Afterglance vs Nox
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Afterglance
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afterglance is for moments when two people noticed each other and never spoke โ a coffee shop, a train, a quiet street corner. it only works if both sides remember the same moment the same way. a one-sided note goes nowhere and fades within 48 hours. a private conversation opens only when two independent notes agree, from both sides, about the same place and time. โ how it works pin the place. describe the moment in your own words โ both what you noticed and what you looked like. that's it. somewhere else, the same moment might be living in someone else's note. if their description of you matches your description of them, and the place and time agree, a quiet conversation opens between the two of you. only then. no profiles. no photos. no usernames. no public feed. โ the privacy part we keep almost nothing. the approximate place, the time, and the text of the note while it's active. no name, no photo, no contacts, no location history. notes fade within 48 hours if they don't connect. once a conversation ends, the notes that led to it are gone. the text you write in a note is sent to anthropic's claude api so we can check whether two notes describe the same moment. this is disclosed on the welcome screen and in privacy settings. โ safety afterglance is intended for thoughtful, consensual social use by people 18 and older. content that violates our community standards is not permitted, and we enforce this actively. every note and every message is automatically screened before it reaches anyone else. from any conversation you can report a message or remove the other person with one tap. flagged content is reviewed by a human within 24 hours, and accounts that violate our standards lose access and have their data removed. questions or concerns: support@nodevlabs.com. a real person responds within 24 hours. โ who it's for people who want a quieter, more private way to acknowledge a small connection. afterglance is not a tool for finding, observing, or contacting anyone who has not also chosen to use the app. โ afterglance ink (subscription, in-app purchase) your first connection is always free. continuing to leave notes after that requires an afterglance ink subscription. afterglance ink is an auto-renewable subscription: โข monthly: $4.99 / month โข yearly: $39.99 / year (saves 33%) with ink you can keep up to three notes active at the same time. the subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. you can manage or cancel anytime in your apple id account settings. โ terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ privacy policy: https://afterglance-production.up.railway.app/privacy.html report abuse: support@nodevlabs.com (response within 24 hours)
Nox
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Your night, mapped. NOX turns a night out into something you can keep. Drop a photo everywhere you go every bar, club and rooftop and NOX pins it to the map, exactly where and when it happened. When the night ends, NOX draws your route across the city and builds a clean, shareable card of the whole night. Your personal nightlife archive, beautifully dark. HOW IT WORKS - Start the night with one tap - Drop a photo at every stop โ it saves the place, the time, and the moment - Swipe to your live map and watch the night take shape - End the night and get your route, your stops, how long you were out, and a card of the whole night BUILT FOR THE NIGHT - One-tap drops โ no forms, no fuss, made for a night out - A pure black, minimal design that looks right at 2am - Your route drawn along real streets, not straight lines - A shareable card of every night, ready for your story - Every night saved as a personal archive you can look back on NOX+, PRO & CREW - The city tonight: a live heatmap of where the night is happening - More crews, and bigger crews - Premium posters without the logo (Pro) - Nox Crew: Pro for you and 4 friends Nox+ and Nox Pro come with a 7-day free trial. YOUR DATA IS YOURS NOX only uses your location while you're using the app, to place your stops and draw your route โ never in the background. No ads. We don't sell your data. Delete your account and everything with it, any time, right from the app. Start the night. NOX remembers the rest. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple ID settings. Terms of Use: https://nox-io.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://nox-io.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Afterglance at none against Nox's shown. Afterglance also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.6). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Afterglance sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Nox sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Afterglance ships an update daily, Nox every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Afterglance | Nox |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Daily โ better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No โ better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod โ better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 โ better | 17.6 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Murat OZCAN | Rasit Gurses |
In-app purchases
Afterglance
- Afterglance Ink (monthly)$4.991 Month
- Afterglance Ink (yearly)$39.991 Year
- a coffee$2.99
- a book$9.99
- a dinner$29.99
Nox
- Nox+7 Days trial$3.991 Month
- Nox Pro7 Days trial$5.991 Month
- Nox Crew$11.991 Month
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- Nox+7 Days trial$22.991 Year
- Nox Pro7 Days trial$39.991 Year
- Nox Crew$69.991 Year









