4Now – Temporary Notes
Temporary notes
Only for iPhone
$1.99
iPhone
Live in the now. Write what matters, let go of the rest. ForNow keeps only what you need, for as long as you need it.
4Now is a simple space for capturing what matters right now, without turning it into a permanent commitment.
Write a note, set how long you need it for, and let 4Now keep it close until the time is right. It is designed for quick thoughts, temporary reminders, ideas to revisit, details you do not want to lose, and anything else you only need “for now”.
Your notes stay clear, organised and easy to read. Each one can include text, images or audio, while a visual timer shows you at a glance how much time is left. When a note no longer needs your immediate attention, you can archive it and find it again with ease.
4Now is not here to replace your planner, calendar or long-term archive. It has one simple purpose: to help you manage temporary information—the kind that often gets lost among chats, screenshots and scattered notes.
Key features
• Temporary notes with a custom duration
• Visual timer showing the remaining time at a glance
• Archive for completed or set-aside notes
• Photo and audio attachments
• Search across notes and the archive
• Quick preview with a long press
• Simple swipe gestures and haptic feedback
• Available in Italian, English, French and Spanish
What can you use it for?
4Now is ideal for:
• ideas to revisit later;
• quick notes;
• reminders you do not need to keep forever;
• things to check within the next few hours or days;
• images or audio linked to a passing thought;
• information you want to keep close—but not forever.
Simple, discreet, immediate.
For what matters now. For now.
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1. Complete Theme Management
Added System / Light / Dark options in Settings.
Theme preference is persisted using @AppStorage.
Theme changes are applied immediately without restarting the app.
Removed the previous forced light-only appearance.
Introduced a centralized color palette with dynamic colors for light and dark mode.
Texts, surfaces, cards, borders, icons, and the wordmark have been adapted for dark mode.
The light theme has been preserved as the original visual reference.
2. Return to Home from the 4Now Logo
From Notes or Archive, tapping the 4Now logo in the top-left corner now returns to Home with an animated horizontal page transition.
Removed the previous explicit disabling of the animation.
The same transition behavior used for swiping between pages is now reused for consistency.
3. Flow After Saving a Note
After tapping Save, the user is no longer redirected to Home.
The Notes List page opens directly instead.
The newly created note is displayed as the first item in the list immediately after saving.
Any active search is cleared so the new note is immediately visible.
The app’s global note ordering logic has not been changed.
4. iOS Notifications for Archiving
Integrated UserNotifications using Apple native APIs only.
Manual archiving: an immediate local notification is generated.
Automatic archiving: a local notification is scheduled for the note’s expiration time.
Automatic notifications can also be delivered when the app is not open.
If the duration or expiration date changes, the notification is rescheduled.
If the note is deleted, the pending notification is cancelled.
If the note is archived manually, the previously scheduled automatic notification is removed to prevent duplicates.
When the app is in the foreground, banners and sound are supported.
Notification text follows the app’s localization.
The developer, ANTONIO PADALINO, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Accessibility
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Information
- Seller
- ANTONIO PADALINO
- Size
- 1.5 MB
- Category
- Productivity
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
English and 4 more
- English, French, German, Italian, Spanish
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2026 Antonio Padalino

