Comparison

RecToGo vs VoiceMemoAI

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

Head to head
About

RecToGo

Features
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RecToGo is a voice recording app that makes it easy to save your recordings to the cloud. Upload to Google Drive or iCloud with one tap to keep your important audio safe. Record meetings, lectures, and voice memos, and back them up instantly. 【Key Features】 β–  One-Tap Cloud Backup - One-tap upload to Google Drive (choose your destination folder) - One-tap upload to iCloud Drive - Back up to the cloud right after recording - Your audio is saved only to your own account, kept safe β–  Powerful Recording Management - Real-time waveform display while you record - Markers to flag important moments and jump back to them later - Easily play, delete, and rename your recordings - Auto-rename after recording for tidy file organization - Recording timeout to stop automatically after a set duration - Multiple formats supported (M4A, WAV, MP3, and more) - Share recordings to other apps β–  Simple & Easy to Use - One tap to start recording - Clean, intuitive interface - Background recording, so you can keep recording while you work - Check and control recording from the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island (iPhone 14 Pro and later) - Quick access from the Home Screen widget - Available in English and Japanese 【Free to Use & RecToGo Pro】 RecToGo is free to use. Free plan - Up to 5 cloud uploads per week - One marker per recording - Fixed recording timeout duration RecToGo Pro (one-time purchase) - Unlimited cloud uploads - Add multiple markers to a single recording - Set your own recording timeout duration - Get more out of every recording with Pro RecToGo Pro is a one-time purchase (not a subscription). The price is billed to your Apple ID at confirmation, and Restore Purchases is supported. 【Perfect For】 - Meeting and business discussion minutes - University lectures and seminars - Quick voice memos for ideas - Interviews and podcast recording - Language learning: pronunciation and shadowing practice - Logging your music practice sessions 【Privacy & Security】 - Recording data is never sent to the developer's servers - Uploads go only to your own Google Drive or iCloud account - Only the minimum permissions are requested (microphone, cloud storage) - A detailed privacy policy is published Record your important audio easily and securely with RecToGo.

About

VoiceMemoAI

Record in-person meetings and web conferences on your iPhone or Mac. AI automatically generates summaries, decisions, and to-do lists from your recordings. Your audio remains private, with only transcribed text sent to the AI.

Highlights
  • Record in-person meetings and lectures
  • Record web meetings on Mac
  • AI-generated summaries, decisions, and to-dos
  • Live captions during recording
  • Full-text search and calendar view
  • Markdown export to other apps
  • Siri and Action Button integration
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Record in-person meetings and lectures on your iPhone, then let AI turn them into summaries, decisions and to-dos. Web meetings on Mac, in-person meetings on iPhone: all in one place with iCloud sync. Your audio is never sent to AI. Only the text is. WHAT YOU GET - In-person meetings and lectures on iPhone: record face to face and get an AI note with a summary, decisions and to-dos. - Web meetings on Mac: the Mac app records the audio your Mac plays plus your microphone as two tracks, with no bot in the meeting. Works with Zoom and Microsoft Teams. With iCloud sync, those notes appear on your iPhone too. - Speaker labels ("You" / "Them") are available for Mac meeting recordings. iPhone recordings do not have speaker labels. - Live captions while you record (display only, processed on your device). - Meeting titles: if a calendar event matches, its title becomes your recording's title. Otherwise AI names it for you. - Tap any line of the transcript to jump to that moment in the audio. - Full-text search across titles, notes, transcripts and tags, plus a month/week/day calendar of your recordings. - Markdown export: share notes from the share button to Mail, AirDrop or note apps like Obsidian, or paste them into any AI chat. Turn on Auto Export in Settings and each finished AI note is also exported as Markdown to iCloud Drive or Google Drive (one-way export). - Record in 3 seconds: "Hey Siri, record with VoiceMemoAI", the Lock Screen widget, or the Action Button on supported models. - Mic sensitivity control, Bluetooth mic support, long recordings, templates for meetings, lectures and the Cornell method, and a personal dictionary for names and jargon. - Finder-style folders to sort by project or class. YOUR AUDIO IS NEVER SENT TO AI - Transcription runs on your device. - Your audio is never sent to AI. Only the transcribed text is passed to the AI (Gemini) to write the notes, and only when you ask for a note. - If you turn on iCloud Library Sync (off by default), your audio files sync through your own iCloud too. You can turn off "Also Sync Audio" to sync only notes and transcripts. PLANS - Free: AI notes for up to 120 minutes of recordings each month. - Pro, $8.99 per month: AI notes for up to 30 hours of recordings each month, and meeting recording on Mac. - Pro also includes "Redo in High Accuracy": regenerate a note from its saved transcript with a higher-accuracy AI model, for up to 10 hours of recordings per month (each redo counts at least 30 minutes). This is separate from the 30 hours of AI notes. - Extra 30 Hours, $3.99: a one-time add-on for Pro subscribers who use up their monthly 30 hours. Adds 30 hours of AI notes and does not expire. - Pro renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage it in your Apple Account settings. - VoiceMemoAI is a Universal Purchase: the same subscription works on iPhone and Mac. Zoom and Microsoft Teams are trademarks of their respective owners. VoiceMemoAI is not affiliated with them. Please respect the recording laws and the policies of your organization and meeting participants. Some U.S. states require consent from all participants. Terms of Use (EULA): https://daibutsu7.github.io/voicememoai-docs/terms-en.html Privacy Policy: https://daibutsu7.github.io/voicememoai-docs/privacy.html

Screenshots

RecToGo4 screens
VoiceMemoAI4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: VoiceMemoAI at none against RecToGo's shown. VoiceMemoAI also leads on update cadence (weekly vs monthly) and device support (3 vs 1). RecToGo's advantage is iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. RecToGo sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and VoiceMemoAI sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RecToGo ships an update monthly, VoiceMemoAI weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences Β· 4 level
RecToGo versus VoiceMemoAI: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRecToGoVoiceMemoAI
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviewsβ€”100.0% of reviews
Update frequencyMonthlyWeekly β€” better
AdsYesNo β€” better
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetizationβ€”Freemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Mac β€” better
Requires iOS18.0 β€” better26.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size7 MB16 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperSHOHEI MORIYATETSUYA SAKAI

In-app purchases

1 purchases

RecToGo

One-time1
  • RecToGo Pro$4.99
2 purchases

VoiceMemoAI

Subscriptions1
  • Pro Monthly$8.991 Month
One-time1
  • γ‚Ήγƒγƒƒγƒˆγƒ—γƒ©γƒ³$3.99

Questions

Is RecToGo free?
RecToGo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is VoiceMemoAI free?
VoiceMemoAI is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do RecToGo or VoiceMemoAI have ads?
RecToGo shows ads; VoiceMemoAI does not.
Which is updated more often, RecToGo or VoiceMemoAI?
RecToGo ships an update monthly, and VoiceMemoAI weekly. Most recently, RecToGo was updated on October 15, 2026 and VoiceMemoAI on October 25, 2026.

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