Comparison

Tasknotes vs TimeGlass Notes

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

Head to head
About

Tasknotes

This app combines a to-do list, journal, and habit tracker with a unique hand-drawn visual style. Organize your tasks, reflect on your day, and build positive habits all in one place.

Highlights
  • To-do list functionality
  • Journaling feature
  • Habit tracking
  • Hand-drawn aesthetic
  • Cross-device support
Features
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A todo list, journal, and habit-tracker with a hand-drawn aesthetic

About

TimeGlass Notes

Features
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TimeGlass Notes brings a clean, realistic, and beautifully animated sticky-memo experience to your daily life. Craft your daily thoughts using customizable notes arranged in a neat visual grid—easy to create, delightful to open, and effortless to manage. Whether you’re jotting down ideas, tracking tasks, planning your day, or saving meaningful moments, TimeGlass Notes helps you stay organized in a calm and intuitive way. A Natural, Visual Way to Capture Your Day Create notes that look and feel like real sticky memos. Each note appears as a soft, semi-transparent card that blends naturally into your day. Customize every detail to match your style: • Choose from multiple colors • Adjust note transparency • Set text size and alignment • Switch freely between shapes • Mark notes as completed or important • Add optional notifications to any note Your notes stay visually pleasing while remaining highly functional. Tap to Zoom In, Drag to Return Tap any note to smoothly zoom in for focused editing. 
When you’re done, simply drag to return it to its place in the grid. This fluid interaction makes browsing and reviewing notes feel natural and intuitive—like handling real pieces of paper. Organized by Date Notes are automatically grouped by day.
 Tap any date section to instantly jump into that day’s notes, making it easy to revisit past thoughts or plan ahead. Reminders When You Need Them Add optional notifications to any note to stay on top of tasks, events, or ideas.
Ideal for daily routines, gentle reminders, or small commitments you don’t want to forget. A Simple, Thoughtful Daily Companion TimeGlass Notes stays out of your way while giving you full creative control. It’s simple enough for quick thoughts, yet flexible enough for daily journaling, habit tracking, or lightweight planning. Premium Features Unlock advanced customization, and all future feature updates with: • an optional subscription, or • a one-time lifetime purchase Support: https://github.com/bbdhx/GlassNote Privacy policy: https://github.com/bbdhx/GlassNote/blob/main/Privacy%20Policy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula

Screenshots

Tasknotes3 screens
TimeGlass Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Tasknotes at every 3 days against TimeGlass Notes's every 10 days. Tasknotes also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.6). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Tasknotes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and TimeGlass Notes sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tasknotes ships an update every 3 days, TimeGlass Notes every 10 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Tasknotes versus TimeGlass Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTasknotesTimeGlass Notes
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFaizi Lefau Fifita健浩 卢

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Tasknotes

One-time1
  • Task Notes$9.99
4 purchases

TimeGlass Notes

Subscriptions3
  • Premium_Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Premium_Quarterly Subscription7 Days trial$1.993 Months
  • Premium_Annual Subscription7 Days trial$3.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime License$5.99

Questions

Is Tasknotes free?
Tasknotes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TimeGlass Notes free?
TimeGlass Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Tasknotes or TimeGlass Notes have ads?
Neither Tasknotes nor TimeGlass Notes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tasknotes or TimeGlass Notes?
Tasknotes ships an update every 3 days, and TimeGlass Notes every 10 days. Most recently, Tasknotes was updated on October 24, 2026 and TimeGlass Notes on October 24, 2026.

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