Comparison

Voiceliner vs Hyperduck

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

Head to head
About

Voiceliner

Quickly capture and organize thoughts using voice. This app transcribes your spoken notes, allows for hierarchical structuring, and lets you play back audio. It also automatically tags notes with your location.

Highlights
  • Voice-to-text transcription
  • Hierarchical note structuring
  • Audio playback
  • Automatic location tagging
  • Local data storage
  • Cloud backup options
Features
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The fastest way to capture and structure your thoughts: through voice. Hold record, say what you want, and release. Just like you'd expect from an outliner, create hierarchies and rearrange. Notes are auto-transcribed and searchable, but you can always play back the audio. Automatically attach location to notes. Remember walks you took, and which places sparked what ideas. This app is open source and available on GitHub. Everything is local to your device. You can back up to Google Drive and iCloud.

About

Hyperduck

Instantly send web links from your iPhone or iPad to your Mac via the share sheet. Links are delivered even when devices are offline and open automatically in your Mac's default browser, ensuring you never miss content.

Highlights
  • Send links via share sheet
  • Works offline
  • Automatic link opening on Mac
  • Trigger Mac shortcuts
  • No network required
  • Secure iCloud syncing
Features
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Quickly send a link from your iOS device to your Mac. It provides a “Send to Mac” button in the share sheet of any app that provides a URL. For example, share a link from Safari on your iPhone or iPad and have it open in the default browser on your Mac. You can send a link even if your iOS device and/or Mac are offline. The link will be sent and received the next time the devices are online. The link will never be lost. The devices do not need to be on the same network. Your iOS device and Mac must have iCloud enabled and be signed into the same Apple ID account. My personal use-case is that I often discover cool stuff when I check Twitter on the go and I want to dig deeper into it later on my Mac. I have tried Instapaper, Pocket, Safari Reading List, iCloud Tabs, and more. The problem with them all is that I forget to check them. You can even use this app to trigger shortcuts on your Mac from your iOS device. See the website for more info. Sends to one Mac only. Install the macOS app on the single Mac you want to receive links on. If you install it on multiple Macs, iCloud may deliver a link to any of them, unpredictably. Note: Because of an iOS bug, you have to restart your device for the Shortcuts actions to show up. Note: Links will not be sent when low power mode is enabled as background syncing is disabled then. They will be sent the next time you open the app. ■ FAQ ‣ How is it better than AirDrop? - Works when your Mac is offline - Works when you are not on the same network as your Mac - Much faster - Opens links on your Mac in the background ‣ How is it better than iCloud Tabs? - Works in any app with a share sheet, not just Safari - Links are opened as tabs in your browser so you cannot miss them - No need to spend time looking for the link in a long list of links - Supports any browser on your Mac - You don't need to keep the tab open on your iOS device for it to be available on your Mac ‣ How is it better than Safari Reading List? - Links are opened right in your browser so you cannot miss them - No need to spend time looking for the link in a long list of links - Supports any browser on your Mac ‣ Can you support multiple Macs? No. I would like to keep the app simple. ■ Privacy The app uses iCloud syncing to securely send links from your iOS device to your Mac. The app developer will not see the links you share. The app does not collect any personal data and does not have any tracking. ■ Support You can contact me through the feedback button in the app.

Screenshots

Voiceliner4 screens
Hyperduck2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Voiceliner at Free against Hyperduck's $5.00. Voiceliner also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 26.0). Hyperduck's advantage is chart position (#100 vs unranked) and review sentiment (94% vs 86%). On rating, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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

Voiceliner is free to download; Hyperduck costs $5.00 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Voiceliner against 4.9 for Hyperduck. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 39 and 62 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 86% of Voiceliner's written reviews are positive against 94% of Hyperduck's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Voiceliner ships an update monthly, Hyperduck every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Voiceliner versus Hyperduck: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVoicelinerHyperduck
PriceFree — better$5.00
Rating4.8 (39 ratings)4.9 (62 ratings) — better
Positive reviews85.7% of reviews94.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3962 — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#100 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS12.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPocket Computing Laboratories, LLCSindre Sorhus

Customer experience

Voiceliner

All ratings39 ratings
Positive94.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.1%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%

Hyperduck

All ratings61 ratings
Positive96.7%
Neutral1.6%
Negative1.6%
Written reviews54 reviews
Positive94.4%
Neutral1.9%
Negative3.7%

Bugs and requests

Voiceliner

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Hyperduck

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Sometimes doesn't send items over
  • Fails to send webpage more than it works
  • No log for failed sends
  • Opens Chrome while Mac is in sleep mode

Requested features

4 requests
  • Allow choosing a Mac to run shortcuts
  • Update with iOS 17 app shortcuts
  • Toggle to open links only when Mac wakes from sleep
  • Option to work from Windows and Android

In-app purchases

None

Voiceliner

No in-app purchases

None

Hyperduck

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Voiceliner free?
Voiceliner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hyperduck free?
Hyperduck costs $5.00, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Voiceliner or Hyperduck?
Hyperduck is rated higher. Voiceliner averages 4.8 out of 5 from 39 ratings, while Hyperduck averages 4.9 from 62 ratings.
Do Voiceliner or Hyperduck have ads?
Neither Voiceliner nor Hyperduck shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Voiceliner or Hyperduck?
Voiceliner ships an update monthly, and Hyperduck every 3 months. Most recently, Voiceliner was updated on October 24, 2026 and Hyperduck on October 27, 2026.

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