Regulatory Compliance
This review was initially left on July 3, 2026, by July 5 2026, I already emailed the team directly and did not received any response yet:
I tried this app for a single day, and it auto-renewed for $137.75 CAD
without ANY advance notification from the app or Apple. Other compliant apps (like Fantuan) always warn users before a trial ends. I canceled immediately and haven't used it since. As a resident of BC, Canada, this sneaky billing directly violates the BC Business Practices and Consumer Protection Act (BPCPA). Frontline support refused my refund. Developer team, review Order ID: MQ9BQFBMYW and
process my refund immediately
I tried this app for a single day, and it auto-renewed for $137.75 CAD
without ANY advance notification from the app or Apple. Other compliant apps (like Fantuan) always warn users before a trial ends. I canceled immediately and haven't used it since. As a resident of BC, Canada, this sneaky billing directly violates the BC Business Practices and Consumer Protection Act (BPCPA). Frontline support refused my refund. Developer team, review Order ID: MQ9BQFBMYW and
process my refund immediately
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Declined AutoRenew this Month; App Replaced
Replaced with SpeakWise, which optionally (no extra $) auto sends voice & transcribed notes, plus generated action lists, to Notion (free-tier account). No relation beyond thrilled customer. When I take the time to make a note, I expect to refer to it later. Over a full year, this app proved consistently unreliable. Found SpeakWise via Qwant search engine; Google never mentioned it. Saving $$, enjoying voice input via AirPods Pro 3; & “it just works!” unlike VoiceNotes.
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Worst customer service
This company is horrible. They rarely respond to customer complaints and when they do is ignorant nonsense. Try DictaWiz or Ideashell instead. Better apps and better companies.
to bad
It is impossible to export all the voice notes, you need to dot one by one...
Deceptive subscriptions
After an unhelpful three day subscription and without any further notification (knowing very well people forget and making the most of it) Today, I’m lumped with a $125 charge for an app that has a poor transcription quality particularly with multiple voices in a meeting. There is no quality AI that can discern between voices and therefore present you a usable voice to text result..
Uploading from a existing Apple voice memo recording is tedious and ineffective.
Fingers crossed for an apple refund. I’m deleting the app.
If Apple chooses not to refund me, you should be refunding me.
Uploading from a existing Apple voice memo recording is tedious and ineffective.
Fingers crossed for an apple refund. I’m deleting the app.
If Apple chooses not to refund me, you should be refunding me.
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Lost too many meeting notes
I have recorded a meeting so many times and the app never captured a word presumably because of glitch. It’s not worth the risk. Don’t use it.
Unreliable
I found voice notes recording and transcribing really helpful - when it works.
I have had previous issues with the liability of this app which seemed to have been addressed.
I now note there was an update which has taken me almost back to square one; the last three voice notes transcriptions/recordings did not save.
The first one I thought was down to my error turns out it wasn't! Meetings two and three on Thursday and Friday went through the transcript process, but didn't produce a transcript and more than that. The recording disappeared!
Once again this app proves itself to be too unreliable not to have a backup and for me that backup is Otter.ai which is infinitely more reliable.
And not having any backup to any recording, other than using another Notes app is ridiculous! Once again, contactable tech support - none existent.
I have had previous issues with the liability of this app which seemed to have been addressed.
I now note there was an update which has taken me almost back to square one; the last three voice notes transcriptions/recordings did not save.
The first one I thought was down to my error turns out it wasn't! Meetings two and three on Thursday and Friday went through the transcript process, but didn't produce a transcript and more than that. The recording disappeared!
Once again this app proves itself to be too unreliable not to have a backup and for me that backup is Otter.ai which is infinitely more reliable.
And not having any backup to any recording, other than using another Notes app is ridiculous! Once again, contactable tech support - none existent.
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Fails meetings over 1hour
Unable to record and transcribe meetings over 1hour.
Unreliable, doesn’t save recordings
Unreliable, doesn’t save recordings
Wrong Wrong Wrong
Called my wife a HUSBAND instead of MY WIFE OR PARTNER OR FRIEND….
