Comparison

Pellet vs Qianzhuli

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

Head to head
About

Pellet

Organize notes, tasks, and projects using plain markdown files. Features include a live preview editor, wiki-style linking, task management with Kanban boards, and calendar integration. Supports offline use, handwriting, voice notes, and user-controlled syncing.

Highlights
  • Plain markdown notes
  • Live preview editor
  • Wiki-style linking
  • Task management with Kanban
  • Calendar integration
  • Handwriting and voice notes
  • User-controlled sync
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Pellet keeps your notes as plain markdown files in a folder you own. No account, no server, no proprietary format — open the same folder in any other editor and everything is still there. AN EDITOR THAT STAYS OUT OF THE WAY Write in markdown with live preview, wiki-style links between notes, backlinks, tags and full-text search. Your vault is just files, so nothing is trapped behind an export button. A TASK MANAGER THAT LIVES IN YOUR NOTES Tasks are ordinary markdown files with front matter, so a task can be a note and a note can be a task. Due dates, recurrence, subtasks, checklists and kanban boards — all reading from the same folder. CALENDAR ALONGSIDE YOUR WORK See your day next to your notes. Connect Google Calendar or your existing calendar accounts, or work entirely offline with dated notes. CANVAS, HANDWRITING AND VOICE Sketch on an infinite canvas, write by hand with Apple Pencil, and record voice notes. Handwriting and recordings can be turned into searchable text so they join the rest of your vault instead of sitting in a corner. SYNC YOU CONTROL Sync between your devices is end-to-end encrypted and runs through a relay you choose or host yourself. There is no Pellet account and no Pellet server holding your notes. WORKS OFFLINE, ALWAYS Everything works with no network. Nothing is fetched to open a note, and nothing phones home. Pellet reads and writes ordinary markdown, so it fits alongside whatever else you already use.

About

Qianzhuli

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Qianzhuli is a personal work-log and notes app for therapists. Record daily sessions, tips, and income on your iPhone—no account, no spreadsheet. WORK SHEETS • Sheet A and Sheet B for common shop split styles • Time, main fee, card/cash tips, awards and deductions • Multi-shop mode for part-time work • Daily, monthly, and yearly totals • Monthly report with net pay; export PDF NOTES • Calendar notes • Special dates on the month view (birthdays, anniversaries, weekly, one-time) BACKUP • Data stays on this iPhone by default • Export / import JSON backups in the Files app • No sign-in required SETTINGS • Step-by-step setup • Large and extra-large text • Help and tutorial on the website This app is free. A bottom banner may show Google ads or Hansonsoft house promotions (for example Jinzhanggui). Banners do not pop up full-screen; nothing opens unless you tap. Productivity tool only—not medical, legal, or financial advice. Hanson Soft · support@hansonsoft.com Privacy: https://hansonsoft.com/qianzhuli/privacy Tutorial: https://hansonsoft.com/qianzhuli/tutorial

Screenshots

Pellet4 screens
Qianzhuli4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Pellet at none against Qianzhuli's shown. On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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 · 9 level
Pellet versus Qianzhuli: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPelletQianzhuli
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.415.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBuildraai LLCYaxiong Han

In-app purchases

None

Pellet

No in-app purchases

None

Qianzhuli

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pellet free?
Pellet is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Qianzhuli free?
Qianzhuli is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pellet or Qianzhuli have ads?
Qianzhuli shows ads; Pellet does not.

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