Comparison

Synctrain vs Shower Thoughts Notetaker

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

Head to head
About

Synctrain

Securely synchronize files and folders between your devices. Stream audio and video directly from other devices. Manage file sharing permissions to control access to your data.

Highlights
  • Secure file synchronization
  • Full folder synchronization
  • Specific file selection
  • Audio and video streaming
  • Cross-device file mirroring
  • Customizable sharing permissions
Features
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With Synctrain you can securely synchronize files with other devices that have Syncthing installed. You can choose to synchronize full folders, or choose specific files. With Synctrain you can also stream audio and video files from other devices. When you synchronize files, all changes, including deleting files, also happen on your other devices. Do not use Synctrain for back-up purposes, and always keep a back-up of your data. You decide with which devices you share which files. This also means the app makers cannot help you access or recover any lost files. This app is powered by Syncthing. This app is however not associated with or endorsed by Syncthing nor its developers. Please do not expect support from the Syncthing developers. Instead, contact the maker of this app if you have questions.

About

Shower Thoughts Notetaker

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Shower Thoughts is a push-to-talk voice notes app for the thoughts that arrive in the cracks between tasks — walking, driving, the moment before you forget. Hold a button, speak, release. The recording is transcribed entirely on your device and saved as a searchable note. The audio is deleted the instant the transcript lands. No account. No cloud. No network requests. Works in airplane mode. — On-device speech recognition. Powered by whisper.cpp, a tiny open-source speech model that runs on your iPhone's own silicon. Nothing about what you say is sent to a server. There is no server. — Audio deleted on success. The recording is treated as transient working data. The moment the transcript is committed to the local database, the audio file is removed from disk. If transcription fails, the audio is kept so you can retry — then deleted as soon as the retry succeeds. — Search every word. Full-text search across every transcript you've ever saved. Find the thought you had on Tuesday by typing two words from it. — Export when you need it. One tap produces a JSON file of every note and hands it to the iOS share sheet. Save it to Files, send it to yourself, drop it into another app — it's your data. — Built for thinking, not curation. No tags, no folders, no categories. Search is the only way back to a note, because curating is the work this app was designed to avoid. Privacy specifics: • No data ever leaves your device — there is no server to send it to • No analytics, no telemetry, no third-party SDKs collecting anything • Microphone access is used only while you are actively holding the record button • Open source: github.com/kilsekddd/shower-thoughts

Screenshots

Synctrain4 screens
Shower Thoughts Notetaker4 screens

Verdict

The call

Synctrain and Shower Thoughts Notetaker are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Synctrain versus Shower Thoughts Notetaker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSynctrainShower Thoughts Notetaker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (123 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews91.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings123 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB101 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperT-ShapedBobbi Jordan

Bugs and requests

Synctrain

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Occasional app crashes
  • Sync delays on some devices

Requested features

2 requests
  • Direct photo/video sync to remote devices
  • Faster initial connection to server

Shower Thoughts Notetaker

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Synctrain

No in-app purchases

None

Shower Thoughts Notetaker

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Synctrain free?
Synctrain is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Shower Thoughts Notetaker free?
Shower Thoughts Notetaker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Synctrain or Shower Thoughts Notetaker have ads?
Neither Synctrain nor Shower Thoughts Notetaker shows ads.

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