Comparison

GlanceKit vs Noteh

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

Head to head
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GlanceKit

Features
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Your Lock Screen, finally useful. GlanceKit turns your iPhone's Lock Screen into a place you actually check โ€” not just for the time, but for the note you wrote, the countdown you're waiting on, or the calendar you glance at every morning. WHAT YOU CAN PUT THERE โ€ข Notes โ€” a shopping list, a quote, anything you would normally type into Notes โ€ข Checklists โ€” ticked right on the Lock Screen, no unlocking needed to see what is left โ€ข Countdowns โ€” a birthday, a flight, a deadline, down to the day or the minute โ€ข A calendar โ€” this month, always current, no permissions needed โ€ข A clock โ€” down to the second, if you want it โ€ข Weather โ€” current conditions, wherever you are โ€ข Crypto, stocks, exchange rates, headlines, moon phases and more โ€” over a hundred sources built in, or point a widget at your own HOW IT WORKS Build a widget in the app, add it to your Lock Screen the normal iOS way, and it is there โ€” live, at a glance, before you even unlock your phone. NO ACCOUNT, EVER GlanceKit has no sign-in and runs no server. What you create stays on your iPhone. There is nothing to log into, nothing to lose, and nothing about you for anyone to see. FREE, GENUINELY Notes, checklists, countdowns, a calendar, a clock and weather are free โ€” not a trial, not limited to a week. Build up to 3 widgets at no cost, in any of three styles. GLANCEKIT PRO Need more than 3 widgets? Want crypto, stocks, exchange rates, live headlines, your own custom data source, every color style, or the fastest refresh available? GlanceKit Pro unlocks all of it: monthly, yearly, or once, forever. SUBSCRIPTION AND TERMS GlanceKit Pro is available as a monthly or yearly subscription, or as a lifetime purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically until cancelled. Manage or cancel any time in the App Store. The lifetime option is a single purchase โ€” no renewal. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.purpose-company.com/glancekit/privacy

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Noteh

Features
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Capture an idea, write a shopping list, plan your day. Noteh keeps notes and checklists in one clean app: notes with headings, bold text and bullet lists, to-do lists you reorder with a drag and tick off with a tap. No account, no ads, works offline. Entirely free. WHAT YOU GET - Notes with headings, bold, underline, highlight and bullet lists - To-do lists, shopping lists and packing lists you reorder by dragging and tick off with a tap - Progress at a glance: every list shows how many items are done - Find notes and checklists by title as you type - Swipe to delete - Optional sync between your devices (iOS, Android) - Works offline, no account, no ads NOTES Give a note a title and start writing. The toolbar sets a heading, bold or underlined text and bullet lists, and highlights what matters, so a recipe, a meeting summary or a packing list still reads well weeks later. CHECKLISTS Add items, tick them off, drag them into the right order. Every list shows how far it has come, and finished lists move to the bottom so the open ones stay on top. Shopping, packing, moving house, a weekly routine: a list for each. STAY ORGANIZED Notes and lists sort by the moment you last changed them, with timestamps. Type into the filter to search either list by title or swipe a row to delete it. SYNC BETWEEN YOUR DEVICES (OPTIONAL) Sync is off by default. Switch it on in the settings and sign in with the same Google account on each device, and your notes and checklists stay in step everywhere (iOS, Android). YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS Notes and checklists are stored only on your device unless you switch sync on. The data then goes into a private area of your own Google Drive that only this app can reach. No account, no sign-up, no ads.

Screenshots

GlanceKit4 screens
Noteh4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Noteh at none against GlanceKit's 3. Noteh also leads on update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. GlanceKit sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Noteh asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GlanceKit ships an update fortnightly, Noteh weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
GlanceKit versus Noteh: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGlanceKitNoteh
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.016.4 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size16 MB47 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperPurpose Software LLCRene Fitzke

In-app purchases

3 purchases

GlanceKit

Subscriptions2
  • GlanceKit Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
  • GlanceKit Pro Yearly$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • GlanceKit Pro Lifetime$29.99
None

Noteh

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GlanceKit free?
GlanceKit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Noteh free?
Noteh is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do GlanceKit or Noteh have ads?
Neither GlanceKit nor Noteh shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GlanceKit or Noteh?
GlanceKit ships an update fortnightly, and Noteh weekly. Most recently, GlanceKit was updated on November 6, 2026 and Noteh on November 13, 2026.

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