Comparison

TP vs Noa for Frame

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

Head to head
About

TP

This companion app enhances your field recorder experience by transcribing audio directly to text. Connect your device and convert spoken words into editable text, with synchronized playback highlighting words as they are read. Export your transcriptions easily for further editing.

Highlights
  • Voice-to-text transcription
  • Bluetooth/USB connection
  • Synchronized playback with highlighting
  • Direct text export
  • Seamless audio conversion
Features
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this is the official TP–7 companion app. enhance your TP–7 field recorder experience with seamless voice-to-text transcription. connect via bluetooth or usb, hit transcribe in the app and instantly convert your audio into text*, no file transfer needed. hit play and watch the words highlight as it reads along, with navigation through the app or TP–7. export your text by sending it to your email, then edit in your program of choice. * made to be used exclusively with teenage engineering TP–7 field recorder.

About

Noa for Frame

An AI assistant for AR glasses that offers GPT-powered chat, web search, and translation. Users can customize its personality and developers can explore its communication protocols for building their own apps.

Highlights
  • GPT-powered chat
  • Web search
  • Translation
  • Customizable personality
  • Developer hack page
  • Chat history storage
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Noa is a personal AI assistant designed to run on your Frame AR glasses. It features GPT-powered chat, web search, and translation. Simply tap your Frame and ask Noa anything. Noa will respond both on your Frame and store the chat history in the app. You can give Noa a splash of personality through the Tune page. Adjust Noa's style, tone, and format of responses, as well as control GPT temperature and response length. For Frame developers, Noa serves as a great example of how to make your own apps. The Hack page details all Bluetooth transactions between Noa and your Frame, such that you can quickly learn how to build your own communication with Frame.

Screenshots

TP3 screens
Noa for Frame3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Noa for Frame at 4.0 against TP's 2.4. Noa for Frame also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 8 months). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Noa for Frame holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 19 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 17% of TP's written reviews are positive against 20% of Noa for Frame's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TP ships an update every 8 months, Noa for Frame every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
TP versus Noa for Frame: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTPNoa for Frame
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.4 (19 ratings)4.0 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews16.7% of reviews20.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings19 — better7
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size237 MB48 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperTeenage EngineeringBrilliant Labs Limited (HK)

Customer experience

TP

All ratings19 ratings
Positive21.1%
Neutral10.5%
Negative68.4%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive16.7%
Neutral22.2%
Negative61.1%

Noa for Frame

All ratings7 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative28.6%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative80.0%

In-app purchases

None

TP

No in-app purchases

None

Noa for Frame

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TP free?
TP is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Noa for Frame free?
Noa for Frame is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, TP or Noa for Frame?
Noa for Frame is rated higher. TP averages 2.4 out of 5 from 19 ratings, while Noa for Frame averages 4.0 from 7 ratings.
Do TP or Noa for Frame have ads?
Neither TP nor Noa for Frame shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TP or Noa for Frame?
TP ships an update every 8 months, and Noa for Frame every 8 days. Most recently, TP was updated on October 12, 2026 and Noa for Frame on October 2, 2026.

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