FloatyMemo vs Glassnote
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FloatyMemo
This app allows users to create and place digital sticky notes anywhere on their iPhone or iPad screen. Notes can be resized and rotated using gestures, and the app supports both portrait and landscape orientations.
- Place notes anywhere on screen
- Digital sticky note functionality
- Supports portrait and landscape modes
- Flexible resizing with pinch gesture
- Rotation support with two-finger gesture
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FloatyMemo is a simple note application for iPhone/iPad (Universal application). Like a "sticky note" - a simple note application. You can put your notes anywhere on the screen. FloatyMemo works on the both screen mode, portrait and landscape. FloatyMemo supports flexible resizing with two finger gesture - pinch and rotation.
Glassnote
Display your notes directly on your Home Screen using customizable widgets. Supports Markdown formatting and syncs seamlessly with Mac via iCloud. Offers local backups for added security.
- Notes as Home Screen widgets
- Customizable widget sizes
- Frosted glass effect
- Markdown support
- iCloud sync with Mac
- Local backups
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Glassnote puts your notes on your Home Screen. Not an icon that opens them. The note itself, right there in a widget. YOUR NOTE, ON YOUR HOME SCREEN Pin any note to a widget. Small, medium or large, and extra large on iPad. Your list, your plan, your reminder. Just glance at it. MADE OF GLASS Notes sit on frosted glass over a photo, an abstract background, or a picture of your own. Prefer it plain? Pick dark or light. MARKDOWN THAT GETS OUT OF THE WAY Headings, bold, links and checklists. The symbols hide until you edit that line. Tap a box to check it off. SYNCS WITH YOUR MAC Notes live in your own iCloud. They show up on iPhone, iPad and Glassnote for Mac. No account. No server. BACKUPS BUILT IN Glassnote keeps backups on your device, separate from iCloud. If a note goes missing, restore it from Settings. PAY ONCE Try everything free for 7 days. Then unlock once and keep it, including updates. No subscription. Your notes stay readable either way.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FloatyMemo at none against Glassnote's 1. FloatyMemo also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.6). Glassnote's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 21 months). On price 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. Glassnote sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. FloatyMemo asks for nothing beyond the download.
FloatyMemo ships an update every 21 months, Glassnote every 5 days. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.
| Parameter | FloatyMemo | Glassnote |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 87.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 21 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | — | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SimpleBoxes | Calcium Lab LLC |
Customer experience
FloatyMemo
Glassnote
In-app purchases
FloatyMemo
No in-app purchases
Glassnote
- Unlock Glassnote$9.00
