Comparison

Desktop Note vs Voice Note

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

Head to head
About

Desktop Note

Create customizable sticky notes and display them on your device's home screen. Organize tasks with checklists, add photos, and format text. Syncs across devices via iCloud for privacy and convenience.

Highlights
  • Customizable note colors
  • Illustrated backgrounds
  • To-do checklists
  • Photos in Home Screen widgets
  • Text formatting (bold, italics)
  • iCloud backup and sync
  • Data export/import
Features
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Do you miss the days when your desk was covered with sticky notes? Create sticky notes with Desktop Note and display them on your Home Screen. Customize note colors, choose beautiful illustrated backgrounds, and create to-do checklists. You can also use widgets to display notes or photos on your Home Screen. Download the macOS version to display sticky notes on your Mac desktop and even pin them above any window. Desktop Note syncs your sticky notes across devices with iCloud while protecting your privacy. What users love about Desktop Note: #A wide range of note colors and illustrated backgrounds #To-do checklists #Photos in Home Screen widgets #Text formatting Supports bold, highlighting, italics, and more #iCloud backup and sync Automatically sync across iPhone, iPad, and Mac with iCloud # Data Export & Import Your data belongs to you. Export your notes as Markdown files anytime to back them up or move them to another app. Import your notes from Apps like ColorNote. #Privacy Your notes are stored in your own iCloud, and only you can access them. If you have any questions or product suggestions, feel free to email me anytime: cswenshuo@gmail.com Terms of Use: https://www.notion.so/Terms-of-Use-e2fd82b183504ad1b5e82c684c25865a Privacy Policy: https://www.notion.so/Privacy-Policy-f692aafe77d540f1b191bd0e5aa5ee59

About

Voice Note

Features
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Voice Note is a minimalist voice notes app designed for people who want to capture thoughts quickly, privately, and without distractions. Record ideas, reminders, meeting notes, journals, and daily thoughts using your voice — then organize everything into simple categories that work the way you think. Unlike many note-taking apps, Voice Note is built with privacy first. No tracking. No analytics. No unnecessary cloud processing. Your notes stay yours. KEY FEATURES • Voice-to-note capture Create notes instantly using your voice. • Organize with categories Create custom categories for work, ideas, journals, meetings, study notes, and more. • Edit notes anytime Update your notes using text editing or voice editing. • Fully offline experience Use the app without an internet connection. • Privacy first No tracking, no analytics, no data collection. • Minimalist interface Clean, fast, intuitive, and distraction-free. • Fast note access Find and manage your notes quickly with a simple workflow. • Designed for daily use Perfect for capturing thoughts while walking, driving, working, or studying. WHY VOICE NOTE Most note apps are overloaded with features, accounts, subscriptions, and tracking. Voice Note focuses on one thing: capturing your thoughts quickly and privately. Whether you are saving ideas, recording reminders, organizing tasks, or keeping a personal journal, Voice Note helps you stay focused without complexity. ONE-TIME PURCHASE Pay once — use forever. Voice Note is available with a single lifetime purchase of $60. No subscriptions. No recurring fees. Your notes. Your privacy. Your app. Perfect for: • Personal voice journaling • Quick thought capture • Meeting notes • Daily reminders • Study notes • Brainstorming ideas • Offline productivity Voice Note: Audio Notes AI Offline. Private. Minimalist. The app does not share personal data with third-party AI services. We use Apple’s on-device speech recognition only (e.g. local transcription through iOS APIs without sending audio to external servers)

Screenshots

Desktop Note4 screens
Voice Note4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Voice Note at 15.1 against Desktop Note's 17.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Desktop Note sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 3 months and Voice Note sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Desktop Note versus Voice Note: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDesktop NoteVoice Note
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (29 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews90.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings29 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer文烁 蔡Lafloryal

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Desktop Note

Subscriptions4
  • Desktop Note - 1 Quarter$0.993 Months
  • Desktop Note Premium$0.991 Month
  • Desktop Note Premium2 variants$1.993 Months
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  • Premium$2.993 Months
1 purchases

Voice Note

One-time1
  • One Time Payment$60.00

Questions

Is Desktop Note free?
Desktop Note is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Voice Note free?
Voice Note is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Desktop Note or Voice Note have ads?
Neither Desktop Note nor Voice Note shows ads.

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