Comparison

Secret Notes vs Link Cleaner

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

Head to head
About

Secret Notes

Features
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Secret Notes - SLOX is a minimal, offline notepad that lets you lock your private notes with a PIN code and device biometrics. KEY FEATURES • Quick note creation with title and body • PIN lock (4-6 digits) - stored as a one-way hash, never the original • Optional Face ID / Touch ID unlock • Auto-lock when the app goes to background • 7 languages: English, Korean, Japanese, Chinese (Simplified/Traditional), Spanish, Portuguese • Light and dark themes PRIVACY FIRST • No sign-up, no login • All notes stored locally on your device • No cloud sync, no server communication (apart from ads) • If you forget your PIN, notes cannot be recovered - we cannot reverse the local hash For diaries, ideas, passwords hints, anything you want to keep to yourself - Secret Notes - SLOX.

About

Link Cleaner

Features
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Link Cleaner helps you pause before opening messy or suspicious links in Safari. It checks tracking values, shopping links, and short links, then lets you open the original link, open a cleaner version when possible, or cancel. Features: - Tap-before-open confirmation in Safari - Cleaner URL option for removable tracking values - Local link checker inside the app - Personal warning and allow lists - Share extension for links from other apps - No account, subscription, or in-app purchase Link analysis runs on your device. The app does not use a developer server. Short links are flagged before you open them, but their final destination is not expanded automatically in this serverless version.

Screenshots

Secret Notes3 screens
Link Cleaner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Secret Notes at 3 against Link Cleaner's 1. Secret Notes also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
Secret Notes versus Link Cleaner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSecret NotesLink Cleaner
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Every 10 days
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSEOKWON YANGYoobin Shin

In-app purchases

None

Secret Notes

No in-app purchases

None

Link Cleaner

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Secret Notes free?
Secret Notes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Link Cleaner free?
Link Cleaner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Secret Notes or Link Cleaner have ads?
Both Secret Notes and Link Cleaner show ads.

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