Comparison

Du vs noglow

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

Head to head
About

Du

Features
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Du-It helps you stay organized without the clutter. Build a personalized dashboard with widgets for your calendar, streaks, focus sessions, and daily quotes , then dive into Projects to track tasks, deadlines, and events from start to finish. Stay accountable by sharing tasks and projects with friends, set custom reminders, and use Focus mode to work distraction-free. Du-It syncs across your devices, so your widgets, theme, and progress are always right where you left them. Features: - Customizable dashboard widgets (Calendar, Streak, Focus, Weather, Daily Quote, and more) - Project and task tracking with steps, due dates, and reminders - Share tasks and projects with friends - Focus sessions to help you concentrate - Light and dark mode, with custom accent colors

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, iPad and Mac. No titles to invent, no folders, no tags, no markdown. Just a blank line and eight slots that never move. Whatever you left in slot 2 is still in slot 2. When a note is done, peel it away. It goes into a searchable archive that never fills up, and the slot is clear for what you are working on now. - Eight slots, one tap or one keystroke apart - Peel finished notes into a permanent, searchable archive - On iPad: a full-screen layout, the archive side by side, keyboard shortcuts - 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

Du4 screens
noglow4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: noglow at every 5 days against Du's every 3 weeks. Du's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Du ships an update every 3 weeks, noglow every 5 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Du versus noglow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDunoglow
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSindu MenonGRABA

In-app purchases

None

Du

No in-app purchases

None

noglow

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Du free?
Du is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is noglow free?
noglow is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Du or noglow have ads?
Neither Du nor noglow shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Du or noglow?
Du ships an update every 3 weeks, and noglow every 5 days. Most recently, Du was updated on October 31, 2026 and noglow on October 31, 2026.

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