# BurnPony — Burn After Reading

> Encrypted, self-destructing private notes. Burn after reading. No app to open.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.burnpony.android](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.burnpony.android)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.burnpony.android`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** NorseHorse
- **Category:** TOOLS
- **Downloads:** 39
- **Version:** 1.4.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-25
- **First published:** 2026-08-04
- **Publisher country:** US
- **Size:** 4.13 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-11
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.burnpony.android)
- **Website:** [https://burnpony.app](https://burnpony.app/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://burnpony.com/privacy](https://burnpony.com/privacy)

## Description

Send a private, encrypted note that self-destructs — a secure secret<br>message the other person opens with one link, no account and no app.<br><br>Write a note, set the self-destruct rules, share one link. The note is<br>encrypted on your device with AES-256-GCM before anything is uploaded, and<br>it decrypts only in the recipient&#39;s browser. The decryption key travels in<br>the part of the link after the #, which browsers never send to any server —<br>so the server stores ciphertext it cannot read, plus a note ID, a view<br>count, and an expiry. No accounts, no names, no analytics.<br><br>WHAT YOU CONTROL<br>• Views: burn after 1 reading, or allow up to 100<br>• Expiry: 5 minutes to 30 days, changeable later, counted from now<br>• Optional passphrase, stretched with PBKDF2 and mixed into the key —<br>  send it through a different channel than the link<br>• Auto-hide: the revealed note re-hides after a timer<br>• Read receipts, disclosed to the recipient before they reveal the note —<br>  BurnPony does not do silent read tracking<br>• A private label for your own list; it never leaves your device<br>• QR code for in-person handoff: the whole link, key included, transfers<br>  with no network at all<br>• Disappearing messages done honestly: one-time view links, temporary<br>  notes, password-protected sharing<br><br>HONEST LIMITS<br>Whoever has the full link (and passphrase, if set) can read the note. A<br>recipient can always copy or photograph a note while it is visible.<br>Self-destruction limits future access; it does not control the moment of<br>reading.<br><br>OPEN<br>The app, the server, the viewer, and the wire-format specification are<br>open source (Apache-2.0), with cross-implementation test vectors shared<br>with the iOS app and the web viewer. Self-hosters can point the app at<br>their own server from Settings. Protocol: https://burnpony.app/protocol<br><br>BurnPony is part of the pony family of privacy tools: encryption you can<br>inspect instead of taking a developer&#39;s word for it.

## Rankings

- #2,347,404 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE`
- `com.burnpony.android.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`
- `com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE`

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.burnpony.android)