Comparison

Quick Note vs Toplin

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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Capture any thought in 2 taps. The fastest notepad on iPhone. From a grocery item you'll forget by the time you reach the car, to a 3 AM idea you can't lose, this is the friction-free way to jot, save, and find every note — with a Home Screen widget, a Share Extension that captures from anywhere, and folder organization that scales from 5 notes to 5,000. Loved by students, writers, parents, planners, and anyone tired of opening five apps just to write down one sentence. Free to use, no account required. — KEY FEATURES — INSTANT QUICK CAPTURE • Home Screen widget jumps straight into a new note • Share Extension lets you save text from Safari, Mail, Messages, or any app • Auto-save as you type — never lose a thought to a closed app • Tap to open, type, swipe to save. That's the entire flow. NOTEPAD BUILT FOR SPEED • Clean, distraction-free editor • Inter font, optimized for fast reading on any screen size • No formatting menus to fight — type and go • Long notes, short notes, single-line scratchpad — all in one place WIDGETS FOR EVERY USE • Small, medium, and large Home Screen widgets • Preview your latest notes at a glance • One-tap shortcut to create a new note • Live Activity support for in-progress capture FOLDER ORGANIZATION • Group notes by project, class, trip, or any system you like • Drag, rename, and reorder folders in seconds • Nested folders for power users • Smart "All Notes" view that ignores folder structure when you just want to search SHARE EXTENSION • Save a link, a quote, a screenshot caption, or any selected text from any app • Pre-fills into a new note so you can refine before saving • Works system-wide — no copy-paste dance OFFLINE-FIRST • Every note lives on your device first • No login wall, no cloud account required to use • Open and write even on airplane mode PRIVACY BUILT IN • Notes are stored locally • No tracking of note content • No mandatory sign-up to capture your first note — PERFECT FOR — • Students jotting lecture takeaways between classes • Writers catching first-draft ideas before they evaporate • Parents tracking grocery runs, school pickups, and birthday gift ideas • Planners managing rolling to-do lists across the week • Founders and PMs dumping product ideas the moment they strike • Travelers logging itinerary changes, gate numbers, and hotel codes • Anyone who wants a notepad that opens faster than Apple Notes — LOVED BY USERS — "Finally a notes app that opens before my idea is gone." — Sarah M. "The widget is the killer feature. I haven't opened the main app in a week — and that's the point." — Michael T. "Folder support without the bloat. Replaced three other note apps." — Priya R. — PREMIUM — Upgrade to Premium for unlimited folders, ad-free browsing, advanced widget styles, custom themes, and priority support. Subscription options: • Weekly subscription with 3-day free trial • Annual subscription with 7-day free trial • Lifetime unlock as a one-time purchase Subscriptions auto-renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel any time in your Apple ID settings. — PRIVACY FIRST — Your notes are stored securely on your device. We never sell or share your personal data. — SUPPORT — Questions, feedback, or a feature request? Email pnkhanhlinh0206@gmail.com and we read every message. Privacy Policy: https://pnkl26.web.app/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://pnkl26.web.app/terms-of-service Download free, capture your first note in seconds, and never lose another idea.

About

Toplin

Features
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Toplin is a beautiful, native note-taking app for iPhone, iPad and Mac that keeps your writing your own. Write in Markdown, read beautifully typeset notes, and sync everything to your own Joplin server or to iCloud. Every feature is designed for focused, distraction-free writing. TYPOGRAPHY THAT READS Toplin ships with a hand-picked typeface stack: Marcellus for article titles, Fira Sans for interface chrome, and Noto Sans for body copy. Your writing feels like a real editorial page, not a plain text box. FEATURES • Live split-view editor and preview, with linked scrolling. Scroll one pane and the other follows. • Editor, Split and Preview modes for every note. • Zen mode: hide the sidebar, note list and toolbar. Nothing on screen but your article. • In-article search with match highlighting, next and previous navigation, and a match counter. • Inline images, headings, lists, task lists and code blocks. • Tag chips and folder organisation, with a live sidebar filter. • A Rubbish bin with restore, so nothing is lost by accident. • PDF export with the same editorial typography. • Full light and dark modes, tuned for readability. SYNC YOUR WAY Choose how your notes sync when you first open the app: • Joplin Only: your notes stay on your Joplin server and are kept as files on your device. • iCloud Only: your notes live in your iCloud account and sync across your devices. • Import once from Joplin, then keep your notes in iCloud. One writer per note means your library never duplicates itself. EVERYWHERE YOU WORK Toplin is a native SwiftUI app for iPhone, iPad and Mac, with an Apple Watch app for quick capture. Note something on your wrist and find it waiting on your phone. On Mac it respects the system appearance and the native Preferences window, and on iPhone and iPad it offers native slide-in settings. PRIVACY Your notes travel between your device and your Joplin server or your iCloud account, and nowhere else. There is no tracking and no analytics of what you write. When you sign in to Joplin, your password is stored securely in the device Keychain. REQUIREMENTS • To sync with Joplin, a Joplin server, either self-hosted or hosted by your provider. Prefer to try the app first? Choose "Continue with Demo Data" during onboarding to explore Toplin with sample notes, no server needed. • To sync with iCloud, an iCloud account signed in on your device. • iOS 26 or later, iPadOS 26 or later, or macOS 26 or later. Privacy Policy https://appbakery.ee/toplin/privacy.html Terms of Use https://appbakery.ee/toplin/terms.html

Screenshots

Quick Note4 screens
Toplin4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Quick Note at every 4 days against Toplin's every 2 weeks. Quick Note also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). Toplin's advantage is device support (4 vs 2). On price, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

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

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

Both are free to download. Quick Note sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Toplin sells 2 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 every 4 days, Toplin every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Ā· 3 level
Quick Note versus Toplin: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQuick NoteToplin
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLinh Phan Nhat KhanhApp Bakery

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Quick Note

One-time1
  • Pro Features Unlock$4.99
2 purchases

Toplin

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Annual Premium$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Quick Note free?
Quick Note is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Toplin free?
Toplin is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Quick Note or Toplin have ads?
Neither Quick Note nor Toplin shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Quick Note or Toplin?
Quick Note ships an update every 4 days, and Toplin every 2 weeks. Most recently, Quick Note was updated on September 28, 2026 and Toplin on October 6, 2026.

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