# Quick Notes (easy voice notes) — Dictate notes, privately

> Voice-to-text note-taking app with on-device AI processing. (iPhone/iPad app by Matt Birchler.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/quick-notes-easy-voice-notes/id6754181571 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Matt Birchler](https://appshunter.io/developer/1262203111)
- Category: Productivity
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.20/5 from 22 App Store ratings · 12 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 26.0 · 10 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2025-10-23
- Data updated: 2026-07-31
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/quick-notes-easy-voice-notes/id6754181571/reviews.md

## What is Quick Notes (easy voice notes)?

Capture your thoughts with your voice. Tap to record, get instant transcriptions, then save or share.

Perfect for quick ideas, voice memos, or anything you'd rather say than type. Multi-language support detects your device language automatically.

Features
- Instant voice-to-text transcription
- Clean up text with Apple Intelligence
- Share or copy transcriptions to any app
- Lifetime stats tracking

Premium Features
- Brainstorm mode
- Save audio files for playback
- Cleanup notes with Gemini

All transcription and AI processing happens on-device. Your recordings are never sent to external servers.

Privacy Policy: https://birchtree.productions/apps/quick-notes/privacy.html
Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

## Key features

- Instant voice-to-text transcription
- On-device AI processing
- Share or copy transcriptions
- Lifetime stats tracking
- Brainstorm mode
- Save audio files

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Brainstorm Mode | $4.99 | per month |

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cleanup with Gemini | $2.99 | one-time |
| Save Audio Notes | $4.99 | one-time |


## Recent user reviews (10 of 12)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/quick-notes-easy-voice-notes/id6754181571/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Great app for capturing on the go!

*2026-05-13*

Matt, 

A Few Issues I’d Love Help Resolving

I’ve been a Quick Note user since launch and have genuinely enjoyed the app — even purchased a few features. That said, I’m running into some persistent issues I’d love your help with:
Recording cutoffs
	•	Longer notes get truncated on save — the app appears to still be recording, but only a few lines appear in the final note.
iCloud sync not working
	•	I’ve never been able to get sync working across my devices: 2 iPhones, 3 iPads, and 2 Macs.
	•	Troubleshooting steps I’ve already tried:
	•	Uninstalled and reinstalled the app
	•	Verified iCloud is enabled for Quick Note in Settings
	•	Still no sync across any devices
Device info
	•	All devices are running the latest public iOS — no beta software on any of them.
Happy to share device details, iOS versions, or screen recordings if that would help diagnose things. Thanks so much for looking into this!
Best,
Rumi​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​


Original review:
I've found this app to be a valuable alternative to the native dictation app on the iPhone & iPad, addressing some of the issues I frequently encounter. 

Unlike the native app, which often times out or fails to capture my thoughts accurately, this app delivers much more reliable results and you can set it to clean up the text and automatically capture to your clipboard. I especially like how easy it is to see the changes to your transcript using the “diff” tab and the recent addition of keeping your audio transcript for a one time fee of $ 4.99.

One of the standout features of this app is its flexibility in storing your notes. It is entirely free and allows you to keep your notes indefinitely or choose to auto-delete them after 1, 7, or 30 days, depending on your preference. The fact that this app is offered at no cost is truly impressive.

Although you can do much of this with the native voice memos app, it is not reliable and does not clean up your notes like Quick Notes does.  Love the simple user interface as well.

I would love to see future updates include iCloud syncing, shortcut support, and a widget for even greater convenience.

Keep up the fantastic work!

### 5/5 — Great app for capturing on the go!

*2026-04-30*

I've found this app to be a valuable alternative to the native dictation app on the iPhone & iPad, addressing some of the issues I frequently encounter. 

Unlike the native app, which often times out or fails to capture my thoughts accurately, this app delivers much more reliable results and you can set it to clean up the text and automatically capture to your clipboard. I especially like how easy it is to see the changes to your transcript using the “diff” tab and the recent addition of keeping your audio transcript for a one time fee of $ 4.99.

One of the standout features of this app is its flexibility in storing your notes. It is entirely free and allows you to keep your notes indefinitely or choose to auto-delete them after 1, 7, or 30 days, depending on your preference. The fact that this app is offered at no cost is truly impressive.

Although you can do much of this with the native voice memos app, it is not reliable and does not clean up your notes like Quick Notes does.  Love the simple user interface as well.

I would love to see future updates include iCloud syncing, shortcut support, and a widget for even greater convenience.

