Comparison

NoteChat vs Glassnote

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

Head to head
About

NoteChat

Features
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Type a thought. It’s saved. No need to stop and come up with a title. Just start writing and sort it out later. WRITE FIRST. ORGANIZE LATER. NoteChat works like a chat with yourself: write your thought and send it. Whether it’s an idea, a grocery list, a task, or a line you want to keep, everything lands quickly in your note chat. Organize it whenever you have time. FIND WHAT YOU NEED • Assign a message to one or more topics. • Organize topics with subtopics, colors, and images. • Connect related thoughts in threads. • Highlight key passages and pin important items to the top. • Set the status to “open,” “in progress,” or “done,” then filter by status. Topic views keep your messages organized by topic. Look things up, work through tasks, and build on your thoughts without tapping through folders. MORE THAN TEXT • Dictate thoughts with speech recognition. • Attach photos directly to your notes. • Turn a note directly into a calendar event or reminder. • Share a single note, a selection, or an entire topic as a file. • Use NoteChat in light or dark mode. NO ACCOUNT, ADS, OR TRACKING No account, no sign-up. Your notes stay on your iPhone and in your private iCloud. NoteChat has no ads and doesn’t track you. FREE UP TO 200 NOTES AND 5 TOPICS NoteChat is free up to 200 notes and 5 topics. Pro lifts these limits. Your existing notes and topics always remain fully usable. Turn “I’ll remember that” into a message to yourself. Questions or requests? https://notechat.info/support Privacy: https://notechat.info/privacy/ Terms of use (Apple standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Glassnote

Display your notes directly on your Home Screen using customizable widgets. Supports Markdown formatting and syncs seamlessly with Mac via iCloud. Offers local backups for added security.

Highlights
  • Notes as Home Screen widgets
  • Customizable widget sizes
  • Frosted glass effect
  • Markdown support
  • iCloud sync with Mac
  • Local backups
Features
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Glassnote puts your notes on your Home Screen. Not an icon that opens them. The note itself, right there in a widget. YOUR NOTE, ON YOUR HOME SCREEN Pin any note to a widget. Small, medium or large, and extra large on iPad. Your list, your plan, your reminder. Just glance at it. MADE OF GLASS Notes sit on frosted glass over a photo, an abstract background, or a picture of your own. Prefer it plain? Pick dark or light. MARKDOWN THAT GETS OUT OF THE WAY Headings, bold, links and checklists. The symbols hide until you edit that line. Tap a box to check it off. SYNCS WITH YOUR MAC Notes live in your own iCloud. They show up on iPhone, iPad and Glassnote for Mac. No account. No server. BACKUPS BUILT IN Glassnote keeps backups on your device, separate from iCloud. If a note goes missing, restore it from Settings. PAY ONCE Try everything free for 7 days. Then unlock once and keep it, including updates. No subscription. Your notes stay readable either way.

Screenshots

NoteChat4 screens
Glassnote4 screens

Verdict

The call

NoteChat and Glassnote are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. NoteChat sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Glassnote sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NoteChat ships an update weekly, Glassnote every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
NoteChat versus Glassnote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNoteChatGlassnote
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTammo SommerCalcium Lab LLC

In-app purchases

3 purchases

NoteChat

Subscriptions2
  • NoteChat Pro – Month$4.991 Month
  • NoteChat Pro – Yearly$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • NoteChat Pro – Lifetime$69.99
1 purchases

Glassnote

One-time1
  • Unlock Glassnote$9.00

Questions

Is NoteChat free?
NoteChat is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Glassnote free?
Glassnote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do NoteChat or Glassnote have ads?
Neither NoteChat nor Glassnote shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NoteChat or Glassnote?
NoteChat ships an update weekly, and Glassnote every 5 days. Most recently, NoteChat was updated on November 6, 2026 and Glassnote on October 31, 2026.

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