Stardate vs Quick Notes (easy voice notes)
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Stardate
Record and transcribe voice notes instantly from your Apple Watch or iPhone. Enjoy complete privacy with 100% local processing and offline functionality. Access your audio and text files easily via iCloud Drive.
- One-tap voice note transcription
- Offline functionality
- 100% local processing
- Unlimited recording length
- iCloud Drive integration
- Searchable notes
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* Transcribe super fast voice notes from Apple Watch or iPhone with one tap. * Works offline. No servers involved. * Transcription is 100% local to your device. Keep your notes private! * No forced limits on recording length or number of recordings. * Copy all or some of your entries straight from the search bar. * Audio and text files are saved to iCloud Drive for easy access from Finder.
Quick Notes (easy voice notes)
Record your thoughts using your voice and get instant transcriptions. This app is ideal for capturing quick ideas or memos when typing is inconvenient. All processing occurs on-device for enhanced privacy.
- Instant voice-to-text transcription
- On-device AI processing
- Share or copy transcriptions
- Lifetime stats tracking
- Brainstorm mode
- Save audio files
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Capture your thoughts with your voice. Tap to record, get instant transcriptions, then save or share. Perfect for quick ideas, voice memos, or anything you'd rather say than type. Multi-language support detects your device language automatically. Features - Instant voice-to-text transcription - Clean up text with Apple Intelligence - Share or copy transcriptions to any app - Lifetime stats tracking Premium Features - Brainstorm mode - Save audio files for playback - Cleanup notes with Gemini All transcription and AI processing happens on-device. Your recordings are never sent to external servers. Privacy Policy: https://birchtree.productions/apps/quick-notes/privacy.html Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Stardate at none against Quick Notes (easy voice notes)'s 3. Stardate also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.2) and review sentiment (79% vs 67%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Quick Notes (easy voice notes) sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Stardate asks for nothing beyond the download.
Stardate holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 23 and 22 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of Stardate's written reviews are positive against 67% of Quick Notes (easy voice notes)'s.
Stardate ships an update every 3 weeks, Quick Notes (easy voice notes) every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Stardate | Quick Notes (easy voice notes) |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (23 ratings) — better | 4.2 (22 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 78.6% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 23 — better | 22 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Neptune Day, LLC | Matt Birchler |
Customer experience
Stardate
Quick Notes (easy voice notes)
In-app purchases
Stardate
No in-app purchases
Quick Notes (easy voice notes)
- Brainstorm Mode$4.991 Month
- Cleanup with Gemini$2.99
- Save Audio Notes$4.99
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