Comparison

Vanishing Notes vs Fade Note

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

Head to head
About

Vanishing Notes

Features
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Some notes don't need to live forever. The hotel Wi-Fi password. Your table number. The delivery driver's phone number. The gate code for a place you're visiting once. Where you parked—again. These aren't memories. They're temporary. So why do they clutter your notes app forever? Vanishing Notes is a notepad for temporary notes. Write something down and it deletes itself automatically—after 1 hour, 24 hours, 7 days, or 30 days, or any custom time from 1 to 24 hours. You choose. No manual cleanup. No scrolling past outdated notes. Just what you need, right now. SIMPLE BY DESIGN • Tap to write. Swipe to delete. That's it. • Clean, minimal interface with a paper-and-ink look • See at a glance how much time each note has left • Edit notes right in the list—no extra screens • Copy any note with one tap • Dark mode that's easy on your eyes WORKS EVERYWHERE • Syncs across iPhone, iPad, and Mac with iCloud • Home Screen widgets show your notes at a glance • Siri & Shortcuts: create, find, and hear your notes by voice • Spotlight search finds your notes from anywhere • Keyboard shortcuts on Mac and iPad • Available in 20 languages NOTHING IS TRULY GONE Changed your mind? Deleted notes stay in Trash for 30 days. Restore anything with one tap. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Your notes stay on your devices and in your own iCloud. No account, no sign-up, no ads. TRY IT FREE Vanishing Notes includes a 7-day free trial. After that, a single one-time purchase unlocks unlimited notes forever. No subscriptions. Stop letting temporary notes become permanent clutter.

About

Fade Note

Capture fleeting thoughts and reminders without permanent clutter. This app lets you create notes with a set lifespan, from minutes to a week, and automatically fades them away. Keep your digital space tidy with temporary notes designed for privacy.

Highlights
  • Create temporary notes
  • Set note lifespan (minutes to a week)
  • Custom expiration dates
  • Live countdown timers
  • Search notes
  • Organize with colors
  • Restore from history
Features
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Not every thought needs to live forever. Fade Note is a calm, lightweight place for temporary notes. Write down what matters now, decide how long it should stay, and let it fade when its time is up. FEATURES • Create temporary notes in seconds • Choose a lifetime from 1 minute to 1 week • Set a custom expiration date and time • See a live countdown for every active note • Search notes by title or content • Organize notes with simple colors • Restore notes from your Faded history • Delete individual notes or clear the entire history • Turn off history to permanently remove expired notes PRIVATE BY DESIGN Fade Note requires no account. Your note titles and content are stored locally on your device and are not sent to a notes server. Whether it is a quick idea, a temporary reminder, a code snippet, or something you simply need to remember for a little while, Fade Note helps you capture it without creating permanent clutter.

Screenshots

Vanishing Notes4 screens
Fade Note4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Fade Note at none against Vanishing Notes's 1. Fade Note also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.2). On price, ads and device support 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. Vanishing Notes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Fade Note asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Vanishing Notes versus Fade Note: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVanishing NotesFade Note
PriceFreeFree
Rating—1.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.217.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developeramir hayekNguyen Thi Kim Chung

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Vanishing Notes

One-time1
  • Full Version$1.99
None

Fade Note

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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