Clear Spaces vs Transparent Note
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Clear Spaces
Personalize your device's home and lock screens with transparent widgets and custom elements. Organize information like weather, music, and time, and add quotes or stickers for a unique look. Easily switch between different styles and automate changes with shortcuts.
- Basic Transparent Spaces
- Widget overlays (Weather, Now Playing, Time/Date)
- Add quotes and stickers
- Multiple Clear Spaces Styles
- Lock Screen Transparent Spaces
- Automate with Shortcuts
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Clear Spaces provides you with a wealth of customization options allowing you to create Basic Transparent Spaces, with the option to add Widget overlays to display quick information such as Weather, Now Playing and Time / Date. Clear Spaces also allows you to add quotes and stickers to your Home Screen. With the ability to make multiple Clear Spaces Styles, you can add all your different wallpapers into Clear Spaces and change your widgets with a tap, or automate it all with a Shortcut. Clear Spaces also takes customization to the Lock Screen with Transparent Spaces on the Lock Screen to allow you to move your widgets wherever you want. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out at support@clearspaces.uk or @clearspaces_ on Twitter.
Transparent Note
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Transparent Note allow you make a Note with background Transparent. You can customize the Note by change background opacity, background color, Text color and Text size. Save Your Transparecy Notes and storage to your iPhone or share with your friends.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Transparent Note at Free against Clear Spaces's $2.99. Clear Spaces's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 4 months). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
Transparent Note is free to download; Clear Spaces costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Clear Spaces ships an update every 4 days, Transparent Note every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and May 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Clear Spaces | Transparent Note |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.3 (589 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 37.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 589 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Eden Software Limited | Quoc Cuong Pham |
Bugs and requests
Clear Spaces
Reported bugs
4 issues- Incompatibility with iOS 15 and newer devices
- Widget labels not removable in recent updates
- Inconsistent widget behavior across different iOS versions
- Freezing/crashing issues on some devices
Requested features
4 requests- More widget customization options (fonts, colors, sizes)
- Support for iPad and larger iPhone models
- Ability to delete/remove old widget presets
- Integration with Focus modes and dynamic wallpapers
Transparent Note
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Clear Spaces
No in-app purchases
Transparent Note
No in-app purchases
