Comparison

Fading Notes|FADE vs Days Left

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

Head to head
About

Fading Notes|FADE

Features
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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.

About

Days Left

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Your next big day, at a glance. Turn your Apple Calendar events into Home Screen countdowns. Days Left automatically reads events from the built-in Calendar app on your iPhone or iPad and shows the days, hours, or minutes remaining in a widget. Keep adding and editing plans in Apple Calendar. There is no need to enter the same event twice. COUNT DOWN ON YOUR HOME SCREEN Trips, birthdays, concerts, exams, and deadlines: see what's coming up without opening the app. As an event approaches, the countdown switches to hours or minutes. AUTOMATICALLY SYNC FROM APPLE CALENDAR Allow calendar access to read your existing events. Choose the calendars you want to include, whether for work, family, or personal plans. Set the look-ahead period to 1, 2, 3, or 5 years. CHOOSE A VIEW THAT FITS Use small and medium list widgets, or Big Countdown to give one event a larger display. Choose the view that suits your plans and the space on your Home Screen. KEEP WHAT MATTERS AT THE TOP Pin an important event to prioritize it in your event list and widgets. Keep a trip or special date in sight, even when your calendar gets busy. SEE MORE PLANS WITH THE LARGE WIDGET Unlock the large list widget with a one-time in-app purchase. Small and medium widgets and Big Countdown are free. The number of visible events depends on widget size, event details, and text size. CHECK YOUR LOCK SCREEN, TOO Add Next Event, Large Countdown, or Two Events to your Lock Screen. On a compatible iPhone, use StandBy to display your clock and Big Countdown side by side while charging in landscape orientation. GET HELP ADDING YOUR WIDGETS Explore size previews and illustrated guides for the Home Screen, Lock Screen, and StandBy. You can also unlock the large widget or restore your purchase from the widget guide. BEFORE YOU START • Calendar access is required to display your events. • Add and edit events in Apple Calendar. • StandBy requires a compatible iPhone. • Widget updates are managed by iOS and iPadOS, so calendar changes may take time to appear. Open Days Left and sync to load the latest events. • Available in English and Japanese. Event and calendar names appear as you entered them.

Screenshots

Fading Notes|FADE2 screens
Days Left4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Fading Notes|FADE at none against Days Left's 1. Fading Notes|FADE also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.2). Days Left's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 8 days vs monthly). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Days Left sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Fading Notes|FADE asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fading Notes|FADE ships an update monthly, Days Left every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 2 level
Fading Notes|FADE versus Days Left: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFading Notes|FADEDays Left
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 8 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSota IguchiNaoki Hotta

In-app purchases

None

Fading Notes|FADE

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Days Left

One-time1
  • 大ウィジェット$0.99

Questions

Is Fading Notes|FADE free?
Fading Notes|FADE is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Days Left free?
Days Left is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Fading Notes|FADE or Days Left have ads?
Fading Notes|FADE shows ads; Days Left does not.
Which is updated more often, Fading Notes|FADE or Days Left?
Fading Notes|FADE ships an update monthly, and Days Left every 8 days. Most recently, Fading Notes|FADE was updated on November 7, 2026 and Days Left on October 31, 2026.

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