Comparison

NoteBox vs QuickNotes X Pro

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

Head to head
About

NoteBox

This app offers a streamlined note-taking experience with quick input, powerful text editing, and seamless syncing across devices. Easily organize, search, and share your notes with extensive integration options.

Highlights
  • Quick note input from various sources
  • Disturbance-free text editing with advanced formatting
  • Fast iCloud syncing across iOS devices
  • Extensive sharing options to numerous apps
  • In-note text search and Google/Wikipedia integration
  • Support for external keyboards and VoiceOver
Features
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NoteBox is a superb productivity-boosting tool with compact design, fast input, smooth experience, ease to share, fast syncing, and excellent extensions and widgets with full support for VoiceOver. You will definitely love this note-taking app. Download now! NoteBox can help you: Quick Input - Type immediately after starting the app to jot down your inspirations -Quickly add new notes with handy drop-down feature or universal “+”button - Swiftly save notes from Notification Center or Share Sheet - Long press on “add” button to import text files from all cloud drive storage as notes - Easy input with an external keyboard and shortcut keys Text Editing - Focused and swift note-taking with disturbance-free interface - Swipe side-to-side to move screen cursor when typing - Pinch to zoom and adjust the font size - Convert selected texts into numbered or bulleted lists - Type “-,” “+,”“*,”or numbers and “.” with space key before each line for automatic list creation of the next line - iPhone’s horizontal typing mode available - Scroll down the textbox to display character count Saving, Syncing and Searching - Virtually unlimited storage capacity for text-based notes - Quick syncing with other iOS devices through iCloud - Remember keywords you have searched for notes before - In-note text search - Google or Wikipedia searching with selected note text Easy to Share - Effortless note delivery to dozens of apps or services* - Customizable shortcuts: one touch for note delivery or double-tap for sharing of listed notes - Select multiple notes to bulk process, e.g. changing folders, merging, and exporting to Evernote - Share partially selected texts - Customize the apps of your choice to use for URLs, dates, and addresses in the notes More -Single-handed use, e.g. side-to-side swiping in the tool bar to change the folder - Managing notes with Getting Things Done (GTD) system or to-do list - Automatic switch to night mode in dim environment to reduce eye strain --- Please support indie developers and decide what you want to pay. Pay What You Want Pricing for the first time! We have spent hundreds of hours developing NoteBox, which has become an indispensable tool for many users. We believe you will also find it useful. Instead of asking for the money, we prefer letting you download and use the full version for free (with the only restriction on note-saving capacity). You can decide what you want to pay with your own judgment. --- * Apps and services NoteBox supports: - Tightly integrated with Dropbox, Evernote - Note-taking apps: 1Writer, Bear, ByWord, Day One, Drafts, Simplenote, Ulysses, UpWord, Write ... - To-do list or calendar apps: reminders, Clear, Due, Fantastical, OmniFocus, The Hit List, Things, Todoist -Social media apps: Buffer, Facebook, Gmail, Twitter, Tumblr, LINE, Whatsapp, WordPress, SinaWeibo, TencentWeibo More app news and information: http://twitter.com/getnotebox If you like NoteBox, we appreciate your comments and ratings. We also welcome your feedback. Please write to: elaborapp@gmail.com, and follow us on Twitter @getnotebox --- An Elaborated App, Made with Love in Taipei by Elaborapp

About

QuickNotes X Pro

Organize your thoughts with a versatile note-taking app. Create and manage notebooks with custom templates, import and annotate PDFs, and leverage professional tools for precise writing and drawing. Secure private notebooks with password or biometric locks.

