Comparison

Quiet Almanac vs Pinote

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

Head to head
About

Quiet Almanac

This app helps you record your daily habits, important dates, and one-time appointments in a peaceful, distraction-free environment. Track your progress, get timely reminders, and review past events in an organized archive.

Highlights
  • Daily habit tracking
  • Important date reminders
  • One-time appointment logging
  • Event archiving
  • Lock screen widget
  • Progress statistics
Features
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Quiet Almanac is a personal life recorder — for the rhythms you keep and the moments that matter. Track your daily habits, mark important dates, and log one-time appointments. Everything in one calm, distraction-free space. Daily habits — Check off the things you do every day, every week, every two weeks, or on the last day of every month. Quiet Almanac handles the irregular months automatically. See your progress in Stats. Important dates — Never forget a birthday or anniversary. Quiet Almanac reminds you every year, automatically. Appointments & one-time tasks — Add a reminder, complete it, and it moves to your Archive — with a record of whether it happened. Archive — Every one-time task lives here after it's done. Add notes, look back, remember. Lock screen widget — See today's tasks without unlocking your phone. No ads. No subscriptions. No noise.

About

Pinote

Quickly jot down a single line reminder that appears directly on your lock screen. No need to open an app; your note is visible every time you unlock your device. Syncs seamlessly across Apple devices via iCloud.

Highlights
  • Lock screen sticky notes
  • Live Activity display
  • iCloud sync
  • No app opening required
  • One-line reminders
  • Cross-device support
Features
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Your next task. On your Lock Screen. A parcel to return before you leave. A question to ask at your next meeting. Write it in Pinote and pin it, so you can see your next task without opening the app. • Notes and checklists Write freely, then focus on the next item in your checklist. • Pin now or schedule a time Pin a note from the editor or choose when it should appear automatically. Lock Screen availability and updates depend on system settings and device conditions. • Continue across devices Use iCloud to keep your notes across iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch. Each device displays notes in its own way. • Recover deleted notes Recently Deleted keeps copies on this device for 30 days. After restoring a note, you can turn its pin and automatic schedule back on yourself. • Keep a file backup Export a Pinote JSON backup and import it later without overwriting existing notes. Export as text to read your notes in other apps. Recently Deleted is stored separately on each device. No separate Pinote account is required. Cross-device sync uses iCloud. No ads appear on your Lock Screen.

Screenshots

Quiet Almanac4 screens
Pinote4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pinote at none against Quiet Almanac's 1. Pinote also leads on update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly) and device support (4 vs 2). Quiet Almanac's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price and iOS requirement 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. Quiet Almanac sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Pinote asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Quiet Almanac ships an update fortnightly, Pinote weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Quiet Almanac versus Pinote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQuiet AlmanacPinote
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS18.617.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerxuan liuOKMIN LEE

Customer experience

Quiet Almanac

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

Pinote

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Quiet Almanac

One-time1
  • Unlock Stats$0.99
None

Pinote

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Quiet Almanac free?
Quiet Almanac is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pinote free?
Pinote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Quiet Almanac or Pinote have ads?
Pinote shows ads; Quiet Almanac does not.
Which is updated more often, Quiet Almanac or Pinote?
Quiet Almanac ships an update fortnightly, and Pinote weekly. Most recently, Quiet Almanac was updated on October 18, 2026 and Pinote on October 24, 2026.

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