Comparison

Mote Daily vs burner notes

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

Head to head
About

Mote Daily

This app transforms your iPhone into a private voice recorder with on-device, offline transcription. Capture audio, get speaker labels, and build a personal dictionary for accurate transcripts. Share recordings only when you decide, with no account required.

Highlights
  • On-device voice recording
  • Offline transcription
  • Speaker labeling
  • Personal dictionary
  • No account required
  • Optional Apple Watch recording
Features
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Mote turns your iPhone into a private voice recorder with on-device transcription. Record on iPhone or an optional paired Apple Watch, keep audio and transcripts on your device, and share only when you choose. • Record, pause, resume, play and share audio. • Built-in fast offline transcription and speaker labels. • Optional high-quality local transcription model (about 1.61 GB download). • A personal dictionary for high-quality transcription. • No account or sign-in required. Requires iOS 17 or later. On iOS 17–18, transcription runs in the foreground and pauses when you leave or lock the app. On iOS 26 or later, fast transcription can request continued background processing; availability is controlled by iOS. High-quality transcription requires the foreground on all supported versions. Recognition and speaker labels may contain errors. This version replaces the previous knowledge-base experience with recording and local transcription.

About

burner notes

This app creates notes that automatically delete themselves after a set time. It offers various visual and haptic destruction effects for a unique experience. Notes can also be sent securely to nearby devices.

Highlights
  • Self-destructing notes with timers
  • Multiple visual and haptic destruction effects
  • Device-to-device note sharing (Whisper)
  • Live activity countdown on lock screen and Dynamic Island
  • Home screen widget for soonest-expiring note
  • Customizable themes, sounds, and vibrations
  • Photo attachment to notes
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stop deleting notes you write a quick thought in notes. a password. a flight number. a grocery list. a vent. then it sits there forever because you never go back to delete it. burner notes fixes that. write it, set a timer, and it's gone when you're done with it every note has a self-destruct countdown. when time runs out, it's permanently deleted from your device. no cloud. no account. no way to get it back. that's the point how it works write a note. pick a timer: 1 minute, 5 minutes, 15 minutes, 1 hour, 4 hours, 1 day, or set a custom duration down to the minute. a live countdown appears on your lock screen and dynamic island. when the timer hits zero, it's gone. or burn it early no drafts. no archive. no undo destruction rituals when a note burns, it doesn't just disappear. it's destroyed with a full visual and haptic experience. each ritual is designed for a different feeling • classic burn - fire rises from below, words char to glowing embers, ash scatters • shredder - words split into strips and fall like paper scraps • deep sea - letters fade to ocean blue and drift upward as bubbles • black hole - text shrinks into a singularity. the void doesn't give things back • dissolve - acid eats through your words, letters corrode and drip away • avalanche - boulders fall. text crushes flat. dust settles whisper: device-to-device notes send a self-destructing note to someone nearby. no server. no cloud. no login. just encrypted peer-to-peer over bluetooth and wi-fi. they read it, it burns live everywhere • live activity countdown on your lock screen and dynamic island • home screen widget shows your soonest-expiring note make it yours • 5 extra destruction rituals with unique animations • 5 burn sounds: none, fire, whoosh, crumple, glitch • 4 vibration styles: standard, strong, double tap, pulse • 6 color themes: orange, white, red, cyan, green, purple • attach photos that burn with the note • recurring notes that auto-recreate on the same timer • scheduled notes with a future start time privacy is the architecture • zero data leaves your phone. ever • no account. no email. no sign-up • no analytics. no tracking. no telemetry • notes are permanently deleted when burned • app switcher shows a privacy screen • lock screen content is redacted when locked burner pro $2.99/month or $14.99 once forever unlocks 5 premium destruction rituals, premium sounds, vibration styles, 6 color themes, whisper, photo notes, recurring notes, scheduled notes, custom timers, and export the free version includes unlimited notes, classic burn ritual, fire sound, standard vibration, all preset timers, live activities, widgets, and full privacy requires iphone with ios 17 or later Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://gist.githubusercontent.com/ardenkg/517883cd1e4f814ce926d0d61f7bacb8/raw/gistfile1.txt

Screenshots

Mote Daily4 screens
burner notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: burner notes at Free against Mote Daily's $9.99. burner notes also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 14 months). Mote Daily's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and device support (3 vs 1). On ads and iOS requirement 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

burner notes is free to download; Mote Daily costs $9.99 up front. burner notes sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Mote Daily asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mote Daily ships an update every 14 months, burner notes every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Mote Daily versus burner notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMote Dailyburner notes
Price$9.99Free — better
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 14 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFreemium — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size468 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZurex ZhuArden Knablein-Greene

Customer experience

Mote Daily

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

burner notes

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Mote Daily

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

burner notes

Subscriptions1
  • Burner Pro$2.991 Month
One-time1
  • Burner Pro$14.99

Questions

Is Mote Daily free?
Mote Daily costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is burner notes free?
burner notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Mote Daily or burner notes have ads?
Neither Mote Daily nor burner notes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mote Daily or burner notes?
Mote Daily ships an update every 14 months, and burner notes every 6 weeks. Most recently, Mote Daily was updated on October 30, 2026 and burner notes on October 31, 2026.

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