Comparison

Sunrise vs Glass Notes

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

Head to head
About

Sunrise

Features
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Sunrise is an alarm clock app. - Set alarms - Customize schedules - Create single-use alarms, avoiding that endless scroll of alarms you set years ago - Alarms ring through Focus and Silent modes

About

Glass Notes

Organize tasks, checklists, photos, scans, drawings, and voice notes on customizable, translucent glass cards. Protect your private information with Face ID or passcode. Features include widgets, iPad support, and powerful search.

Highlights
  • Translucent glass cards for notes
  • Capture photos, scans, drawings, voice notes
  • Checklists with progress indicators
  • Folders and tags for organization
  • Face ID/passcode protection
  • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets
  • On-device transcription
Features
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Write, plan and keep private information on translucent, colorful glass cards. Capture tasks, checklists, photos, scans, drawings and voice notes in one polished workspace for iPhone and iPad. Start free with up to 10 notes. One purchase unlocks unlimited notes, with no subscription, ads, tracking or account. CUSTOMIZE YOUR WORKSPACE Create translucent glass cards and choose any HEX color for notes, folders, text and the app accent. Use bold and italic text with nine text colors. CAPTURE MORE Add photos, scan documents and search for text found inside images. Record voice notes with on-device transcription. Draw by hand with Apple Pencil. ORGANIZE EVERYTHING Create checklists with progress indicators. Group content into folders and tags, then filter tags in one tap. Use calendar view and reminders. Select multiple notes to move, share or delete them together. SEARCH AND SHARE Spotlight searches your notes, while locked notes are never indexed. Share notes as images or PDFs. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Protect private notes with Face ID or a passcode. Recently Deleted retains removed notes for 30 days. WIDGETS AND iPAD Add Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets for quick access. Use the iPad sidebar layout for efficient navigation. DESIGNED FOR iOS 26 Glass Notes is built for iOS 26 and Apple's Liquid Glass design, bringing a translucent, modern interface to your everyday writing. FREE TO START Keep up to 10 notes for free. One purchase unlocks unlimited notes, forever. No subscription. No ads. No tracking. No account.

Screenshots

Sunrise2 screens
Glass Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sunrise at none against Glass Notes's 1. Glass Notes's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs monthly). 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. Glass Notes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Sunrise asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sunrise ships an update monthly, Glass Notes every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Sunrise versus Glass Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSunriseGlass Notes
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS26.026.0
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAppUnwrappedBirkan Aksoy

In-app purchases

None

Sunrise

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Glass Notes

One-time1
  • Glass Notes Full Access$4.99

Questions

Is Sunrise free?
Sunrise is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Glass Notes free?
Glass Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Sunrise or Glass Notes have ads?
Neither Sunrise nor Glass Notes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sunrise or Glass Notes?
Sunrise ships an update monthly, and Glass Notes every 9 days. Most recently, Sunrise was updated on October 31, 2026 and Glass Notes on November 8, 2026.

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