Fading Ink vs OneLine
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Fading Ink
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This is a diary that decays. Every word you write begins to disappear from the moment you set it down. Fading, displaced, repeating โ then nothing. Not because you deleted it. Because time decided. Open it tomorrow and you'll find yesterday's words are fewer. Last week's entry is barely legible. The one from three months ago is just a date. This is not a bug. This is the design. It's simple to use. Open the app, write what you want to say today. You can write a lot or just a line. Before midnight you can keep adding โ but you cannot edit what you've already written. At midnight, it locks. The decay begins. Tomorrow is a new page. This is a real diary. Write it. Then let it go.
OneLine
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Your life story, one line at a time. OneLine is the journal for people who don't have time to journal. Write a single line about your day โ it takes five seconds โ and watch your life story build itself, one day at a time. WHY ONE LINE? Big journaling apps fail because they ask too much. OneLine asks for one sentence. That's small enough to do every single day โ and a year from now, you'll have 365 tiny memories you'd otherwise have forgotten. โข FIVE SECONDS A DAY โ One line, an optional mood, done. No pressure, no blank-page anxiety. โข BUILD A STREAK โ Show up daily and watch your streak grow. Small habit, big memories. โข ON THIS DAY โ Relive what you wrote a year ago, right when you open the app. โข WIDGETS โ Your streak and memories on your Home Screen and Lock Screen. โข DAILY REMINDER โ A gentle, friendly nudge at the time you choose. โข 21 LANGUAGES โ Use OneLine in the language you think in. โข PRIVATE BY DESIGN โ Your journal lives on your device. No account, no cloud, no tracking. ONELINE PRO Go Pro to unlock your full history and "On This Day" flashbacks, attach a photo to each day, use every widget, export your year as a beautiful PDF book, and lock the app behind Face ID. Weekly, monthly, or one single lifetime purchase โ yours forever. Start tonight. One line. Five seconds. Future-you will thank you. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://apps.ailancer.com/oneline/privacy.html Subscription Terms: https://apps.ailancer.com/oneline/terms.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: OneLine at Free against Fading Ink's $3.99. Fading Ink's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3). On ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
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OneLine is free to download; Fading Ink costs $3.99 up front. OneLine sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Fading Ink asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Fading Ink | OneLine |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | Free โ better |
| Update frequency | โ | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No โ better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad โ better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 243 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Muheng Li | Ailancer |
In-app purchases
Fading Ink
No in-app purchases
OneLine
- OneLine Pro โ Weekly$0.997 Days
- OneLine Pro โ Monthly$1.991 Month
- OneLine Pro โ Lifetime$19.99









