Comparison

memoChica vs Voice Recorder Live Transcript

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

Head to head
About

memoChica

This app helps you rediscover your past thoughts and ideas. It randomly displays your saved memos, allowing you to revisit forgotten notes and gain new insights. Use it for brainstorming, journaling, or even as a fun way to recall information.

Highlights
  • Random memo display
  • View full memo text in list
  • Search memos by text
  • Share memos to other apps
  • "Furikaeru" retrospective function
Features
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"Please feel the power of memos with memoChica!" 1: Write a lot of memos. 2: Randomly look back on past memos. 3: Say "Wow!" to the forgotten memos. What's memoChica? This app is randomly displays the memos you have written. It picks up and displays the memos you have written on a whim. A memo that has been completely forgotten may become a big noticeable gemstone by reading it back at an unexpected timing. Various ways to use It can be used for things that you want to look back on later, such as idea memos and diaries, for memorization in study, and as a roulette-like plaything. Main functions of memoChica - "Furikaeru function" to look back on past memos - Display the title and the full text in the memo list. You don't have to tap to go to the details screen to read the full text. - Search for memos by character string including title and text. - Share saved memos via email, Evernote, Twitter, etc. About "Furikaeru function" "Furikaeru function" is a feature of memoChica. 1 point will be consumed for each retrospective. You can replenish 5 points by looking at the advertisement. You can use the memo function freely at any time regardless of the point.

About

Voice Recorder Live Transcript

Features
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A voice recorder that turns speech into text while you are still recording - and keeps all of it on your iPhone. WORDS APPEAR AS YOU SPEAK Tap record and the text starts building right away. You don't have to wait for the recording to finish to see what was said. EVERYTHING STAYS ON YOUR DEVICE Speech recognition runs entirely on your iPhone. No internet connection is required, and your audio and text are never uploaded to a server. There is no account to create and nothing to sign in to. PAY ONCE, OR START MONTHLY One payment unlocks the app for good, with no further charges and no limit on how many notes you can keep. If you would rather try it first, there is a monthly option - and once you have paid the same amount as the one-time purchase, the app tells you so you can cancel and keep using it. You are not left paying without noticing. SAVE, SEARCH AND SHARE Notes are saved with timestamps. Copy them, share them by message or mail, or export as SRT, VTT or TXT. The audio file can be shared too. RE-TRANSCRIBE FROM THE RECORDING When you want a second pass, the app can transcribe the saved audio again from scratch. You see the result first and choose whether to keep it or leave your original text as it is. GOOD FOR - Interviews and lectures you want to check on the spot - Voice notes you would rather not send to a cloud service - Anyone tired of a monthly bill for transcription A NOTE ON RECOGNITION Speech recognition is not perfect - names, numbers and overlapping voices can come out wrong, and the audio is kept so you can always listen back and correct the text yourself. LANGUAGES The app transcribes Japanese and English. You can choose which one in Settings, separately from the app's display language. The first time you use a language, iOS may need to download its recognition model.

Screenshots

memoChica4 screens
Voice Recorder Live Transcript4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: memoChica at none against Voice Recorder Live Transcript's 2. Voice Recorder Live Transcript's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Voice Recorder Live Transcript sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. memoChica asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

memoChica ships an update every 3 weeks, Voice Recorder Live Transcript every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 5 level
memoChica versus Voice Recorder Live Transcript: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametermemoChicaVoice Recorder Live Transcript
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews82.4% of reviewsβ€”
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 4 days β€” better
AdsYesNo β€” better
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesβ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.615.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size15 MB34 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperShinichiro YamamotoMASAKI CHIBA

In-app purchases

None

memoChica

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Voice Recorder Live Transcript

One-time2
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Questions

Is memoChica free?
memoChica is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Voice Recorder Live Transcript free?
Voice Recorder Live Transcript is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do memoChica or Voice Recorder Live Transcript have ads?
memoChica shows ads; Voice Recorder Live Transcript does not.
Which is updated more often, memoChica or Voice Recorder Live Transcript?
memoChica ships an update every 3 weeks, and Voice Recorder Live Transcript every 4 days. Most recently, memoChica was updated on October 13, 2026 and Voice Recorder Live Transcript on October 18, 2026.

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