# Murmur vs 半句 · 紙上

The clearest difference is ads: 半句 · 紙上 at none against Murmur's shown. On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Murmur sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and 半句 · 紙上 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Murmur ships an update weekly, 半句 · 紙上 every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Murmur | 半句 · 紙上 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.4 (82 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/murmur-voice-diary/id1510564828/reviews)** | — |
| Number of ratings | **82** | — |
| Positive reviews | 61.4% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | Yes | **No** |
| Update frequency | **Weekly** | Every 10 days |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Size | 84 MB | 28 MB |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | **16.0** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Junhyeok Heo](https://appshunter.io/developer/1510564827) | [洪国 黄](https://appshunter.io/developer/1889805802) |

## What reviewers say

### Murmur

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/murmur-voice-diary/id1510564828)

This app allows you to record your daily thoughts and feelings using your voice. An AI companion listens, transcribes your words, and provides a warm reply. It offers mood tracking, a daily question prompt, and a yearly recap of your entries.

**Highlights:** Voice recording and transcription, AI companion replies, Emotion analysis and mood tracking, Daily question prompts, Home screen widgets, Yearly recap, App lock and cloud backup

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (4)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Monthly Subscription Pass | $2.99 | per month |
| Yearly Subscription Pass | $29.99 | per year |
| Server Synchronization | $0.99 | one-time |
| Remove Ads | $1.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Easy to use and convenient
- 💡 Innovative voice journaling
- ✨ Good for expressing emotions
- 📝 Summarizes and analyzes entries
- 😊 Overall positive user experience

**What reviewers complain about**

- 💸 Paid features and ads
- ⏳ Recording time limits
- 🚫 Background recording issues
- 📉 Recording time reduction
- 📱 App instability on new devices

**Reported bugs**

- 🐛 Ads appearing after payment
- 🐛 App not working or crashing
- 🐛 Recording not saving or stopping prematurely
- 🐛 Unable to access recordings after changing phones (sync issues)
- 🐛 App crashing on older devices

**Requested features**

- Add ability to download voice files with text and keywords
- Allow viewing other users' voice notes (SNS-like feature)
- Enable shared voice diary management
- Add text input option for recording
- Allow transcription of voice recordings to text


### 半句 · 紙上

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/id6762589179)

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 完整版 | $4.99 | one-time |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Murmur free?

Murmur is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is 半句 · 紙上 free?

半句 · 紙上 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Do Murmur or 半句 · 紙上 have ads?

Murmur shows ads; 半句 · 紙上 does not.

### Which is updated more often, Murmur or 半句 · 紙上?

Murmur ships an update weekly, and 半句 · 紙上 every 10 days. Most recently, Murmur was updated on November 7, 2026 and 半句 · 紙上 on November 9, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*