Comparison

Remba vs noglow

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

Head to head
About

Remba

This app offers a straightforward way to set and receive reminders without any complex setup or clutter. It's designed for ease of use, with large text and friendly notifications to help you remember important tasks, medication, or appointments.

Highlights
  • One-tap reminder creation
  • Large, clear text and buttons
  • Customizable reminder frequencies
  • Gentle notifications with snooze
  • Completely private, no data collection
  • Instant 'Try It Now' feature
Features
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Remba is a reminder app that anyone can use — designed to be so simple it gets out of your way. Open it, tap one big button, type what you want to remember, pick a time, and you're done. No accounts to create. No menus to dig through. No clutter. Just reminders that show up when you need them. WHY PEOPLE LOVE REMBA • Genuinely simple — one screen of large, easy-to-read reminders and one button to add another. If you can send a text message, you can use Remba. • Built for real life — remind yourself to take medicine, call a family member, water the plants, or anything else, every day, every week, every month, or just once. • Big and clear — large text, high contrast, and roomy buttons. Text grows automatically if you use larger text on your iPhone. • Gentle and reassuring — friendly notifications with a "Remind me in 10 minutes" snooze and an "I did it" button, right on the alert. • Try it instantly — a "Try It Now" button sends a sample reminder in a few seconds, so you can see exactly how it works and trust it. • Completely private — every reminder stays on your iPhone. No account, no sign-in, no tracking, no data collected, ever. PERFECT FOR • Remembering medication and daily routines • Parents and grandparents who want something that just works • Caregivers setting up reminders for a loved one • Anyone tired of complicated to-do apps Remba does one thing and does it kindly: it helps you remember. That's it. No subscriptions. No ads. No catch.

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 and Mac. No titles to invent, no folders, no tags, no markdown. Just a blank line and eight fixed slots you switch between with a keystroke. When a note is done, peel it off the corner. It drops into a searchable archive that never fills up, and the eight slots stay clear for what you are working on now. - Eight color slots, one keystroke apart - Peel finished notes into a permanent, searchable archive - 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

Remba4 screens
noglow4 screens

Verdict

The call

Remba and noglow are too close to call on the numbers: across 10 compared parameters — price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Remba against 5.0 for noglow. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Remba versus noglow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRembanoglow
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJames Gottschalk IIIGRABA

Customer experience

Remba

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
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

Remba

No in-app purchases

None

noglow

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Remba free?
Remba 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, Remba or noglow?
Remba and noglow are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Remba or noglow have ads?
Neither Remba nor noglow shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Remba or noglow?
Remba ships an update every 5 days, and noglow every 5 days. Most recently, Remba was updated on October 7, 2026 and noglow on October 4, 2026.

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