Galaxy Gallery vs Fading Notes|FADE
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Galaxy Gallery
Explore planets in real-time 3D with augmented reality. Interact with celestial bodies, trigger environmental effects, and learn fascinating facts through optional voice narration. Build a personalized gallery of your favorite planets.
- Real-time 3D planet exploration
- Augmented Reality (AR) placement
- Interactive environmental effects
- Optional voice narration for facts
- Kid-friendly controls with haptics
- Personalized planet gallery
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Explore the Solar System in interactive 3D. Get closer to planets and moons, watch worlds move through their orbits, and follow whatever sparks your curiosity. Galaxy Gallery brings space exploration to life. Compare planets at their true relative sizes, place them in your surroundings with AR, and uncover fascinating facts about the universe. When you want to focus, choose a world for a mission and unlock more discoveries as you go. EXPLORE SPACE ◆ Explore every planet in real-time 3D ◆ Watch the Earth–Moon system and Solar System move through their orbits ◆ Compare worlds at their true relative sizes ◆ Place planets in your surroundings with AR Quick Look ◆ Rotate and zoom in to explore day and night on Earth ◆ Try effects including volcanoes, thunder, rain, snow, mist, and fire ◆ Listen to optional narrated facts GALAXY FOCUS ◆ Choose a 15-, 25-, or 50-minute focus mission beside a living planet ◆ Set an intention and organize missions with your own categories ◆ Complete missions to unlock Wonders: facts about planets, moons, and space ◆ Follow themed Journeys and see your discoveries grow ◆ Review your focus time, streaks, categories, planets, and completed missions ◆ Use Deep Focus to block selected distractions while keeping essential apps available Choose a planet and see where your curiosity takes you. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.jamesthang.com/policy/galaxy-gallery
Fading Notes|FADE
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Fading Notes|FADE is a simple note app for things you only need to keep for a while. Choose how long each note should stay: 1 day, 1 week, 1 month, or forever. It works well for temporary plans, shopping lists, small reminders, thoughts you want to let go of, and notes you still want to keep. Main features: ・Choose a duration for each note ・Keep important notes forever ・Search and filter by duration ・Pin notes you want to find quickly ・Delete notes with a swipe ・Supports light, dark, and system appearance Write what you need, keep it for as long as you need, and let it go when it is no longer useful.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Fading Notes|FADE at none against Galaxy Gallery's 6. On price, update cadence, ads 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
Both are free to download. Galaxy Gallery sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Fading Notes|FADE asks for nothing beyond the download.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. Both last shipped on November 7, 2026.
| Parameter | Galaxy Gallery | Fading Notes|FADE |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (8 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Monthly |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 97 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dinh Bao Thang Duong | Sota Iguchi |
In-app purchases
Galaxy Gallery
- Galaxy Plus Monthly$1.991 Month
- Kind Tip$0.99
- Great Tip$1.99
- Amazing Tip$3.99
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- Outrageous Tip$6.99
- Galaxy Plus Lifetime$7.99
Fading Notes|FADE
No in-app purchases