Highlights
  • Organize notes into notebooks and folders
  • Import and annotate PDF documents
  • Accurate drawing engine with professional tools
  • Multimedia note creation with drag & drop
  • Password and biometric protection for notebooks
  • Export notes as PNG or PDF
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- ORGANIZE YOUR NOTES - Create notebooks to organize your notes. Choose between a selection of paper templates and covers, and choose between vertical or horizontal layout to fit your note-taking needs. You can also rearrange your notebooks and create folders for them for maximum flexibility. - IMPORT & EDIT YOUR PDFs - With QuickNotes X you can import your PDF documents inside an existing notebook or in a new one, and you can edit them using all the tools QuickNotes X offers. Markup, annotate, highlight, insert images and text and more. You can also export these pages as a new PDF to share you edits. - ACCURATE NOTE-TAKING - QuickNotes X has a new accurate drawing engine that never loses detail, even after zooming or moving around the page. It also has the tools necessary to take perfect professional notes, all in one place. - DRAG & DROP SUPPORT - With QuickNotes X, you can easily create multi-media notes: use an image as a background, or import images from your library or from the web with an in-app tool or by using drag & drop from another window. In addition, these images are always resizable and movable, so that you can edit them whenever you want - PROFESSIONAL TOOLS - To create perfect notes, you need the right tools. This is why QuickNotes X has everything you need, from Pen and Highlighter to the Eraser, so that no mistakes are irreversible. Select the perfect line width and opacity to further customize your style, and choose the color you need from a hand-picked selection or by using the new HSV picker. You can even import a color from an image using the unique RealityPicker! - LOCK YOUR PRIVATE NOTEBOOKS - Want to restrict access to a specific notebook? Just set up a password when you create it or long press on its cover to lock it. And when you need to add some pages to it, just enter the password again or use Touch ID or Face ID to unlock it. - TYPE INSTEAD OF WRITING - With the new Text Tool you can add Text Boxes to your notes to type instead of writing. Want a different text style? Choose the font, size and color you like, underline or set to bold important things: now typing and writing notes is easier with QuickNotes X. - EXPORT TO EDIT ON OTHER DEVICES - You can export individual notes or entire notebooks as a QuickNotes X Document, which can be imported on another device to continue editing your notes. If you export your notebooks they will retain all properties, such as background and aspect ratio, so that if you reimport them they will look exactly as you expect. - SEAMLESS SHARING - Export your note as a PNG image or PDF, with the option to export the whole notebook in a single PDF document. Then, open it in your favorite app or share it with Mail, all with a few taps. - USE YOUR STYLUS - Have a Bluetooth stylus? No problem! QuickNotes X support a variety of styluses, from the Apple Pencil (1st & 2nd Generation)* to Adonit Jot, so that you can take notes while resting your palm on the screen, just like on paper. - OPTIMIZED FOR iOS 13 & 14 - With iOS 13 and 14, QuickNotes X is better than ever! A new, more modern look and support for Dark Mode makes taking notes with QuickNotes X a new experience. - BUT THERE IS MORE! - ⊱ Quickly change page by double-tapping on the edge of the screen ⊱ See all your notebook pages at a glance while taking notes with the new "Notes List" feature ⊱ Create a new page while writing with the dedicated button or by double-tapping on the edge of the screen ⊱ Unlimited undo-redo while writing (before leaving the page) ⊱ Clear your page with a single tap ⊱ Change your notebook template while writing thanks to the dedicated button ⊱ Rapidly delete notes and notebooks with just a long press ⊱ Option to reset all content (Notebooks and Notes) and preferences ⊱ Lightweight: all the features of a professional drawing app with less than 20MB of space ⊱ Localized in English, Italian and French. QuickNotes X Pro: note-taking, made easy. *Only on selected iPad models

Screenshots

NoteBox4 screens
QuickNotes X Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: NoteBox at Free against QuickNotes X Pro's $5.99. NoteBox also leads on review sentiment (90% vs 63%). QuickNotes X Pro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ratings volume (38 vs 10). On rating, update cadence, ads 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

NoteBox is free to download; QuickNotes X Pro costs $5.99 up front. NoteBox sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. QuickNotes X Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for NoteBox against 4.6 for QuickNotes X Pro. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 38 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 90% of NoteBox's written reviews are positive against 63% of QuickNotes X Pro's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on June 10, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
NoteBox versus QuickNotes X Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNoteBoxQuickNotes X Pro
PriceFree — better$5.99
Rating4.6 (10 ratings)4.6 (38 ratings)
Positive reviews89.8% of reviews — better62.5% of reviews
Number of ratings1038 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB39 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperElaborappAlessandro Sassi

Customer experience

NoteBox

All ratings10 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews49 reviews
Positive89.8%
Neutral6.1%
Negative4.1%

QuickNotes X Pro

All ratings38 ratings
Positive89.5%
Neutral5.3%
Negative5.3%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive62.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

NoteBox

One-time10
  • Tip$0.99
  • Unlock note capacity limit$1.99
  • Tip$1.99
Show 7 more
  • Unlock note capacity limit$2.99
  • Unlock note capacity limit$3.99
  • Unlock note capacity limit$4.99
  • Tip$4.99
  • Unlock note capacity limit$5.99
  • Unlock note capacity limit$6.99
  • Unlock note capacity limit$7.99
None

QuickNotes X Pro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NoteBox free?
NoteBox is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is QuickNotes X Pro free?
QuickNotes X Pro costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, NoteBox or QuickNotes X Pro?
NoteBox and QuickNotes X Pro are both rated 4.6 out of 5 on the App Store, from 10 and 38 ratings respectively.
Do NoteBox or QuickNotes X Pro have ads?
Neither NoteBox nor QuickNotes X Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NoteBox or QuickNotes X Pro?
NoteBox ships an update monthly, and QuickNotes X Pro monthly. Most recently, NoteBox was updated on June 10, 2026 and QuickNotes X Pro on September 17, 2026.

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