Comparison

Gladys vs Note

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

Head to head
About

Gladys

This app acts as a drag-and-drop shelf to temporarily store various types of information, like links, text, and images, from any app. It allows for quick saving without switching contexts and offers features like search, annotation, and iCloud syncing. It also supports collaboration and advanced data manipulation for technical users.

Highlights
  • Drag-and-drop item saving
  • Search and Spotlight integration
  • Home screen/Today widget access
  • Item annotation and tagging
  • iCloud syncing
  • Collaborative editing
  • Hex viewer for technical users
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Gladys is a drag-and-drop shelf that holds things you want to set aside, such as links, text snippets, map locations, contacts, images, photos, emails, messages and much more (even if the application that the information came from is removed) It works with any app that supports drag-and-drop, and helps keep you focused by letting you quickly set something aside, without having to consider where it needs to be dropped, or having to constantly switch between apps. • Works with any app that supports drag-and-drop, but also provides an extension for apps that don't yet support it, as well as the ability to paste items to & from the clipboard. • Quickly search for items inside the app or via Spotlight. Access your top items from the home screen / Today widget, your Apple Watch, and even iMessage. • Annotate items with notes, custom titles, and tag items with labels that allow you to easily categorise, browse, and sort your collection. • Take your collection with you on your iPhone, and keep it updated by turning on automatic iCloud syncing. • Invite friends to keep items from your own collection in their own collections, and, if you give permission, even collaboratively annotate and edit them. • Import/export/merge collection archives simply by dragging. • Ideal for bookmarking between apps: For example you can quickly return to dropped email items by selecting 'Open' in their info view, quickly share links between different browsers, or use Siri shortcuts to copy often-used items to and from your clipboard. • Experienced users can get details on dropped items and extract or modify specific data components (e.g. extract the URL of an image link, instead of the whole item, add a new image, or edit the title). • Technical users can inspect binary data using the in-built hex viewer, download items pointed to by web links, and even archive web pages. • Contains no analytics, ratings prompts, or noise.

About

Note

Features
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Everyone reading this uses the internet to gather information, but more than 90% of us will struggle with how to manage and store it once we have found it. This is where Note-it comes in. A space for your web searches, temporary jottings and images. When searching or researching, you first need to see what is available before deciding what is suitable. Keeping track of what you have found can quickly become overwhelming. We all work visually and lists can quickly become unmanageable. Having a tool that allows you to choose your own visual reference to a webpage, as well as add comments if necessary, will make referring back to what you've discovered much easier. The ability to create a complete note with comments from anywhere, including your browser, and have it automatically organised for you makes Note-it an indispensable tool for collecting snippets of information as you explore various tasks. Key features Organise your notes by tags. Navigate using the tags. Add or remove tags to multiple notes. See tags organised by date. Create a note from the text in an image. Having the option of moving the notes to the trash after a predetermined period of time. Create sets for different projects. Text search in notes Search for notes sharing the same multiple tags Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Gladys4 screens
Note4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Note at daily against Gladys's every 2 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Gladys sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Note sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gladys ships an update every 2 months, Note daily. The most recent releases landed on July 27, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Gladys versus Note: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGladysNote
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (149 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews83.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings149 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB31 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperPavlos TsochantarisOpen Screen Limited

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Gladys

One-time5
  • Smile Tip$0.99
  • Blush Tip$1.99
  • Hug Tip$4.99
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  • Gasp Tip$9.99
  • Scream Tip$19.99
1 purchases

Note

Subscriptions1
  • Note-it Annual subscription1 Year trial$9.991 Year

Questions

Is Gladys free?
Gladys is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Note free?
Note is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Gladys or Note have ads?
Neither Gladys nor Note shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Gladys or Note?
Gladys ships an update every 2 months, and Note daily. Most recently, Gladys was updated on July 27, 2026 and Note on September 13, 2026.

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