Do I need any of this to just use the app?

No — writing and sharing a note is self-explanatory in the app. The guides exist for the moments people actually ask about: passphrases, receipts, and burning things early.

Do the guides match the current app version?

They track the shipping app. Where a screen moves between versions, the guide is updated with it.

Guides

Short guides, real tasks.

Every one of these walks a single task from first tap to done. No theory dumps — the concepts live in the glossary when you want them.

Getting started 2

Start

Send your first note

Write, seal on-device, share one link. Under a minute.

1 minute

Protect

Add a passphrase

Split the secret across two channels with PBKDF2 stretching.

1 minute

Using notes well 3

Use

Set views and expiry

1–100 views, 1 hour–30 days, and the optional auto-hide countdown.

1 minute

Use

Use read receipts

Delivery confirmation with the recipient told up front.

1 minute

Use

Share with a QR code

Screen to camera: the link never touches a network channel.

30 seconds

Managing what you sent 1

Manage

Burn a note early

One tap in the Sent tab deletes it from the server now.

30 seconds

Get BurnPony

Free self-destructing encrypted notes for iPhone and Android. Recipients need only a browser. No accounts, no tracking.

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