Vanta vs Glass Notes

Vanta is a private Markdown notes app for iPhone with AI that runs entirely on your phone, and real GTD built in. Your notes stay as plain Markdown you own. Start with a local vault in seconds: no account, no servers, nothing uploaded. ON-DEVICE AI • Turn a messy, rambled note into clean Markdown • "Clarify with AI" sorts your whole GTD inbox into Next Actions, Waiting For, Someday, Done, or Trash • Clean up dictation, summarize, and suggest tags • Powered by Apple's on-device models, so it works offline and nothing ever leaves your phone GETTING THINGS DONE, BUILT IN • Capture to your Inbox in a tap, by typing or voice, even from the Share Sheet • Process your inbox to zero, by hand or with AI • Next Actions by @context, plus Waiting For, Someday, and Projects • A weekly review that surfaces stalled projects and what you're waiting on • Inbox and Next Actions pinned to the top of your vault A REAL MARKDOWN NOTES APP • Folders, favorites, and instant full-text search, all offline • Syntax-highlighted code, callouts, tables, images, SVG, and tasks • Tap [[wikilinks]] to jump between notes, and see backlinks • Light and true-black dark themes YOURS, EVERYWHERE • Start on-device with no account • Sync across your devices with iCloud, or your own private GitHub repo • Obsidian-compatible: open the same vault on your Mac, and favorites sync with Obsidian bookmarks • No subscription. No analytics. No tracking. Vanta works great as a standalone local notes app, and plugs into your existing Obsidian or Markdown vault whenever you want. On-device AI features require an iPhone that supports Apple Intelligence.

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.