Comparison

Voice Notebook vs Madera Admin

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

Head to head
About

Voice Notebook

This app converts your speech into text, allowing for continuous voice input and transcription of audio files. It offers various modes for dictation and live captioning, with features like timestamps, subtitle formatting, and offline capabilities. Advanced options include custom dictionaries and Siri integration.

Highlights
  • Continuous voice input
  • Audio file transcription
  • Speech to Text and Dictation modes
  • Timestamp insertion
  • YouTube subtitle format export
  • Offline transcription
  • Custom dictionaries
  • Apple Watch app
Features
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The application allows continuous voice input and transcribing of audio files. The voice input can also be saved in the file for further processing. There are three modes for transcribing audio files in the App: traditional and two accelerated modes for devices running iOS 26. The App can read texts and generate audio files using TTS for selected voice and speaking rate. Speech Synthesis Markup Language (SSML) cab be used in source text. There are two modes for enter text by voice: Dictation and Speech to Text. Speech to Text mode is for recording meeting or make live captions. Dictation mode is for voice editing and text correction. In Dictation mode language changing without stopping dictation are possible. Text entered by voice can be saved in a file or sent to another program. The note files are saved in the folder on the device and available for users. The list of voice notes can be sorted by date or alphabetically. Backup notes feature is implemented. When translating audio files into text, time stamps can be inserted and the resulting transcription can be translated into the Youtube subtitle format. A listening mode with highlighting the timestamps of the spoken sentences is provided for correction the resulting transcription. For most devices (not very old) transcribing audio files and speech to text can be done even in offline mode (without Internet). For devices running iOS 16 and higher, auto-punctuation mode is possible for languages in which it is supported. For devices running iOS 17 and higher, it is possible to use custom dictionaries that allow you to enter words and phrases by voice that are not recognized normally. You can create an unlimited number of custom dictionaries. For devices running iOS 16 and higher the app shortcut to add new note and start recognition is implemented. The shortcut can be called with Siri. The Apple Watch app is included, where you can take both audio and text notes by voice and sync them with the main app. The option to print and find notes has been implemented. Dark mode is supported. Premium mode will remove ads in the Speech screen, enable "No Sleeping" switch (auto-lock screen) and bluetooth support. Also the time limit for the length of transcribing files will be removed. Removes the limitation on the text length when generating an audio file during speech synthesis. Unlocks the "Open" button on the user's dictionary page. email: ios@voicenotebook.com Terms of Use is located in https://voicenotebook.com/en/ios/terms/

About

Madera Admin

Features
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Pannello di controllo Madera App. Il pannello da amministratore di Madera Lounge App consente agli amministratore di gestire il proprio locale. Funzioni principali: • Personalizzazione dell'Homepage dell'app clienti • Creazione e pubblicazione di eventi ed offerte personalizzate • Gestionale menù • Gestionale ordini e pagamenti • Gestione prenotazioni • Statistiche e informazioni clienti • Generazione link di pagamento

Screenshots

Voice Notebook4 screens
Madera Admin4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Madera Admin at none against Voice Notebook's 1. Madera Admin also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 10 days). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Voice Notebook sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Madera Admin asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Voice Notebook ships an update every 10 days, Madera Admin every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Voice Notebook versus Madera Admin: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVoice NotebookMadera Admin
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (87 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews84.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings87 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB63 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlexei ShechkovAlessandro Graziani

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Voice Notebook

One-time1
  • Premium features$5.99
None

Madera Admin

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Voice Notebook free?
Voice Notebook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Madera Admin free?
Madera Admin is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Voice Notebook or Madera Admin have ads?
Voice Notebook shows ads; Madera Admin does not.
Which is updated more often, Voice Notebook or Madera Admin?
Voice Notebook ships an update every 10 days, and Madera Admin every 4 days. Most recently, Voice Notebook was updated on September 23, 2026 and Madera Admin on September 14, 2026.

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