Comparison

NoteToScreen vs noglow

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

Head to head
About

NoteToScreen

Features
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NoteToScreen lets you quickly and easily bring your paper notes to the screen. They're saved in secure online notebooks, so you can access them from anywhere. You can have your notebooks' text made searchable, and you can even collaborate with others on notebooks, with live commenting and chat functionality. This app works with a NoteToScreen account, which is free and can be made from within the app.

About

noglow

This app offers a minimalist scratchpad experience for quick note-taking on iPhone and Mac. It features eight distinct color-coded slots that clear after use, with finished notes archived and searchable. Optional cloud sync is available for free.

Highlights
  • Titleless scratchpad
  • Eight color slots
  • Searchable archive
  • Cross-device sync
  • Plain text notes
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noglow is a titleless scratchpad for iPhone, iPad and Mac. No titles to invent, no folders, no tags, no markdown. Just a blank line and eight slots that never move. Whatever you left in slot 2 is still in slot 2. When a note is done, peel it away. It goes into a searchable archive that never fills up, and the slot is clear for what you are working on now. - Eight slots, one tap or one keystroke apart - Peel finished notes into a permanent, searchable archive - On iPad: a full-screen layout, the archive side by side, keyboard shortcuts - Works across your devices - Optional cloud sync. Free, no account needed to start. - Plain text only. No formatting to fuss with. Free, and that includes sync.

Screenshots

NoteToScreen4 screens
noglow4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: noglow at every 5 days against NoteToScreen's every 32 months. NoteToScreen's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NoteToScreen ships an update every 32 months, noglow every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
NoteToScreen versus noglow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNoteToScreennoglow
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 32 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPromptBit LLCGRABA

In-app purchases

None

NoteToScreen

No in-app purchases

None

noglow

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NoteToScreen free?
NoteToScreen is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is noglow free?
noglow is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do NoteToScreen or noglow have ads?
Neither NoteToScreen nor noglow shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NoteToScreen or noglow?
NoteToScreen ships an update every 32 months, and noglow every 5 days. Most recently, NoteToScreen was updated on November 3, 2026 and noglow on November 5, 2026.

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