Comparison

Reflect vs F·NOTES

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — 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 — 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 — 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 — 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

F·NOTES

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F·NOTES is a fast, minimal notes app. Write, organize, and access your notes from anywhere — offline or online, always in sync.

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Reflect at 3 against F·NOTES's —. On price, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Reflect versus F·NOTES: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReflectF·NOTES
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 months—
AdsNo—
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better—
Requires iOS18.217.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB0 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMark FriedlanderNathan Fast

In-app purchases

None

Reflect

No in-app purchases

None

F·NOTES

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Reflect free?
Reflect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is F·NOTES free?
F·NOTES is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

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