Comparison

Stenographer vs Directus Mobile

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

Head to head
About

Stenographer

This app offers on-device audio recording and transcription, ensuring complete privacy as your data never leaves your device. It utilizes advanced AI for accurate speech processing, summarization, and multilingual support, with a one-time purchase for unlimited use.

Highlights
  • 100% on-device processing
  • No subscriptions, one-time purchase
  • Discreet background recording
  • AI-powered transcription and summarization
  • Intelligent search and tagging
  • Multilingual transcription and translation
  • Cross-device synchronization
Features
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Your conversations are valuable. They should also stay private. Stenographer records, transcribes, identifies speakers, summarizes, and organizes audio directly on your iPhone or iPad. Capture from your phone or Apple Watch, then turn hours of audio into a readable, searchable record without sending your conversations to a transcription service. NEW IN STENOGRAPHER 2.0 • Seamless Transcript Read recordings as one continuous, newspaper-like conversation. Stenographer hides file splits and processing chunks while preserving the original audio behind every turn. • Know who said what Private, on-device speaker diarization separates conversations into natural speaker turns. Name a speaker and Stenographer can use an on-device voice profile to recognize that person in other recordings when there’s a confident match. • Private AI summaries On supported devices, summaries and labels use Apple’s on-device Foundation Models. An optional downloadable local fallback is available, and your transcripts remain on your device. • Record from your wrist Start recording from Apple Watch when reaching for your phone would interrupt the moment. Finished recordings remain queued on Apple Watch and retry until iPhone safely receives them for private transcription and analysis. MORE WAYS TO WORK • Continue recording in the background from iPhone or Apple Watch • Import existing audio files • Automatically detect supported languages • Transcribe speech or translate supported languages into English • Search across transcripts, summaries, and labels • Add labels and optional timestamps • Select exact transcript turns to share • Merge recordings and export all transcripts as JSON • Customize transcript fonts, speaker display, processing concurrency, and recording limits • Return to the classic per-recording layout at any time PRIVATE BY DESIGN Transcription, speaker identification, summaries, and labels run on your device whenever available. Nothing is uploaded unless you explicitly choose to share it. Speaker and optional fallback models may download when needed; your audio and transcripts are not uploaded for processing. ONE PURCHASE. NO SUBSCRIPTION. Record and transcribe without monthly fees, usage quotas, or cloud transcription charges. Ideal for meetings, lectures, interviews, research, personal notes, and private lifelogging. App icon designed by aaatelier.ch.

About

Directus Mobile

Manage your content from anywhere with this mobile platform. Create, edit, and publish content on the go, with features like home screen widgets and real-time updates. Stay informed with customizable push notifications for content changes.

Highlights
  • Intuitive content creation and editing
  • Home screen widgets for quick access
  • Customizable push notifications
  • Rich text formatting
  • Media library for uploads
  • Multi-language support
  • Real-time updates
Features
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Directus - Your Content Management Companion Transform your content management experience with Directus, the powerful open data platform now available on mobile. Access, manage, and control your content with ease, right from your smartphone or tablet. Key Features: • Intuitive Content Management: Create, edit and publish content on the go • Home Screen Widgets: Pin your latest items to your home screen for instant access and quick status visibility • Push Notifications: Get notified when content changes—subscribe per collection and choose create, update, or delete events so you stay in the loop • Rich Text Editor: Format your content with a full-featured mobile editor • Media Library: Upload and manage images, videos, and documents directly from your device • Multi-language Support: Work in your preferred language with full internationalization • Real-time Updates: See changes instantly across your team Perfect for: • Marketing teams managing digital content • Editors reviewing and publishing articles • Digital publishers maintaining multiple content streams • Team leaders coordinating content strategies Supported interfaces: **Inputs** - Text - TextArea - Wysiwyg - Number - Code (json) **Selections** - Toggle - Datetime - Repeater - Color - Dropdown - Checkboxes - Dropdown Multiple - Radio Buttons **Relational** - File - Image - Files - Builder (M2A) - Many to Many - One to Many - Many to One - Translations **Presentation** - Dividers - Buttons - Notices **Groups** - Accordion - Detail Group - Raw Group **Other** - Collection Item - Hash - Slider Whether you're updating a blog post, managing your website content, or coordinating your digital presence, the Directus mobile app provides a streamlined interface to handle your content needs efficiently. Turn on push notifications to get alerts for the collections that matter to you—no more refreshing to catch the latest changes. Built with the same commitment to simplicity and user experience as our web platform, the Directus mobile app ensures you have complete control over your content wherever you are. Experience the freedom of managing your content from any device. Download now and take your content management on the go.

Screenshots

Stenographer4 screens
Directus Mobile4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Stenographer at 88% against Directus Mobile's 0%. Stenographer also leads on price ($4.99 vs $17.99) and rating (4.3 vs 1.0). Directus Mobile's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.5). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support 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

Stenographer costs $4.99 and Directus Mobile $17.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Stenographer holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of Stenographer's written reviews are positive against 0% of Directus Mobile's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Stenographer ships an update every 5 days, Directus Mobile every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Stenographer versus Directus Mobile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStenographerDirectus Mobile
Price$4.99 — better$17.99
Rating4.3 (3 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews87.5% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#188 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.515.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size575 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCaleb PhillipsMartijn Ensing

Customer experience

Stenographer

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive87.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative0.0%

Directus Mobile

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Stenographer

No in-app purchases

None

Directus Mobile

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Stenographer free?
Stenographer costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Directus Mobile free?
Directus Mobile costs $17.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Stenographer or Directus Mobile?
Stenographer is rated higher. Stenographer averages 4.3 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Directus Mobile averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Stenographer or Directus Mobile have ads?
Neither Stenographer nor Directus Mobile shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Stenographer or Directus Mobile?
Stenographer ships an update every 5 days, and Directus Mobile every 3 months. Most recently, Stenographer was updated on September 22, 2026 and Directus Mobile on September 7, 2026.

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