Transparent Notes vs Foxar
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Transparent Notes
This app allows you to write and read notes with adjustable transparency, enabling you to see through them. It also supports browsing the web simultaneously and synchronizes with its macOS counterpart.
- Adjustable note transparency
- Web browsing while taking notes
- Syncs with macOS version
- Sticky notepad functionality
- Todo task management
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Version of Transparent Notes for iOS allow you to browse web while writing or reading notes. You can set notes transparency to see through it. Syncs with Transparent Notes for macOS Terms of Use & Privacy Policy: https://sportstracker.app/iOSApp.html
Foxar
Explore educational topics and the world around you with interactive visualizations. This app makes complex subjects like the solar system and human anatomy easy to understand for students and curious minds.
- Interactive learning modules
- Explore the Solar System
- Understand the human body
- Learn about matter and sound
- Visualize volcanoes
- Suitable for elementary and middle school
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Welcome to Foxar! The Foxar app helps you visualize better to understand the school curriculum and the world around us better. Designed for teachers and students (especially in elementary and middle school), it is also aimed at anyone curious who wants to explore fascinating subjects: the Solar System, the Earth and the Moon, the human body, matter, sound, volcanoes, and many more. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Foxar at weekly against Transparent Notes's every 2 months. Foxar also leads on review sentiment (74% vs 62%). Transparent Notes's advantage is ratings volume (206 vs 6) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.4). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Transparent Notes sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and Foxar sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Transparent Notes against 4.8 for Foxar. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Transparent Notes has 206 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 62% of Transparent Notes's written reviews are positive against 74% of Foxar's.
Transparent Notes ships an update every 2 months, Foxar weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Transparent Notes | Foxar |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (206 ratings) | 4.8 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 62.3% of reviews | 74.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 206 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — better | iPhone, iPad, Vision Pro |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 26.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 80 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rozga Wojciech | Foxar |
Customer experience
Transparent Notes
Foxar
Bugs and requests
Transparent Notes
Reported bugs
14 issues- App crashes when switching themes
- App crashes when clicking premium feature buttons
- Crashes from day 1 of use
- Font color changes to white unexpectedly
- Cannot change font color back to black
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- Website resets when editing notes while browsing
- Teleprompter feature doesn't work
- Incompatible with Google Slides presentations
- Doesn't float on top when toggling between screens
- Text persists when scrolling
- Login issues and account sync failures
- Cannot delete notes on macOS
- Incompatible with some iPhone models
- App closes immediately upon opening
Requested features
18 requests- Text formatting (bold, italic, underline, strikethrough)
- Markdown or Rich Text support
- Headline/heading styles
- Font size and color customization
- Bullet points and numbered lists
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- Pin or lock notes to prevent auto-reorganization
- Multiple notes in free version
- Cloud backup and sync across devices
- Export notes as backup file
- Keyboard shortcuts (Command+N, Return for new note)
- Hide top and bottom UI icons for better transparency
- Separate notes for different windows/screens
- Note organization and categorization
- Image and PDF upload support
- Note sharing capabilities
- Outline mode for structured notes
- Variable font sizes within notes
- One-time purchase option instead of subscription
Foxar
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Transparent Notes
- 1 Week Student$2.997 Days
- 1 Month Student$3.991 Month
- 1 Week$4.997 Days
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- 1 Month Student$4.991 Month
- 1 Month2 variants$9.991 Month
- 1 Year Student$14.991 Year
- 1 Year Student$19.991 Year
- 1 Year2 variants$35.991 Year
- Credits S Pro$0.99
- Credits M Pro$1.99
- Credits S Basic$1.99
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- Credits M Basic$3.99
- Lifetime2 variants$299.00
Foxar
- Foxar+ Monthly$6.991 Month
- Foxar Pro Monthly$6.991 Month
- Foxar+ Annual$49.991 Year
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- Foxar Pro Annual$49.991 Year
