Comparison

AFFiNE vs FastShared

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

Head to head
About

AFFiNE

This app combines an infinite whiteboard with notes, documents, and tasks, enhanced by AI. Effortlessly convert visual ideas into text and manage all your projects in one unified workspace. It's designed for visual thinkers and teams to streamline workflows and organize information effectively.

Highlights
  • Infinite whiteboard for visual brainstorming
  • Convert sketches to organized notes/documents
  • All-in-one project, task, and document management
  • AI assistance for writing, summarizing, and answering
  • Real-time collaboration on docs and whiteboards
  • Cross-device synchronization
Features
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AFFiNE is an open-source, local-first workspace for notes, docs, whiteboards, tasks, knowledge bases, Markdown, and AI. Built in public and trusted by a global open-source community with around 70K GitHub stars and more than 7 million downloads, AFFiNE gives you one place to write, draw, plan, organize knowledge, and keep control of your work. Whether you're capturing personal ideas, organizing class notes, planning a project with a team, building a second brain, or mapping a complex workflow, AFFiNE helps you move from scattered thoughts to structured work without switching between separate note, whiteboard, and task apps. WHY AFFiNE? OPEN-SOURCE AND LOCAL-FIRST AFFiNE started as an open-source project and continues to focus on transparent, user-owned knowledge work. - Work with a product built around openness and data control - Use local-first workflows for personal knowledge and project planning - Choose AFFiNE Cloud or self-hosted workflows for your workspace - Keep Markdown and portability at the center of your writing system NOTES & DOCS Write everything from quick notes to long-form documents. - Capture ideas, journals, meeting notes, class notes, and project plans - Structure information with flexible blocks and connected pages - Use Markdown for clear, portable writing - Turn rough thoughts into organized documents with AI WHITEBOARDS & VISUAL THINKING Switch from structured documents to an infinite canvas whenever ideas need space. - Create mind maps, diagrams, visual notes, and brainstorming boards - Plan product ideas, research flows, study maps, or team workflows - Connect visual thinking with written notes instead of keeping them in separate tools TASKS & PROJECTS Bring planning and execution into the same workspace. - Track to-dos, project notes, decisions, and next steps - Keep tasks close to the documents and whiteboards that explain the work - Organize personal workflows, student projects, creator work, and team planning AI FOR KNOWLEDGE WORK Use AI to help you write, summarize, and structure ideas. - Draft notes and documents faster - Summarize messy information into clearer outlines - Turn brainstorming into structured next steps - Use AI inside the workspace where your context already lives FOR PERSONAL USE AFFiNE works for notes, journals, study planning, research, reading lists, personal knowledge management, and second-brain workflows. FOR TEAMS AND SELF-HOSTED WORKFLOWS Use AFFiNE for shared project knowledge, planning, docs, visual collaboration, and self-hosted workspace needs. SYNC ACROSS DEVICES Keep working across iPhone, iPad, desktop, and web. Start with a thought on mobile, expand it on a canvas, and turn it into organized knowledge when you're back at your desk. AFFiNE is for people who want the flexibility of documents, the freedom of a whiteboard, the structure of tasks, and the trust of open-source software in one workspace. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

FastShared

Features
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Share anything. Get a link. Watch it vanish. FastShared is a native Apple utility that turns "share a file" into "get a temporary link on my clipboard" in one gesture. Every link is temporary by design: default 24 hours, custom up to 30 days. When the window closes, the underlying file is deleted automatically. WHAT IT DOES - Share any file from any app through the iOS share sheet. - Drag a file onto the Mac app, or paste anything with Command-V. - Pick how long the link lives: 60 seconds, 1 hour, 24 hours, 1 week, 1 month, or custom from 5 minutes to 30 days. - The short link lands on your clipboard. Paste it anywhere. - Watch upload progress in a Live Activity and Dynamic Island on supported iPhones. - Browse recent links with a live countdown. Revoke any link instantly. BUILT FOR APPLE - iOS 17 and later, iPadOS 17 and later, macOS 14 and later. - Native Share Extension on iPhone and iPad. - Drag-and-drop, file import, and Paste to Upload on Mac. - Background uploads with URLSession. - Universal Clipboard friendly: copy on iPhone, paste on Mac seconds later. - Apple-native UI. No account wall for basic sharing. YOUR FILES, YOUR RULES - Ephemeral by design. Every link has an expiry. Expired links return 410 Gone and the file is deleted. - No required accounts. There is no sign-up, email, or password for Free. - No tracking. No analytics SDKs, no advertising IDs, no third-party trackers. - Private storage. Files live in a private Cloudflare R2 bucket. Downloads are served only after the link is validated. - Bearer links with high-entropy tokens. The link is the credential. Revoke any time. - noindex, no-referrer, no-store on every resolve so tokens stay out of search engines, referrer chains, and caches. LAUNCH ACCESS - Unlimited uploads per day. - Files up to 2 GB. - Link retention up to 30 days. FASTSHARED PRO - iCloud history sync across iPhone, iPad, and Mac. - Family Sharing on Lifetime. - Priority support. - Monthly, annual, or lifetime purchase. NOT INCLUDED - ON PURPOSE - No permanent hosting. Every file has a deletion deadline. - No folders, tags, public profiles, comments, or reactions. - No non-Apple desktop or mobile apps. FastShared is Apple-native. The recipient never signs in. They open the link in any browser or messaging preview, and the file downloads through FastShared after the link state is checked. When the window ends, the link stops working for everyone at once. Support - https://fastsha.red/support Privacy - https://fastsha.red/privacy Terms - https://fastsha.red/terms

Screenshots

AFFiNE4 screens
FastShared4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: FastShared at none against AFFiNE's shown. AFFiNE's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support 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

Both are free to download. AFFiNE sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month and FastShared sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AFFiNE ships an update every 3 weeks, FastShared every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 3, 2026 and September 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
AFFiNE versus FastShared: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAFFiNEFastShared
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (32 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews45.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings32 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS16.5 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size239 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperToEverythingMATHEUS SALDANHA

In-app purchases

3 purchases

AFFiNE

Subscriptions3
  • AFFiNE Pro Monthly$7.991 Month
  • AFFiNE Pro Yearly$81.001 Year
  • AFFiNE AI Yearly$106.991 Year
3 purchases

FastShared

Subscriptions2
  • FastShared Pro — Monthly$2.991 Month
  • FastShared Pro — Annual$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • FastShared Pro — Lifetime$49.99

Questions

Is AFFiNE free?
AFFiNE is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FastShared free?
FastShared is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do AFFiNE or FastShared have ads?
AFFiNE shows ads; FastShared does not.
Which is updated more often, AFFiNE or FastShared?
AFFiNE ships an update every 3 weeks, and FastShared every 3 months. Most recently, AFFiNE was updated on September 3, 2026 and FastShared on September 7, 2026.

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