Quietleaf vs Freewrite
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Quietleaf
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Quietleaf is a calm, minimalist writing app for private notes, journaling, reading notes, and the thoughts you want to keep. Most note-taking apps keep asking for more—more organization, more features, more systems. Quietleaf is built on a different idea. A quiet place to write. No accounts. No feeds. No dashboards. No unnecessary clutter. Just open the app, write, and return to your thoughts whenever you need them. Whether you’re collecting ideas from a book, writing a journal entry, saving a recipe, drafting something important, or simply thinking on the page, Quietleaf stays out of your way. When a word interrupts your flow, look it up with the built-in dictionary and continue writing without leaving your note. Features: • Private notes stored on your device • Calm, distraction-free writing • Journal entries and everyday notes • Search across note titles and contents • Spaces for simple organization • Built-in dictionary lookup • Rich text formatting • No account required • Export your notes anytime Quietleaf is for people who believe less can be more. Because the best notebook isn’t the one with the most features. It’s the one you keep coming back to. A notebook that doesn’t pull you away.
Freewrite
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A minimal app that allows you to take immediately start writing flow, for small thoughts or long essays. Use this to dump all your ideas on the go and refine as you go.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Quietleaf at 16.4 against Freewrite's 18.6. On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Quietleaf | Freewrite |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Billy Lau | Dhrumil Patel |
In-app purchases
Quietleaf
No in-app purchases
Freewrite
No in-app purchases







