Comparison

Nimuto vs noglow

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

Head to head
About

Nimuto

Features
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Focus your time, one session at a time. Focus Timer helps you study, work, and build better routines with a flexible timer and calming ambient sounds. Set any duration, press start, and keep distractions away. Features • Flexible timer — choose any session length • Ambient sounds — pick a background sound that fits your mood • Simple controls — start, pause, resume, and reset easily • Clean design — minimal and distraction-free Whether you’re studying, reading, or working, Focus Minutes makes it easier to stay focused.

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

Nimuto4 screens
noglow4 screens

Verdict

The call

Nimuto and noglow are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nimuto ships an update every 6 days, noglow every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Nimuto versus noglow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNimutonoglow
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 daysEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVuong Dao DuyGRABA

In-app purchases

None

Nimuto

No in-app purchases

None

noglow

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Nimuto free?
Nimuto is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is noglow free?
noglow is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Nimuto or noglow have ads?
Neither Nimuto nor noglow shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Nimuto or noglow?
Nimuto ships an update every 6 days, and noglow every 5 days. Most recently, Nimuto was updated on October 28, 2026 and noglow on October 31, 2026.

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