AudioNote™ vs Voice Recording Button
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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!
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.
- One-tap recording from icon
- Widget for instant access
- Automatic recording on startup
- Manual stop recording
- Immediate playback
- Adjustable sound quality
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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)
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
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.
| Parameter | AudioNote™ | Voice Recording Button |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $12.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.2 (118 ratings) | 4.2 (175 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 71.1% of reviews — better | 36.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 118 | 175 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #64 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Luminant Software, Inc | Hayato Shimizu |
Customer experience
AudioNote™
Voice Recording Button
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
AudioNote™
No in-app purchases
Voice Recording Button
- Premium (Monthly plan)$0.991 Month
- Premium$2.99
- Premium (Buying out)$9.99
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