Fading Note vs Home Screen Widget Notes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Fading Note
This note-taking application automatically deletes entries over time, prioritizing older, unedited notes. Users can star important notes to prevent deletion and customize background colors. It's ideal for temporary records and those who dislike manual cleanup.
- Automatic note deletion
- Starred notes for preservation
- Customizable background colors
- Character and line count display
- Configurable deletion timer
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Do you have a lot of unnecessary data that you forgot to delete in your note app? The feature of FadingNote is that the created notes are automatically deleted over time. Since it is deleted in order from the notes that are not updated, it can be used to create sentences that you want to keep as a temporary record. You can also add a star to prevent automatic deletion. You can choose from 9 different background colors. There are no other advanced features in this app. Recommended for those who do not want to manually delete notes. -In the note editing screen, the number of characters and lines can be displayed. -You can choose from 9 different background colors -Notes that are not updated, such as text editing, are automatically moved to the trash (default is 1 day) -The number of days to move to the trash can be set from the hourglass icon at the top left of the note list screen -Notes in the trash are permanently deleted after 10 days -If you add a star to a note from the note edit screen, it will not be deleted automatically. -Ads will appear in this app
Home Screen Widget Notes
Organize your thoughts and ideas into customizable tabs for easy management. Add images, count characters, and secure your notes with a password lock. Export your data as a text file.
- Home screen widget
- Unlimited tabs and memos
- Character count
- Attach up to four images per note
- Change background color
- Password lock
- Export note data as text file
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It's a tab notes app! you can swipe to switch tabs! You can manage your notes in your favorite categories: diary, work, wants, class notes, hobbies, etc. - About Features Home screen widget. Create an unlimited number of tabs. Register an unlimited number of memos. Count character. Attach up to four images per note Change background color. Choose from 21 theme colors. export note data as text file.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Fading Note at none against Home Screen Widget Notes's shown. Fading Note also leads on update cadence (weekly vs monthly) and review sentiment (100% vs 78%). Home Screen Widget Notes's advantage is ratings volume (22 vs 4). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Fading Note holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Home Screen Widget Notes has 22 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Fading Note's written reviews are positive against 78% of Home Screen Widget Notes's.
Fading Note ships an update weekly, Home Screen Widget Notes monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Fading Note | Home Screen Widget Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | 4.8 (22 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 78.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 22 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shibapp LLC | App Palette LLC |
Customer experience
Fading Note
Home Screen Widget Notes
In-app purchases
Fading Note
No in-app purchases
Home Screen Widget Notes
No in-app purchases
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