Comparison

Documents 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

Documents

Organize and secure your important papers digitally. Scan physical documents, take photos, or import images. Easily find what you need with naming and folders, and protect access with Face ID.

Highlights
  • Document scanning
  • Photo import
  • Folder organization
  • Search functionality
  • Face ID protection
  • Offline access
  • PDF export
Features
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Documents keeps your important documents organized and close at hand. Scan a paper document, take a photo, or choose images from your photo library. Give it a name, place it in a folder, and find it whenever you need it. Capture documents • Scan paper documents with the built-in document scanner. • Take a photo or choose one or more images from your photo library. • Add or remove pages from a document. • Export all pages as a single multipage PDF. Organize and find • Keep passports, driver’s licenses, insurance cards, receipts, warranties, work documents, IDs, and other cards in folders. • Name each document and find it with search. Private and available • Keep documents stored on your device. • Use Face ID to protect access. • Open your documents without an internet connection. • Back up your documents to iCloud with Documents+. Share • Export a document as PDF. • Share it with other apps using the share sheet. Documents+ • Keep unlimited documents. • Back up your documents to iCloud. Scans and photos stored in Documents do not replace original identification documents. Documents+ requires a subscription. By using this app, you agree to our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use: https://sites.google.com/view/documents-terms-of-use https://sites.google.com/view/documents-privacy-policy

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

Documents4 screens
Glass Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Documents at 100% against Glass Notes's 50%. Documents also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). Glass Notes's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 3.8) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 2 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Documents sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Glass Notes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Glass Notes holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 3 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Documents's written reviews are positive against 50% of Glass Notes's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Documents ships an update every 2 months, Glass Notes every 9 days. Both last shipped on November 13, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Documents versus Glass Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDocumentsGlass Notes
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (5 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings5 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSiarhei BobrBirkan Aksoy

Customer experience

Documents

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

Glass Notes

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Documents

Subscriptions2
  • Documents+ Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Documents+ Yearly2 variants$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Documents+ Lifetime$9.99
1 purchases

Glass Notes

One-time1
  • Glass Notes Full Access$4.99

Questions

Is Documents free?
Documents is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Glass Notes free?
Glass Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Documents or Glass Notes?
Glass Notes is rated higher. Documents averages 3.8 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Glass Notes averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Documents or Glass Notes have ads?
Neither Documents nor Glass Notes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Documents or Glass Notes?
Documents ships an update every 2 months, and Glass Notes every 9 days. Most recently, Documents was updated on November 13, 2026 and Glass Notes on November 13, 2026.

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