Comparison

Quick Notes vs Driftto

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

Head to head
About

Quick Notes

Features
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Bramble is a quiet inbox for the thoughts you would otherwise lose. Open it and the cursor is already in the editor, so the idea is on the page before it slips away. Everything you jot lands in one place, and anything you never come back to tidies itself away after thirty days. Most notes apps ask you to organize first and write second. Bramble flips that: capture now, decide later. Pin what matters, tag by color, search the rest, and let the archive quietly absorb whatever stopped being useful. Your inbox stays light without you lifting a finger. WHAT YOU GET โ€ข Never lose a passing thought: the editor is focused the instant the app opens โ€ข An inbox that cleans itself: unpinned notes drift to the Archive after a window you set โ€ข Keep the important things forever: pinned notes never expire โ€ข Find anything in seconds: full-text search across Inbox and Archive โ€ข Group by project, person or theme with color tags and one-tap filters โ€ข Nothing vanishes by surprise: a local reminder the day before a note auto-archives PERFECT FOR โ€ข Writers and makers who need a scratchpad that never nags โ€ข Busy people who jot reminders, then forget which app they used โ€ข Anyone whose notes app has become a graveyard of dead lists โ€ข Minimalists who want capture without folders, notebooks or setup WHY NOT JUST USE THE BUILT-IN NOTES APP? Built-in notes keep everything forever, so the pile only grows and the important line gets buried under a hundred stale ones. Bramble treats notes like an inbox rather than a filing cabinet: recent thoughts stay in view, pinned ones stay put, and the rest retires on its own. Sort by newest, oldest or longest, see live word and character counts, share a note with a tap, and restore anything from the Archive whenever you change your mind. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Every note stays on this iPhone. No account, no sign-in, no cloud sync, no analytics tied to your writing. The archive reminders are scheduled on the device and never leave it. FULL ACCESS Bramble is a paid app. A subscription unlocks the full experience: unlimited notes, tags and pins, full-text search, custom auto-archive timing and archive reminders. Choose a weekly plan, a yearly plan or a one-time lifetime purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and are charged to your Apple ID account. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. The exact price for your region is shown in the app before you confirm. Download Bramble, write the first thing on your mind, and let the inbox take care of the rest. Terms of Service: https://pnkl26.web.app/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://pnkl26.web.app/privacy-policy Support: pnkhanhlinh0206@gmail.com

About

Driftto

Features
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Stop emailing yourself. The thought shows up between meetings, on the way to a client, halfway through something else. It belongs on your list, in the right project. Opening the right app and finding the right list takes too long, so you email yourself. And tonight you move those emails into the right apps, one by one. Driftto is the shorter route. Type it or say it once, pick where it goes, done. It is on your list straight away. Nothing to file tonight. Where it lands Notion Asana Apple Reminders Email Todoist Google Tasks Linear Jira Trello TickTick Airtable Wrike Dart Google Sheets Missing one? Request it in the app. Pick one destination or several at once. Driftto remembers your last choice. Type it, say it, snap it One field, keyboard already up. Speak and the transcription happens on your phone. Add a photo of the whiteboard and it travels with the note to Notion, Asana or email. Your list, or someone else's Most notes are for yourself. Some belong to a colleague. Send it to their project or inbox, or to your list and theirs at once. You can see where it went Every capture shows where it landed. No signal? It waits on your phone and sends itself when you are back. Hands full Say "Hey Siri, new capture in Driftto". Siri asks what the thought is and sends it. The app never opens. Subscription Driftto is a paid app. The yearly plan starts with a free week. Choose monthly, yearly, or pay once for lifetime access. Cancel any time in your Apple Account settings. Privacy: driftto.io/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Quick Notes4 screens
Driftto4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Quick Notes at none against Driftto's 3. Driftto's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 4 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Driftto sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Quick Notes asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Quick Notes ships an update every 4 months, Driftto every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Quick Notes versus Driftto: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQuick NotesDriftto
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 days โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.016.4 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size3 MB44 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLinh Phan Nhat KhanhJafa Media B.V.

In-app purchases

None

Quick Notes

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Driftto

Subscriptions2
  • Driftto Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Driftto Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Driftto Lifetime$29.99

Questions

Is Quick Notes free?
Quick Notes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Driftto free?
Driftto is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Quick Notes or Driftto have ads?
Neither Quick Notes nor Driftto shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Quick Notes or Driftto?
Quick Notes ships an update every 4 months, and Driftto every 3 days. Most recently, Quick Notes was updated on September 30, 2026 and Driftto on October 2, 2026.

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