Comparison

Whisper Notes vs Quiet Control

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

Quiet Control

Features
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QuietControl is one screen for the recurring stuff in your life — subscriptions you forget about, how much you actually use them, your sleep, and the free hours you actually have this week. Free for up to 5 subscriptions. One purchase unlocks the rest. No recurring charges, no account to create, no ads. The irony of a subscription tracker that isn't itself a subscription is the point. WHAT IT TRACKS • Subscriptions — 80+ presets across streaming, music, cloud, AI, mobile, and food kits. Multi-currency (USD, EUR, GBP, TRY). Cancellation notice periods built in for German-style contracts. • What you pay for vs use — each subscription next to how much you used its app this week, and paid apps you use but haven't added yet. Drawn by Apple's private Screen Time report; your usage never leaves Apple's sandbox. • Sleep & activity — read-only from Apple Health. • Free time — your calendar scanned for gaps inside your working hours, tallied per week. • Focus sessions — Pomodoro, 52/17, 90-minute, deep work, or your own duration. Mindful minutes save back to Health. WHAT IT DOESN'T DO • No accounts, sign-ups, or passwords. • No ads, no analytics, no third-party SDKs. • No streaks, no badges, no shame. • No data leaves your phone. • No recurring charges. PRIVACY Everything stays local — Core Data, HealthKit, Calendar, Screen Time. The app talks to no servers other than Apple's StoreKit for the one-time purchase. The privacy nutrition label confirms this. WORKS WITH • Home screen widget for your monthly spend and next renewal • Siri Shortcuts: "start focus", "what's renewing", "monthly cost" • Apple Health — read sleep & activity, write mindful minutes • Apple Calendar — read events to find free time • Family Sharing — the lifetime unlock works for up to 5 people LANGUAGES English · Deutsch · Nederlands · Türkçe PRICING Free: up to 5 subscriptions, renewal reminders, cancellation deadlines, focus sessions, and Screen Time matching. Lifetime unlock, one-time purchase: unlimited subscriptions, the weekly report, savings suggestions, and CSV export and import.

Screenshots

Whisper Notes4 screens
Quiet Control4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Quiet Control at Free against Whisper Notes's $7.99. Quiet Control also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). Whisper Notes's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 2 months). On 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

Quiet Control is free to download; Whisper Notes costs $7.99 up front. Quiet Control sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whisper Notes asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Whisper Notes ships an update every 10 days, Quiet Control every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Whisper Notes versus Quiet Control: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWhisper NotesQuiet Control
Price$7.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (707 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings707 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
Best chart rank#6 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size659 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSmashMelon LLCAydin Can Polatkan

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

Quiet Control

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Whisper Notes

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Quiet Control

One-time1
  • Lifetime Unlock$5.99

Questions

Is Whisper Notes free?
Whisper Notes costs $7.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Quiet Control free?
Quiet Control is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Whisper Notes or Quiet Control have ads?
Neither Whisper Notes nor Quiet Control shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Whisper Notes or Quiet Control?
Whisper Notes ships an update every 10 days, and Quiet Control every 2 months. Most recently, Whisper Notes was updated on November 12, 2026 and Quiet Control on November 9, 2026.

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