YES NOTE vs QuickSave
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
YES NOTE
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YES NOTE — A quiet sheet of paper, devoted to one thing: writing down your thoughts. No judgment, no rush. Write slowly, write true. ——————— We already have too many apps waving the "productivity" flag. YES NOTE goes the other way: it lets you sit down, write one line, and then do nothing. No schedules, no reminders, no complex formatting, no "daily completion rate", no achievements to unlock. It is just a sheet of paper. If you've ever read a line you desperately wanted to keep, if you simply want to set down a mood, a quote, or a thought that appeared out of nowhere — this was made for you. CORE FEATURES ———— · Titles are optional — the list shows the first line of your note · Tag every note your own way, and filter by tag from the bar up top · Long-press a note to turn it into one of 17 beautifully designed cards: beige book page, dawn gradient, movie poster, starry night, lamp-lit reading, classical book… each typeset in the LXGW WenKai typeface · Pin the notes that matter · Long-press for copy, share card, and delete · Quick tag filtering at the top of the list WHY THE TYPEFACE MATTERS —————— The whole app is set in the open-source LXGW WenKai typeface, born for long-form reading. When your thoughts are held by this type, even an ordinary sentence carries the quiet of paper. WHAT IT DOESN'T DO ————— · No account required, no user system · Notes stay on your device and sync only through your private iCloud · No third-party analytics, ads or tracking SDKs · Never touches contacts, location, microphone or other sensitive permissions · Never tries to turn note-taking into a streak All notes are stored locally on your device and synced only through your private iCloud. Export a backup before deleting the app. WHO IT'S FOR ———— · People who want one simple place to write things down · People who care about typography and visual quietness · People who often send a passage to a friend and want it to look like a piece of work · People tired of being hurried by their tools COMPATIBILITY ———— iOS 18.0 or later · iPhone, iPad & Mac · English and Chinese
QuickSave
A private digital space to store links, screenshots, notes, and images from any app. Organize your saved content with tags and smart lists for easy retrieval, all synced privately via iCloud without ads or subscriptions.
- Save links, images, and notes from any app
- Organize with freeform tags and smart lists
- Full-text search across all saved content
- Save multiple images per item
- Private iCloud sync
- No account creation required
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QuickSave is one quiet home for everything worth keeping. Links, posts, screenshots and notes, all in a single private stream — not scattered across read-later apps, Photos and Notion. Save it now, find it later. No feed to scroll, no algorithm, no noise. SAVE FROM ANYWHERE • Share from any app in one tap, from Safari, X, Threads or Pinterest • Add links, notes and images by hand • Import screenshots and photos straight from your library ORGANISE & FIND • Freeform tags, with filter chips built from the tags you actually use • Smart lists that gather what matters • Full-text search across titles, notes and tags IMAGES & SCREENSHOTS • Save multiple images per item • Screenshots are copied into QuickSave, so you can clear the originals from Photos and your saves stay • A clean masonry feed that mixes text and images PRIVATE & SYNCED • Your library lives on your devices and syncs over iCloud • No account to create, nothing uploaded to our servers • No subscriptions. No ads. No tracking. WHO IT'S FOR For anyone whose saves are scattered. Readers, designers, investors and builders who want one calm, private place that holds it all. Lifetime access. No subscriptions, no ads.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: YES NOTE at none against QuickSave's 1. YES NOTE also leads on iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). QuickSave's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs fortnightly). On price, 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
Both are free to download. QuickSave sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. YES NOTE asks for nothing beyond the download.
YES NOTE ships an update fortnightly, QuickSave every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | YES NOTE | QuickSave |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 笑天 刘 | Zhiqi Pan |
In-app purchases
YES NOTE
No in-app purchases
QuickSave
- QuickSave Pro$1.99