Keep up the fantastic work!

### 5/5 — Great!

*2026-02-17*

Really enjoying the app. I use it when I’m meditating as a way to get things out of my head quickly so I can better focus on my breath. I just wish it bypassed my phone’s auto-lock setting so it could stay open and active longer. Right now I have to turn off auto-lock display before using the app the way I like to.

### 1/5 — First version with liquid glass was better

*2026-02-06*

Pretty much just got the title says.

### 4/5 — Gemini API option does not work

*2026-01-29*

I hit purchase and nothing happens. This occurred even before the upgrade to the new version. I’ve even deleted the app and reinstalled it. Has been that issue, this is a very useful app and highly recommend it.

### 4/5 — Handy

*2026-01-28*

Simple utility that works well. The clean up function does a surprisingly good job considering it’s built on Apple AI.  The one negative is that once the app creates a title for the note it can’t be edited. Or if it can, the function isn’t intuitive because I can’t find it.

### 3/5 — Premium Feature Not Available

*2026-01-14*

Unable to purchase the Gemini Cleanup premium feature. Keeps prompting me for my Apple PW and does not show an amount.

### 5/5 — Very useful app and handy

*2025-12-23*

Hi Matt: I’m an ardent fan of your YouTube channel and love this app. Can you develop it for the mac and eventually for Apple Watch. Then, If can ditch the apps I am using on the Mac + Apple Watch currently

### 4/5 — Well designed note taking app!

*2025-12-17*

Quick Notes is a well-designed voice dictation app. I really like it. It works great on the iPhone, but as of the current version here in December 2025, there are some significant bugs on the iPad version. I hope that the developer fixes those, but those bugs don't seem to exist on the iPhone. This app has a very simple interface and is pretty accurate with its voice-to-text.

### 3/5 — Not too bad.

*2025-11-27*

Pure Black Dark Mode would be a nice touch.

## Frequently asked questions about Quick Notes (easy voice notes)

### How does Quick Notes handle my recordings?

All transcription and AI processing for Quick Notes happens on-device. Your recordings are never sent to external servers, ensuring your privacy.

### What are the premium features in Quick Notes?

Premium features include a 'Brainstorm mode' and the ability to save audio files for playback. These enhance the note-taking experience for users who need more advanced functionality.

### How much does the Brainstorm Mode subscription cost for Quick Notes?

The Brainstorm Mode subscription for Quick Notes is priced at $4.99 per month (P1M).

### What languages does Quick Notes support?

Quick Notes supports multiple languages and automatically detects your device's language for seamless use.

### Can I use Quick Notes offline?

As all processing is on-device, Quick Notes can be used offline for recording and transcription. Sharing transcriptions may require an internet connection.

### What devices is Quick Notes available on?

Quick Notes is available for iPhone and iPad, indicated by its support for these devices.

### How often is Quick Notes updated?

The latest version, 2.0.1, was released on February 24, 2026. This suggests a relatively recent update cycle, with version 2.0.1 being the most current.

### What is the age rating for Quick Notes?

Quick Notes has an age rating of 4+, making it suitable for a wide range of users.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 3.0.1 — 2026-07-30

Improvements to brainstorm mode parsing, the live activity, and improvements to the (still anonymous, no note data ever) analytics.

### 3.0 — 2026-07-17

3.0 is a big one: new design, faster, and leveled up Brainstorm mode.

Fresh design
• Quite a bit different, but should be familiar

Recording
• Recordings now handle interruptions like phone calls gracefully, pausing and resuming cleanly
• A new spectrum visualizer dances along while you talk

Brainstorm
• Pin your favorite format to the Brainstorm button
• powered by GPT 5.6

And more
• Automatically export notes to iCloud Drive (you can pick the folder) so they show up in the Files app
• Settings reorganized: everything that happens after a capture now lives under Capture Workflow

Thanks for using Quick Notes!

### 2.0.3 — 2026-04-30

Fixed an issue with generating brainstorms.

### 2.0.2 — 2026-04-17

You can now customize the brainstorm mode picker.

Clean up mode plays nicer with upcoming product names that aren't in the LLMs training data.

### 2.0.1 — 2026-02-24

- New brainstorm modes: tasks and long form
- Recording continues in the background, complete with a live activity
- Option to use NVIDIA Parakeet TDT V3 for transcription
- Fixed iPad layout to use the full screen

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