Comparison

Glass Notes vs My Contract Lens

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

Head to head
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.

About

My Contract Lens

Features
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My Contract Lens turns a photo of a contract, fine, or notice into summary, risks, deadlines, and obligations. - Capture a document page - Risk flags called out first - Deadlines and constraints to track Informational — does not replace legal advice.

Screenshots

Glass Notes4 screens
My Contract Lens3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Glass Notes at Free against My Contract Lens's $139.99. Glass Notes also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 2 months). My Contract Lens's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On ads 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

Glass Notes is free to download; My Contract Lens costs $139.99 up front. Glass Notes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. My Contract Lens asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Glass Notes ships an update every 9 days, My Contract Lens every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Glass Notes versus My Contract Lens: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGlass NotesMy Contract Lens
PriceFree — better$139.99
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB2 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperBirkan AksoyParide Di Lazzaro

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Glass Notes

One-time1
  • Glass Notes Full Access$4.99
None

My Contract Lens

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Glass Notes free?
Glass Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is My Contract Lens free?
My Contract Lens costs $139.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Glass Notes or My Contract Lens have ads?
Neither Glass Notes nor My Contract Lens shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Glass Notes or My Contract Lens?
Glass Notes ships an update every 9 days, and My Contract Lens every 2 months. Most recently, Glass Notes was updated on November 8, 2026 and My Contract Lens on October 31, 2026.

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