Comparison

Quick Notes Pro+ vs Skein Notes

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

Head to head
About

Quick Notes Pro+

Features
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Quick Notes Pro - Your ultimate note-taking companion with powerful features to capture your thoughts instantly! PREMIUM SUBSCRIPTION OPTIONS: Quick Notes Pro Monthly Subscription • Duration: 1 month auto-renewable subscription • Price: $1.99/month • Features: Remove ads, cloud backup, sync across devices, custom themes, export in multiple formats Quick Notes Pro Yearly Subscription • Duration: 1 year auto-renewable subscription • Price: $14.99/year (Save 37%) • Features: All Monthly features + Best value Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to Account Settings after purchase. Terms of Service: https://vip1981111.github.io/quick-notes-pro/terms-of-service.html Privacy Policy: https://vip1981111.github.io/quick-notes-pro/privacy-policy.html

About

Skein Notes

This app allows users to create and organize notes using plain Markdown files stored locally or in iCloud Drive. It offers powerful search capabilities, real-time editing of Markdown features, and the ability to manage JSON Canvas boards. Notes are kept safe with version history and conflict resolution.

Highlights
  • Plain Markdown file storage
  • Direct iCloud Drive integration
  • Instant capture field
  • Advanced search and tagging
  • Full Markdown support
  • JSON Canvas board integration
  • Note version history
Features
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Skein is a notes app for people who want to keep their own files. Your vault is a folder of plain Markdown on your device or in iCloud Drive. Skein reads and writes those files directly — the same folder you open in Skein for Mac, or in any other editor. Nothing is locked in a database, and there is no service in the middle. Write it down before you lose it The app opens on a capture field. Type the thought and send it; the first line becomes the note's title and Skein files it where you told it to. No dialog, no folder picker, no naming a file before you have written anything. Find it again Search matches titles the moment you start typing and searches inside every note once the index is ready, ranked, with the matching lines and their line numbers — tap one and land on it. The Vault filters by name, by #tag or by folder in one field, and tags are real: tap one anywhere in the app to see everything carrying it. Real Markdown, properly Headings, lists, task lists, tables, footnotes, code blocks, callouts, ==highlights== and [[wikilinks]] — read cleanly and edited as text. A keyboard bar puts the things you actually reach for above the keys, including arrows that move by character and by word, and you can choose which of them appear. Type / for a command, #for a tag it already knows. Canvas Open a JSON Canvas board, move cards, connect them, colour them and write on them. The same file, the same format Obsidian writes, so a board made on the Mac opens here and back again. It keeps your writing safe Skein keeps earlier versions of a note as you edit, so you can go back to what you wrote this morning. When the same note has been changed in two places, Skein keeps both and asks — it never picks a winner quietly. Also Share text from any app straight into your vault. Four themes, including one for reading at night. Dynamic Type throughout, and full VoiceOver support. Skein does not have an account, a subscription for the basics, a server, or telemetry. Your notes never leave your device except through iCloud Drive, which is yours. Skein for Mac is a separate app on the same purchase.

Screenshots

Quick Notes Pro+4 screens
Skein Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Skein Notes at none against Quick Notes Pro+'s 2. Skein Notes also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly). Quick Notes Pro+'s advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price 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. Quick Notes Pro+ sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Skein Notes asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Quick Notes Pro+ ships an update monthly, Skein Notes every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Quick Notes Pro+ versus Skein Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQuick Notes Pro+Skein Notes
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, Mac
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMohammed AbdullahTomasz Smieja

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Quick Notes Pro+

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Premium Subscription$1.991 Month
  • Yearly Premium Subscription$14.991 Year
None

Skein Notes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Quick Notes Pro+ free?
Quick Notes Pro+ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Skein Notes free?
Skein Notes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Quick Notes Pro+ or Skein Notes have ads?
Quick Notes Pro+ shows ads; Skein Notes does not.
Which is updated more often, Quick Notes Pro+ or Skein Notes?
Quick Notes Pro+ ships an update monthly, and Skein Notes every 2 weeks. Most recently, Quick Notes Pro+ was updated on October 16, 2026 and Skein Notes on October 15, 2026.

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