Comparison

burner notes vs Quoto

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

Head to head
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

About

Quoto

Capture and organize passages from your reading through typing, OCR, or voice. Add details like author, source, and tags. Explore your library with filters, search, and mind maps. Syncs via iCloud and offers customizable themes.

Highlights
  • Multiple input methods (typing, OCR, voice)
  • Detailed quote metadata (author, source, tags)
  • Advanced library filtering and search
  • Mind map visualization for connections
  • iCloud sync for cross-device access
  • Customizable themes (Light, Sepia, Dark)
Features
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Quoto is a quote-keeping app for passages collected from books, articles, and other reading. Add quotes by typing, photo OCR, or voice, and attach an author, source, page, URL, note, and tags. — Adding quotes - Keyboard input, photo OCR, or voice input - Each quote can include author, source, page or location, URL, a note, and tags - Tags can be renamed or deleted later from one place — Library - Filter by author, source, or tag - Keyword search across quote text, author, source, and tags - Sort by text, author, source, or date added - Mark favourites to filter down to important quotes - Export the entire library to CSV — Home - Shows a "today's passage" card with a shuffle button - Displays counts for stored quotes, authors, and tags - Lists recently added quotes — Authors view - Browse quotes grouped by author - Search by author name — Mind maps - Create a mind map with a theme node at the centre - Add quote, author, or free-text nodes - Connect nodes with lines to show how they relate - Pick node colours from a five-colour palette - Pinch to zoom, double-tap to fit the whole board, minimap for navigation - Delete mode for removing connections you no longer need — Settings - Three themes: Light, Sepia, Dark - iCloud sync (opt-in) - Interface available in Japanese and English — Privacy - Quotes are stored on your device - iCloud sync is opt-in; when on, data is mirrored only across your own devices via your Apple ID - OCR uses Apple's Vision framework; voice input uses Apple's Speech recognition — Supported devices - iPhone (portrait) - iPad (portrait and landscape)

Screenshots

burner notes4 screens
Quoto3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: burner notes at 5.0 against Quoto's 1.0. burner notes also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 3 months). Quoto's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On price, ratings volume 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. burner notes sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Quoto asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

burner notes holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

burner notes ships an update every 6 weeks, Quoto every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 3 level
burner notes versus Quoto: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterburner notesQuoto
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperArden Knablein-GreeneJun Tsuda

In-app purchases

2 purchases

burner notes

Subscriptions1
  • Burner Pro$2.991 Month
One-time1
  • Burner Pro$14.99
None

Quoto

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is burner notes free?
burner notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Quoto free?
Quoto is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, burner notes or Quoto?
burner notes is rated higher. burner notes averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Quoto averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do burner notes or Quoto have ads?
Quoto shows ads; burner notes does not.
Which is updated more often, burner notes or Quoto?
burner notes ships an update every 6 weeks, and Quoto every 3 months. Most recently, burner notes was updated on October 31, 2026 and Quoto on November 5, 2026.

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