Comparison

Quire vs Voicloud Direct

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Quire

This app helps individuals and teams manage projects and boost productivity. It allows users to capture ideas, break down goals into actionable steps, and visualize workflows. Real-time collaboration features enable seamless teamwork and task management across devices.

Highlights
  • Capture ideas instantly
  • Break down goals into steps
  • Visualize projects with Kanban board
  • Real-time team collaboration
  • Assign tasks and add comments
  • 24/7 sync across devices
Features
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Quire is a new-generation task management and collaboration tool. Whether it's for developing a cool app, launching a new product, or making a masterpiece film, Quire is there to help boost productivity for you and your team. Capture Your Ideas in Seconds Whenever something inspires you, or the lightbulb goes off in your head, you can snap it as words or photos at the right moment and place. Turn Your Plan into Step-by-Step Actions No matter how big or challenging your goal is, you can break it down into as many and as small a step as you need to complete them without losing the big picture. Streamline Your Workflow Visualize your project with Kanban board to stay focused on selected crucial tasks and track the progress. Now you can view your short-term work at a glance and keep everyone from your team on the same page. Collaborate with Your Team in Real Time Share your projects, assign tasks to colleagues or partners, add comments in the app and more, while getting notified of any changes made instantly. Manage Your Tasks, Anytime and Anywhere Add, complete, move or schedule your tasks with a 24/7 sync across all of your devices so you'll never lose track of what's important to you.

About

Voicloud Direct

Record audio and send it directly to your favorite AI tools. Automatically syncs recordings to multiple cloud services and offers transcription and summarization using your own API keys for enhanced privacy and control.

Highlights
  • Automatic cloud sync (iCloud, Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, Box)
  • Direct sending to AI tools via share sheet
  • BYOK transcription and summarization (OpenAI, Gemini, Vertex AI)
  • Speaker-labeled transcription and timestamps
  • Bluetooth headset recording support
  • Privacy-focused design with no analytics or ads
Features
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Voicloud Direct does one thing: record audio and get it to your AI tools as fast as possible. Every recording syncs automatically to your connected clouds. Then, with a single tap from the share sheet, you can send it straight to NotebookLM, ChatGPT, or any other AI tool you use. Designed from the ground up for people who record to think — and let AI do the heavy lifting. ■ Auto-sync to 5 clouds iCloud Drive, Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, and Box are all supported. Record once, and every connected cloud gets the file automatically. Add a new cloud later and bulk-sync your existing recordings in one tap. ■ Send straight to AI Open the share sheet from any recording's detail view and hand the audio file directly to NotebookLM or any app on your device. The shortest possible path from microphone to AI. ■ Transcription & summarization with your own API key (BYOK) Supports OpenAI, Gemini (AI Studio), and Vertex AI. Use your own API key to transcribe and summarize recordings entirely on your terms. Your key is encrypted and stored only on your device — never sent to our servers. - Speaker-labeled transcription (Gemini / Vertex AI) - Timestamps included in output - Editable summary prompts to fit your use case - Speaker count hints for improved accuracy ■ A recording experience worth using ・Record with the mic on your Bluetooth headset (or pin it to the iPhone mic in Settings) ・If Bluetooth drops mid-recording, it switches to the built-in mic and keeps going - Real-time waveform display - Pinned player: follow along with the transcript while audio plays - Adjustable playback speed and 10-second skip - Optional location metadata and calendar-based auto file naming - Action Button support (iPhone 15 Pro and later) - Dynamic Island and Lock Screen recording badge ■ Privacy first - Recordings stay on your device and in the clouds you choose — nowhere else - API keys are encrypted in the device Keychain - No analytics, no ads, no tracking — ever One-time purchase. No subscriptions, no in-app purchases, no ads.

Screenshots

Quire4 screens
Voicloud Direct4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Quire at Free against Voicloud Direct's $0.99. Quire also leads on ratings volume (104 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). Voicloud Direct's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and review sentiment (100% vs 84%). On update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Quire is free to download; Voicloud Direct costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Voicloud Direct holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Quire has 104 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 84% of Quire's written reviews are positive against 100% of Voicloud Direct's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Quire ships an update weekly, Voicloud Direct every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Quire versus Voicloud Direct: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQuireVoicloud Direct
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.6 (104 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews84.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings104 — better1
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size89 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPotixFumiaki Monma

Customer experience

Quire

All ratings104 ratings
Positive89.4%
Neutral1.9%
Negative8.7%
Written reviews51 reviews
Positive84.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative15.7%

Voicloud Direct

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Quire

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Nothing loads, 'oops' page
  • Lags when scrolling
  • Recent update doesn't work, app won't open
  • Smart Lists not available from menu
  • Subtasks not clearly hierarchical on Kanban board

Requested features

19 requests
  • AI task breakdown feature
  • Unlimited projects
  • Dark mode
  • Better analytics
  • Integration with GitHub
Show 14 more
  • Change notification tone
  • Time-counter for tasks
  • Checkboxes for quick completion
  • Color code entire Kanban cards
  • Show subtasks hierarchy on Kanban
  • Option to show/hide comments/description on Kanban
  • Text effects buttons in comment box
  • Time tracking
  • Reorganize while in filtered/sorted mode
  • Batch move tasks to tomorrow quickly
  • Organize projects into folders
  • Select multiple tasks to move at once (mobile)
  • Create bunch of subtasks underneath higher level task directly
  • Inherit tags from parent task to child tasks

Voicloud Direct

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Quire

No in-app purchases

None

Voicloud Direct

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Quire free?
Quire is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Voicloud Direct free?
Voicloud Direct costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Quire or Voicloud Direct?
Voicloud Direct is rated higher. Quire averages 4.6 out of 5 from 104 ratings, while Voicloud Direct averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Quire or Voicloud Direct have ads?
Neither Quire nor Voicloud Direct shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Quire or Voicloud Direct?
Quire ships an update weekly, and Voicloud Direct every 2 weeks. Most recently, Quire was updated on October 16, 2026 and Voicloud Direct on October 8, 2026.

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