Comparison

Quietleaf vs Freewrite

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

Head to head
About

Quietleaf

Features
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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.

About

Freewrite

Features
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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.

Screenshots

Quietleaf4 screens
Freewrite2 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Quietleaf versus Freewrite: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQuietleafFreewrite
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.4 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBilly LauDhrumil Patel

In-app purchases

None

Quietleaf

No in-app purchases

None

Freewrite

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Quietleaf free?
Quietleaf is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Freewrite free?
Freewrite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Quietleaf or Freewrite have ads?
Neither Quietleaf nor Freewrite shows ads.

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