Transparent Notes vs CellWalk
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Transparent Notes
This app allows you to write and read notes with adjustable transparency, enabling you to see through them to other applications. It syncs with its macOS counterpart, making it ideal for multitasking and presentations.
- Adjustable note transparency
- Overlay on top of other windows
- Syncs with macOS version
- Ideal for presentations
- Sticky notepad functionality
- To-do task management
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Version of Transparent Notes for iOS allow you to browse web while writing or reading notes. You can set notes transparency to see through it. Syncs with Transparent Notes for macOS Terms of Use & Privacy Policy: https://sportstracker.app/iOSApp.html
CellWalk
Explore a living cell in 3D, from whole organisms down to atoms. An AI tutor guides your learning with interactive lessons and detailed explanations of molecular structures. Features augmented reality for an immersive educational experience.
- 3D cell exploration
- Molecular-level detail
- AI-powered tutor (Ako)
- Augmented reality visualization
- Interactive learning paths
- Guided tours
- Siri integration
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CellWalk puts a living cell in your hands and on your desk. Zoom from a whole cell down to the atoms in DNA. Explore a cell modeled protein by protein from real structures discovered by scientists. Start your journey with Ako, an AI tutor that helps you understand what you see. Built for students, teachers and anyone curious about how life works at the molecular scale. 2025 Apple Design Award finalist. EXPLORE A REAL CELL Zoom from a whole Mycoplasma cell down to single atoms. Thousands of proteins, DNA and RNA, ribosomes and membranes, rendered from published scientific data. Tap any molecule to learn what it is and what it does. Tap any term for an explanation at your level, written on your device with Apple Intelligence. Place molecular scenes in your space with augmented reality on compatible iPhone and iPad devices. LEARN WITH AKO Ako helps you build understanding through questions. It brings molecular structures into view, invites you to look closer and explain what you notice, then builds on your answers to help you make connections. Socratic learning, one discovery at a time. Type or dictate. Ask anything about what’s on screen or in your space. Your Ako lessons, your progress in them and what Ako has learned about you stay with you: on your device and, if you use iCloud, in your own iCloud. Get more of Ako with CellWalk Pro. GUIDED TOURS Start your journey with The Molecular Design of Life, a complete tour of the Mycoplasma cell made with Dr. David Goodsell. Each tour includes a guided narration, free explore mode and Ako practice lessons to test your understanding. CellWalk Pro adds more guided tours and lessons with an expanded library of cells and organisms. Explore the incredible molecular machines that power neurons and thought, or dive into the architecture of a virus like HIV. LEARN BY DOING Step into the Central Dogma of Biology with a hands-on interactive lesson on the all new Learning Path. Learn how the instructions in DNA are read and translated into the proteins that build and sustain your cells. WHAT’S FREE Explore The Molecular Design of Life tour and its accompanying Ako lesson and explore modes, and try the “What is a Protein?” interactive lesson on the Learning Path. You can also ask Ako in-depth questions with a free daily allowance. CELLWALK PRO Unlock all other guided tours and their accompanying Ako lessons, a larger daily question allowance and longer answers from Ako. Choose a monthly or annual auto-renewing subscription. One subscription covers iPhone, iPad and Mac. ASK FROM ANYWHERE Say “Ask CellWalk a biology question” and Siri answers from CellWalk’s own content without opening the app. “Continue my lesson in CellWalk” picks up where you left off. On iPhone and iPad, use Visual Intelligence on a textbook diagram, choose Search CellWalk with an Image, and tap a match to open that tour, lesson or molecule. HOW THE AI WORKS Ako is built with the Foundation Models framework. Where Apple Intelligence is available, it answers on Private Cloud Compute, and the on-device model explains the terms you tap. OpenAI, a third-party AI service, plans lessons and answers when Apple Intelligence isn’t available on your device or in your region. The app asks your permission before sending your first question. You can change that permission under Account → Privacy. CellWalk doesn’t require a separate CellWalk account, and AI requests aren’t tied to your name. Find details under Account → Privacy → About CellWalk & AI. Apple Intelligence features require iPhone 15 Pro or later, an iPad with M1 or A17 Pro or later, or a Mac with Apple silicon. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Terms of Service: https://cellwalk.ca/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://cellwalk.ca/privacy
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Verdict
Transparent Notes and CellWalk both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 92% of CellWalk's written reviews are positive against 62% of Transparent Notes's. CellWalk also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). Transparent Notes's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 27.0). 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. Transparent Notes sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and CellWalk sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Transparent Notes against 4.8 for CellWalk. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 208 and 73 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 62% of Transparent Notes's written reviews are positive against 92% of CellWalk's.
