Comparison

AudioNote™ vs Voice Recording Button

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

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About

AudioNote™

This app combines note-taking with synchronized audio recording, allowing users to instantly access specific moments in recordings by tapping on their notes. It supports text, drawings, photos, and PDF annotation, making it ideal for students and professionals to capture and review information efficiently.

Highlights
  • Synchronized note and audio recording
  • Seek directly to audio by tapping notes
  • Highlighted notes during playback
  • Insert text, drawing, and photo notes
  • Audio amplifier
  • Import and annotate PDF documents
Features
Currently charting
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Take notes with recorded audio using the best note taking app in the App Store! AudioNote combines the functionality of a notepad and voice recorder to create a powerful tool that will save you time while improving the quality of your notes. It’s the perfect app for students or business. By synchronizing notes and audio, AudioNote automatically indexes your meetings, lectures, interviews, or study sessions. Need to review the discussion about deliverables on your next project? Trying to remember what the professor had to say about a key point? With AudioNote there is no need to waste time searching through the entire recording to find out. Each note acts as a link directly to the point at which it was recorded, taking you instantly to what you want to hear. Didn't take any notes during the meeting? No problem, you can add them later. A fully functional note application, AudioNote also increases the value of your notes. Watch as your text, drawings, and photos highlight during playback, helping you to remember the context in which they were taken. With the convenience of the iPad or iPhone, you can use AudioNote anywhere: meetings, interviews, conferences, lectures, study sessions. Even use it to record memos to yourself as you jot down new ideas. Join the thousands of students, teachers, business executives, and other professionals who have already discovered what an indispensable tool AudioNote can be. Download it today! ************************************************** AudioNote Features: - Synchronized note and audio recording - Seek directly to audio by tapping notes - Highlighted notes during playback - Insert text, drawing, photo, & highlighter notes - Audio amplifier for recordings made in larger conference rooms - Import and take notes directly on PDF documents (iPad only) - Share with iCloud, Dropbox, over WiFi, or through iTunes - Desktop support: view your .audionote files on Mac or PC (see our website for more info) ************************************************** Featured in Gizmodo's "The Best Note Taking Apps": "AudioNote has one trick, and it's a doozy. Aside from functioning as a basic note-taking app, AudioNote can make sound recordings at the same time, and keep them synchronized, note by note, with the text. You can, in effect, relive a lecture or a meeting through sound and notes." http://gizmodo.com/5674316/the-best-note+taking-apps ************************************************** What Customers Are Saying: "The best note taking application out there!" - Bill K. "I've been looking for a note taking program. Tried several. This is the best by far." - Steve S. "GREAT JOB, use this for all my meetings!" - Jason T. "This program is sooooooo useful. ... I would recommend this to ANY student for any lectures." ************************************************** Still not convinced? Try AudioNote LITE for free!

About

Voice Recording Button

Instantly capture audio with a single tap from your home screen or a widget. This app offers quick and easy voice recording for those moments you can't afford to miss, with options for sound quality adjustments.

Highlights
  • One-tap recording from icon
  • Widget for instant access
  • Automatic recording on startup
  • Manual stop recording
  • Immediate playback
  • Adjustable sound quality
Features
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You will not miss a sudden voice recording opportunity. You can start voice recording directly from the application icon on the home screen or from the widget. You can definitely record voice you do not want to miss! As preparation for emergency, there is no loss even if you install it! [How to use] When you first start up, you are asked for permission to access the microphone, so please be OK. Automatic voice recording starts from the second and subsequent startup. Automatic recording can be canceled at any time, you can use app as a normal voice recorder. [Uses] - When you want to record suddenly. - If you don't like the troublesome operation. - When you need to record immediately anyway. [Characteristic] - Simultaneous voice recording starts with the microphone as it starts up. - You can stop voice recording at any time. - You can check the sound immediately after recording. - You can change the sound quality. (option)

Screenshots

AudioNote™4 screens
Voice Recording Button3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Voice Recording Button at Free against AudioNote™'s $12.99. Voice Recording Button also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). AudioNote™'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ads (none vs shown). On rating, ratings volume 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

Voice Recording Button is free to download; AudioNote™ costs $12.99 up front. Voice Recording Button sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. AudioNote™ asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.2 for AudioNote™ against 4.2 for Voice Recording Button. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 118 and 175 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 71% of AudioNote™'s written reviews are positive against 37% of Voice Recording Button's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AudioNote™ ships an update every 3 weeks, Voice Recording Button every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
AudioNote™ versus Voice Recording Button: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAudioNote™Voice Recording Button
Price$12.99Free — better
Rating4.2 (118 ratings)4.2 (175 ratings)
Positive reviews71.1% of reviews — better36.8% of reviews
Number of ratings118175 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 8 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#64 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLuminant Software, IncHayato Shimizu

Customer experience

AudioNote™

All ratings118 ratings
Positive77.1%
Neutral9.3%
Negative13.6%
Written reviews204 reviews
Positive71.1%
Neutral9.8%
Negative19.1%

Voice Recording Button

All ratings175 ratings
Positive79.4%
Neutral5.1%
Negative15.4%
Written reviews95 reviews
Positive36.8%
Neutral5.3%
Negative57.9%

Bugs and requests

AudioNote™

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Recordings sometimes disappear or get corrupted
  • Difficulty navigating large audio files
  • Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions

Requested features

6 requests
  • Ability to change font size, color, and formatting
  • Improved file management and sharing options
  • Background recording mode
  • Faster playback speed controls
  • Integration with cloud storage services
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  • More drawing/annotation tools

Voice Recording Button

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

AudioNote™

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Voice Recording Button

Subscriptions1
  • Premium (Monthly plan)$0.991 Month
One-time2
  • Premium$2.99
  • Premium (Buying out)$9.99

Questions

Is AudioNote™ free?
AudioNote™ costs $12.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Voice Recording Button free?
Voice Recording Button is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, AudioNote™ or Voice Recording Button?
AudioNote™ and Voice Recording Button are both rated 4.2 out of 5 on the App Store, from 118 and 175 ratings respectively.
Do AudioNote™ or Voice Recording Button have ads?
Voice Recording Button shows ads; AudioNote™ does not.
Which is updated more often, AudioNote™ or Voice Recording Button?
AudioNote™ ships an update every 3 weeks, and Voice Recording Button every 8 months. Most recently, AudioNote™ was updated on September 23, 2026 and Voice Recording Button on September 21, 2026.

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