Fade Out Night Light vs Memo Widget
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Fade Out Night Light
This utility app provides a customizable night light experience designed to help users, particularly babies, fall asleep. It features adjustable color tints, fade-out timers, and visual feedback on remaining time, preventing the device from locking until the timer concludes.
- Adjustable red tint to reduce blue light
- Customizable fade-out timer (1-60 minutes)
- Visual display of remaining time
- Prevents device from locking during timer
- Multiple background effects (plain, water, circles)
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I created this app to help get my baby daughter to sleep. I was looking for an iPad app that would serve as a simple night light that would dim over a period of time. I couldn't find one, so I wrote Fade Out Night Light. Fade Out Night Light is a simple app with a single purpose - to gradually dim to black, then allow the iOS device to lock. The app consists of: - A single button to choose a background: plain screen, water effect, or expanding circles - 3 sliders: Red Amount, Fade Time, and Time Remaining - A Start/Stop button The first slider allows you to add a red tint to the white screen. This cuts the blue light and makes it easier to sleep. The second slider is where you set the fade out time, from 1-60 mins. The third slider shows how much time is remaining and will gradually move to zero after you hit start. When you hit start, the controls will dim and only the Time Remaining slider will be visible. This allows you to quickly turn up the brightness if you need to see, or if you want to give more time until it's dark. While the timer is running, the device will be prevented from sleeping. Once the timer is finished and the screen is dark, the device will be allowed to auto-lock to save battery.
Memo Widget
Display customizable sticky notes directly on your device's home screen, lock screen, or standby mode. Easily tap any note to make quick edits. This utility app prioritizes simplicity for immediate access to your reminders.
- Display notes on Home Screen
- Display notes on Lock Screen
- Display notes on StandBy
- Tap to edit notes
- Simple design
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Show sticky notes on your Home Screen, Lock Screen, or StandBy. Just tap the note to edit it. The app is simple by design. Check out my Any Text app if you need more features. ■ FAQ ‣ Can you add a text size setting? I want to keep the app simple. The text starts out large but scales down to a minimum legible size to fit the content. My Any Text app has a text size setting. ■ Support You can contact me through the feedback button in the app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Fade Out Night Light at 5.0 against Memo Widget's 4.4. Fade Out Night Light also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 82%) and price ($2.99 vs $4.00). Memo Widget's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 44 months) and ratings volume (11 vs 2). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support 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
Fade Out Night Light costs $2.99 and Memo Widget $4.00 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Fade Out Night Light holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Memo Widget has 11 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Fade Out Night Light's written reviews are positive against 82% of Memo Widget's.
Fade Out Night Light ships an update every 44 months, Memo Widget every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Fade Out Night Light | Memo Widget |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 — better | $4.00 |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.4 (11 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 81.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 11 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 44 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 63 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PolyNome Ltd | Sindre Sorhus |
Customer experience
Fade Out Night Light
Memo Widget
In-app purchases
Fade Out Night Light
No in-app purchases
Memo Widget
No in-app purchases
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