Comparison

NoteKit vs Qillo

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

Head to head
About

NoteKit

Capture ideas, tasks, and sketches in one place with this note-taking and drawing application. It offers a simple yet powerful interface for writing, organizing notes into folders, and creating drawings or doodles.

Highlights
  • Type notes
  • Draw diagrams and doodles
  • Organize notes by folders
  • Intuitive minimal design
  • Free to use
Features
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Introducing NoteKit – the note-taking & drawing app designed to help you capture every idea, task, and sketch seamlessly in one place. Whether you're jotting down quick notes, organizing your to-do lists, or sketching out your creative concepts, NoteKit offers the perfect blend of simplicity and powerful features. Key Features: Write and Draw: Quickly type your notes or unleash your creativity with the all-new drawing tools. Draw diagrams, create doodles, or sketch out your thoughts and ideas. Easy Organization: Sort your notes by folders to keep everything neat and easy to find. Intuitive Interface: The sleek, minimal design ensures a distraction-free experience, so you can focus on what matters most. No matters who you are, NoteKit offers the perfect space to write, draw, and organize everything you need with ZERO fees. Try it today and take your note-taking to the next level!

About

Qillo

Enhance your contacts with smart organization, AI-powered details, and insightful analytics. Seamlessly syncs with your existing contacts, offering custom categories, tags, and bulk editing. Visualize your network and never miss important dates with birthday tracking.

Highlights
  • Custom contact categories and tags
  • AI-powered contact detail enrichment
  • Interactive network analytics and charts
  • Two-way sync with Apple Contacts
  • Bulk contact editing
  • Birthday tracking and notifications
  • QR code contact sharing
Features
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Qillo transforms your contacts with smart organization, AI enrichment, and powerful analytics. Your Apple Contacts and Qillo stay in perfect two-way sync – add or update contacts in either app and everything stays connected. No replacement, just enhancement ORGANIZE YOUR CONTACTS YOUR WAY Organize contacts into custom categories like Networking, Friends, Family, Dating, or Clients. Add custom tags to group people however makes sense — by project, event, interest, or anything else. Filter and sort by company, city, tag, category, and more to find exactly who you need in seconds. BEAUTIFUL ANALYTICS & INSIGHTS Visualize your entire network with interactive charts and analytics. See breakdowns by category, company, city, and tags. Check your total contacts, new contacts this month, percent tagged, monthly growth, and more. Drill into any chart to explore the specific people behind the numbers. TIMELINE VIEW See a chronological history of when you added each contact. Browse by date to remember exactly who you added last week, last month, or any time in the past. Perfect for when you need to say, "I met someone at that event last weekend, who was that?" BULK EDIT & ENRICH IN SECONDS Struggling with messy contact data? Filter your contacts, multiselect in bulk, and update tags, categories, or companies all at once. Instantly clean up and enrich your entire network. SMART AI-POWERED ENRICHMENT Add contact details the natural way — just type or dictate something like "works in design at Apple, lives in New York, met at run club" and Qillo's AI parses it all and fills in the fields for you. Enrich existing contacts with a single tap. TWO-WAY SYNC WITH APPLE CONTACTS Here's the key: Qillo doesn't replace Apple Contacts — it enhances it. Everything syncs both ways, automatically. Add a contact in Apple Contacts? It appears in Qillo. Add one in Qillo? It syncs to Apple Contacts. Update a birthday, company, or field in either app? Both stay in perfect sync. You're never forced to use one or the other — use whichever feels right, and everything stays connected. FAVORITES AT A GLANCE Mark important contacts as favorites and pin them to the top of your list for instant access. BIRTHDAY TRACKING Never miss an important date. Get notified on birthdays and see upcoming birthdays at a glance so you can stay thoughtful and connected. QR CODE SHARING Share your contact info instantly with a personalized QR code. Scan someone else's to add them in seconds. LIGHT & DARK MODE Choose your preferred look with full dark mode and light mode support. Free to Start, Pro When You're Ready Your contacts are yours. Qillo never shares your data with third parties. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

NoteKit4 screens
Qillo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: NoteKit at none against Qillo's 2. Qillo's advantage is ratings volume (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Qillo sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. NoteKit asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for NoteKit against 5.0 for Qillo. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
NoteKit versus Qillo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNoteKitQillo
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings)
Number of ratings14 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysEvery 3 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB44 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHuy NguyenJESSE THOMAS LEE

Customer experience

NoteKit

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Qillo

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

NoteKit

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Qillo

Subscriptions2
  • Qillo Pro - Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Qillo Pro - Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is NoteKit free?
NoteKit is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Qillo free?
Qillo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, NoteKit or Qillo?
NoteKit and Qillo are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 4 ratings respectively.
Do NoteKit or Qillo have ads?
Neither NoteKit nor Qillo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NoteKit or Qillo?
NoteKit ships an update every 3 days, and Qillo every 3 days. Most recently, NoteKit was updated on October 15, 2026 and Qillo on October 21, 2026.

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