Reflect Open vs Noodle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Reflect Open
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Reflect Open is a local-first note-taking app for daily notes, linked thinking, and private AI over your own files. Start each day in a daily note, capture meetings, ideas, tasks, and journal entries, then connect people and projects with wiki-style links. Reflect builds a personal graph from ordinary Markdown files, with fast search, backlinks, and optional semantic search that runs on-device. Your notes stay yours. Reflect has no account, no telemetry, and no Reflect-hosted cloud service. Notes are stored as plain Markdown in a folder you choose, with a rebuildable local SQLite index beside them. Optional AI chat, transcription, and sync features only run when you connect your own provider or storage, and private notes are blocked from external AI calls. Highlights: - Daily notes first, with quick capture into today. - Wiki links and backlinks instead of folders. - Full-text search and optional on-device semantic search. - Optional bring-your-own-key AI chat over your notes. - Audio memos with optional BYOK transcription. - iCloud Drive or Git-based sync using files you own. - Markdown source of truth for long-term portability. - Keyboard-native, minimal interface built for focus. Terms of Use: https://reflect.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://reflect.app/privacy
Noodle
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Less scrolling. More living. A healthier little brain. Meet Noodle, your screen time companion, app blocker and focus timer. Noodle gets healthier when you put your phone down, making every focused minute feel like progress. Answer a few honest questions to see what your phone habits cost you. Then start taking that time back. BLOCK DISTRACTING APPS Create block lists with Appleβs Screen Time picker. Turn a list on to put distracting apps behind a gentle Noodle screen. Give yourself space to study, work or enjoy time away from your phone. BUILD FOCUS. HEAL NOODLE. Choose a 15, 25 or 45 minute focus session. Every focused minute heals Noodle. With Noodle Pro, your block lists stay locked while you focus. UNDERSTAND YOUR SCREEN TIME See todayβs screen time, phone pickups and top apps right on the home screen. Make your habits visible so you can decide what to change. YOUR HABITS STAY PRIVATE No accounts. No servers. No tracking. Apple keeps your Screen Time data on your iPhone. Noodle never sees which apps you use. GO FURTHER WITH NOODLE PRO Get unlimited block lists and focus sessions that block your apps. Spend less time on your phone. Give Noodle, and yourself, a little room to grow. Subscriptions automatically renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. Manage or cancel your subscription in Settings β Apple ID β Subscriptions. Terms: https://noodle-screentime.vercel.app/terms.html Privacy: https://noodle-screentime.vercel.app/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Noodle at none against Reflect Open's 2. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Reflect Open sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Noodle asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Reflect Open | Noodle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | β |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No β better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad β better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 β better | 16.4 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Reflect App, LLC | Stock Alarm, LLC |
In-app purchases
Reflect Open
- Reflect Pro Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Reflect Pro Yearly7 Days trial$99.001 Year
Noodle
No in-app purchases









