Glassnote vs DeepMinutes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Notes as Home Screen widgets
- Customizable widget sizes
- Frosted glass effect
- Markdown support
- iCloud sync with Mac
- Local backups
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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.
DeepMinutes
This app helps you focus on tasks using a customizable timer and ambient sounds. Track your progress with streaks and gain insights into your work habits. It's designed for deep work with a strong emphasis on privacy.
- Customizable Pomodoro timer
- Ambient focus sounds
- Streak tracking
- Home screen widget and Live Activities
- Focus time insights
- Offline functionality
- Data export (JSON/CSV)
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Choose what matters. Focus. DeepMinutes is a Pomodoro focus timer for deep work and study. Pick one thing to work on, start a session, and let the timer and calm sound keep you there. Everything is free, works offline, and needs no account. A TIMER YOU CAN TRUST Classic 25/5 Pomodoro or your own lengths. The time stays right through a locked screen, a closed app, travel and daylight saving. Follow along from the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island with Live Activities, and glance at today's total on the home screen widget. FOCUS SPACES AND AMBIENT SOUND Work in silence, or with rain, ocean, fireplace, brown noise or white noise that keeps playing when your phone locks. STREAKS THAT SURVIVE A BUSY DAY Your streak grows on any day you clear a small daily minimum, while your daily goal stays something to aim for. Milestones and a monthly calendar show the habit taking shape. INSIGHTS See focus time by day and week, when you focus best, and your full session history. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account, no login, no ads • Your focus intentions and sessions stay on your device • Export a backup to JSON or CSV any time, and restore it later • No analytics or tracking Made for students, writers, developers, remote workers, and anyone who wants fewer distractions and more deep work. Privacy policy: https://deepminute.toinfy.com/privacy Terms: https://deepminute.toinfy.com/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DeepMinutes at none against Glassnote's 1. Glassnote's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs fortnightly). On price, rating, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Glassnote sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. DeepMinutes asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Glassnote against 5.0 for DeepMinutes. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
Glassnote ships an update every 5 days, DeepMinutes fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Glassnote | DeepMinutes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Calcium Lab LLC | Lakshmi Sushma Injarapu |
Customer experience
Glassnote
DeepMinutes
In-app purchases
Glassnote
- Unlock Glassnote$9.00
DeepMinutes
No in-app purchases








