Comparison

SoundNote vs DayCape

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

Head to head
About

SoundNote

Record audio while taking notes and drawing. Tap any word or drawing to instantly jump to the corresponding moment in the audio recording. Perfect for students and journalists to capture every detail.

Highlights
  • Audio recording with synchronized notes
  • Tap notes to jump to audio time
  • Integrated drawing tools
  • Easy editing and manipulation of drawings
  • Export text, drawings, and audio
  • High-quality M4A audio format
Features
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SoundNote is the best way to take notes in meetings, lectures, and interviews. It tracks what you type and draw while recording audio, so you'll never worry about missing an important detail. During playback, just tap a word: SoundNote will jump right to the proper time in the audio. • Use SoundNote's powerful drawing tool for quick sketches. It's easy to edit them, too. Tap a drawing to select it, or tap twice to select an individual stroke. From there, you can drag it to wherever you want, or tap "Delete" to get rid of it. Use two fingers to zoom and scroll. • SoundNote is perfect for students. If you ever fall asleep in class, don't worry — SoundNote's got your back. Just tap what you wrote while you were awake, and SoundNote will play the audio to help you fill in the blanks. • SoundNote is also great for journalists. Ever miss an important detail during an interview and have to skim through your entire recording to find out what it was? With SoundNote, just tap a word from that part of the interview — it'll play back what you missed. • When you're done, share your text, drawings, and audio notes via email, or transfer them directly to your Mac or PC. Audio notes are recorded in standard M4A format: One hour of high quality audio is only 25MB.

About

DayCape

This app provides a visual schedule for families, helping children and individuals feel prepared for their day. Parents and teachers can create and manage schedules using images, timers, and checklists, with options for group planning and progress tracking.

Highlights
  • Create activities with images
  • Visual timers
  • Checklists
  • Notification reminders
  • Image library
  • Group planning
Features
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DayCape is your visual schedule for the whole family. With images, timers, and Cape-friends, it’s easier to feel prepared for the day! If you are a parent, teacher, or support person, you can create and manage schedules for your children, students, or individuals. Add events with images and follow up on progress in the app. App features include: - Create activities with images - Notification reminders - Visual timers - Checklists - Image library - Plan-B - Groups - Invite and manage Cape-planners DayCape offers free use for children in and an auto-reenable subscription feature for Parents and Teachers to easily plan the day for their children and students. - Parent subscription enables you to plan the day for 3 children and invite more people to help to plane the day. - School subscription enables you to plan for up to 15 students and invite teachers and parents to help to plane the day. – DayCape offers 30 days free trial for parents and teachers from when you start your account without any need to start a subscription. Only after the 30 days trial, you need to subscripts to continue access Parent and Teacher features. The subscription charges every month from when you decide to start a subscription. – Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase – Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period – The account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal – Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto -renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase – Privacy Policy: https://www.daycape.com/privacy-policy/ - Terms of use: https://www.daycape.com/terms-of-use/

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: SoundNote at 70% against DayCape's 13%. SoundNote also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2). DayCape's advantage is price (Free vs $4.99) and device support (4 vs 1). On update cadence and ads 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

DayCape is free to download; SoundNote costs $4.99 up front. DayCape sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. SoundNote asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SoundNote ships an update every 3 months, DayCape every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
SoundNote versus DayCape: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSoundNoteDayCape
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating3.8 (13 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews69.7% of reviews — better12.5% of reviews
Number of ratings13 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFreemium — better
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.512.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB71 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDavid EstesDaymonic AB

Customer experience

SoundNote

All ratings13 ratings
Positive69.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative30.8%
Written reviews320 reviews
Positive69.7%
Neutral11.9%
Negative18.4%

DayCape

Written reviews8 reviews
Positive12.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative75.0%

Bugs and requests

SoundNote

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Typing issues, such as duplicate characters or unresponsive keyboard
  • Audio recording cutting out or becoming distorted
  • Syncing issues between notes and audio

Requested features

5 requests
  • Folders or notebooks to organize notes
  • Text formatting options (bold, italic, underline, etc.)
  • Pause/rewind/fast-forward controls for audio playback
  • Integration with cloud storage (Dropbox, Google Drive, etc.)
  • Ability to insert images or diagrams into notes

DayCape

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

SoundNote

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

DayCape

Subscriptions2
  • Family package$8.991 Month
  • Schul-Paket$25.991 Month

Questions

Is SoundNote free?
SoundNote costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is DayCape free?
DayCape is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do SoundNote or DayCape have ads?
Neither SoundNote nor DayCape shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SoundNote or DayCape?
SoundNote ships an update every 3 months, and DayCape every 2 months. Most recently, SoundNote was updated on November 1, 2026 and DayCape on October 29, 2026.

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