SprintNotes vs noglow
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SprintNotes
This app is a rapid thought organizer designed for speed and simplicity. It allows for quick capture of ideas, tasks, and inspirations with a distraction-free interface and smart organization features like hashtags and multiple note types.
- Lightning-fast note capture
- Organized categories
- Hashtag support
- Multiple versatile note types
- Clean, minimalist design
- Easy search and archive
- Share notes with a tap
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Your thoughts move fast—SprintNotes moves faster. Designed for speed and simplicity, SprintNotes is the ultimate quick-capture tool for your ideas, tasks, and inspirations. KEY FEATURES: Lightning-Fast Capture • Start typing instantly with our distraction-free interface • Organized categories for different types of notes • One-tap access to your most-used note types Smart Organization • Simple hashtag support for easy grouping • Multiple note types for different content • Quick-filter to find notes instantly Versatile Note Types • Quick text notes for instant thoughts • Checklists with auto-archive when completed • URL bookmarks with title support • Number tracking for important metrics • Quote collection for inspiration • Voice Notes Stay Focused • Clean, minimalist design keeps you focused on your thoughts • Dark and light themes for comfortable viewing • Customizable categories to match your needs Easy Search & Archive • Search across all your notes • Archive completed thoughts to stay organized • Filter by categories or hashtags Thoughtful Extras • Profession-based category presets for quick setup • Share notes with a single tap • Inspiring quotes for creativity SprintNotes is perfect for: • Professionals capturing quick ideas • Students taking rapid notes • Developers tracking bugs and features • Teachers organizing lesson thoughts • Parents managing daily tasks • Entrepreneurs collecting business ideas • Anyone who values quick, organized thought capture Your thoughts deserve a home that's as fast as they are. Download SprintNotes and start capturing at the speed of thought.
noglow
This app offers a minimalist scratchpad experience with eight dedicated slots for quick note-taking. Finished notes can be archived and searched, with optional cloud sync available across devices. It focuses on plain text and a clutter-free interface.
- Eight persistent note slots
- Peel finished notes into an archive
- Searchable archive
- Cross-device synchronization
- Plain text only
- Full-screen layout on iPad
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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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: noglow at none against SprintNotes's 1. SprintNotes's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. SprintNotes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. noglow asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for SprintNotes against 5.0 for noglow. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
SprintNotes ships an update every 9 days, noglow every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SprintNotes | noglow |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Peter Ong | GRABA |
Customer experience
SprintNotes
noglow
In-app purchases
SprintNotes
- SprintNotes$4.99
noglow
No in-app purchases









