Comparison

Temp&Note vs ArkNote

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

Head to head
About

Temp&Note

This app helps you manage temporary notes, tables, and timers that automatically expire or can be locked for privacy. Organize information with rich text formatting, checklists, and attachments, and keep important items accessible via widgets.

Highlights
  • Self-expiring notes
  • Note locking and privacy
  • Rich text formatting
  • Interactive checklists
  • Customizable tables
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
  • Live Activities and Dynamic Island integration
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Temp&Note is a flexible notes app built for information you need now—without cluttering your library forever. Create a note, choose when it EXPIRES AND ALSO THE OPTION OF LOCKING IT, and let Temp&Note automatically move it to Recently Deleted when its time is up. Important notes can be made permanent at any time. WRITE YOUR WAY • Format text with headings, fonts, colors, bold, italic, underline, and strikethrough • Create interactive checklists and optionally cross out completed items • Attach photos and PDF documents • Organize notes into folders and pin important items BUILD USEFUL TABLES • Start with ready-made table formats or create your own • Edit cells directly inside your notes • Add totals and efficiency calculations • Save customized table formats for quick reuse • View and edit larger tables in full screen STAY UPDATED • Show selected notes on customizable Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets • Track expiration using Live Activities and the Dynamic Island • Extend a note by two hours or make it permanent from supported widgets and Live Activities KEEP PRIVATE NOTES PRIVATE • Protect the app, locked folders, or Recently Deleted using device authentication or a Temp&Note passcode • Keep your information stored locally on your device • Share individual notes and tables as clean PDFs Temp&Note works well for quick thoughts, launch checklists, game scores, production tracking, project references, work orders, and anything else that should stay useful without staying forever.

About

ArkNote

Organize your daily life with a unified journaling and task management system. Capture thoughts, to-dos, and reflections in a chronological timeline, with features like recurring tasks and customizable templates to streamline your record-keeping.

Highlights
  • Daily chronological timeline
  • Integrated notes and to-dos
  • Recurring and auto-carrying tasks
  • Customizable templates
  • Nested tags for organization
  • System Share Extension for quick capture
  • iCloud sync and JSON backup
Features
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ArkNote - Stay Present, Record Every Day It is a note-taking and life-logging app designed around each day. Notes, Todos, reading lists, reflections, and movie reviews no longer need to be scattered across different apps. ArkNote brings them together in a clear daily timeline: write today, continue tomorrow, and rediscover them years later in “Time Rings.” 【Bring Your Records Back to Each Day】 Swipe left or right to switch dates, or use the calendar to quickly look back. Your thoughts, tasks, photos, and everyday moments are naturally organized by time. 【More Than Text Notes】 Add Todos, photos and videos, links, reminders, moods, ratings, tags, and child notes. Use lists, bold text, colors, and covers to give every kind of content the right form. 【Todos No Longer Quietly Expire】 Unfinished items can automatically carry over to today. Recurring tasks can reappear daily, weekly, or on a custom schedule, naturally connecting yesterday, today, and tomorrow. 【Templates Make Repeated Records Easier】 Create templates for reading lists, movie journals, daily reflections, or your own workflows. Customize their icons, colors, and covers to reduce repetitive steps and make it easier to start recording. 【Stay Organized Without the Effort】 Use nested tags to organize different topics, and quickly search titles, text, Todos, links, and tags. Open “Time Rings · On This Day” to rediscover records from the same date in previous years. 【Quick Capture and Sharing】 Use the system Share Extension to quickly import web pages, text, and links into ArkNote. When a record is complete, save or send it through system sharing, as an image, or as a PDF. 【Sync and Backup】 Optionally sync across devices with iCloud. JSON backup, export, and restore are also supported, helping you keep important records safe. May ArkNote help you carry today forward and connect it with tomorrow ===== ArkNote is available for monthly subscription, annual subscription or one-time purchase. When you choose the subscription plan, we will charge your iTunes account after the free trial starts or the purchase is confirmed. The subscription will automatically renew unless you turn off auto-renewal at least 24 hours before the end of the billing period. You can go to your iTunes Account Settings to manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal. Terms of Use : https://my.feishu.cn/wiki/RXKMwRE5fiRPWokHjabcRmIYnwd Privacy Policy : https://my.feishu.cn/wiki/OpdFw61g9iyFsNk7fshcRdOZnTd

Screenshots

Temp&Note4 screens
ArkNote4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: ArkNote at Free against Temp&Note's $1.99. ArkNote also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 10 days) and device support (3 vs 1). Temp&Note's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

ArkNote is free to download; Temp&Note costs $1.99 up front. ArkNote sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Temp&Note asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Temp&Note against 5.0 for ArkNote. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 2 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Temp&Note ships an update every 10 days, ArkNote every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Temp&Note versus ArkNote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTemp&NoteArkNote
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings4 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS18.217.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB65 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIbrahim SharafLexyTech Ltd.

Customer experience

Temp&Note

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

ArkNote

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Temp&Note

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

ArkNote

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Yearly7 Days trial$6.991 Year
One-time1
  • PRO$14.99

Questions

Is Temp&Note free?
Temp&Note costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is ArkNote free?
ArkNote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Temp&Note or ArkNote?
Temp&Note and ArkNote are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 4 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Temp&Note or ArkNote have ads?
Neither Temp&Note nor ArkNote shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Temp&Note or ArkNote?
Temp&Note ships an update every 10 days, and ArkNote every 4 days. Most recently, Temp&Note was updated on October 3, 2026 and ArkNote on October 13, 2026.

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