Voice Recorder (Premium) vs Hacker Note
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Voice Recorder (Premium)
Record, manage, and protect your audio with unlimited recording time. Back up to cloud services, adjust playback speed, and easily transfer files. Offers passcode protection and convenient editing tools.
- Unlimited recording time
- Cloud backup (Dropbox, OneDrive, Box)
- Adjustable playback speed
- USB and Wi-Fi file transfer
- Passcode protection
- Recording trimming and looping
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Voice Recorder for the iPhone and iPad FEATURES - Unlimited recording time - Back-up recordings to Dropbox, OneDrive, Box and more. - Slow down playback speed - Download recordings by USB cable or Wifi Sync onto your desktop computer - Passcode protect recordings - Loop recordings - Trim recordings - Favorite recordings - Attractive and easy to use UI
Hacker Note
This note-taking app offers a unique "coolness" with a design inspired by hackers and sci-fi movies. Enjoy a futuristic feel with a transparent background option and customizable themes. It includes essential features like categorization, password protection, and cloud backup.
- High-performance and simple functionality
- Transparent app background
- Theme color customization
- Category management
- HTML and Markdown output
- Password protection
- Google Drive backup
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Recommended for those who are tired of general Note Taking apps. Hacker Note is a simple Note Taking App that pursues "coolness". The design is based on the image of "hackers," "sci-fi movies". example "The Matrix". It is also equipped with a function that makes app background look transparent, so you can enjoy a sense of the near future while taking notes, which is different from ordinary memos. [Main functions] ・ High-performance and simple function ・ Background transparency function ・ Theme color change function ・ Category function ・Output function to HTML and markdown ・ Password setting ・ Backup to Google Drive ・Cool Japanese mode - For cool Japanese displays such as kanji. [Features to be expanded in the future] ・ A cooler color theme
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Hacker Note at 86% against Voice Recorder (Premium)'s 29%. Hacker Note also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 20 months). Voice Recorder (Premium)'s advantage is price ($2.99 vs $9.99) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.0). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Voice Recorder (Premium) costs $2.99 and Hacker Note $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Voice Recorder (Premium) ships an update every 20 months, Hacker Note fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Voice Recorder (Premium) | Hacker Note |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 — better | $9.99 |
| Rating | 3.0 (20 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 28.6% of reviews | 85.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 20 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 20 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TapMedia Ltd | yuki okada |
Customer experience
Voice Recorder (Premium)
Hacker Note
In-app purchases
Voice Recorder (Premium)
No in-app purchases
Hacker Note
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Voice Recorder (Premium) free?
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