burner notes vs UmtilNote
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
UmtilNote
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Some thoughts aren't meant to last forever — and that's beautiful. UmtilNote reimagines note-taking as an act of mindfulness. Your thoughts appear as colorful bubbles on an infinite canvas, gently aging and fading until they quietly disappear. It's not about holding on — it's about being present with what matters now. CREATE WITH INTENTION Tap anywhere on the canvas to breathe life into a new bubble. Each thought finds its own space, its own color, its own moment in time. Watch as your ideas take shape — larger thoughts naturally grow into bigger bubbles. EMBRACE IMPERMANENCE Every bubble has a lifespan. Watch them gracefully age through five visual stages — from vibrant and fresh to soft and fading — before they pop with a satisfying animation. With Pro, choose lifespans from 1 hour to 7 days. AN INFINITE CANVAS FOR YOUR MIND Pan freely across a beautiful grid canvas. Your thoughts exist in space, not in lists. Organize intuitively, explore freely, and always find your center with a single tap. ARCHIVE WHAT MATTERS Not every thought should fade. Save your most meaningful bubbles to the archive before they disappear. Export them as Markdown when you're ready to carry them forward. THOUGHTFULLY DESIGNED • 12 beautiful bubble colors to match your mood • Light and dark themes with elegant glassmorphic design • Gentle haptics and satisfying pop sounds • Daily recap notifications to reflect on your day • Multiple boards for different spaces of thought (Pro) • Available in 11 languages Let your thoughts breathe. Let them float. Let them go.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: UmtilNote at 3 against burner notes's 1. UmtilNote also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. burner notes sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and UmtilNote sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | burner notes | UmtilNote |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Arden Knablein-Greene | Dominik Nowara |
In-app purchases
burner notes
- Burner Pro$2.991 Month
- Burner Pro$14.99
UmtilNote
- UmtilNote Pro$2.99





