned notes, all color themes, text formatting such as bold, italic, underline, and lists, plus tags, filters, reminders, and app locking. With advanced note management tools and flexible organization, Notes at Hand is built to keep your notes accessible, secure, and easy to manage. This application contains auto-renewable subscriptions and In-App Purchases: Weekly - $4.99, Monthly - $12.99, Yearly - $39.99, One‑Time Purchase-$59.99 Terms of Use Link: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy Link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1I1EiFgTwoFHQ1gBFxNwK9f_45KoA1s4JmiAyWSqXUkE/edit?usp=sharing

About

Quill

Features
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Bug Fixes: Fixed folder creation issues Resolved backup button bug that could cause notes to switch to local-only mode and create database duplicates Fixed AI occasionally generating nonsensical text in notes UI Improvements: Added checkmark button at the top of the keyboard when editing (like Apple Notes) Speaking waves now animate during voice input Removed word and character count displays Removed the keyboard drop button when editing note titles

Screenshots

Notes at Hand4 screens
Quill4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Quill at none against Notes at Hand's 5. Notes at Hand's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.2). On price and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Notes at Hand sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Quill asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 3 level
Notes at Hand versus Quill: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNotes at HandQuill
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyβ€”Every 2 weeks
AdsNo β€” betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo β€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch β€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 β€” better26.2
Further details β€” not scored
Size35 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTamar Ben-DavidVince Sanossian

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Notes at Hand

Subscriptions4
  • Weekly-Trial3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Weekly$4.997 Days
  • Monthly$12.991 Month
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  • Yearly$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$59.99
None

Quill

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Notes at Hand free?
Notes at Hand is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Quill free?
Quill is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Notes at Hand or Quill have ads?
Quill shows ads; Notes at Hand does not.

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