Comparison

MindInbox vs FadingNotes

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

Head to head
About

MindInbox

Features
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MindInbox is an AI inbox for everything you send yourself. Capture thoughts, links, images, videos, and voice notes in a simple chat-style timeline, then come back with AI summaries, reminders, calendar browsing, and a clean library. You do not need to choose the perfect folder before saving. Open MindInbox, type a thought, paste a link, take a photo, or record a voice note. Everything lands in one calm place first, ready to organize later. KEY FEATURES โ— Chat-style capture Save text, links, images, videos, and voice notes as naturally as sending a message to yourself. โ— AI Quick Look Save a link and get an AI summary that preserves context, so you can remember why it mattered when you return. โ— Voice-to-text Record thoughts on the go, then turn voice notes into readable text when you need them. โ— Reminders for saved messages Long-press an important message, choose a time, and MindInbox will remind you to revisit it. โ— Spaces Separate work ideas, personal saves, reading lists, project notes, and creative references with flexible spaces. โ— Library and calendar archive Browse by content type, including links, images, videos, text, and audio, or use the calendar to revisit what you saved on a specific day. โ— Share extension Save interesting articles, videos, posts, and pages from other apps directly into MindInbox. โ— Image prompt extraction Keep an image you like and let AI extract a reusable prompt for creative reference. MindInbox is built for ideas, bookmarks, voice memos, web clips, visual references, reading links, and anything you want to revisit later. Send it to yourself first. Organize when you are ready. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

FadingNotes

Features
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FadingNotes is a sticky-note style memo app that gives your notes a deadline so you can organize your thoughts and train your ability to act. Create memos with a title, body, and checklist. Mark important items as favorites, sort by newest or time remaining, and share memo text through the system share sheet. Seven days after a memo is created or restored, it moves to the archive automatically. It is permanently deleted 30 days after its archive deadline. Editing or favoriting a memo does not postpone either deadline. The free plan supports up to five active memos and includes ads. Pro Monthly or Pro Lifetime removes ads and unlocks unlimited active memos. Purchases can be restored. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://profile-portfolio-one-tau.vercel.app/privacy

Screenshots

MindInbox4 screens
FadingNotes3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: MindInbox at none against FadingNotes's shown. MindInbox also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). FadingNotes's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. MindInbox sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and FadingNotes sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MindInbox ships an update monthly, FadingNotes fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
MindInbox versus FadingNotes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMindInboxFadingNotes
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyMonthlyFortnightly โ€” better
AdsNo โ€” betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 โ€” better17.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size65 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerๆ˜Ÿๅฎ‡ ่ตตIPPEI NAGAMINE

In-app purchases

2 purchases

MindInbox

Subscriptions2
  • MindInbox pro monthly$3.991 Month
  • MindInbox pro yearly$24.991 Year
2 purchases

FadingNotes

Subscriptions1
  • FadingNotes Pro Monthly$0.991 Month
One-time1
  • FadingNotes Pro Lifetime$3.99

Questions

Is MindInbox free?
MindInbox is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FadingNotes free?
FadingNotes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do MindInbox or FadingNotes have ads?
FadingNotes shows ads; MindInbox does not.
Which is updated more often, MindInbox or FadingNotes?
MindInbox ships an update monthly, and FadingNotes fortnightly. Most recently, MindInbox was updated on October 10, 2026 and FadingNotes on October 15, 2026.

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