Comparison

Plato vs Bubble Note

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

Head to head
About

Plato

Features
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Some thoughts aren't meant to last forever. Plato is a beautifully crafted notes app inspired by ancient Greek aesthetics. Write your thoughts on digital scrolls, set a timer, and watch them vanish โ€” like words dissolving into the aether. DISAPPEARING NOTES Every note you create has an expiration timer. Choose from 5 minutes, 1 hour, 24 hours, 3 days, or 7 days. When the timer hits zero, the note is gone forever. LIVE COUNTDOWN Watch the time tick down in real time. A progress bar on each note shifts from gold to bronze to flame red as it nears its end. You'll always know how much time remains. BURN ON DEMAND Can't wait for the timer? Tap the flame icon to destroy a note instantly. Once burned, it can never be recovered. CLASSICAL DESIGN Every detail is crafted with care โ€” serif typography, parchment textures, gold accents, and daily quotes from Plato himself. Your fleeting thoughts deserve a beautiful stage. COMPLETELY OFFLINE Plato works entirely on your device. No accounts. No cloud. No internet connection required. Your notes exist in your hands and nowhere else. FREE & OPEN SOURCE Plato is completely free with no ads and no in-app purchases. The entire source code is publicly available on GitHub for anyone to inspect, modify, and contribute to.

About

Bubble Note

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Never clean up notes again. Bubble Note turns note-taking into texting. Jot a thought, send it like a message, and it quietly deletes itself when its time is up โ€” so you never waste a second tidying done notes again. Like a bubble, every note simply pops and floats away the moment it expires. That's how Bubble Note got its name. WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT โ€ข Auto-deleting notes โ€” every note expires on its own schedule, zero cleanup โ€ข Chat-style capture โ€” writing a note feels like sending a text โ€ข Time-based "friends" โ€” organize by how long a note matters, not by folders โ€ข Photos & screenshots โ€” attach images in one tap, view them full screen โ€ข Mark as done, forward, edit or delete โ€” all inline, no clutter โ€ข 30-day Trash โ€” recover anything you deleted or that expired CHOOSE A LIFESPAN โ€ข Forever โ€” keep it permanently โ€ข 1 Month โ€” disappears 30 days after you send it โ€ข 1 Week โ€” disappears 7 days after you send it โ€ข This Month โ€” clears at the end of the calendar month โ€ข This Week โ€” clears at the end of the calendar week โ€ข Today โ€” gone at midnight tonight Create your own custom friends with any lifespan, color and icon. PRIVATE BY DESIGN โ€ข No account, ever โ€” just open and write โ€ข Works 100% offline โ€” no internet needed โ€ข Your notes never leave your phone โ€” nothing is uploaded, synced, or shared PERFECT FOR โ€ข Daily to-do lists that clear themselves out โ€ข Quick reminders you only need for a few hours or days โ€ข Screenshots and links you'll act on soon and forget later โ€ข Temporary thoughts you don't want cluttering a permanent notebook Capture it fast. Forget about it. Let your notes clean up after themselves.

Screenshots

Plato4 screens
Bubble Note4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Plato at none against Bubble Note's shown. Bubble Note's advantage is iOS requirement (13.4 vs 17.0). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Plato versus Bubble Note: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlatoBubble Note
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Daily
AdsNo โ€” betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS17.013.4 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size1 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWonmo SeongSY KHANH HO

In-app purchases

None

Plato

No in-app purchases

None

Bubble Note

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Plato free?
Plato is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bubble Note free?
Bubble Note is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Plato or Bubble Note have ads?
Bubble Note shows ads; Plato does not.

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