Comparison

Fade vs NuKey

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

Head to head
About

Fade

Instantly generate temporary email addresses to sign up for services without revealing your personal inbox. Protect yourself from spam and unwanted marketing by using disposable emails that automatically discard messages after a short period. The app offers real-time notifications and one-tap code copying for verification.

Highlights
  • Instant temporary email address generation
  • One-tap address and code copying
  • Real-time push notifications for new mail
  • Automatic verification code detection
  • Disposable inboxes to avoid spam
  • Attachments support
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Every site wants your email before it will show you anything. Some sell it. Some leak it. Most never stop mailing you. Fade gives you one to hand over instead. Open the app and a working address is already waiting. Sign up, take your code, walk away. Nothing traces back to you. WHAT YOU ACTUALLY GET Your real inbox stays clean Hand out a Fade address instead of your own. The spam, the "exclusive offers" and the breach notifications all land somewhere you will never have to look again. Your code, not an ad No full-screen video standing between you and your own mail. The inbox is open before you finish reading this sentence. The code copies itself Fade finds the verification code in the message and puts a one-tap Copy button at the top of it. No scrolling, no squinting, no dragging a cursor across six digits. You know the second mail lands Real-time push notifications, not a refresh button you keep tapping. Nothing about you is required No account. No phone number. No name. Nothing to leak, because nothing was collected. FADE PRO Every other temp mail address expires and takes your logins with it. These do not. - Up to 5 reserved addresses that never expire while your subscription is active - 90 days of mail history on Fade, then kept on your iPhone (free mail is gone in 15 minutes) - Custom address: choose your own username and domain - No ads anywhere in the app FREE, AND STAYING FREE - A working address the moment you open the app - One-tap copy for the address and for the code - Push notifications the second new mail arrives - Automatic OTP and verification code detection - Several inboxes running at once - Attachments you can open and save - A choice of domains - Full dark mode, Dynamic Type and VoiceOver support Getting an address and getting your code is free and always will be. It is never behind the paywall and never behind an ad. WHEN YOU REACH FOR IT - A free trial you would rather not tie to your real inbox - A download, a Wi-Fi portal or a coupon wall that demands an email first - Testing the signup and email flow of your own product - Keeping marketing spam out of the inbox that actually matters - Any form that insists on a real address when a throwaway will do Get the address. Get the code. Move on. Privacy policy: https://fade.email/privacy Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ SUBSCRIPTION TERMS Fade Pro is offered as a weekly or annual auto-renewing subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is switched off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours of the end of that period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings after purchase.

About

NuKey

Personalize your typing experience with custom colors, key styles, and animated lighting. Choose from a variety of mechanical switch sounds to enhance your typing feel. Save and share your unique keyboard designs with others.

Highlights
  • Custom keyboard designs
  • Ready-made themes
  • Animated lighting effects
  • Mechanical switch sounds
  • Personalized key legends
  • Emoji browsing
  • Shareable designs
Features
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NuKey transforms your iPhone keyboard into a personalised typing experience that looks, sounds and feels like your own. Create a custom keyboard by choosing colours, key styles, legends and animated lighting effects. Add satisfying mechanical switch sounds inspired by popular switch types, then preview your creation before you start typing. Features include: • Build and save custom keyboard designs • Choose from ready-made themes • Add animated keyboard lighting effects • Enjoy a collection of mechanical switch sounds • Personalise key legends and layouts • Browse and type emoji with ease • Add your own words for a more personal typing experience • Select your preferred keyboard language • Share keyboard designs using QR codes • Preview sounds and themes inside the app Whether you prefer a clean, understated keyboard or something colourful and expressive, NuKey gives you the tools to make every tap your own. Some themes, sounds and customisation features may require NuKey Pro.

Screenshots

Fade4 screens
NuKey4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Fade at 100% against NuKey's 62%. Fade also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.4). NuKey's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support 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

Both are free to download. Fade sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and NuKey sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Fade holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NuKey has 50 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Fade's written reviews are positive against 62% of NuKey's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fade ships an update weekly, NuKey every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Fade versus NuKey: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFadeNuKey
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (7 ratings) — better4.4 (50 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better61.8% of reviews
Number of ratings750 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.018.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB37 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperMohit GaddamSean Kelly

Customer experience

Fade

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

NuKey

All ratings50 ratings
Positive84.0%
Neutral8.0%
Negative8.0%
Written reviews34 reviews
Positive61.8%
Neutral8.8%
Negative29.4%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Fade

Subscriptions3
  • Fade Pro Weekly$2.997 Days
  • Fade Pro Yearly$24.991 Year
  • Fade Pro Yearly1 Year trial$24.991 Year
One-time2
  • Fade Pro Lifetime$39.99
  • Fade Pro Lifetime$59.99
4 purchases

NuKey

One-time4
  • Nice One$1.99
  • Very Kind$4.99
  • NuKey Pro$8.99
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  • Legend$9.99

Questions

Is Fade free?
Fade is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is NuKey free?
NuKey is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Fade or NuKey?
Fade is rated higher. Fade averages 4.9 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while NuKey averages 4.4 from 50 ratings.
Do Fade or NuKey have ads?
Fade shows ads; NuKey does not.
Which is updated more often, Fade or NuKey?
Fade ships an update weekly, and NuKey every 2 days. Most recently, Fade was updated on November 2, 2026 and NuKey on November 1, 2026.

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