Rabinotes vs noglow
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Rabinotes
Instantly capture thoughts and transform them into actionable tasks with a simple long-press. Organize your notes and to-dos using tags and Markdown support. This app offers a clean, offline experience for efficient day management.
- Instant note to task conversion
- Markdown support for notes
- Tag-based organization
- Offline functionality
- Unified note and task management
- Visual task indicators
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Rabinotes is a refreshing new notes and TODO app that lets you jot down thoughts instantly and turn them into tasks later—effortlessly. With the standout feature “TapTodo”, simply long-press any line in your note to convert it into a task. Each task gets a fun, easy-to-recognize mark for visual clarity and charm. Converted tasks are automatically reflected in bold within the note, helping you stay organized at a glance. You can also select multiple tasks and turn them into a single note—perfect for writing down quick thoughts first, then expanding on them later in detail. Key Features: - Clean and comfortable note editing with Markdown support - Organize notes and tasks using tags - Works offline with no sign-in required - Unified management of notes and tasks Rabinotes helps you organize your days with speed, lightness, and a touch of cuteness—just like a rabbit. Available Languages: - English - French - Japanese
noglow
This app offers a minimalist scratchpad experience for quick note-taking on iPhone and Mac. It features eight distinct color-coded slots that clear after use, with finished notes archived and searchable. Optional cloud sync is available for free.
- Titleless scratchpad
- Eight color slots
- Searchable archive
- Cross-device sync
- Plain text notes
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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 rating: noglow at 5.0 against Rabinotes's 1.0. Rabinotes's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 5 days) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
noglow holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
Rabinotes ships an update daily, noglow every 5 days. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.
| Parameter | Rabinotes | noglow |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Daily — better | Every 5 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kazuhiro Kobayashi | GRABA |
In-app purchases
Rabinotes
No in-app purchases
noglow
No in-app purchases









