Comparison

TimeGlass Notes vs Ortel

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

Head to head
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

About

Ortel

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Ortel is a map-first notes app for moments tied to real places. Instead of dumping ideas into one long list, Ortel lets you pin each note to the exact spot where it happened. Capture the thought, keep the context, and find it again when you are nearby. Use Ortel to: - Save quick notes to specific places on the map - Auto-capture location context, including address and point of interest - Browse your notes visually with map pins - Review nearby notes sorted by distance - Keep your notes private and synced across your devices with iCloud Perfect for food finds, travel moments, neighborhood discoveries, and everyday reminders you want to remember by location.

Screenshots

TimeGlass Notes4 screens
Ortel3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Ortel at none against TimeGlass Notes's 4. Ortel also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 10 days). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. TimeGlass Notes sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Ortel asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TimeGlass Notes ships an update every 10 days, Ortel every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
TimeGlass Notes versus Ortel: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimeGlass NotesOrtel
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer健浩 卢John Gallardo

In-app purchases

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
None

Ortel

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TimeGlass Notes free?
TimeGlass Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ortel free?
Ortel is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do TimeGlass Notes or Ortel have ads?
Neither TimeGlass Notes nor Ortel shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TimeGlass Notes or Ortel?
TimeGlass Notes ships an update every 10 days, and Ortel every 3 days. Most recently, TimeGlass Notes was updated on October 24, 2026 and Ortel on October 20, 2026.

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