Comparison

NoteScreen vs Glance Notes

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

Head to head
About

NoteScreen

This app displays your notes directly on your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island, ensuring you never miss important reminders. It offers simple scheduling and widget support for constant visibility, all while maintaining complete privacy.

Highlights
  • Lock Screen Live Activities
  • Dynamic Island integration
  • Scheduled note rotation
  • Always-on note mode
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
  • Up to 10 notes, 80 characters each
Features
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Write a note. It lives on your Lock Screen. That's it. NoteScreen is the simplest reminder app you'll ever use. The thing you need to remember sits on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island — front and center every time you pick up your phone. Impossible to miss. SCHEDULE YOUR DAY • Notes rotate on your schedule — "Take out the trash" 7–8 AM, "Wind down" at 9 PM. NoteScreen swaps them automatically with a silent nudge at each change. • Recurring days — set "Trash night" for every Tuesday, "Water plants" for Sundays. • Always mode pins one note up all day. GLANCEABLE EVERYWHERE • Lock Screen Live Activity, Dynamic Island, and Home & Lock Screen widgets — your current note is wherever you look. • Interactive widgets — check off a note right from your Home Screen without opening the app. • Up to 10 notes, 80 characters each. Short enough to read at a glance. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account, no login, no cloud. NoteScreen never touches the network — your notes live on your iPhone and nowhere else. Good to know: iOS limits Live Activities to 8 hours, so the Lock Screen banner refreshes whenever you open the app. Add the Lock Screen widget for a note that never expires.

About

Glance Notes

Features
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Lock screen notes and widgets you can keep in sight without unlocking. Reminders, to-do checklists, sticky memos, and a simple planner on your Lock Screen and Home Screen. 3 notes are free forever. No account required. Pro is optional. Glance Notes is built for short notes you need to see: lock screen notes, visual widgets, quick capture, and reminders. WHAT YOU GET • Lock Screen and Home Screen note widgets • Reminders by date or repeating times • Reminder photos on the notification (Pro) • To-do checklists you can tick from the Lock Screen (Pro) • Daily habits with a streak on the widget (Pro) • Live Activity banners for notes you want in front of you (Pro) • Background keep-alive for Live Activities (Pro) • iCloud sync with visible status: Synced, Syncing, Offline, or Conflict • Local snapshot history so a sync conflict never silently overwrites a note • Quick capture from the app, microphone, and Control Center (iOS 18+) FREE 3 Lock Screen notes, widgets, text reminders, and sync. One Live Activity assignment every 7 days. PRO Unlimited notes, Always On keep-alive, checklists, habits, reminder photos, Live look (fonts, colors, layout), and up to 3 Live Activities at once. SUBSCRIPTIONS Optional auto-renewable subscriptions: Glance Notes Pro Monthly (1 month) and Glance Notes Pro Annual (1 year, with a 7-day free trial). Lifetime Pro is a one-time In-App Purchase, not a subscription. Prices are shown in the app and may vary by region. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions. Privacy Policy: https://glance-notes-app.web.app/privacy.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Support: https://glance-notes-app.web.app/support.html

Screenshots

NoteScreen4 screens
Glance Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: NoteScreen at none against Glance Notes's 3. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Glance Notes sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. NoteScreen asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
NoteScreen versus Glance Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNoteScreenGlance Notes
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSameer BhutaniSKAISTART, OOO

In-app purchases

None

NoteScreen

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Glance Notes

Subscriptions2
  • Glance Notes Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Glance Notes Pro Annual7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Glance Notes Pro Lifetime$44.99

Questions

Is NoteScreen free?
NoteScreen is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Glance Notes free?
Glance Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do NoteScreen or Glance Notes have ads?
Neither NoteScreen nor Glance Notes shows ads.

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