Comparison

Note Gallery vs noglow

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

Head to head
About

Note Gallery

This app offers a visually engaging way to take notes and journal, allowing users to embed images and utilize fun animations. It provides a rich text editor with extensive font options and a default pastel theme, with additional themes available for purchase. All data is stored locally for privacy.

Highlights
  • Embed images from photo library
  • Folding and spinning animations
  • RichText editor with 80+ fonts
  • Offline use, local data storage
  • Customizable themes available
  • Personalize note icons
Features
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Introducing an innovative note taking and journaling app that's perfect for visual learners! With this app, you'll be able to elevate your note taking experience by embedding pictures from your photo library. The intuitive interface makes note taking a fun and enjoyable process, ideal for both students and professionals. This app features cutting-edge animations and offers a variety of font options, allowing you to personalize your notes. It also comes with a Pastel theme by default, with more themes available for purchase. Download Note Gallery now and see for yourself how much more fun note taking and journaling can be with this app! Features: Can be used offline, all data is stored on your phone. No data can be accessed from anyone but you. Maximize the potential of your photo library. Use photos from your library to create an icon for your notes list. Folding and spinning animations to make your note taking experience fun. Amazingly designed themes available for purchase. RichText editor processor with formatting options and 80+ fonts. LICENSED APPLICATION END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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

Note Gallery4 screens
noglow4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: noglow at none against Note Gallery's 5. noglow also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks). Note Gallery's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Note Gallery sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. noglow asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Note Gallery against 5.0 for noglow. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Note Gallery ships an update every 2 weeks, noglow every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Note Gallery versus noglow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNote Gallerynoglow
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBereket SolomonGRABA

Customer experience

Note Gallery

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

noglow

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Note Gallery

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription$2.991 Month
  • Annual Premium Subscription7 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time2
  • Space Theme2 variants$3.99
  • Citrus Theme$3.99
None

noglow

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Note Gallery free?
Note Gallery is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is noglow free?
noglow is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Note Gallery or noglow?
Note Gallery and noglow are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Note Gallery or noglow have ads?
Neither Note Gallery nor noglow shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Note Gallery or noglow?
Note Gallery ships an update every 2 weeks, and noglow every 5 days. Most recently, Note Gallery was updated on October 24, 2026 and noglow on October 21, 2026.

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