Comparison

Mesh Notes vs Fade Note

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

Head to head
About

Mesh Notes

Collaborate on notes in real-time with friends, even without an internet connection. Simply be nearby to edit shared notes and see changes instantly. Access notes on your Apple Watch and send them via iMessage.

Highlights
  • Real-time collaboration
  • Offline editing
  • Nearby device communication
  • Apple Watch integration
  • iMessage app support
  • Spotlight Search accessibility
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Collaborate on notes in real-time. Anytime. Anywhere. No internet needed. • Join forces with your friends to edit the same note without the use of internet connection. Just be near your friends. • Watch your notes change in real-time as your friends contribute to your notes. • Read saved notes on your Apple Watch and see edits live on your wrist! • Use the iMessage app to send and collaborate on notes in conversations (in addition to fellow collaborators nearby). • Notes are easily accessible in Spotlight Search! Mesh Notes requires WiFi and Bluetooth to communicate to nearby devices. Up to 8 nearby devices can contribute to one note at a time. Mesh Notes collaborative editing framework "Objective-C WithOut Operational Transform" is freely available under MIT License. (https://github.com/ansonl/objc-woot)

About

Fade Note

Features
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Not every thought needs to live forever. Fade Note is a calm, lightweight place for temporary notes. Write down what matters now, decide how long it should stay, and let it fade when its time is up. FEATURES • Create temporary notes in seconds • Choose a lifetime from 1 minute to 1 week • Set a custom expiration date and time • See a live countdown for every active note • Search notes by title or content • Organize notes with simple colors • Restore notes from your Faded history • Delete individual notes or clear the entire history • Turn off history to permanently remove expired notes PRIVATE BY DESIGN Fade Note requires no account. Your note titles and content are stored locally on your device and are not sent to a notes server. Whether it is a quick idea, a temporary reminder, a code snippet, or something you simply need to remember for a little while, Fade Note helps you capture it without creating permanent clutter.

Screenshots

Mesh Notes4 screens
Fade Note4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Fade Note at 2 against Mesh Notes's —. Mesh Notes's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On price and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level
Mesh Notes versus Fade Note: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMesh NotesFade Note
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Ads—No
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
Devices—iPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAnson LiuNguyen Thi Kim Chung

In-app purchases

None

Mesh Notes

No in-app purchases

None

Fade Note

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mesh Notes free?
Mesh Notes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Fade Note free?
Fade Note is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

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