Comparison

QuickNotes vs Drawer

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

Head to head
About

QuickNotes

Features
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You're on a call and need to jot something down. Sound familiar? Your default notes app takes ages to open - and lands on the last note you edited. Your reminders app only does reminders. And that powerful notebook app? You'll spend half a minute just deciding where the note should go. QuickNotes removes every step between a thought and a note. ONE SURFACE, ZERO DECISIONS Tasks, notes, ideas and reminders live together on a single board. No folders, no notebooks, no "where should I put this". Open the app, tap one icon, type, done - it takes seconds. BUILT FOR SPEED • Opens instantly, straight to your board • One tap to add a task, note, idea or reminder • Swipe right to complete, swipe left to delete • Tap any item to edit it • Undo & redo for every action - nothing is ever lost by accident TIDIES ITSELF UP Completed items stay greyed out on your board for 24 hours - so you can see what you got done today. Then they file themselves into the archive automatically. Deleted items go to the trash first, so nothing disappears for good until you say so. YOUR STYLE Three looks - Color, Mono and Glass - plus automatic light and dark mode following your system. PRIVATE & OFFLINE BY DESIGN • Works 100% offline - no internet connection needed, ever • All your data is stored only on your iPhone and never leaves it • No account, no sign-up, no cloud • No ads, no tracking, no analytics • Doesn't ask for a single permission AND THE SMALL THINGS THAT MATTER • Opens instantly - no splash screens to sit through • English and Czech, following your system language • Tiny download, minimal footprint QuickNotes is for busy people who just want to capture a thought before it's gone - without thinking about where it belongs. Open. Jot down. Done.

About

Drawer

Features
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Drawer is your dump place — one calm inbox for everything you want to keep. Save links, images, videos, PDFs, files, and notes from anywhere with the Share sheet. It saves instantly and gets out of your way. Later, on your Mac or iPhone, you review it all in a quiet visual library. • Capture anything — from Safari, Photos, Files, or any app that can Share. • Instant — share, saved, done. No extra taps, no forms. • A calm library — a visual grid you actually enjoy going back to. • Private by default — everything stays on your device. Turn on iCloud sync when you want your drawer in step across your devices. • Yours to keep — saved as plain files in your own iCloud. No account, no server, no lock-in. Drawer doesn't want your attention — it wants to hand things back to you when you have a moment. Save now, read when you're ready.

Screenshots

QuickNotes4 screens
Drawer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Drawer at daily against QuickNotes's every 3 weeks. QuickNotes's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

QuickNotes ships an update every 3 weeks, Drawer daily. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
QuickNotes versus Drawer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQuickNotesDrawer
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMatous MutinaNaif AlQazlan

In-app purchases

None

QuickNotes

No in-app purchases

None

Drawer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is QuickNotes free?
QuickNotes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Drawer free?
Drawer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do QuickNotes or Drawer have ads?
Neither QuickNotes nor Drawer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, QuickNotes or Drawer?
QuickNotes ships an update every 3 weeks, and Drawer daily. Most recently, QuickNotes was updated on November 10, 2026 and Drawer on October 31, 2026.

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