Du vs noglow
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Du
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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
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.
- 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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Du ships an update every 3 weeks, noglow every 5 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | Du | noglow |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sindu Menon | GRABA |
In-app purchases
Du
No in-app purchases
noglow
No in-app purchases









