Comparison

Quick Notes with widget vs Mail Notes

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

Head to head
About

Quick Notes with widget

Capture thoughts instantly and access them from your notification center. This app prioritizes speed and simplicity for jotting down ideas without distraction. It offers convenient access on Apple Watch and syncs across devices via iCloud.

Highlights
  • Quick note creation
  • Notification Center widget
  • Apple Watch app
  • iCloud synchronization
  • Note search
  • Reminders
Features
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A single piece of paper for your peace of mind. That's exactly what Quick Notes is all about – a nifty place to jot down your thoughts as quickly as possible so you can let them go and decide what to do with them later. No lists, no excessive clutter – just open and take notes. Practicality and simplicity is deeply rooted in Quick Notes. Its meticulously arranged main screen, along with Home Screen Widgets, Apple Watch Complications, and Notifications keep you up to date efficiently. In addition, you can use Headings and Check marks to make your notes clearer at a glance, add a new note directly on your Apple Watch, customize the Widgets, or take control over the Dark Mode – all this and more with just a one-time purchase we call Everything. Features: • Single sheet for your quick notes and drafts • iCloud synchronization • Home Screen Widgets • Apple Watch Complications • Reminder Additionally with Everything (a one-time in-app purchase): • Headings • Check marks • Swipe left to delete a line • Version history • Appearance under control • Adding and ticking notes on Apple Watch • Character counter • Widget customization The app is ideal for things like to-do lists, grocery lists, packing lists, room numbers, tracking codes, or to remember your parking space. ---- Privacy Policy: https://quicknotesapp.net/privacy-policy.html

About

Mail Notes

Quickly send emails to yourself for reminders and notes. This app streamlines the process to under a second, allowing for easy email address switching, direct sharing from browsers, and even sending notes via an Apple Watch app. It offers features like labeling, history, and subject prefixes for efficient organization.

Highlights
  • Email under 1 second
  • Share widget for browser links
  • Apple Watch app for on-the-go emails
  • Label emails with icons
  • Sent email history
  • Optional subject prefix
  • Paste clipboard contents
Features
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Like to send emails to yourself for reminders, notes and to-do? Mail Notes makes the process 100 times faster. Just launch the app, type, and tap Send. If you have multiple emails to which you would like to send notes, changing the email address is as simple as a tap. • Email under 1 second. • Share widget makes it super easy to email browser links and URLs directly, without opening the Mail Notes app. • The included Apple Watch app allows you to send emails on the go. • Label each email and add an icon for easy identification. • One-time-use email address. • Sent email history. • Add an optional subject prefix for each email address for easy email filtering. • Use single or multi-line mode. • Auto Correct option. • Paste your clipboard contents with a single tap. • Support for Dark mode for those late-night emails. • Haptics give you feedback when the email is sent successfully. Mail Notes is simply the fastest emailing app on the planet!

Screenshots

Quick Notes with widget4 screens
Mail Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Mail Notes at 4.3 against Quick Notes with widget's 4.1. On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Quick Notes with widget sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Mail Notes sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Mail Notes holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 95 and 106 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 78% of Quick Notes with widget's written reviews are positive against 75% of Mail Notes's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Quick Notes with widget ships an update every 5 months, Mail Notes every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Quick Notes with widget versus Mail Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQuick Notes with widgetMail Notes
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (95 ratings)4.3 (106 ratings) — better
Positive reviews78.2% of reviews — better75.0% of reviews
Number of ratings95106 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS17.616.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMichal KosTech Positive

Customer experience

Quick Notes with widget

All ratings95 ratings
Positive76.8%
Neutral6.3%
Negative16.8%
Written reviews147 reviews
Positive78.2%
Neutral7.5%
Negative14.3%

Mail Notes

All ratings106 ratings
Positive83.0%
Neutral5.7%
Negative11.3%
Written reviews32 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Quick Notes with widget

One-time1
  • Everything$3.99
3 purchases

Mail Notes

Subscriptions2
  • All Access$2.991 Month
  • All Access$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Unlock Pro Version$69.99

Questions

Is Quick Notes with widget free?
Quick Notes with widget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mail Notes free?
Mail Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Quick Notes with widget or Mail Notes?
Mail Notes is rated higher. Quick Notes with widget averages 4.1 out of 5 from 95 ratings, while Mail Notes averages 4.3 from 106 ratings.
Do Quick Notes with widget or Mail Notes have ads?
Neither Quick Notes with widget nor Mail Notes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Quick Notes with widget or Mail Notes?
Quick Notes with widget ships an update every 5 months, and Mail Notes every 4 months. Most recently, Quick Notes with widget was updated on October 17, 2026 and Mail Notes on October 13, 2026.

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