# Afterthought vs Fleeting Thoughts

The clearest difference is price: Afterthought at Free against Fleeting Thoughts's $9.99. Afterthought also leads on iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.0). Fleeting Thoughts's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (5 vs 1). On rating, review sentiment, update cadence and ads there is nothing between them.

Afterthought is free to download; Fleeting Thoughts costs $9.99 up front. Afterthought sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Fleeting Thoughts asks for nothing beyond the download.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Afterthought against 5.0 for Fleeting Thoughts. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Fleeting Thoughts has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

Afterthought ships an update every 4 days, Fleeting Thoughts every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Afterthought | Fleeting Thoughts |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | **Free** | $9.99 |
| Rating | [5.0 (1 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/afterthought-voice-notes/id6758908457/reviews) | [5.0 (5 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/fleeting-thoughts/id6759990909/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | **5** |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | **Every 4 days** | Every 5 days |
| Monetization | **Freemium** | Paid |
| Size | 91 MB | 9 MB |
| Requires iOS | **17.6** | 26.0 |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | **iPhone, Mac, Apple Watch** |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Paul Lancashire](https://appshunter.io/developer/1097814606) | [Dylan Russell](https://appshunter.io/developer/1869725372) |

## What reviewers say

### Afterthought

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/afterthought-voice-notes/id6758908457)

Capture thoughts, tasks, and notes using your voice on Apple Watch and iPhone. Leverage AI to process your input and prepare it for your favorite productivity apps. Designed for quick capture when opening other apps is inconvenient.

**Highlights:** Voice capture from Apple Watch and iPhone, AI-powered detail extraction, Integration with notes, tasks, and calendar apps, Draft emails and Slack messages, Journal entry creation, Review and edit captured content, Pro writing actions

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Siri integration, Apple Watch app, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (2)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Afterthought Pro Monthly | $4.99 | per month |
| Afterthought Pro Yearly | $29.99 | per year |


### Fleeting Thoughts

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/fleeting-thoughts/id6759990909)

Capture thoughts privately with voice, text, scans, videos, and files in a unified timeline. Your data stays on your device or chosen cloud storage, with no accounts or tracking. Edit, tag, and export your notes easily.

**Highlights:** Unified timeline for voice, text, scans, video, and files, On-device transcription and Apple Intelligence cleanup, Private data storage (device, iCloud, or Files app), Video trimming, reframing, and image cropping, Document scanning with text extraction, Tagging and filtering for organization, Markdown or JSON export options

**Features:** Apple Watch app, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Afterthought free?

Afterthought is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Fleeting Thoughts free?

Fleeting Thoughts costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Afterthought or Fleeting Thoughts?

Afterthought and Fleeting Thoughts are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 5 ratings respectively.

### Do Afterthought or Fleeting Thoughts have ads?

Neither Afterthought nor Fleeting Thoughts shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Afterthought or Fleeting Thoughts?

Afterthought ships an update every 4 days, and Fleeting Thoughts every 5 days. Most recently, Afterthought was updated on September 19, 2026 and Fleeting Thoughts on September 12, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*