Comparison

SyncML LITE 4 vs Listen To Notes

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

Head to head
About

SyncML LITE 4

This app synchronizes iOS contacts with servers using the legacy SyncML standard. It's designed for users who specifically need this older technology, often recommended by IT departments. It can also act as a local SyncML server for older devices.

Highlights
  • Contacts-only synchronization
  • SyncML engine
  • Syncs selected iOS contact stores
  • Acts as local SyncML server
  • Assign/remove contact group membership
Features
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SyncML LITE 4 is a niche app which synchronizes iOS contacts with a server or service which uses a standard called SyncML. The app does not support any other synchronisation technology! So please install this app only if you know SyncML-based synchronisation is what you need! This may be the case when the IT people of your organisation say so, and maybe even explicitly recommend using SyncML LITE to synchronize contacts. In any case, please realize that for using this app, you need to know the URL of your syncml server, the login user to use, and the so called server path for contacts. Only the provider of the SyncML service knows these details and can support you in establishing sync with his SyncML server. We as makers of the SyncML client app cannot! By now, SyncML is a legacy standard. It was invented in 2000, and many of that time's feature phones did support it. Since then, it has been largely superseded by other technologies, most notably CalDAV and CardDAV, which iOS supports out of the box without any extra app. But SyncML still exists, and for some older systems, it may be the only way to synchronize. For those cases, SyncML LITE 4 exists. SyncML LITE 4 is a rework of the former SyncML LITE app, to allow using SyncML on iOS 10 (the original SyncML LITE app only works up to iOS 9). If you also want to synchronize calendar please consider SyncML PRO 4 or Tasks+Cal+Sync 4. The summary for SyncML LITE 4: • Free app for contacts-only synchronisation - please consider SyncML PRO 4 or Tasks+Cal+Sync 4 if you also want to synchronize calendar data. • based on a mature and extensively interoperability tested SyncML engine, which powers many SyncML client and server products for different platforms (libsynthesis). • synchronizes selected iOS contact stores (address books) to a SyncML compliant server or service in the internet or in the local network. • can act as SyncML server in the local WiFi network (e.g. to keep really old mobiles in sync with an iOS device) • has a contacts list for the iOS contacts, and allows quickly assigning/removing contact group membership (that's a new feature in SyncML LITE 4) Please visit the plan44.ch web page (see support link below) for support and FAQ, as well as documentation for download.

About

Listen To Notes

Features
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Listen to your notes, documents. App to read text. It allows you to listen to your notes and documents with ease using text-to-speech technology. With its intuitive features, you can read your notes out loud whenever it's convenient for you. The app is designed for a variety of uses, including education, personal note-taking, and more. By converting written text into spoken words, this app helps users access their information in a new and convenient way. Features: - Text to Speech - Read notes aloud - Notes - daily diary - Education, Personal notes PRO features: - unlimited notes - Work Notes category Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

SyncML LITE 43 screens
Listen To Notes3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SyncML LITE 4 at none against Listen To Notes's 2. SyncML LITE 4 also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 17.2). Listen To Notes's advantage is update cadence (every 11 days vs every 26 months). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Listen To Notes sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. SyncML LITE 4 asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SyncML LITE 4 ships an update every 26 months, Listen To Notes every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
SyncML LITE 4 versus Listen To Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSyncML LITE 4Listen To Notes
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.7 (3 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 26 monthsEvery 11 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS10.0 — better17.2
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLukas ZellerPiotr Mackiewicz

In-app purchases

None

SyncML LITE 4

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Listen To Notes

Subscriptions2
  • PRO$7.991 Month
  • PRO1 Year trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is SyncML LITE 4 free?
SyncML LITE 4 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Listen To Notes free?
Listen To Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do SyncML LITE 4 or Listen To Notes have ads?
Neither SyncML LITE 4 nor Listen To Notes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SyncML LITE 4 or Listen To Notes?
SyncML LITE 4 ships an update every 26 months, and Listen To Notes every 11 days. Most recently, SyncML LITE 4 was updated on October 16, 2026 and Listen To Notes on October 18, 2026.

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