Comparison

Offshoots vs Burn Note

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

Head to head
About

Offshoots

Features
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Offshoots — Decide. Predict. Learn. A decision journal for people who want to get better at deciding. Log a choice, predict how it will turn out, then record what actually happened. Over time, Offshoots shows where your predictions land and where they miss. Most decision journals stop at the first result. Offshoots keeps going. Revisit a decision weeks or months later and re-rate it, because the outcome you see at 30 days is not always the one you would give at a year. Every revisit is kept on a timeline, so you can see how each decision aged. Log Decisions in Seconds A title, a category (Work, Money, Health, Relationships, Home, Other), a stakes level and the outcome you expect. New to this? Tap a starter suggestion to fill in the form. Follow-Up Reminders Pick a review date with one tap: tomorrow, 3 days, 1 week or 1 month. A reminder arrives when the decision is ready to review. Record What Happened Rate the result from Very Bad to Great and add a reflection. Each marked decision tells you how the result compared with your prediction. Revisit Any Time Give a decision a new rating and a note on what changed. Schedule the next check-in if you want one. The timeline shows each change ("Bad → Good"). Look Back Before You Predict See how past decisions in the same category compared with your predictions. Counts and two simple bars compare what you expected with the first outcomes you recorded. Look Back is free and needs two marked decisions in that category. Hindsight When you review or revisit a decision, record what you would repeat or change. Explore your answers and notes across decisions, and filter them by answer, outcome or category. Hindsight is a one-time purchase. Made for iPhone Duo Content stays clear of the fold. Review a decision beside your Dashboard, browse a list beside its details, or see related Insights together. Paired panes work in wide landscape and partly open portrait. Settings stays in one pane. Insights • Prediction Accuracy: how often your guess matches reality, with near misses shown apart • Optimism Bias: whether you tend to expect better or worse than what happens • Outcome Distribution and Outcome Trends by week • Category Breakdown: where you decide the most • Accuracy Trend: improving, declining or stable Prediction accuracy and optimism bias are measured against your first rating, so hindsight cannot inflate them. Private by design: • No account, no ads, no analytics, no tracking • All data stays on your device • Export everything as JSON, and import it back • Light, Dark or System appearance • Dynamic Type and VoiceOver support

About

Burn Note

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Release. Vent. Let it burn. Burn Note is your ultimate private sanctuary for the thoughts you aren't ready to share—or keep. Whether it’s a late-night confession, a workplace frustration, or a raw emotional release, Burn Note gives you the freedom to express yourself without the burden of a permanent digital footprint. WATCH YOUR THOUGHTS IGNITE Experience the catharsis of letting go. When your note’s time is up, watch it physically "ignite" on your screen with a high-intensity fire effect before vanishing forever. FEATURES BUILT FOR PRIVACY: Self-Destruct Timers: Set your notes to burn after 1 minute, 1 hour, or any custom duration. Read-Once Mode: Perfect for ultimate secrets—the note self-destructs the moment it’s closed. Continuous Voice Dictation: Vent out loud for as long as you need with unlimited, real-time transcription. Creative Scribbling: Draw or write freehand when words aren't enough. Mood Palettes: Color-code your notes to match your emotional state (Anger, Peace, Joy, and more). IRONCLAD SECURITY: Biometric Vault: Secure your notes with Face ID, Touch ID, or a custom PIN. Zero Trace: Once a note burns, it is deleted from your device. No recovery, no history, no baggage. Local-First Privacy: Your notes never touch a server. Your secrets stay on your device until they turn to ash. Write it down. Release the weight. Let it burn.

Screenshots

Offshoots4 screens
Burn Note4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Burn Note at none against Offshoots's 1. Burn Note also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.6). On price and ads 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. Offshoots sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Burn Note asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Offshoots versus Burn Note: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOffshootsBurn Note
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGeoffrey Silvalohith nagaraj

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Offshoots

One-time1
  • Hindsight$5.99
None

Burn Note

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Offshoots free?
Offshoots is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Burn Note free?
Burn Note is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Offshoots or Burn Note have ads?
Neither Offshoots nor Burn Note shows ads.

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