pdf vs Quick Notes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
This app allows you to read and annotate PDF files on your iPhone with fast page turning and convenient finger-writing tools. Easily import PDFs and share your notes via email or cloud services.
- Fast PDF display and page turning
- Finger-writing and annotation tools
- Import PDFs via Dropbox, Email, iTunes
- Categorized bookshelves with search
- Export annotated PDFs
- Password-protected bookshelves
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Utilize pdf-notes to read pdf files on your iPhone. The fastest and convenient pdf-notes for iPad is now available for iPhone. 1. Fast display, quick page-turning even a thousand pages 2. Convenient finger-writings 3. Sharing notes by mail or clouds. - Categorized multiple bookshelves(booklists) with powerful search - Easy importing PDF files through (DropBox, Email or Safari's) "Open In..." or iTunes - Finger-writing with a variety of pens, highlighters, drawings, sticky or text notes - Outlines and bookmarks - Exporting annotated PDF files to mail or clouds - Protected bookshelves by a password - External display and AirPrint * please visit the support site for more information http://bit.ly/1gBUQV1 Blog http://bit.ly/1992293 Email musebook@musebook.com Twitter http://twitter.com/musebook4u YouTube http://youtu.be/_60pvYx6pT4 NOTE: All content contained herein is subject to change without notice.
Quick Notes
Capture thoughts, ideas, and sketches effortlessly with typing, pen, or Apple Pencil. Enjoy a clutter-free interface with rich text editing and PDF export. Convert handwriting to typed text and share notes easily.
- Infinite pages
- PDF export
- Rich text editor
- Handwriting recognition
- Apple Pencil support
- Easy sharing
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No matter what you're capturing—thoughts, ideas, notes, or sketches—Quick Notes makes it quick and effortless, whether you're typing on a keyboard, jotting with a pen, or scribbling with your Apple Pencil. + Simple & Intuitive: Navigate with ease and start writing instantly. + Like a real notepad: No files, no clutter, no useless features. Just infinite pages for you. + PDF: Your notes are in the best standard format for note-taking, sharing and printing. + Rich Text Editor: Add lists, tables, text styles, multimedia, images, and much more. + Handwriting Recognition: Convert your notes to typed text automatically. + Quick Capture: Record your thoughts, photos or images in a snap with minimal effort. + Apple Pencil Support: Enjoy natural handwriting and drawing. 10 Ink tools with pressure and tilt sensivity. + Keyboard Friendly: Type your notes seamlessly. In any language. + Clean Design: Experience a clutter-free writing environment. + Easy Sharing: Share your notes through various platforms. Quick Notes is the perfect blend of simplicity and functionality, making note-taking a breeze.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: pdf at 49% against Quick Notes's 0%. pdf also leads on ratings volume (17 vs 1). Quick Notes's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. pdf sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Quick Notes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Quick Notes holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: pdf has 17 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 49% of pdf's written reviews are positive against 0% of Quick Notes's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
pdf ships an update every 5 weeks, Quick Notes every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Quick Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (17 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 48.6% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 17 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 109 MB | 260 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | AMuseTec Co., Ltd. | Kairoos Solutions SL |
Customer experience
Quick Notes
In-app purchases
- 2-Month Pass$0.99
- 1-Year Path$2.99
- Lifetime License$4.99
Quick Notes
- Lifetime Full Unlock$3.99









