AuraBar vs isnote

AuraBar turns your Dynamic Island, Lock Screen widgets, and Live Activity into a living mood bar. The limited “Happy New Year” pack lights up with animated fireworks and greetings across Dynamic Island, Live Activity, and widgets. • Personalize mood text (now up to 6 characters, including Chinese) and color • Animated fireworks celebrate Lunar New Year across widgets and Live Activity • Multiple atmospheric scenes such as city nights, auroras, and rain • Live Activity keeps your current mood in sync while working out, commuting, or focusing Launch AuraBar to refresh your Dynamic Island with festive vibes—more limited themes will roll out throughout the season.

isnote puts a short note on your Dynamic Island — always in sight, never in the way. Write a reminder, pin it, and see it on the island, Lock Screen, and widgets. When you’re done, dismiss it with one tap, or set it to leave on its own. PIN TO THE ISLAND • Turn any short note into a Live Activity on the Dynamic Island • Choose an icon so you recognize it at a glance • Update the island content anytime without starting over STAY IN CONTROL • Leave manually, in 1 hour, tonight, tomorrow morning, or at a custom time • Get notified when a timed note is due • Control Center control and Shortcuts / Siri to pin or dismiss QUICK PHRASES & ARCHIVE • Built-in phrases for everyday reminders — groceries, medicine, meetings, and more • Save your own reusable phrases • Archive notes, favorite the important ones, edit, sort, and export MADE FOR YOUR ROUTINE • Home Screen widget shows what’s currently pinned • Pin clipboard text via Shortcuts • Optional auto-save when you pin • iCloud sync across your devices • Accent color, app & island text size, language, and toolbar customization isnote is for the things you can’t afford to forget for the next few hours — without another notification pile.