This has gender all wrong
This has gender all wrong
Daily usage limit not enough for what I need.
The daily usage limits for iOS does not allow for eight one hour sessions per day.
Stop working few days after paying my yearly subscription.
Doesn’t summarize anything… doesn’t record anything. No support… not impressed.
Fundamental Reliability Problems
At the most fundamental level, a voice notes app needs to record and trust, once lost, is hard to gain back.
In just two weeks of testing Voicenotes, I've lost approximately three hours of very important recordings.
First incident (March 11, iPhone): I was recording a note that reached 54 minutes when I paused it. I checked back twice over the next 25 minutes and the paused recording was still there both times. When I went to resume it the third time (roughly 30mins after pausing), it had vanished completely. The company acknowledged this as an "edge case."
Second incident (March 25, Mac laptop): I recorded a critical 2-hour meeting on my Mac laptop. The laptop remained on and active throughout. When the meeting ended, I pressed stop and clicked the arrow key in the Mac app (that takes you the dashboard/site). The recording disappeared and I couldn't find it anywhere.
Apple Watch reliability issues: Recording on the Apple Watch never worked consistently. Recordings would stop abruptly and disappear into the ether. I didn't even report this because I gave up on that feature rather quickly.
If one user can encounter two "edge cases" in about two weeks, this app is not for me. I can't trust an app that loses important content, especially when those conversations can't be recreated. Three hours of critical recordings is too much to lose.
To potential users: If you're recording important content you can't afford to lose, I'd recommend testing thoroughly with non-critical recordings first, or considering more established alternatives.
To the developer: The core functionality needs to be rock solid before adding features. Focus on ensuring recordings are reliably saved across all platforms.
I'll be looking for other options.
In just two weeks of testing Voicenotes, I've lost approximately three hours of very important recordings.
First incident (March 11, iPhone): I was recording a note that reached 54 minutes when I paused it. I checked back twice over the next 25 minutes and the paused recording was still there both times. When I went to resume it the third time (roughly 30mins after pausing), it had vanished completely. The company acknowledged this as an "edge case."
Second incident (March 25, Mac laptop): I recorded a critical 2-hour meeting on my Mac laptop. The laptop remained on and active throughout. When the meeting ended, I pressed stop and clicked the arrow key in the Mac app (that takes you the dashboard/site). The recording disappeared and I couldn't find it anywhere.
Apple Watch reliability issues: Recording on the Apple Watch never worked consistently. Recordings would stop abruptly and disappear into the ether. I didn't even report this because I gave up on that feature rather quickly.
If one user can encounter two "edge cases" in about two weeks, this app is not for me. I can't trust an app that loses important content, especially when those conversations can't be recreated. Three hours of critical recordings is too much to lose.
To potential users: If you're recording important content you can't afford to lose, I'd recommend testing thoroughly with non-critical recordings first, or considering more established alternatives.
To the developer: The core functionality needs to be rock solid before adding features. Focus on ensuring recordings are reliably saved across all platforms.
I'll be looking for other options.
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Double charged
I subscribed back in Feb and have been getting 2 charges every fortnight for the last month! I have now cancelled! Last I checked monthly charge was 1 charge once every 4 weeks?
Poor customer Service contact
I’ve been on a mission for two weeks to cancel my subscription and have found it nearly impossible. I’ve gone through the app, which says your subscription is through the website, and you must go to the website. When I go there, the buttons don’t do anything; you see a circle within the button, and then nothing. I’ve been stuck paying for a subscription I no longer want. I found three different support emails for this company, and as of this date, no one has replied. It’s obscene that I now have to go through my bank to stop payment.
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Best off it’s kind
Earlier review. See the last paragraph.
For months this had been my go-to app for notes, meeting, etc. Finally, though, I grew irritated at having to remove my iPad from the keyboard to read or make entries. To use an iPad one must use it in portrait mode with a finger or pencil. It is best used for those who prefer to use it with an iPhone. I kept hoping for an update but am giving up.
