Comparison

Notify vs QuickDock

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

Head to head
About

Notify

Transform your thoughts into instant notifications to remember what matters. Schedule reminders, customize themes, and access your history offline. Easily import events and reminders from other apps.

Highlights
  • Create instant notifications
  • Schedule notifications
  • Lock screen widgets
  • Customizable themes
  • Offline functionality
  • Import calendar events
  • Import reminders
Features
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Life’s busy. Remembering shouldn’t be. Notify helps you remember what matters most. It’s your thoughts, turned into instant notifications. We built Notify because we forget things too. Capture a thought before it’s gone and turn it into a lock screen reminder in seconds. Whether it’s something to bring with you, a task for later or an idea you don’t want to lose, just type it and send. You don’t need to choose a date or time to remind yourself now. Notify puts your notes where you’ll see them: on your iPhone lock screen. Use Live Activities for visible reminders you can glance at throughout your day, with a simple way to edit them while they’re active. • Quick reminders, your way Choose a Live Activity, a smaller live notification or a standard notification. Send yourself a quick note now, or schedule a reminder for when you need it. • Capture thoughts even faster Open Notify straight from a lock screen widget. Use Siri to start a reminder, or voice-to-text to get your message down without typing. • Photo reminders Sometimes a picture says it better. Take a photo in Notify and turn it into a Photo Live Activity, so the thing you need to remember is right there on your lock screen. • Ticklists for everyday tasks Keep a short to-do list on your lock screen and tick things off as you go. Schedule a repeating ticklist for your daily routine and start with fresh, unticked tasks each time. • Reminders for later Schedule any notification type once or on a repeating schedule. Change the message, type or schedule when plans change. When a scheduled Live Activity needs you to open Notify to start it, a notification will prompt you. • Notification history and folders Find past reminders, resend a note and organise your notification history into folders with your own names, colours and icons. Deleting a folder keeps your notifications. • Bring your plans together Import events from Apple Calendar and tasks from Apple Reminders to use them as notifications in Notify. • Make Notify feel like yours Choose your theme colour, pick a custom colour and explore a collection of backgrounds, from simple black to animated designs. Create and schedule reminders on your device, even offline. iCloud sync is available with Premium and can be turned off in settings. Notify is free to download. Notify Premium adds photo and ticklist reminders, smaller and standard notifications, history folders, voice-to-text, all backgrounds, imports and more, with a one-time purchase and no subscription. Got a thought you don’t want to forget? Send it to yourself.

About

QuickDock

Features
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QuickDock: Shortcuts and Actions Turn everyday tasks into one-tap actions. Save an action once, then launch it quickly whenever you need it - from QuickDock, widgets, Lock Screen, Siri, Shortcuts, and now CarPlay. Stop retyping the same address, number, message, or link. Set it up once and keep it ready. CARPLAY Your everyday actions, ready for the road. QuickDock brings your saved one-tap actions to CarPlay, so you can quickly get to the things you use most. Navigate to a saved place, call a frequent contact, access messages, start your favourite music, open an app, or launch another saved action - without repeating the same setup every time. Set it up once on your iPhone. Access it from QuickDock on CarPlay when you need it. Create actions for: - Directions to your favourite places - Calls to your frequent contacts - Messages with saved content - Music and playlists - Apps and web links - Calendar and everyday tasks - Other actions you use regularly WIDGETS AND LOCK SCREEN Put your favourite QuickDock actions where you can access them quickly with Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets. SIRI AND SHORTCUTS Use Siri or Apple Shortcuts to trigger your saved QuickDock actions without manually navigating through the app. DIRECTIONS Save places you visit regularly and launch directions with a single tap. Search for a destination, drop a pin, or use a shared map link. FAST AND FLEXIBLE Create your own action, give it a name, add the required details, preview it, and save it to your QuickDock. MAKE IT YOURS - Light, dark, or system appearance - Apple Maps or Google Maps - Miles or kilometres - Fahrenheit or Celsius - Preferred date format - Face ID, Touch ID, or fingerprint protection - Rearrange your QuickDock whenever you want PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your QuickDock actions and settings are stored on your device. QuickDock does not require an account or QuickDock cloud sync. Location is used only when an action requires it, and contacts are accessed only when you choose a contact or number. QuickDock is an independent app and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Apple, Google, Meta, Spotify, Uber, Lyft, Microsoft, Slack, or any other company mentioned above. All trademarks belong to their respective owners.

Screenshots

Notify4 screens
QuickDock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: QuickDock at none against Notify's 1. QuickDock also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. Notify sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. QuickDock asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Notify ships an update every 11 days, QuickDock weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Notify versus QuickDock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNotifyQuickDock
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 11 daysWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS18.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDominic PonniahMoumita Chakraborty

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Notify

One-time1
  • Notify Premium$5.99
None

QuickDock

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Notify free?
Notify is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is QuickDock free?
QuickDock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Notify or QuickDock have ads?
Neither Notify nor QuickDock shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Notify or QuickDock?
Notify ships an update every 11 days, and QuickDock weekly. Most recently, Notify was updated on October 24, 2026 and QuickDock on October 8, 2026.

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