Comparison

Quoto vs Shift Plan Reminder

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

Head to head
About

Quoto

Capture and organize passages from your reading through typing, OCR, or voice. Add details like author, source, and tags. Explore your library with filters, search, and mind maps. Syncs via iCloud and offers customizable themes.

Highlights
  • Multiple input methods (typing, OCR, voice)
  • Detailed quote metadata (author, source, tags)
  • Advanced library filtering and search
  • Mind map visualization for connections
  • iCloud sync for cross-device access
  • Customizable themes (Light, Sepia, Dark)
Features
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Quoto is a quote-keeping app for passages collected from books, articles, and other reading. Add quotes by typing, photo OCR, or voice, and attach an author, source, page, URL, note, and tags. — Adding quotes - Keyboard input, photo OCR, or voice input - Each quote can include author, source, page or location, URL, a note, and tags - Tags can be renamed or deleted later from one place — Library - Filter by author, source, or tag - Keyword search across quote text, author, source, and tags - Sort by text, author, source, or date added - Mark favourites to filter down to important quotes - Export the entire library to CSV — Home - Shows a "today's passage" card with a shuffle button - Displays counts for stored quotes, authors, and tags - Lists recently added quotes — Authors view - Browse quotes grouped by author - Search by author name — Mind maps - Create a mind map with a theme node at the centre - Add quote, author, or free-text nodes - Connect nodes with lines to show how they relate - Pick node colours from a five-colour palette - Pinch to zoom, double-tap to fit the whole board, minimap for navigation - Delete mode for removing connections you no longer need — Settings - Three themes: Light, Sepia, Dark - iCloud sync (opt-in) - Interface available in Japanese and English — Privacy - Quotes are stored on your device - iCloud sync is opt-in; when on, data is mirrored only across your own devices via your Apple ID - OCR uses Apple's Vision framework; voice input uses Apple's Speech recognition — Supported devices - iPhone (portrait) - iPad (portrait and landscape)

About

Shift Plan Reminder

Features
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Shift Plan Reminder is a cute, offline-first shift calendar for nurses and everyone working shifts. FEATURES • Add shifts in one tap: early, late, night, on-call – or your own shift types • Rotation templates for recurring patterns • Scan a paper roster with your camera (text recognition on your device) • Reminders before each shift and rest-time hints • Hours overview and CSV export • Home Screen widget and Apple Watch app with complication • App Lock with Face ID / Touch ID • Optional sync via your own private iCloud PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account, no ads, no analytics, no tracking. Your shifts stay on your device (or in your own iCloud if you turn it on). LANGUAGES 23 languages, including English, German and Persian (Farsi) with right-to-left layout – switchable inside the app.

Screenshots

Quoto3 screens
Shift Plan Reminder4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Quoto at Free against Shift Plan Reminder's $3.99. Shift Plan Reminder's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 6 days vs every 3 months). On in-app purchases 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

Quoto is free to download; Shift Plan Reminder costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Quoto ships an update every 3 months, Shift Plan Reminder every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Quoto versus Shift Plan Reminder: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQuotoShift Plan Reminder
PriceFree — better$3.99
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 6 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJun TsudaAbolfazl Rejali

In-app purchases

None

Quoto

No in-app purchases

None

Shift Plan Reminder

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Quoto free?
Quoto is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Shift Plan Reminder free?
Shift Plan Reminder costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Quoto or Shift Plan Reminder have ads?
Quoto shows ads; Shift Plan Reminder does not.
Which is updated more often, Quoto or Shift Plan Reminder?
Quoto ships an update every 3 months, and Shift Plan Reminder every 6 days. Most recently, Quoto was updated on October 28, 2026 and Shift Plan Reminder on October 29, 2026.

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