Quick Notes with widget vs Note!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Quick note creation
- Notification Center widget
- Apple Watch app
- iCloud synchronization
- Note search
- Reminders
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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
Note!
This app offers a minimalist approach to note-taking, focusing on speed and simplicity. It allows for quick plain text entries, organized by modification date, with options for text resizing and passcode protection for privacy.
- Quick plain text notes
- Sorted by latest modified
- Pinch to zoom text size
- Set passcode to lock notes
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Nothing more, nothing less. Designed to be as minimal as possible for quick plain text notes. + Sorted by latest modified + Pinch to zoom/change text size + Set a passcode to lock your notes
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Note! at 4.7 against Quick Notes with widget's 4.1. Note! also leads on ratings volume (1K vs 94) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). Quick Notes with widget's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (79% vs 61%). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Quick Notes with widget sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Note! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Note! holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Note! has 1K ratings behind it against 94, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 79% of Quick Notes with widget's written reviews are positive against 61% of Note!'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Quick Notes with widget ships an update every 6 months, Note! every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Quick Notes with widget | Note! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (94 ratings) | 4.7 (1K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 78.6% of reviews — better | 61.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 94 | 1K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months — better | Every 13 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Michal Kos | RIEU Limited |
Customer experience
Quick Notes with widget
Note!
Bugs and requests
Quick Notes with widget
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Note!
Reported bugs
3 issues- Ads disrupt note-taking experience
- Inability to delete old notes
- Lack of printing functionality
Requested features
4 requests- Add iCloud sync and backup
- Implement a paid, ad-free version
- Allow for note organization and sorting
- Improve text formatting and editing capabilities
In-app purchases
Quick Notes with widget
- Everything$3.99
Note!
- Remove Ads$3.99
Questions
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