Comparison

Reflect vs Grid Notes App

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

Head to head
About

Reflect

Features
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Reflect: Creative Sparks is a prompt deck for breaking creative blocks โ€” inspired by Brian Eno and Peter Schmidt's Oblique Strategies. Oblique Strategies began in 1975 as a physical deck of cards created by musician Brian Eno and artist Peter Schmidt. Each card offered a lateral instruction designed to interrupt habitual thinking and open new paths forward. Reflect is an independent digital work made in celebration of that idea. Each prompt is short, unexpected, and oblique by design. It won't tell you what to do. It will shift the angle of your attention so you can find your own way forward. Tap for a new card. Long-press to let them cycle on their own. On Apple TV, Reflect runs as ambient text โ€” slow TV, but words. Leave it on in the background while you work. A prompt drifts past every few minutes. Some will land. Some won't. That's the point. On Apple Watch, a tap and a haptic click deliver a card to your wrist whenever you need a nudge. On devices with Apple Intelligence, Reflect generates fresh prompts on-device using Apple's Foundation Models โ€” silently, privately, with no network connection required. No accounts. No subscriptions. No analytics. Nothing leaves your device. The prompt is the entire product. Reflect is not affiliated with or endorsed by Brian Eno or Peter Schmidt. It is an independent work made with deep respect for what they created.

About

Grid Notes App

Features
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Instead of lists and folders, you get a zoomable grid where you can place notes wherever they feel right - cluster related ideas together, spread a project across the canvas, or keep a corner just for quick thoughts. FEATURES - Large canvas โ€” pan and zoom freely across a grid canvas - Place notes anywhere โ€” long press anywhere on the canvas to drop a note - Rich notes โ€” add a title, body text, color, images, videos, and PDF attachments - Pin notes โ€” lock important notes in place so they don't move while you pan - Search โ€” find any note instantly by title or content - Export & import โ€” back up all your notes as a single JSON file - Fully offline โ€” everything stays on your device, nothing is sent anywhere DESIGNED FOR FOCUS No accounts. No subscriptions. No ads. No cloud sync. Just you and your canvas. Grid Notes is built for people who think spatially - writers mapping out a story, developers tracking ideas across a project, students connecting concepts, or anyone who finds flat lists too limiting. PRIVACY All your notes, images, and files are stored locally on your device. Grid Notes does not collect any personal data and has no internet connection.

Screenshots

Reflect1 screens
Grid Notes App2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Grid Notes App at 13.0 against Reflect's 18.2. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
Reflect versus Grid Notes App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReflectGrid Notes App
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS18.213.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size2 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMark FriedlanderJimmy Nordstrom

In-app purchases

None

Reflect

No in-app purchases

None

Grid Notes App

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Reflect free?
Reflect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Grid Notes App free?
Grid Notes App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Reflect or Grid Notes App have ads?
Neither Reflect nor Grid Notes App shows ads.

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