Comparison

CinderNotes vs Cleanse Protocol

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

Cleanse Protocol

Features
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The thoughts you bury don't disappear. They show up in your body. Your mind. As illness. Before that happens — vent, burn, and let go. Cleanse Protocol is an emotional purification app. Write out what's weighing on you, burn it in a ritual flame, and release it completely. Simple, powerful, and strangely satisfying. Sound like you? ・You keep replaying that argument in your head ・You can't let go of something that happened years ago ・The anxiety or sadness just won't quit ・You're carrying feelings you don't know what to do with The protocol:  ■ Vent Get it out of your head and onto the screen. The app holds your poison until you're ready to burn it. ■ Burn A sacred burning ritual — お焚き上げ — that takes your words and turns them to ash. Nothing left behind. ■ Fortune Draw Once a day, draw a fortune to check your energy. Bad draw? Write it out and burn that too. Don't let it pile up. Don't let it get under your skin. Start releasing today — and make room for what you actually want.

Screenshots

CinderNotes4 screens
Cleanse Protocol4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: CinderNotes at none against Cleanse Protocol's shown. CinderNotes also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.2). On price and in-app purchases 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.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
CinderNotes versus Cleanse Protocol: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCinderNotesCleanse Protocol
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperClint JohnsonKAORU IMAI

In-app purchases

None

CinderNotes

No in-app purchases

None

Cleanse Protocol

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CinderNotes free?
CinderNotes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cleanse Protocol free?
Cleanse Protocol is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do CinderNotes or Cleanse Protocol have ads?
Cleanse Protocol shows ads; CinderNotes does not.

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