Comparison

Voice Notes vs DotList

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

Head to head
About

Voice Notes

This app records audio and converts it into searchable text using on-device AI. It automatically generates smart summaries with key points and action items. Organize, tag, and sync your notes across devices, or upload existing audio files for transcription.

Highlights
  • Live audio recording
  • On-device AI transcription
  • Automatic smart summaries
  • Searchable transcriptions
  • Cross-device syncing
  • Audio file uploads
Features
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Voice Notes AI: Transcribe & Summarize Your Voice Recordings Turn your voice recordings into searchable text and smart summaries. Perfect for meetings, lectures, interviews, and everyday notes. What You Can Do: Record & Transcribe Capture conversations with accurate speech-to-text powered by on-device AI. Transcription happens locally on your device for speed and privacy. Get Smart Summaries Automatically generate summaries with key points, action items, and questions. Review hours of content in minutes. Organize Your Way Create folders, search transcriptions, and find what you need instantly. Tag important moments and jump straight to them. Sync Across Devices Sign in to keep your notes synced and accessible from anywhere. Your recordings stay organized across all your devices. Upload Audio Files Import existing audio recordings to transcribe them instantly. Who Uses Voice Notes AI: - Professionals: Capture meeting notes without breaking focus - Students: Turn lectures into study guides - Journalists & Researchers: Record interviews and find quotes fast - Content Creators: Transcribe podcasts and videos for show notes - Anyone: Keep voice memos organized and searchable Privacy Policy: https://talirapps.com/voice-notes-ai/privacy-policy.html Terms & Conditions: https://talirapps.com/voice-notes-ai/terms-and-conditions.html

About

DotList

Organize your life with a simple, colorful checklist app. Create, share, and manage tasks, errands, and plans with ease. Features include offline access, customizable reminders, and home screen widgets.

Highlights
  • Share lists with others
  • Organize and reorder items
  • Reset checklists for reuse
  • Offline access to lists
  • Customizable reminders
  • Home screen widgets
  • Import and export lists
Features
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DotList is a simple, colorful checklist app for iPhone and iPad. Keep groceries, errands, packing lists, work tasks, and everyday plans organized in one place. Tap a dot to check something off. Pin important items, arrange things your way, and share lists with family and friends to work through them together. • Share Lists Together Share a grocery list, plan a trip, or organize tasks with family, friends, or a group. Add items, make changes, rearrange them, and check things off together through iCloud. Sharing is included free. No Pro purchase is required. You choose which lists to share. Your other lists stay on the device where you created them and don’t automatically sync between devices. Choose Send Copy to send a separate copy without sharing future changes. • Organize Your Way Create, rename, and reorder lists. Pin important tasks, drag items into place, sort alphabetically, or move completed items below everything still to do. Choose whether newly typed items appear at the top or bottom in Preferences. Edit longer items in a text box that grows as you type. Undo recent edits, item deletions, imports, and reordering. • Copy, Reset, and Reuse Duplicate a list or choose individual items to copy into another list. Copies keep item order, checkmarks, and pins without copying reminders. Use Reset Dots to uncheck items and work through a favorite checklist again. • Keep Going Offline Keep using lists you’ve already opened without an internet connection. Changes to shared lists are saved on your device and sent when your connection returns. • Reminders That Fit Your Schedule Set one-time reminders for individual items, or repeat them daily, weekly, monthly, or on a custom schedule. View and manage your reminders from one place. Reminders are available on lists you aren’t sharing. • Home Screen Widgets Keep your own lists or upcoming reminders visible without opening the app. Choose from List and Reminders widgets for your Home Screen. • Themes to Make DotList Yours Choose a theme and switch between light and dark appearances. Preview every theme, including premium themes, before deciding whether to upgrade. • Bring Your Lists Along Import a checklist from your clipboard, or select text in another app and share it to DotList. Review the items and choose a new or existing list. Save shared text for review later. You can also export a readable copy of your available DotList data from Help. Included Free Create up to 10 lists, set 5 reminders total, and choose from a selection of free themes. Lists shared with you don’t count toward your 10-list limit. Group collaboration, Home Screen widgets, list copying, text import, and the everyday checklist tools are also included. Optional DotList Pro One purchase unlocks unlimited lists, unlimited reminders on lists you aren’t sharing, and every premium theme, including Firefly, Midnight, Gold, Rose Gold, Blue, Green, and Yellow. No subscription. DotList has no ads and requires no separate DotList account. Everyone collaborating needs an up-to-date version of DotList and must be signed into iCloud.

Screenshots

Voice Notes4 screens
DotList4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: DotList at 4.8 against Voice Notes's 3.8. DotList also leads on review sentiment (94% vs 67%). Voice Notes's advantage is update cadence (every 11 days vs every 6 weeks) and ratings volume (193 vs 57). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Voice Notes sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and DotList sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

DotList holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 193 and 57 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Voice Notes's written reviews are positive against 94% of DotList's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Voice Notes ships an update every 11 days, DotList every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Voice Notes versus DotList: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVoice NotesDotList
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (193 ratings)4.8 (57 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews93.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings193 — better57
Update frequencyEvery 11 days — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.4 — better18.2
Further details — not scored
Size100 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlmus j.d.o.o.Danz L.L.C.

Customer experience

Voice Notes

All ratings193 ratings
Positive73.6%
Neutral8.3%
Negative18.1%
Written reviews120 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral6.7%
Negative26.7%

DotList

All ratings57 ratings
Positive93.0%
Neutral5.3%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive93.8%
Neutral6.3%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Voice Notes

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Microphone issues causing loss of input
  • Transcription errors and inaccuracies
  • Compatibility problems with older devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Deeper integration with messaging apps
  • Ability to edit and delete transcribed text
  • Support for more languages and accents
  • Automatic punctuation and formatting

DotList

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Voice Notes

Subscriptions5
  • Voice Notes Membership7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Voice Notes Membership$3.991 Month
  • Voice Notes Membership3 Days trial$17.991 Year
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  • Voice Notes Membership$19.991 Year
  • Voice Notes Membership7 Days trial$19.991 Year
1 purchases

DotList

One-time1
  • DotList Pro$4.99

Questions

Is Voice Notes free?
Voice Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DotList free?
DotList is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Voice Notes or DotList?
DotList is rated higher. Voice Notes averages 3.8 out of 5 from 193 ratings, while DotList averages 4.8 from 57 ratings.
Do Voice Notes or DotList have ads?
Neither Voice Notes nor DotList shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Voice Notes or DotList?
Voice Notes ships an update every 11 days, and DotList every 6 weeks. Most recently, Voice Notes was updated on November 1, 2026 and DotList on November 7, 2026.

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