VF Note vs YapRun
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
VF Note
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Fast Note Key Features [The Fastest and Smoothest Memo Experience] • One-Tap Memo: Keyboard appears instantly when you tap the widget button for immediate input • Real-time Voice-to-Text Conversion: Speak your thoughts instantly and they convert to text • Share from External Apps: Save instantly via share button from Safari, KakaoTalk, Instagram, and all other apps • Simple UI without complex folders or tags • Ad-free experience [Capture First, Organize Later] • Reminder Notifications: Set your preferred daily organization time and receive push notifications about today's memos • Daily Digest: Clean up unnecessary memos from the day's recordings [Moments When You Need Fast Note] • When you don't want to miss important points during meetings • When you want to record ideas that suddenly come to mind in bed • When you don't want to forget thoughts that arise while walking [Developer's Promise] • Continuous Updates: Steady improvements reflecting user feedback (real-time Discord feedback) • Core Values Maintained: Absolutely maintaining the core value of 'quick capture' • Free Policy: Core features forever free • Privacy: All memos are never stored on servers The only memo app that keeps up with the speed of thought. Fast Note protects all your ideas from disappearing.
YapRun
This voice-to-text keyboard runs entirely on your device, transcribing your speech into text without needing an internet connection or sending your data to the cloud. It offers multiple AI models for speed and accuracy, and saves your dictation history locally.
- On-device AI transcription
- System keyboard integration
- Multiple AI models (speed/accuracy)
- Works offline
- Live Activity support
- Dictation history
- Undo/Redo functionality
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stop typing. start yapping. YapRun is a voice-to-text keyboard that runs entirely on your device. no cloud. no subscriptions. no random server in Virginia listening to your voice notes. just pure, on-device AI transcription that works anywhere you can type. here's the deal — you install YapRun as a keyboard, tap the "Yap" button, and talk. your words appear as text. that's it. no account signup. no email verification. no "start your free trial." it just works. AND YES — YOUR DATA STAYS ON YOUR PHONE. we're not being dramatic. the AI model literally runs on your iPhone's Neural Engine. your audio never touches a server. never gets uploaded. never gets "anonymized and used to improve our services." it stays on your device, gets transcribed, and the audio is immediately discarded. period. — WHAT YOU GET: → Custom Voice Keyboard install YapRun as a system keyboard and use voice dictation in any app — Messages, Notes, WhatsApp, Slack, literally anywhere you type. tap "Yap", talk, done. → Multiple AI Models choose between speed and accuracy. the "Fast" model runs on Apple's Neural Engine with almost zero battery drain. the "Accurate" model gives you better results for longer dictation. you pick what works for you. → Works Everywhere once you set up the keyboard, it works in every single app. iMessage, email, social media, whatever. your voice, your text, your rules. → Live Activity Support see your dictation status right on the Dynamic Island or Lock Screen. know exactly when YapRun is listening, transcribing, or done — no guessing. → ASR Playground want to test how good the transcription is before you commit? open the built-in Playground, hit record, and see the results in real-time. nerd out to your heart's content. → Notepad a simple built-in text editor for testing or quick notes. switch to YapRun keyboard, start talking, see your words appear. → Dictation History every transcription is saved locally so you can go back and copy anything you've dictated. your history, stored on your device, nowhere else. → Undo / Redo made a mistake? undo the last dictation. changed your mind? redo it. simple. → Word Stats track how many words you've dictated and how many sessions you've had. flex your yapping stats. — WHY YAPRUN EXISTS: most voice typing tools send your audio to the cloud. that means: • someone else's server processes your voice • your data exists on infrastructure you don't control • you need internet to use it • there's latency YapRun flips all of that. the AI runs locally using Apple's Neural Engine (or CPU if you prefer). no internet required after the initial model download. no latency from round-tripping to a server. no privacy concerns. we built this because we genuinely believe your voice data is nobody's business but yours. — SETUP TAKES 2 MINUTES: 1. open YapRun 2. allow microphone access 3. add YapRun keyboard in Settings → General → Keyboards 4. enable Full Access (required for the keyboard to work across apps) 5. download a voice model (one-time, ~70-134 MB) 6. start yapping Full Access is needed so the keyboard extension can communicate with the main app to activate the microphone. we don't use it to collect any data. ever. — POWERED BY RUNANYWHERE SDK YapRun is built on the open-source RunAnywhere on-device AI platform. same tech, open codebase, no secrets.
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Verdict
VF Note and YapRun 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | VF Note | YapRun |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Daily | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Beom Woo Kang | RunAnywhere |
In-app purchases
VF Note
No in-app purchases
YapRun
No in-app purchases









