Comparison

Hyper Focus vs noglow

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

Head to head
About

Hyper Focus

Consolidate your tasks, calendar events, and reminders into a single, streamlined interface designed for focus. Offers multiple quick-add methods and behavioral science-backed features to boost productivity and habit formation.

Highlights
  • Unified task and calendar view
  • Multiple quick-add task methods
  • Behavioral science-based features
  • Habit tracking with streaks
  • Integrated Pomodoro timer
  • Cross-device syncing via iCloud
  • List sharing with invite codes
Features
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Your to-dos are in one app, your calendar entries in another, and the thing you told Siri to remind you about is in another ecosystem altogether. HYPER puts all 3 on one calm screen, built for brains that jump around. 6 WAYS TO ADD TASKS, LIGHTNING FAST 1. Action Button: press it to add a task from anywhere, even the Lock Screen. 2. Pull down: pull your list down and a new task drops in under your thumb. 3. Calendars: Apple and Google events land on your schedule automatically. 4. Siri: "Hey Siri, remind me to call Joe at 6pm" syncs straight into HYPER. 5. Widgets: tap a Lock Screen or Home Screen widget and start typing. 6. Quick add: the box stays open after every task. Type, return, type, return. YOUR DAY IN ONE PLACE • Your Apple and Google calendar events sync automatically and appear as tasks in HYPER. • Apple Reminders also appear as tasks, so you can see everything that you need to do in one place. • "Hey Siri, remind me to call the dentist at 4" lands straight in your schedule within HYPER. • Drag a task onto an hour to schedule it, or snooze it to later. BUILT ON 3 IDEAS FROM BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCE 1. Eat the frog. Each morning, pick your single Most Important Task. HYPER pins it to the top with a gold border, and everything else feels easier once it's done. 2. Don't break the chain. Daily, weekly and monthly habits build streaks you won't want to lose. Link a habit to a calendar event and the event ticks it off. Rest days don't break your streak. 3. Pomodoro timer. Focus mode breaks work into short, focused bursts, so getting started feels easy. Your timer lives on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island. CUSTOMISE - MAKE IT YOURS • Choose which lists live in your tab bar: shopping, work, links, whatever you reach for most. • Share any list with an invite code. Everyone can add and tick things off. AVAILABLE ON ALL YOUR APPLE DEVICES, NO ACCOUNT • No sign-up, no password. Everything syncs through your iCloud. • Mac: press Option-Command-T anywhere to add a task without leaving what you're doing, or use the menu bar. • iPad: use your Apple Pencil to make notes, sketch ideas or brainstorm. • Apple Watch: your lists on your wrist. PRICING The first 100 members get HYPER free for life. After that, the earlier you join the less you pay, and whatever price you join at is yours for life. Every subscription starts with a free week, and if you don't like subscriptions you can pay once for life. Terms of Use: https://hypertodo.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://hypertodo.com/privacy

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

Hyper Focus4 screens
noglow4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: noglow at none against Hyper Focus's 6. Hyper Focus's advantage is device support (4 vs 2). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Hyper Focus sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. noglow asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Hyper Focus against 5.0 for noglow. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hyper Focus ships an update weekly, noglow every 5 days. Both last shipped on October 28, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Hyper Focus versus noglow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHyper Focusnoglow
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDavid de SouzaGRABA

Customer experience

Hyper Focus

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

noglow

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

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Hyper Focus

Subscriptions5
  • Hyper Premium7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Hyper Premium7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Hyper Premium7 Days trial$2.991 Month
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  • Hyper Premium7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Hyper Premium7 Days trial$4.991 Month
One-time1
  • Hyper Lifetime$14.99
None

noglow

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hyper Focus free?
Hyper Focus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is noglow free?
noglow is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Hyper Focus or noglow?
Hyper Focus and noglow are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Hyper Focus or noglow have ads?
Neither Hyper Focus nor noglow shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hyper Focus or noglow?
Hyper Focus ships an update weekly, and noglow every 5 days. Most recently, Hyper Focus was updated on October 28, 2026 and noglow on October 28, 2026.

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