Comparison

SnapLines 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

SnapLines

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SnapLines - Notes that vanish like messages on Snapchat. Create private notes with automatic expiration. Set your notes to self-destruct after minutes, hours, or days. Perfect for: • Temporary reminders • Sensitive information you don't want lingering • Quick thoughts that don't need to stick around Features: - Set custom expiration times - Visual countdown shows time remaining - Search your active notes - Clean, simple interface Your notes automatically disappear when their time is up. No trace left behind.

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

SnapLines1 screens
burner notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SnapLines at none against burner notes's 2. On price 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. burner notes sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. SnapLines asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
SnapLines versus burner notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSnapLinesburner notes
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequency—Every 6 weeks
Ads—No
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
Devices—iPhone — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperALAEArden Knablein-Greene

In-app purchases

None

SnapLines

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

burner notes

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

Questions

Is SnapLines free?
SnapLines is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is burner notes free?
burner notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

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