Comparison

Temporary Note vs Gone

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

Head to head
About

Temporary Note

Organize important notes and photos with scheduled deletion. Save content like reservations or temporary images, and set them to auto-delete after a specified date. Offers optional subscription for advanced features like hiding content and full backup/restore.

Highlights
  • Add notes and photos
  • Set scheduled deletion dates
  • Hide notes and photos with biometric authentication
  • Backup and restore memos and photos
  • Add links and comments separately
  • Manage and remove notes
Features
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You can manage draft notes Save only important and organized content in your photo album or existing organized memo app! Store photos without text in my photo album, such as mart gallery photos, rental car photos, and flyer photos, to be deleted soon Save notes that do not require a period, such as accommodation reservations and used transaction numbers! You can set the deletion date and make it complete. Please refer to the post function below Basic function: - You can add notes and photos - It is saved when adding a photo, so you can delete completely duplicate photos right away. - Added photos can be put back in place. - You can add links and comments separately - You can keep, delete and remove notes. - You can back up the shape of the currently saved memo and all photos as it is (however, a subscription is required for restoration) Subscription features: - Hide function is available - Hidden notes or photos can be checked again through biometric authentication. - These options can be found in the ‘Additional Features’ tab - You can set the scheduled deletion date - If you run the app after the set time, memos that have passed the due date will be deleted. - You can restore the shape of the currently saved memo and all photos as it is * Subscription products in the app provide the following services - 2-Week Free Trial: Totally free, no restrictions, you can cancel anytime - Payment details will be charged to your iTunes account upon confirmation - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current subscription period. - Subscription period: 1 year, 1 month - Account will be charged for renewal no later than 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and you will be notified of the renewal fee. - Subscription price 1-year plan: KRW 6,600/year 1 month plan: 660 won / month - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. - No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed while the subscription period is active. - Any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited when the user purchases the corresponding subscription Terms of use, including the Terms of Service, can be checked at any time on the product purchase screen in the app. Terms of Service: https://remain-service.tistory.com/4

About

Gone

This app provides a unique way to process your thoughts and memories by letting you digitally destroy them. Choose from various cinematic destruction methods and unlock more options as you consistently let go of what you're carrying.

Highlights
  • Digital destruction of memories
  • Multiple cinematic destruction methods
  • Unlockable destruction options
  • No account or login required
  • Progress tracking for daily use
  • Customizable destruction perks
Features
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Gone is where you end your day before tomorrow starts. Open the app. Type what you're still carrying. The photo of a memory you want to forget. The text you keep rereading. A video from a night that shouldn't follow you into tomorrow. Pick how it dies. Watch it burn, shatter, drown, or disappear. Then a black screen. Silence. Reset. Nobody reads it. Nobody saves it. No account. No login. It only gets destroyed. Every time you let something go you earn Ashes. Spend them to unlock more cinematic ways to destroy. Start with Burn and Shred. Keep coming back to unlock Storm, Black Hole, Implode and more. Each one hits completely differently. Then stack perks on top to make every destruction your own. Slow it down. Crank the haptics. Watch it die in pure white silence. Or go full chaos and let the app choose for you. The longer you show up the more you unlock. Day 30 and Day 100 gives you something that cannot be bought. Two numbers track your progress. How many days since you decided to start letting go. How many times you actually did it. That is your whole story and none of it ever leaves your phone. Gone is not a journal. Not therapy. Just the one thing you do at the end of the day before tomorrow gets to start clean. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Temporary Note4 screens
Gone4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Temporary Note at none against Gone's shown. On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Temporary Note sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per month and Gone sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Temporary Note ships an update every 10 days, Gone every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Temporary Note versus Gone: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTemporary NoteGone
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerremain.corpSergio Barreto

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Temporary Note

Subscriptions2
  • Activate features per month$0.491 Month
  • Activate features per year$4.991 Year
1 purchases

Gone

One-time1
  • The Release$4.99

Questions

Is Temporary Note free?
Temporary Note is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Gone free?
Gone is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Temporary Note or Gone have ads?
Gone shows ads; Temporary Note does not.
Which is updated more often, Temporary Note or Gone?
Temporary Note ships an update every 10 days, and Gone every 2 weeks. Most recently, Temporary Note was updated on October 5, 2026 and Gone on October 8, 2026.

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