Comparison

GlassPane vs Thought

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

Head to head
About

GlassPane

A distraction-free scratchpad for capturing thoughts, notes, and ideas. Customize your writing experience with various fonts, backgrounds, and colors. Syncs seamlessly across Apple devices and offers secure, private note-taking.

Highlights
  • Distraction-free writing interface
  • 140+ font options
  • Customizable backgrounds and colors
  • iCloud sync across Apple devices
  • Export as image, PDF, or plain text
  • Biometric note locking (Face ID/Touch ID)
  • Adjustable layout and display options
Features
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GlassPane is a distraction-free scratch pad that keeps your thoughts in one place, synced across all your Apple devices via iCloud. WRITE WITHOUT DISTRACTIONS Open the app and start typing. Your note saves automatically — no files to manage, no folders to organize, no clutter. Just a clean space for your words. MAKE IT YOURS Choose from 140+ fonts — serif, sans-serif, monospace, and rounded styles. Pick from 9 handcrafted backgrounds like Chalkboard, Linen, Night Sky, and Watercolor Wash, or upload your own image. Customize text and background colors with preset palettes or hex codes. SYNCED VIA ICLOUD Your note follows you across iPhone and iPad, updating automatically through iCloud. Toggle sync on or off anytime — your data stays under your control. SHARE YOUR WORDS Export your note as a beautifully styled image, a formatted PDF, or plain text. One tap opens the share sheet to send via Mail, Messages, AirDrop, or any app. PRIVACY FIRST Lock your note with Face ID or Touch ID. No account required, no sign-up, no data leaves your device unless you choose iCloud sync. Your words are yours alone. FINE-TUNE YOUR LAYOUT Adjust font size and line spacing. Toggle line numbers, visual stripes, and word count on or off. Every detail adapts to how you prefer to write. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Thought

Features
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Thought is a place to pour your mind out — and get it back. A stray idea. The name of a café. A photo of a book cover. The list of things to do when you get home. Type it, photograph it, record it, or paste a link. Thought saves it the moment it happens. Then ask. “Where was that café in Kyoto?” “What was I going to do when I got home?” Ask searches what you saved and answers with your own memory. Capture in a breath Text, photos, voice notes, places, and links. Paste a URL and Thought pulls the card. Record audio and it becomes text. Write #like this and it becomes a filter. Everything on one board Your notes pile into a scrapbook you can wander back through. Drag them, reopen them, search them. There’s a day-by-day list, tags, an archive — and a title on every note, so the important line is the one you see first. Ask your memory Ask answers from what you wrote, said, and saved. On your device, with Apple Intelligence, it’s free forever. Nothing invented: only what you left behind. Thought Pro Cloud AI that can see your photos, text read from pictures, and Thought on the web — the same account, the same board. On-device Thought stays free for everyone. Thought Pro renews automatically until canceled in your App Store settings. Manage or cancel in Settings → Subscriptions. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

GlassPane4 screens
Thought4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Thought at 17.0 against GlassPane's 26.2. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. GlassPane sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Thought sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
GlassPane versus Thought: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGlassPaneThought
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequency—Every 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.217.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size105 MB90 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperLife Utility Apps, LLCIgor Duca

In-app purchases

2 purchases

GlassPane

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly$3.991 Month
One-time1
  • Lifetime Access$14.99
3 purchases

Thought

Subscriptions3
  • Thought Pro Weekly$1.997 Days
  • Thought Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Thought Pro Yearly$24.991 Year

Questions

Is GlassPane free?
GlassPane is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Thought free?
Thought is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do GlassPane or Thought have ads?
Neither GlassPane nor Thought shows ads.

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