Comparison

Sonote vs Void Journal

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

Head to head
About

Sonote

Record your thoughts, ideas, or worries by speaking them aloud. This app transcribes your voice, organizes it into journal entries with titles and summaries, and even detects your mood and extracts action items. It provides weekly summaries and personalized daily prompts based on your entries.

Highlights
  • One-tap voice brain dump
  • Automatic transcription and summarization
  • Mood and topic detection
  • Action item extraction
  • Weekly and monthly summaries
  • Personalized daily prompts
  • Original audio saved
Features
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Say what's on your mind. Sonote records it, writes it down, and turns it into a clean journal entry - with a title, a summary, and your mood. Sonote is a voice journal. Press one button and start speaking - a worry, an idea, anything you need to get out of your head. Sonote turns your brain dump into a tidy entry with your mood, your topics, and your to-dos pulled out for you. Every Sunday you get the Sunday Echo: a clear summary of your week - how your mood changed, which topics kept coming up, and which entry is worth reading again. You can also see summaries for this week, last week, this month, and last month. Because Sonote reads your entries, it understands you. Your daily prompts are based on what you have been writing about, not a generic quote list. And your summaries come with practical advice: small, doable suggestions for a better week, taken from your own words. WHY VOICE? Because speaking is easier than writing. No blank page, no typing. A five-minute brain dump is easier than staring at an empty page. The AI does the tidy-up: transcription, a title, and a summary that reads well. WHAT YOU GET - One-tap brain dump with live transcription as you speak - Clean entries: title, summary, polished text - Automatic mood detection and topic tags - Action items pulled from your own words - The Sunday Echo: summaries for this week, last week, this month, and last month - Practical advice for a better week, based on your own entries - Daily prompts based on your recent entries - The original audio saved with every entry - Reading mode: read your entries like a book - Lock-screen widget for one-tap recording - A daily reminder at the time you choose A BRAIN DUMP THAT ORGANIZES ITSELF Vent, ramble, or think out loud. Sonote sorts it all into clean entries - and keeps the audio so you can listen back any time. MOOD TRACKING WITHOUT THE TAPPING No emoji check-ins. Sonote reads the mood from what you said and shows you how it changes over weeks and months. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your recordings and entries stay on your device. Start today - your future self will read it. Privacy Policy: https://redsprint.co.uk/sonote/privacy.html Terms of Service: https://redsprint.co.uk/sonote/terms.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Void Journal

Features
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Enter the Void. Void Journal is a gothic, atmospheric journal designed for shadow work and the quiet hours. A private sanctuary to face the thoughts, triggers, and unspoken truths you hide from the daylight. MEET THE SHADOW - The Shadow Path: guided nightly prompts that help you explore repressed emotions, recurring patterns, and self-acceptance. - Vintage Writing Canvas: write with digital ink on hand-crafted parchment textures, or switch to dark minimalist mode. - Ghostly Whispers: reflect deeply with responsive prompts that invite you to look beneath the surface. ATMOSPHERIC & PRIVATE - Leather-Bound Journals: organize reflections into distinct volumes (Secrets, Letters Never Sent, Dream Archive, Triggers). - PIN Vault: protect your deepest thoughts behind a private 4-digit lock. - Rare Gothic Stationery: personalize your ritual with unlockable quills, inks, and paper textures. - Zero Judgment, Zero Tracking: your entries stay completely private and encrypted on your device. THE ARCHIVIST (OPTIONAL) Void Journal is free to download and use indefinitely. Upgrade to The Archivist for unlimited shadow work paths, complete stationery vault access, and cloud sync. Privacy Policy: https://principlesocials.com/legal/privacy Terms of Use: https://principlesocials.com/legal/terms Support: https://voidjournal.web.app/en

Screenshots

Sonote4 screens
Void Journal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Void Journal at 3 against Sonote's 1. Void Journal also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Sonote sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and Void Journal sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sonote ships an update every 5 weeks, Void Journal every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Sonote versus Void Journal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSonoteVoid Journal
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size81 MB79 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRedsprint LtdERIK GARAJ

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Sonote

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly Premium Access3 Days trial$1.997 Days
  • Yearly Premium access7 Days trial$17.991 Year
6 purchases

Void Journal

Subscriptions2
  • The Archivist's Oath3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Void Journal Pro3 Days trial$24.991 Year
One-time4
  • Small Vial$0.99
  • Ink Bottle$2.99
  • Master's Inkwell$4.99
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  • Void Journal Pro$44.99

Questions

Is Sonote free?
Sonote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Void Journal free?
Void Journal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Sonote or Void Journal have ads?
Neither Sonote nor Void Journal shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sonote or Void Journal?
Sonote ships an update every 5 weeks, and Void Journal every 6 weeks. Most recently, Sonote was updated on October 25, 2026 and Void Journal on October 28, 2026.

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