Comparison

Notes and Memos vs Glassnote

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

Head to head
About

Notes and Memos

Capture thoughts, lists, and ideas without titles or complex formatting. Organize notes naturally with labels and sublabels, then quickly find what you need with highlighted search results. Bookmark frequently accessed notes for easy retrieval.

Highlights
  • Quick note capture
  • Label-based organization
  • Nested sublabels
  • Multi-label assignment
  • Search with highlighted matches
  • Bookmark important notes
Features
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Note is for simple note-taking. From quick thoughts and lists to plans, ideas, and everything in between. Write without worrying about titles or complicated formatting. Organize your notes naturally with labels and sublabels, then find exactly what you're looking for when you need it. Capture anything Start writing immediately. No requirements and no accounts. Just open a note and get the thought down. Organize your way Use labels to keep your notes organized without forcing everything into folders. Create nested labels if you need a bit more structure: A note can belong to multiple labels, so you can organize it in whatever way makes sense to you. Find it when you need it Search through your notes quickly and see exactly where your search terms appear. Note highlights matches so you can get to the right thought without digging. Bookmark the notes you come back to most. Your important lists, plans, reminders, and frequently used information are always easy to find. Simple by design Note isn't trying to turn your notes into a complicated productivity system. It's designed around a few things done really well. Capture. Organize. Find.

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

Notes and Memos4 screens
Glassnote4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Notes and Memos at none against Glassnote's 1. Notes and Memos also leads on ratings volume (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Glassnote sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Notes and Memos asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Notes and Memos against 5.0 for Glassnote. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Notes and Memos ships an update weekly, Glassnote every 5 days. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Notes and Memos versus Glassnote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNotes and MemosGlassnote
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBrian GriffinCalcium Lab LLC

Customer experience

Notes and Memos

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Glassnote

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Notes and Memos

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Glassnote

One-time1
  • Unlock Glassnote$9.00

Questions

Is Notes and Memos free?
Notes and Memos is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Glassnote free?
Glassnote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Notes and Memos or Glassnote?
Notes and Memos and Glassnote are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Notes and Memos or Glassnote have ads?
Neither Notes and Memos nor Glassnote shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Notes and Memos or Glassnote?
Notes and Memos ships an update weekly, and Glassnote every 5 days. Most recently, Notes and Memos was updated on October 29, 2026 and Glassnote on October 29, 2026.

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