Comparison

CinderNotes vs Stress Skills

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

Head to head
About

CinderNotes

A private digital journal designed for unfiltered self-expression. Write down your thoughts and feelings, then digitally "burn" the page to achieve a sense of closure and renewal. The app prioritizes your privacy with no data collection.

Highlights
  • Instant digital page burning
  • Calming burning animation and sounds
  • Complete privacy, no data collection
  • Write without fear of judgment
  • Simple and elegant design
Features
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Introducing CinderNotes, your private journal for raw, unfiltered self expression. Are you weighed down by thoughts and feelings you can’t share? CinderNotes provides a confidential and cathartic space to express these feelings freely. Write what’s on your mind and then digitally “burn” the page. As you watch your words disappear you are left with a sense of closure and renewal. CinderNotes is completely private. No data is collected or saved. Once you digitally “burn” the page your words disappear forever. Whether you need to rant, reminisce, or reflect, CinderNotes gives you a safe space to let it out and then let it go. FEATURES ⁃ Your words instantly erase when you hit the “burn” button. ⁃ Animation and sounds replicate the experience of burning paper. ⁃ Completely confidential - we don’t collect or save anything. WRITE WITHOUT FEAR OF JUDGMENT When you hit the “burn” button, your words vanish forever allowing you to write freely and openly, without fear of judgment. CALMING ANIMATION & SOUNDS Soothing animation and sounds simulate a sheet of paper burning, creating a calming and immersive writing experience. NO DATA COLLECTED Privacy is our priority. We collect nothing and save nothing. SIMPLE & ELEGANT DESIGN The sleek, minimal interface creates a simple, intuitive experience so you can focus on unrestricted self expression.

About

Stress Skills

This app helps you recognize, manage, and reduce daily stress with mindfulness tools and personalized plans. It offers practical techniques to build emotional resilience and improve focus, all accessible from your device.

Highlights
  • Mindfulness tools
  • Mood tracking
  • Personalized stress-reduction plans
  • List of stress skills
  • Virtual pet for positive energy
  • Progress sharing
Features
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Stress Skills is a user-friendly mobile app designed to help individuals recognize, manage, and reduce daily stress through evidence-based techniques. The app offers mindfulness tools, mood tracking, and personalized stress-reduction plans. Whether you're navigating work pressure, academic deadlines, or personal challenges, Stress Skills empowers you with practical tools to build emotional resilience, improve focus, and maintain mental well-being—all from your pocket. Get great ideas for stress management and further develop your skills in handling stress. A better you improve the lives of the people around you. Share this with others that can benefit from it as well. * Free App. * Provides a list of stress skills. * Allows you to focus on skills you wish to increase proficiency in. * Reminders help your progress. * Motivational attributes. * A virtual pet that can send you positive energy. * Identify your favorite ""go-to"" stress management strategies. * Proudly share your stats showing your progress and hard work. * Easy and straight-forward to use. * Does not require internet access to use. * Safe and secure. Does not go online. * No logins, passwords, or other information utilized.

Screenshots

CinderNotes4 screens
Stress Skills4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: CinderNotes at 13.0 against Stress Skills's 16.0. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for CinderNotes against 5.0 for Stress Skills. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 5 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
CinderNotes versus Stress Skills: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCinderNotesStress Skills
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings6 — better5
Update frequency—Every 6 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB52 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperClint JohnsonLux La Voie, L.L.C.

Customer experience

CinderNotes

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Stress Skills

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

CinderNotes

No in-app purchases

None

Stress Skills

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CinderNotes free?
CinderNotes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Stress Skills free?
Stress Skills is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, CinderNotes or Stress Skills?
CinderNotes and Stress Skills are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 6 and 5 ratings respectively.
Do CinderNotes or Stress Skills have ads?
Neither CinderNotes nor Stress Skills shows ads.

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