Comparison

Whisper Notes vs Palette Library

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

Head to head
About

Whisper Notes

This app converts audio recordings and voice memos into accurate text with speaker identification, all processed offline on your device. It supports multiple languages and offers various export formats for easy sharing and editing.

Highlights
  • Offline audio transcription
  • Speaker identification and labeling
  • Support for 101 languages
  • Multiple export formats (TXT, Markdown, SRT)
  • Import from various sources
  • One-time purchase, no subscription
Features
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Whisper Notes turns meetings, lectures, interviews and voice memos into accurate text with speaker labels, 100% offline on your iPhone and iPad. One-time purchase, no subscription. Trusted by 70,000+ journalists, researchers and professionals. ■ Record and import - Record from the Lock Screen, widgets, Control Center, the Action button, Apple Watch, or "Hey Siri". - Import from WhatsApp, Voice Memos, Photos or Files, several at once. ■ Transcribe - 101 languages through Whisper, detected automatically, even when speakers mix languages. - Choose your on-device model: Parakeet, Whisper (OpenAI's open-source model) or SenseVoice, plus Apple Speech on supported devices with iOS 26. - Speaker labels (speaker diarization) show who said what. Rename each speaker. ■ Edit and export - Double-tap any paragraph to fix a word. - Export TXT, Markdown or SRT subtitles with timestamps and speaker labels. Works for videos too. - Auto-save every new transcript to Files or iCloud Drive. ■ Private by design Your audio never leaves your device. Turn on airplane mode and Whisper Notes works exactly the same, which matters when the recording is an interview, a client meeting, or anything you wouldn't put on someone else's server. ■ One-time purchase No subscription, no in-app purchases, no ads. Not satisfied? Settings → Request Refund. ■ Quick answers Does Whisper Notes work completely offline? Yes. It transcribes on your iPhone or iPad, so it works in airplane mode. The built-in Parakeet model covers 25 European languages offline from the first launch; for other languages, download Whisper or SenseVoice once in the app. Can it transcribe WhatsApp voice messages? Yes. Share a voice message to Whisper Notes and it is transcribed offline. Does it identify speakers? Yes. Tap ⋯ on a note → Detect Speakers, and each passage is labeled by speaker. Which model is best for Chinese, Japanese or Korean? SenseVoice, built for Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Cantonese. Is there a time limit? Each recording can be up to 24 hours long. Which iPhones are supported? Whisper Notes needs iPhone 12 or newer. Your notes live only on your device, so deleting the app deletes them. Export what matters. Questions? support@whispernotes.app · whispernotes.app

About

Palette Library

This app is a comprehensive color toolkit for designers, developers, and artists. It allows users to sample colors from images, websites, and the camera, organize them into palettes, and export them in various formats. It also offers color intelligence features like harmonies, contrast checking, and color blindness simulation.

Highlights
  • Sample colors from images, camera, and websites
  • Organize colors into unlimited palettes
  • Generate color harmonies and tints/shades
  • WCAG 2.1 contrast checking
  • Color blindness simulation
  • Export palettes in multiple formats (PNG, JSON, CSS, ASE)
  • iCloud sync across devices
Features
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Palette Library is the all-in-one color toolkit for designers, developers, and artists. Pick colors from any image, capture them from websites with the Safari extension, and organize them into beautiful palettes — all on your iPhone or iPad. PICK COLORS FROM ANYWHERE • Sample colors from your photo library, camera, or any image with a precision magnifier loupe • Automatically extract dominant and highlight colors using perceptual clustering • Generate color harmonies — complementary, triadic, tetradic, and analogous — with one tap SAFARI EXTENSION • Capture colors directly from any website without leaving Safari • Sample element colors (backgrounds, text, borders) or individual pixels from images • Extract full page palettes automatically, grouped by domain • Review captures in a dedicated Inbox and save to your palettes ORGANIZE & EDIT PALETTES • Create unlimited palettes with unlimited colors • Drag to reorder colors and palettes • Add notes and custom names to any color • Search palettes instantly with live filtering • Select, copy, and manage colors in bulk COLOR INTELLIGENCE • Automatic color naming from a dataset of 1,500+ names with multiple naming schemes including XKCD • WCAG 2.1 contrast checking against white and black backgrounds with AA and AAA pass/fail ratings • Color blindness simulation for protanopia, deuteranopia, and tritanopia • Generate tints, shades, tones, and full ramps in perceptually uniform LAB color space EVERY FORMAT YOU NEED • View and copy colors as HEX, RGB, CMYK, HSL, HSV, CSS RGB, or CSS HSL • One-tap copy to clipboard with haptic feedback EXPORT FOR ANY WORKFLOW • PNG and JPEG images in grid, horizontal strip, or vertical strip layouts • JSON, CSV, and CSS custom properties • Tailwind CSS configuration • W3C Design Tokens • Adobe Swatch Exchange (.ase) for Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign • GIMP Palette (.gpl) SYNC & SHARE • iCloud sync keeps your palettes updated across all your devices automatically • Share palettes via AirDrop, Messages, or email using the .palettelibrary file format • Import palettes shared by others with one tap • Works fully offline and syncs when connected ACCESSIBILITY & DESIGN • Full VoiceOver support • Dynamic Type for comfortable reading at any text size • Clean, intuitive interface designed for fast workflows PRIVACY FIRST All color processing happens on your device. No data is collected or sent to external servers. iCloud sync uses your private iCloud container. Whether you're building a brand, designing an interface, choosing paint for a canvas, or developing a website, Palette Library gives you professional color tools in one app.

Screenshots

Whisper Notes4 screens
Palette Library4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Palette Library at 100% against Whisper Notes's 66%. Palette Library also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and price ($4.99 vs $7.99). Whisper Notes's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (700 vs 1). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model and iOS requirement 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

Whisper Notes costs $7.99 and Palette Library $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Palette Library holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Whisper Notes has 700 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 66% of Whisper Notes's written reviews are positive against 100% of Palette Library's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Whisper Notes ships an update every 10 days, Palette Library every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Whisper Notes versus Palette Library: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWhisper NotesPalette Library
Price$7.99$4.99 — better
Rating4.7 (700 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings700 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#6 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size659 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSmashMelon LLCZehavi Works LLC

Customer experience

Whisper Notes

All ratings700 ratings
Positive91.3%
Neutral3.6%
Negative5.1%
Written reviews337 reviews
Positive66.2%
Neutral10.1%
Negative23.7%

Palette Library

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Whisper Notes

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Recordings disappearing after transcription
  • Transcription process getting stuck at 1%
  • Crashes on certain iOS/iPadOS versions
  • Inability to import audio files consistently

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add support for speaker diarization
  • Implement real-time transcription mode
  • Allow customization of hotkey/shortcut
  • Improve integration with Apple Shortcuts
  • Provide option to choose transcription model size

Palette Library

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Whisper Notes

No in-app purchases

None

Palette Library

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Whisper Notes free?
Whisper Notes costs $7.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Palette Library free?
Palette Library costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Whisper Notes or Palette Library?
Palette Library is rated higher. Whisper Notes averages 4.7 out of 5 from 700 ratings, while Palette Library averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Whisper Notes or Palette Library have ads?
Neither Whisper Notes nor Palette Library shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Whisper Notes or Palette Library?
Whisper Notes ships an update every 10 days, and Palette Library every 3 months. Most recently, Whisper Notes was updated on November 7, 2026 and Palette Library on November 2, 2026.

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