TidyNotes vs TimeGlass
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
TidyNotes
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Tidy Notes keeps your thinking in one clean place. Write by hand, type, sketch, or mark up a PDF, then find any of it again in seconds. No clutter, no learning curve. WRITE HOWEVER YOU THINK - Handwrite with Apple Pencil or your finger, or switch to the keyboard mid-page. - Sketch diagrams and doodles alongside your text on the same page. - Choose lined, grid, dotted, or blank paper for every note. - Highlight, underline, and use tape to make the important parts stand out. PDFs AND DOCUMENTS - Import PDFs and write straight on top of them. - Scan paper documents, receipts, and handouts with your camera. - Fill in and sign forms without printing anything. - Export any note as a PDF and share it in one tap. STAY ORGANIZED - Group notes into folders and subfolders that match how you actually work. - Search your typed text and your notes to find anything fast. - Pin the notes you open every day to the top of your library. - Build checklists and tick items off as you go. FOR STUDENTS - Annotate lecture slides and textbook PDFs instead of reprinting them. - Keep a notebook per subject and a planner for deadlines in one app. - Review your own notes before an exam without hunting through paper. FOR WORK - Take meeting notes and mark up documents on the same page. - Keep client notes, plans, and scans together per project. - Share a clean PDF of your notes right after the meeting. Privacy Policy: https://tidynotes.net/privacy Terms of Use: https://tidynotes.net/terms Questions or feedback: support@tidynotes.net
TimeGlass
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Some information only matters for a little while: where you parked, the hotel WiβFi password, a number to call back, a coat-check ticket. TimeGlass keeps it close when you need it, then automatically removes it when you donβt. A LIFETIME FOR EVERY NOTE Choose 1 hour, 1 day, 1 week, or 1 month when adding a note or photo. When time runs out, it disappears automatically. No more notes piling up long after theyβve stopped being useful. RENEW WITH A SWIPE Still useful? Swipe right to restart the countdown. Touch and hold to change its lifetime, share, or delete. Items nearing expiry are marked with an βExpires soonβ badge. PHOTOS TOO Capture a parking sign, receipt, or ticket directly in TimeGlass, or choose an image from your library. Open it full screen and pinch to zoom. SCAN AND KEEP PDFS Scan multi-page documents with the camera or import PDFs from Files. Preview and share the original file. Documents sync through your private iCloud account and disappear after the duration you choose. OPTIONAL REMINDERS Enable notifications for a heads-up before expiry: 10 minutes before a 1-hour item, 1 hour before a 1-day item, and 1 day before a 1-week or 1-month item. ON ALL YOUR DEVICES Your notes and photos sync through your private iCloud account between iPhone and iPad, and remain available offline. β’ Home Screen widget: start a note or open the camera with one tap β’ iPad: drag and drop text, links, and images from other apps in a two-column layout β’ Apple Watch: dictate or type a note; it reaches your iPhone even when the phone is temporarily out of range PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account, no ads, no tracking. Your data stays in your own iCloud and is never collected. TimeGlass is available in English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Brazilian Portuguese, Japanese, and Simplified Chinese.
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The clearest difference is update cadence: TimeGlass at every 4 days against TidyNotes's fortnightly. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
TidyNotes ships an update fortnightly, TimeGlass every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TidyNotes | TimeGlass |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 4 days β better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch β better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 β better | 18.2 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | IKA Studios Yazilim Anonim Sirketi | Rodolphe Duperray |
In-app purchases
TidyNotes
No in-app purchases
TimeGlass
No in-app purchases
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