03/19/26 A new version of this app has been released. I opened it today to find that I can now use it with my keyboard much more efficiently in portrait mode. Now, in my view, it is the best app of its kind. I’m update my rating stars to five.
For months this had been my go-to app for notes, meeting, etc. Finally, though, I grew irritated at having to remove my iPad from the keyboard to read or make entries. To use an iPad one must use it in portrait mode with a finger or pencil. It is best used for those who prefer to use it with an iPhone. I kept hoping for an update but am giving up.
03/19/26 A new version of this app has been released. I opened it today to find that I can now use it with my keyboard much more efficiently in portrait mode. Now, in my view, it is the best app of its kind. I’m update my rating stars to five.
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Errors with upload
For the past few days, recordings haven't been uploading, and the app is starting to feel unreliable.
Other apps are FAR superior
I’ve used this app several times all it does is record - it just spins as if I’m supposed to get something more. I’ve used Ottr and found it FAR superior. And this was recommend by a trusted course. Very disappointed.
Unreliable and hard to use
I really wanted to like this app, but it ended up being frustrating and unreliable.
First, organizing notes is a mess. There’s no clear or effective way to categorize recordings, separate meetings, or keep projects distinct. If you record frequently, everything quickly turns into an unmanageable pile.
The meeting summary and output features sound great in theory, but they don’t consistently work. I’ve had recordings sit there indefinitely without generating a summary. In one case, I had to wait until the next day and try again — and because of that delay, I ended up paying for an extra week of the subscription just to access notes that should have been available earlier.
Exporting is another major pain point. There’s no bulk export option, so you have to download files one by one. On top of that, the file formats are inconsistent — some export as MP3, others as M4A — which creates extra work if you need them in a uniform format.
Transcription is also unreliable. The app claims to auto-generate transcripts, but sometimes timestamps are included and sometimes they aren’t. For meeting notes and professional use, timestamps are pretty standard and often necessary, so this inconsistency makes the transcripts less useful.
Overall, the app has promising ideas but poor execution. Between the organizational issues, unreliable summaries, inconsistent exports, and unpredictable transcripts, it just wasn’t worth the subscription. I canceled.
First, organizing notes is a mess. There’s no clear or effective way to categorize recordings, separate meetings, or keep projects distinct. If you record frequently, everything quickly turns into an unmanageable pile.
The meeting summary and output features sound great in theory, but they don’t consistently work. I’ve had recordings sit there indefinitely without generating a summary. In one case, I had to wait until the next day and try again — and because of that delay, I ended up paying for an extra week of the subscription just to access notes that should have been available earlier.
Exporting is another major pain point. There’s no bulk export option, so you have to download files one by one. On top of that, the file formats are inconsistent — some export as MP3, others as M4A — which creates extra work if you need them in a uniform format.
Transcription is also unreliable. The app claims to auto-generate transcripts, but sometimes timestamps are included and sometimes they aren’t. For meeting notes and professional use, timestamps are pretty standard and often necessary, so this inconsistency makes the transcripts less useful.
Overall, the app has promising ideas but poor execution. Between the organizational issues, unreliable summaries, inconsistent exports, and unpredictable transcripts, it just wasn’t worth the subscription. I canceled.
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Sermon
Lawal
Disingenuous Pricing
It still shows a "Believer" Lifetime license option here, but when you download and go to the app it does not exist and you are forced to subscribe. I've reported this to Apple and to the Developer a long while ago, and this practice still goes unchanged. I was given a nonsensical reply by the developers stating that this was a "tidy up" mistake by Apple. I gave them the benefit of the doubt. It's been weeks and weeks since reported and it keeps on selling one thing here in the App Store, and another on their website. Uninstalled. Too sketchy. *** [UPDATE] *** PS: Responding MONTHS AFTER I made a complaint about the lifetime license being available for purchase here - just to appear as if you did the right thing - just makes me want to bring my business over even less. I’ll double down: WAY too dissimulated. Good luck.
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