Transparent Notes ships an update every 2 months, CellWalk every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Transparent Notes | CellWalk |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (208 ratings) | 4.8 (73 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 62.3% of reviews | 91.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 208 — better | 73 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 27.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 555 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Rozga Wojciech | Ako Biotica Inc. |
Customer experience
Transparent Notes
CellWalk
User reviews
Transparent Notes
From 208 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Simple and intuitive user interface
- 🎯 Perfect for presentations and online meetings
- 👀 Transparent overlay stays on top of other windows
- 📚 Excellent for students and educational use
- 🎤 Great for interviews and public speaking
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent app crashes and stability issues
- 💰 Expensive pricing model ($99 lifetime, $10/month subscription)
- 😤 Intrusive pop-ups and ads in paid version
- 🔄 Notes auto-reorganize by edit time (no pinning)
- ❌ Limited free version (only 1 note allowed)
CellWalk
From 73 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ✨ Stunning visualizations
- 🔬 Incredible detail
- 🧠 Informative content
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🚀 Smooth performance
Room to improve
- ⚠️ Misleading information
- 📚 Limited content
- 🖼️ Tiny window view
- 😵 Nauseating renderer
- 🐛 Buggy performance
Bugs and requests
Transparent Notes
Reported bugs
14 issues- App crashes when switching themes
- App crashes when clicking premium feature buttons
- Crashes from day 1 of use
- Font color changes to white unexpectedly
- Cannot change font color back to black
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- Website resets when editing notes while browsing
- Teleprompter feature doesn't work
- Incompatible with Google Slides presentations
- Doesn't float on top when toggling between screens
- Text persists when scrolling
- Login issues and account sync failures
- Cannot delete notes on macOS
- Incompatible with some iPhone models
- App closes immediately upon opening
Requested features
18 requests- Text formatting (bold, italic, underline, strikethrough)
- Markdown or Rich Text support
- Headline/heading styles
- Font size and color customization
- Bullet points and numbered lists
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- Pin or lock notes to prevent auto-reorganization
- Multiple notes in free version
- Cloud backup and sync across devices
- Export notes as backup file
- Keyboard shortcuts (Command+N, Return for new note)
- Hide top and bottom UI icons for better transparency
- Separate notes for different windows/screens
- Note organization and categorization
- Image and PDF upload support
- Note sharing capabilities
- Outline mode for structured notes
- Variable font sizes within notes
- One-time purchase option instead of subscription
CellWalk
Reported bugs
4 issues- ATP synthase described backwards
- Renderer noise causes nausea
- Buggy and low framerate
- Renderer not responsive to head movements
Requested features
10 requests- More cells to explore (eukaryotic, mammalian, computer cells)
- More content and depth
- Expand on descriptions with an 'expand on' feature
- Add tutorials for new users
- Add color to highlighted text for easy reference
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- Depict a minimal eukaryotic cell
- Depict a cell undergoing mitosis
- Make cell models free-floating instead of behind windows
- Option to purchase additional content
- Update renderer for responsiveness to head movements
In-app purchases
Transparent Notes
- 1 Week Student$2.997 Days
- 1 Month Student$3.991 Month
- 1 Week$4.997 Days
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- 1 Month Student$4.991 Month
- 1 Month2 variants$9.991 Month
- 1 Year Student$14.991 Year
- 1 Year Student$19.991 Year
- 1 Year$35.991 Year
- 1 Year$49.991 Year
- Credits S Pro$0.99
- Credits M Pro$1.99
- Credits S Basic$1.99
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- Credits M Basic$3.99
- Lifetime2 variants$299.00
CellWalk
- CellWalk Pro Monthly$9.991 Month
- CellWalk Pro Annual$79.991 Year
- Pro Lessons$39.99
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