Comparison

CtrlV vs noglow

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

Head to head
About

CtrlV

Effortlessly transfer links, text, and images between your devices with end-to-end encryption. Get instant notifications with smart actions like Open, Copy, or Save. Manage your shared items in a clean inbox, searchable and private by design.

Highlights
  • Cross-device file sharing
  • End-to-end encryption
  • Instant notifications with smart actions
  • Searchable history
  • Multi-device support
  • Private by design
Features
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Stop sending yourself emails, DMs, or empty docs you’ll never open again. CtrlV is the fast, private way to move links, text, and screenshots between your iPhone, iPad, Mac. Also available on other platforms—see our website for details. Share from one device and your other device gets an instant notification with smart actions—Open, Copy, Save, etc. No setup maze. No clipboard snooping. Just a clean inbox for the stuff you actually want to move. Why you’ll love it One inbox for links, text, images, screenshots Smart notifications with quick actions (Open, Copy, Save, etc.) Add devices in seconds, just login using the same account on other devices! Private by design: end-to-end encryption; nothing is sent unless you choose Search & history to find past items fast Works across iPhone, iPad, & Mac. Also available on other platforms—see our website for details. Free vs Plus Free: Up to 2 devices, recent history Plus (subscription OR one-time upgrade): Up to 10 devices, unlimited history, send images/screenshots, supporter badges, feature voting & more to come! How it works Install and sign in Pair another device by logging in on your other device(s)! Send an item & your other device gets a notification with smart actions. Privacy CtrlV never monitors your clipboard in the background. You choose what to send, and it’s protected with end-to-end encryption. Privacy Policy: https://ctrlv-5fa3e.web.app/#/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

Screenshots

CtrlV4 screens
noglow4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: noglow at none against CtrlV's 3. CtrlV's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 5 days) and device support (4 vs 2). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. CtrlV sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. noglow 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 CtrlV 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CtrlV ships an update daily, noglow every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
CtrlV versus noglow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCtrlVnoglow
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChristian VergaraGRABA

Customer experience

CtrlV

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

noglow

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

CtrlV

Subscriptions2
  • CtrlV Pro Monthly7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • CtrlV Pro Annual7 Days trial$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • CtrlV Lifetime Access$19.99
None

noglow

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CtrlV free?
CtrlV is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is noglow free?
noglow is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, CtrlV or noglow?
CtrlV and noglow are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do CtrlV or noglow have ads?
Neither CtrlV nor noglow shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CtrlV or noglow?
CtrlV ships an update daily, and noglow every 5 days. Most recently, CtrlV was updated on November 5, 2026 and noglow on October 31, 2026.

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