Comparison

SelfNote vs GlyphPad

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

Head to head
About

SelfNote

Capture ideas, reminders, and links by sending them directly to your email inbox. Supports text, audio, photos, and drawings, with extensions for seamless sharing from other apps. New features include Apple Watch integration and home screen widgets for quick access.

Highlights
  • Send notes via email
  • Attach text, audio, photos, drawings
  • Browser extensions for quick sharing
  • Apple Watch app for wrist capture
  • Home screen widgets for quick actions
  • On-device AI for subject lines and categorization
  • Speech-to-text dictation
Features
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With SelfNote, you can quickly write notes, reminders or bookmark links from your browser and send them to your own email. The concept is to send notes to self and receive them in the email inbox to be read or managed at a later time. With just a few taps and its quick share to self functions, you can create a new note and send it directly to your email inbox. This makes it easy to capture ideas and thoughts as they occur to you, without having to worry about forgetting them later on. SelfNote allows you to not only write text notes but also to add quick audio recordings, dictate to notes, drawings, and photos as notes. Additionally, you can use one of the extensions available for sending a reminder to self in the form of a link to a website, a photo, or a document (including PDFs) while browsing the internet or using any other app. KEY FEATURES - Apple Watch App: Capture notes from your wrist. Dictate text, record audio, or send quick phrases instantly. Your Watch syncs with your iPhone automatically. - Home Screen Widgets: Quick Actions for one-tap compose, dictate, or record. Quick Send to fire off pre-written phrases without opening the app. Recent Notes to see your latest notes at a glance. - Multiple Recipients: Add up to 10 email addresses and choose which ones receive your notes. Pro subscribers can send to up to 3 recipients simultaneously. - On-Device AI (Pro, iOS 26+): Smart Subject generates email subject lines from your note. Auto-Categorization tags your notes. Action Items detects tasks and highlights them. All processing happens on your device. - Speech-to-Text Dictation: Speak your notes with real-time transcription for hands-free capture. - Custom Note Subjects: Set a custom email subject line for any note. - Improved Note History: Gallery and list views, search, filters by color, type, or attachment. - Siri and Shortcuts: Send notes with Siri or build workflows with the Shortcuts app. - Available in 8 Languages: English, Spanish, French, German, Japanese, Chinese (Simplified), Portuguese (Brazilian), and Italian. Whether you're looking to organize your work tasks, read an article later, plan a vacation, remember something, or simply jot down your thoughts as they occur to you, SelfNote has everything you need to stay on top of your thoughts. Overall, SelfNote is a versatile tool that helps you to easily create and manage reminders and notes, making it an essential app for anyone who wants to stay organised and on top of their tasks. Terms and Conditions: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

GlyphPad

Organize your thoughts and ideas with a visually appealing note-taking app. Create customizable notebooks, enrich notes with various formatting options, and sync across all your devices. Securely store and share your content for seamless collaboration.

Highlights
  • Customizable notebooks
  • Rich text formatting
  • Handwriting support
  • Cross-platform sync
  • End-to-end encryption
  • Real-time collaboration
Features
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Capture your ideas and organize them like never before with Glyph Pad. Inspired by the beauty and permanence of ancient writing systems, Glyph Pad offers a seamless and visually stunning way to manage your digital notebooks. Features include: Notebooks & Notes: Organize your notes into customizable notebooks and easily access them anytime. Rich Formatting Tools: Customize your notes with text formatting, embedded media, and handwriting support. Cross-Platform Sync: Access your notes on any device, ensuring your ideas are always within reach. Secure & Private: Your notes are stored securely with end-to-end encryption. Share & collaborate: Share notebooks with family/friends/co-workers and take notes together or easily collaborate on projects shared real-time. Whether you’re jotting down ideas, planning projects, journaling, grocery lists or creating masterpieces, Glyph Pad is your ultimate note-taking companion."

Screenshots

SelfNote4 screens
GlyphPad4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: SelfNote at Free against GlyphPad's $2.99. GlyphPad's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3). On rating, ratings volume, update cadence 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

SelfNote is free to download; GlyphPad costs $2.99 up front. SelfNote sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. GlyphPad 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 SelfNote against 5.0 for GlyphPad. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SelfNote ships an update monthly, GlyphPad every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 13, 2026 and July 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
SelfNote versus GlyphPad: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSelfNoteGlyphPad
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating5.0 (5 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Number of ratings5 — better2
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB83 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMakai Labs SrlJames Berkabile

Customer experience

SelfNote

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

GlyphPad

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

SelfNote

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly - Unlimited access$1.991 Month
  • Unlimited access7 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Lifetime$29.99
None

GlyphPad

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SelfNote free?
SelfNote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is GlyphPad free?
GlyphPad costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SelfNote or GlyphPad?
SelfNote and GlyphPad are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 5 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do SelfNote or GlyphPad have ads?
Neither SelfNote nor GlyphPad shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SelfNote or GlyphPad?
SelfNote ships an update monthly, and GlyphPad every 4 weeks. Most recently, SelfNote was updated on June 13, 2026 and GlyphPad on July 20, 2026.

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