Text4Me vs Notepad Live
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Text4Me
This app transcribes text from popular messaging apps, videos, and audio files. It utilizes internal device functionality for secure audio processing, ensuring your data remains private. Simply install and set up the extension to begin converting speech to text.
- Transcribe messages from popular apps
- Recognize text from videos
- Convert audio files to text
- Secure internal audio processing
- Easy extension setup
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Text4Me is transcriber application for ability recognise text from popular messages like: Telegram, WhatsApp, Signal, Youtube, TikTok, Files, Videos. You should just install application and setup extension via instructions in application. Also it can help recognise text from audio and video files. It's secure for user, you can use internal device functionality for audio processing without sending audio to any service via internet.
Notepad Live
Display and manage your notes directly on your Lock Screen using Live Activities. Easily update notes by tapping the Live Activity, and swipe to clear them. Customize your notes with colors and unlimited lists through an optional subscription.
- Lock Screen notes via Live Activities
- Tap to open and update notes
- Swipe to clear notes
- Add controls to Control Center/Lock Screen
- Unlimited lists with subscription
- Color personalization for lists
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Keep track of notes on your Lock Screen using Live Activities. Tap the Live Activity button in the app to view your notes on the Lock Screen. While the Live Activity is active, just tap it to open the app and update your notes. You can swipe on the Live Activity to clear it from your Lock Screen, like a notification. Add the control to your Control Center, Lock Screen, or Action Button. To keep your notes private, you can turn off access to Live Activities when locked via Settings > Face ID & Passcode With a Live+ subscription, you can create unlimited lists, personalize them with color, change list settings, remove ads, and support and independent app developer. Try Notepad Live today! Terms of Service - https://heyy.lol/#terms Privacy Policy - https://heyy.lol/#privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Notepad Live at 100% against Text4Me's 50%. Notepad Live also leads on price (Free vs $2.99) and rating (5.0 vs 4.2). Text4Me's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). On 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
Notepad Live is free to download; Text4Me costs $2.99 up front. Notepad Live sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Text4Me asks for nothing beyond the download.
Notepad Live holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Text4Me has 95 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Text4Me's written reviews are positive against 100% of Notepad Live's.
Text4Me ships an update every 3 weeks, Notepad Live every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and June 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Text4Me | Notepad Live |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.2 (95 ratings) | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 95 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dmytro Hrebeniuk | heyylol, LLC |
Customer experience
Text4Me
Notepad Live
In-app purchases
Text4Me
No in-app purchases
Notepad Live
- Live+ (1 month)3 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Live+ (1 year)3 Days trial$29.991 Year
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