Comparison

noglow vs Notes Index

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

Head to head
About

noglow

This app offers a minimalist scratchpad experience with eight dedicated slots for quick note-taking. Finished notes can be archived and searched, with optional cloud sync available across devices. It focuses on plain text and a clutter-free interface.

Highlights
  • Eight persistent note slots
  • Peel finished notes into an archive
  • Searchable archive
  • Cross-device synchronization
  • Plain text only
  • Full-screen layout on iPad
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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.

About

Notes Index

Features
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Notes Index turns your handwritten notes into a library you can search. Scan a notebook page or loose sheet with the built-in document scanner, or bring in a photo you already took. Notes Index cleans up the page, recognizes your handwriting on the device, and files it by date. FIND ANY PAGE Search for a word you wrote and Notes Index highlights exactly where it appears on the page. BROWSE LIKE PAPER Pinch through your library from a full-width page down to a dense grid. On iPad, open two pages side by side, like an open notebook. MARK IT UP Write on your pages with Apple Pencil or your finger, and recrop a page any time. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account and no ads. Text recognition happens on your device. Turn on iCloud sync to keep your library on all your devices, stored in your own iCloud account. Export your images and text whenever you like.

Screenshots

noglow4 screens
Notes Index4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: noglow at 18.0 against Notes Index's 26.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

noglow ships an update every 5 days, Notes Index every 9 days. Both last shipped on November 10, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
noglow versus Notes Index: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameternoglowNotes Index
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGRABAnedrelow, LLC

In-app purchases

None

noglow

No in-app purchases

None

Notes Index

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is noglow free?
noglow is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Notes Index free?
Notes Index is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do noglow or Notes Index have ads?
Neither noglow nor Notes Index shows ads.
Which is updated more often, noglow or Notes Index?
noglow ships an update every 5 days, and Notes Index every 9 days. Most recently, noglow was updated on November 10, 2026 and Notes Index on November 10, 2026.

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