Comparison

Murmur vs Time Notes

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

Head to head
About

Murmur

This app allows you to privately record your thoughts, emotions, and stories as an audio diary. Simply speak your mind instead of typing, and revisit your memories by listening to your recordings. It offers features like personalized reminders and PIN lock for security.

Highlights
  • Private audio recording
  • Emotion selection
  • Customizable emotions
  • Voice to text summarization
  • Personalized reminders
  • PIN lock security
  • Recording statistics
Features
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How was your today? Some moments are hard to write down, but easy to say. Murmur is a private AI voice diary that captures your day in your own voice. Speak your thoughts, feelings, and stories — and an AI companion quietly listens and writes back. ■ Just Speak, It Becomes a Diary Tap a date on the calendar or press the + button to start recording. Pick one of five emotions and tell the story of your day. You can customize the emotions to fit you. ■ An AI Companion That Writes Back When you save an entry, AI listens to your voice, reads the emotion in it, and leaves you a warm reply. Comfort on hard days, shared joy on good ones. ■ Voice to Text, Feelings to Insights Your words are transcribed automatically, with a summary, keywords, and emotion analysis. The monthly report shows how your mood flowed through the month. ■ Question of the Day On days you don't know what to say, a fresh daily question opens the conversation. It can even remember yesterday's story and ask what happened next. ■ Warmth Streak The more consistently you record, the more warmth you build. Murmur helps your daily reflection become a habit. ■ Widgets on Your Home Screen See this month's moods at a glance with the emotion calendar widget. ■ Your Year, Wrapped At the end of the year, Murmur gathers your voices and emotions into a personal recap. Turn favorite moments into emotion cards and share them with friends. ■ Private and Safe Protect your space with app lock (PIN and biometrics), and keep your entries safe across devices with cloud backup. ■ Murmur Premium - Recording time 10 → 20 minutes - AI emotion analysis, summary & keywords - Replies from your AI companion - Photo attachments & monthly report - Cloud backup - No ads Your voice is your most honest diary. Start telling your story today.

About

Time Notes

This app helps you create a personal timeline of your life's experiences. Record daily stories, track moods, water intake, finances, and movie progress. Enjoy cross-platform support, secure iCloud sync, and privacy-focused local storage.

Highlights
  • Personal timeline creation
  • Daily story and memory archiving
  • Mood and water intake tracking
  • Financial and movie progress logging
  • Cross-platform and iCloud sync
  • App lock with Face ID/fingerprint
  • Offline use and search functionality
Features
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Everyone is writing their own history, and "TimeNotes" hopes to be the vessel of your time. It doesn't want to be a mere account of daily life, but rather a summary and archive of each day's experiences. Record your daily stories and create your own exclusive timeline. Advantages: √ Cross-platform support: Compatible with iPhone, iPad, iPod, and Mac √ iCloud sync: Automatically update local data to iCloud, ensuring data security √ App lock: Supports Face ID and fingerprint unlock, ensuring the security of your diary √ Dark mode: Supports night mode for better eye protection √ Offline use: Can be used without an internet connection √ Search: Quickly search for historical content √ Random memories: Desktop widgets randomly display past notes √ Categories: Organize and archive your diary entries √ Themes: Customize the theme styles to your preference √ NFC letters: Write letters to NFC cards, and the card will display the letter content when placed near your phone √ Reminders: Daily reminders to capture every moment Main features: √ Clean and beautiful timeline to view different moments in time √ Map footprint to view different places you've been √ Daily summary and archive to capture daily memories √ Record the stories that happen and keep them organized √ Record daily moods √ Track daily water intake √ Record daily income and expenses √ Track your progress in watching movies User privacy: User data is encrypted and stored locally. Cloud backups are stored in your own iCloud, excluding developers to ensure data privacy. Perhaps it will be the note that accompanies you throughout your life. In conclusion: If you have any suggestions or feedback, please feel free to leave a comment in the comments section. I will respond promptly. You can also email me at du1992@88.com. Your encouragement is my driving force! Membership subscription information: To enhance user experience, there will be no advertisements added within the app now or in the future. Currently, the payment methods include subscription or one-time purchase to unlock some value-added services within the app, but it will not affect the basic functionality. As a member, you can unlock all features. If you choose a subscription, after purchase and payment completion, it will be automatically subscribed through your iTunes account. The Apple iTunes account will be charged within 24 hours before the expiration date. To cancel the subscription, please manually disable the automatic subscription feature in the Apple ID settings management within 24 hours before the current subscription period ends. User Agreement: https://du1992.github.io/worksWeb/appAgreement.html Subscription Agreement: https://du1992.github.io/worksWeb/payAgreement.html

Screenshots

Murmur4 screens
Time Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Time Notes at none against Murmur's shown. Time Notes also leads on review sentiment (75% vs 61%) and device support (5 vs 2). Murmur's advantage is rating (4.4 vs 4.2) and ratings volume (81 vs 13). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Murmur sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Time Notes sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Murmur holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Murmur has 81 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 61% of Murmur's written reviews are positive against 75% of Time Notes's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and June 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Murmur versus Time Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMurmurTime Notes
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (81 ratings) — better4.2 (13 ratings)
Positive reviews60.7% of reviews75.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings81 — better13
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.414.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size80 MB36 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperJunhyeok Heo晓庆 张

Customer experience

Murmur

All ratings81 ratings
Positive81.5%
Neutral7.4%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews56 reviews
Positive60.7%
Neutral17.9%
Negative21.4%

Time Notes

All ratings13 ratings
Positive76.9%
Neutral7.7%
Negative15.4%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Murmur

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription Pass$2.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription Pass$29.991 Year
One-time2
  • Server Synchronization$0.99
  • Remove Ads$1.99
4 purchases

Time Notes

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Membership$0.491 Month
  • Annual Membership$4.491 Year
One-time2
  • Life Member$9.99
  • originalPrice$9.99

Questions

Is Murmur free?
Murmur is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Time Notes free?
Time Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Murmur or Time Notes?
Murmur is rated higher. Murmur averages 4.4 out of 5 from 81 ratings, while Time Notes averages 4.2 from 13 ratings.
Do Murmur or Time Notes have ads?
Murmur shows ads; Time Notes does not.
Which is updated more often, Murmur or Time Notes?
Murmur ships an update weekly, and Time Notes weekly. Most recently, Murmur was updated on September 22, 2026 and Time Notes on June 11, 2026.

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