Comparison

Requote vs Ember

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

Head to head
About

Requote

Features
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Save a passage once. See it again every day. Notes apps store the words you collect. Requote brings them back through rotating widgets and shuffle, so meaningful lines do not disappear into an archive. REDISCOVER WHAT MATTERS • Shuffle your library to surface quotes you may have forgotten. • See saved highlights rotate on your Home Screen throughout the day. • With Pro, pin a favorite highlight you want to keep close. START FREE Build a library of up to 50 quotes. Add sources, page numbers, tags, and notes; search or shuffle your collection; see highlights rotate in widgets; and create quote images to share. SAVE YOUR WAY • Add quotes by typing or pasting. • Save selected text from supported apps with the Share Extension. • Scan printed passages with the camera on supported iPhone and iPad models. ORGANIZE, FIND, AND SHARE • Search and filter quotes by source and tags. • Turn quotes into clean images for sharing. • Import or export CSV files and create complete local JSON backups. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your library is stored locally by default. With Pro, you can enable iCloud sync across iPhone, iPad, and Mac through your private iCloud database. Requote requires no separate account and includes no ads. MAKE IT A LASTING LIBRARY WITH PRO Save unlimited quotes and keep them synchronized across your Apple devices with private iCloud sync. Pin chosen highlights in widgets and manage a growing collection with archive, trash recovery, and bulk editing. Monthly Pro includes a 7-day free trial. Or choose Lifetime Pro with a one-time purchase. For Monthly Pro, payment is charged to your Apple ID after the free trial ends. The subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel it in Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions. Lifetime Pro is a separate one-time purchase and does not renew. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://musekit.carrd.co/#rqprivacy

About

Ember

A fast and organized workspace for writing Markdown notes, storing PDFs, diagrams, and voice memos. It offers a vault for reusable prompts and syncs across Apple devices. Start for free with full editor access.

Highlights
  • Rich Markdown editor
  • Inline PDF and image support
  • Reusable prompt vault
  • Daily notes, folders, and tags
  • Instant search functionality
  • Private iCloud sync
  • Share Extension
Features
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Your notes should feel like home. Ember is a warm, fast place to think — Markdown notes, PDFs, diagrams, voice memos, and a vault of reusable prompts, all in one calm workspace that syncs across iPhone, iPad, and Mac. WRITE IN RICH MARKDOWN A live editor with real formatting: headings, tables, task lists, links, highlights, footnotes, and code — rendered as you type, never in your way. Bullets, numbers, and checkboxes feel native and effortless. MORE THAN TEXT Drop PDFs, images, diagrams, and voice notes right inline. Your references live beside your writing, so everything about a thought stays in one place. A VAULT FOR YOUR PROMPTS Keep the prompts you reuse for writing, research, and planning in a dedicated Prompt Vault — organized, searchable, and a tap away when you need them. STAY ORGANIZED, STAY FAST Daily notes, folders, tags, smart filters, and pinned notes keep things tidy, and instant search finds anything the moment you look for it. YOURS EVERYWHERE Ember runs natively on iPhone, iPad, and Mac, with optional private iCloud sync, widgets, and a Share Extension for capturing from anywhere. FREE TO START Capture notes, PDFs, prompts, and attachments with the full editor — free, no account required. EMBER PRO Unlock advanced themes and alternate icons, premium writing and organization workflows, and deeper Prompt Vault tools, as a subscription or a one-time lifetime purchase. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No accounts. No ads. No selling your words. Your notes stay on your device and your own iCloud. Make a home for your thinking. Download Ember Notes. TERMS & PRIVACY Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://embernotes.app/privacy

Screenshots

Requote4 screens
Ember4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Requote at 18.6 against Ember's 26.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Requote sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Ember sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Requote ships an update every 3 weeks, Ember every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Requote versus Ember: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRequoteEmber
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB70 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMusekitRene DeAnda

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Requote

Subscriptions2
  • Requote Premium — Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Requote Premium — Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year
3 purchases

Ember

Subscriptions2
  • Ember Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Ember Pro Annual$34.991 Year
One-time1
  • Ember Pro Lifetime$99.99

Questions

Is Requote free?
Requote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ember free?
Ember is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Requote or Ember have ads?
Neither Requote nor Ember shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Requote or Ember?
Requote ships an update every 3 weeks, and Ember every 10 days. Most recently, Requote was updated on October 3, 2026 and Ember on October 9, 2026.

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