Comparison

Notiq vs SOND

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

Head to head
About

Notiq

This app provides private, offline voice note-taking and transcription. It uses on-device AI to convert speech to text, with features like background recording, noise reduction, and voice-powered to-do lists. All data is encrypted and stored locally for maximum privacy.

Highlights
  • Offline AI voice transcription
  • Private, encrypted local storage
  • Background recording
  • Voice-powered to-do lists
  • Import and transcribe audio files
  • Multilingual support
Features
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Notiq - Your Private Voice Notebook with Offline Transcription and AI Notiq isn’t just another notes app. It’s your private space to capture ideas, conversations, voice memos, and meetings - all in one place, fully offline, and completely under your control. No internet. No accounts. No cloud. Just you and your notes. Whether you’re recording a meeting, an interview, a lecture, or personal thoughts, Notiq automatically transcribes your speech into text using on-device AI. Everything stays on your device - nothing is uploaded or shared unless you choose to. ____ TOTAL PRIVACY BY DESIGN • All your notes, recordings, and tasks are encrypted with AES-256, the same standard used by banks. • No sign-up or cloud storage required. ____ SMART VOICE RECORDER WITH OFFLINE TRANSCRIPTION • Record voice notes, meetings, interviews, or lectures. • Get instant transcriptions with time-stamped text. • Powered by Whisper-level speech recognition, running entirely offline. • Background recording supported - even with the screen off. • Built-in noise reduction delivers clear and clean audio. ____ NEW: VOICE-POWERED TO-DOS • Create smart to-do lists just by speaking. • Your voice is instantly converted into organised tasks. • Perfect for capturing reminders and action items during meetings. • All tasks are stored locally - private and secure. ____ NEW: IMPORT AUDIO FILES • Import recordings from other apps or devices directly into Notiq. • Transcribe and organise them in one secure place. • Everything is processed privately on your device - nothing leaves it. ____ FAST, SIMPLE & SECURE • Clean, distraction-free interface designed for quick capture. • Works fully offline - ideal for travel, work meetings, or sensitive material. • Record, transcribe, import, and manage your notes and tasks - all from a single app. ____ MULTILINGUAL SPEECH RECOGNITION • High-accuracy offline transcription in English, Spanish, German, French, Italian and Russian. • Perfect for anyone who values privacy, autonomy, and flexibility. ____ SHARE ONLY WHEN YOU CHOOSE TO Notiq is built for total privacy, but you can still share notes or tasks as text or audio when needed. Nothing is ever shared or uploaded without your permission. You’re in full control of what gets shared - and when. ____ OPTIONAL LOCATION CONTEXT Want to remember where a meeting happened? You can manually add a location to any recording or note. Notiq never tracks your location or accesses GPS without explicit permission. Notiq helps you capture everything that matters - from quick ideas to hours-long meetings - safely and privately, all on your device. NO INTERNET. NO ACCOUNT. NO CLOUD. Just your voice, your ideas, and your control. ____ On-device speech recognition is available on iPhone 12 and newer. ____ Privacy Policy and Terms of Use: https://toriviktoria.github.io/notiq-public/privacy https://toriviktoria.github.io/notiq-public/terms

About

SOND

This app records your voice and uses AI to transcribe, summarize, and allow you to chat with your recordings. It offers features like meeting recording, import from various sources, and privacy controls.

