Comparison

Notingo vs noglow

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

Head to head
About

Notingo

Organize complex information into simple, hierarchical lists. Break down any topic into nested sub-lists for detailed planning, note-taking, or task management. Works offline with no ads or tracking.

Highlights
  • Deeply nested lists
  • Three list types (plain, numbered, task)
  • Drag and drop reordering
  • Universal search
  • Offline functionality
  • No ads or tracking
Features
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Turn complexity into clarity. Notingo helps you break down anything complex into simple, organized lists. Every item can become its own list, so you can structure your notes in a deep hierarchy. Planning a trip? Create a Travel list, tap into it, add Destinations, Packing, and Budget. Tap into Packing and add specific items. It's that simple. Three list types for any situation: - Plain lists for notes and ideas - Numbered lists for ordered steps and recipes - Task lists with checkboxes for to-dos Powerful yet simple: - Turn any item into a nested list - Drag and drop to reorder - Search across everything - Move and duplicate items - Bulk operations with selection mode Privacy first: - Everything stored on your device - Works offline - No ads - No tracking Perfect for project planning, shopping lists, meeting notes, packing lists, study guides—anything that needs structure. Your notes, your way.

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

Notingo4 screens
noglow4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: noglow at every 5 days against Notingo's every 2 months. Notingo's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Notingo against 5.0 for noglow. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Notingo ships an update every 2 months, noglow every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Notingo versus noglow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNotingonoglow
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWishpipe Studios LLCGRABA

Customer experience

Notingo

All ratings1 ratings
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

Notingo

No in-app purchases

None

noglow

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Notingo free?
Notingo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is noglow free?
noglow is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Notingo or noglow?
Notingo and noglow are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Notingo or noglow have ads?
Neither Notingo nor noglow shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Notingo or noglow?
Notingo ships an update every 2 months, and noglow every 5 days. Most recently, Notingo was updated on October 30, 2026 and noglow on October 31, 2026.

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