Comparison

Quick.Notes vs noglow

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

Head to head
About

Quick.Notes

A minimalist, retro-style note-taking application designed for speed and focus. It stores all your thoughts locally on your device, ensuring privacy and a clutter-free experience.

Highlights
  • Retro terminal interface
  • Minimalist design
  • Fast and focused
  • Entirely local storage
  • Secure on-device notes
Features
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Quick.Notes is a retro-style, minimalist note-taking app that keeps things fast, focused, and entirely local. No cloud, no clutter—just your thoughts, stored securely on your device.

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 and Mac. No titles to invent, no folders, no tags, no markdown. Just a blank line and eight fixed slots you switch between with a keystroke. When a note is done, peel it off the corner. It drops into a searchable archive that never fills up, and the eight slots stay clear for what you are working on now. - Eight color slots, one keystroke apart - Peel finished notes into a permanent, searchable archive - 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

Quick.Notes4 screens
noglow4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: noglow at Free against Quick.Notes's $1.99. On review sentiment, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

noglow is free to download; Quick.Notes costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Quick.Notes versus noglow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQuick.Notesnoglow
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequency—Every 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCristian RaduGRABA

Customer experience

Quick.Notes

Written reviews1 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

None

Quick.Notes

No in-app purchases

None

noglow

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Quick.Notes free?
Quick.Notes costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is noglow free?
noglow is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Quick.Notes or noglow have ads?
Neither Quick.Notes nor noglow shows ads.

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