Highlights
  • AI transcription and summarization
  • Chat with recordings
  • Record meetings (Zoom, Teams, Meet)
  • Import audio/video from various sources
  • Stealth mode and Face ID lock
  • PDF export with transcript and summary
  • Cloud backup options
Features
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Summaries are everywhere. A real breakdown, nowhere. SOND shows what actually happened: where you and them diverged, what they kept circling back to, the question you forgot to ask. Put your phone on the table during the conversation, or paste a link to a meeting recording from Zoom, Google Meet or Yandex Telemost. Read it back like a sharp colleague took the notes. Then ask it anything. Start with one free hour. 1500 minutes in Pro. ----- WHAT MAKES IT DIFFERENT ----- IT NOTICES THE UNSAID The polite "let me think about it" that means no. Who stayed quiet when everyone "agreed". What the conversation kept circling back to. SOND reads the room, not just the words. THE MEETING THAT ALREADY HAPPENED Google Meet and Yandex Telemost drop the recording into your cloud: hit Share and paste the link into SOND. A Zoom recording you already downloaded opens through From Files. Gigabytes of video never reach your phone, SOND takes only the audio out of the file. NO BOT, NO GADGET Phone on the table and you are recording. Nothing joins your call and there is nothing extra to buy. It is already in your pocket. EVERY RECORDING, ONE BODY OF KNOWLEDGE "What did I promise Anna?" SOND searches by meaning rather than matching words, and points back to the exact meeting and moment it came from. You can also just talk to a single recording. REAL SPEAKERS, REAL QUOTES Tap a "Speaker 1" and rename them on the spot. Timestamps jump to the moment, and the full transcript sits under every write-up. Reanalyze any recording when you want a fresh read. ----- WHAT ELSE IT DOES ----- RECORD AND IMPORT The recorder is built in. From Files, From Photos, From Voice Memos, or a YouTube link up to 90 minutes. From Telegram, WhatsApp and any other app, audio arrives through Share. SEARCH AND TAGS Search across every recording at once: title, write-up and full transcript, with matches highlighted. Your own colored tags, and a one-tap filter on them. PDF AND SHARING A write-up exports to a clean PDF together with the transcript, for a client, a colleague or your archive. The text copies and shares anywhere. MAC AND SYNC The Mac companion lives in the menu bar and captures system audio from the call. Recordings and edits sync between your devices over iCloud. CALENDAR AND REFLECTION A calendar reminder before a meeting so you remember to hit record. A separate mode for solo recordings, closer to a diary than a summary. ----- YOURS, AND PRIVATE ----- No account needed to start. Choose what gets backed up and where, to iCloud Drive or Yandex.Disk. Lock the app with Face ID. Stop letting good conversations disappear on you. Terms: https://sond.evdokimov.ai/terms Privacy: https://sond.evdokimov.ai/privacy

Screenshots

Notiq4 screens
SOND4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: SOND at free against Notiq's freemium. SOND also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 80%). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Notiq sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days and SOND sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Notiq against 5.0 for SOND. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 3 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 80% of Notiq's written reviews are positive against 100% of SOND's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Notiq ships an update every 11 days, SOND every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Notiq versus SOND: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNotiqSOND
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (8 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings8 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 11 daysEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.217.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size172 MB72 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperViktoria RakhmatullinaPolina Evdokimova

Customer experience

Notiq

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

SOND

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Notiq

Subscriptions7
  • Weekly Special Offer$0.997 Days
  • Monthly Special Offer$1.991 Month
  • Try Free & Subscribe3 Days trial$4.997 Days
Show 4 more
  • Try Free & Subscribe3 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • Annual Special Offer$19.991 Year
  • Annual Trial3 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Annual Subscription$39.991 Year
6 purchases

SOND

Subscriptions2
  • SOND Premium3 Days trial$12.991 Month
  • SOND Premium Year3 Days trial$99.991 Year
One-time4
  • 120 Min: AI Transcription Pack$2.99
  • 600 Min: AI Meeting Notes$9.99
  • 1200 Min: AI Voice Recorder Pack$17.99
Show 1 more
  • 3000 Min: AI Audio Transcription$34.99

Questions

Is Notiq free?
Notiq is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SOND free?
SOND is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Notiq or SOND?
SOND is rated higher. Notiq averages 4.9 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while SOND averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Notiq or SOND have ads?
Neither Notiq nor SOND shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Notiq or SOND?
Notiq ships an update every 11 days, and SOND every 6 days. Most recently, Notiq was updated on September 17, 2026 and SOND on September 23, 2026.

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