ShortSheets vs Voice Notes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ShortSheets
This app enhances your device's automation capabilities by integrating with Google Drive and Google Sheets. It allows for reading, writing, appending, and finding data within spreadsheets, as well as managing files in your cloud storage. Widgets are also available for quick access to sheet values and goals.
- Read, write, and append Google Sheets
- Find specific data ranges in Sheets
- List files in Google Drive
- Duplicate Google Drive files
- Sheet Value widget
- Sheet Goal widget
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Bringing a whole set of new capabilities to Shortcuts. Easily read, write or append a Google Sheet. Duplicate a Google Drive file. Action list: - Google Sheets: Read, write or append - Google Sheets: Find range for value - Google Drive: List your files Widgets: - Sheet Value - Sheet Goal
Voice Notes
Capture thoughts, reminders, and ideas quickly with this straightforward voice recording app. It offers fast, reliable recording, easy organization, and powerful playback controls, including audio mixing and transcription. Your recordings are kept private and stored directly on your device.
- Fast, reliable recording
- Easy organization of notes
- Audio mixing control
- Speech-to-text transcription
- Fully private, on-device storage
- Automatic title generation
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Voice Notes is a simple yet powerful voice recording app designed for capturing ideas quickly and organizing them effortlessly. Whether you're recording thoughts, reminders, meetings, or creative ideas, Voice Notes keeps the process fast, clean, and distraction-free. Fast, Reliable Recording Record and sync with any Apple device - iPhone, iPad, Watch, Mac Start recording instantly with a streamlined interface built for speed and clarity. Voice Notes focuses on what matters most: high-quality recordings without unnecessary complexity. Easy Organization Keep your recordings structured and easy to find. Manage your notes in a clear list so you can quickly review, replay, or continue recording whenever you need. Powerful Playback & Audio Controls Voice Notes gives you control over how recordings interact with other audio on your device. Audio Mixing Control – Choose whether recordings should mix with other media. Record while music keeps playing, or pause other audio automatically. Ideal for recording singing along music. Auto-Play Recordings – Automatically play back all recordings in preferred order. Listen back to recordings as a uninterrupted stories. Control which connected device microphone to use. Speech to text - Transcribe your recordings with advanced speech recognition capabilities. Flexible Audio Behavior – Adjust settings to match your workflow. Fully Private Your recordings stay on your device. Voice Notes is designed with privacy in mind and does not collect or store your recordings. Apple Intelligence enables automatic titles for your recordings. Built for Everyday Use Perfect for: Quick ideas and thoughts Voice memos Meeting notes Singing and music Study recordings Creative brainstorming Voice Notes combines simplicity with powerful controls, giving you a dependable recording tool that stays out of your way while keeping your audio organized and accessible. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: ShortSheets at 100% against Voice Notes's 0%. ShortSheets also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3). Voice Notes's advantage is price (Free vs $99.99) and update cadence (weekly vs every 6 weeks). On ads, 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
Voice Notes is free to download; ShortSheets costs $99.99 up front. Voice Notes sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. ShortSheets asks for nothing beyond the download.
ShortSheets ships an update every 6 weeks, Voice Notes weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ShortSheets | Voice Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $99.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (6 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hunter Hillegas | Bytentic SIA |
Customer experience
ShortSheets
Voice Notes
In-app purchases
ShortSheets
No in-app purchases
Voice Notes
- Smart Transcriptions$2.991 Month
- Full Access$9.991 Year
- Full access$12.99
