Comparison

LoroNote vs Shruta

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

Head to head
About

LoroNote

This AI-powered voice recorder offers studio-grade transcription with advanced privacy features. It processes audio entirely on-device, supports over 100 languages, and integrates with Apple Intelligence for enhanced productivity. Features include on-wrist recording, import/export options, and smart organization tools.

Highlights
  • On-device AI transcription
  • 100% privacy
  • Offline functionality
  • Apple Intelligence integration
  • Apple Watch app
  • Import/export audio and text
  • Customizable dictionary
Features
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LoroNote is the ultimate AI transcription voice recorder. Experience studio-grade accuracy with OpenAI’s Whisper Large V3 Turbo engine, processed 100% on-device for unmatched privacy and security. ■ Why LoroNote? • Fast & Accurate: High-speed transcription with professional-grade accuracy. • 100% Private: All audio and text are processed locally on your iPhone. No data ever leaves your device. • Offline Ready: Works perfectly in Airplane Mode or without internet. ■ Powerful AI Features ▶ On-Device Whisper Large V3 Turbo We’ve optimized the state-of-the-art Whisper Large V3 Turbo model to run directly on your iPhone. Get the highest possible accuracy and speed available on a mobile device, without the privacy risks or delays of cloud servers. ▶ Apple Intelligence Integration Supercharge your productivity with Apple Intelligence. Instantly summarize hour-long meetings, extract key action items, and refine your notes using the latest on-device AI capabilities. ▶ Speaker Identification See who's speaking, rename speakers, and share transcripts with speaker labels. ▶ Apple Watch App & Complications Record ideas, memos, or conversations directly from your wrist. Add complications to your watch face for instant access. Your recordings automatically sync to your iPhone for transcription when connected. ▶ iPad Support Experience LoroNote on the big screen. Fully optimized for iPad, making it perfect for reviewing transcripts, editing notes, and multitasking with Split View and Slide Over. ▶ Home & Lock Screen Widgets Start recording or access your recent notes instantly with customizable widgets. Capture the moment before it passes. ■ Pro-Grade Tools ▶ Import & Export • Import Audio/Video: Transcribe mp3, wav, m4a, mp4, mov, and more. • Export Anywhere: Save as Text (TXT) or Subtitles (SRT). Share to Notes, Files, or any other app. ▶ Smart Organization • Folders & Calendar: Organize notes by topic or date. • Search & Replace: Instantly find keywords or batch-replace terms across transcripts. • Custom Dictionary: Add names, technical jargon, or acronyms for perfect recognition. ▶ Advanced Playback • Listen while you read with synced text highlighting. • Edit text easily while listening to the original audio. ■ Supported Languages Auto-detects and transcribes over 100 languages including English, Spanish, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, and many more. ■ Recommended For • Meetings: Securely record sensitive business discussions. • Students: Transcribe entire lectures for easy review and searching. • Creators: Generate subtitles (SRT) for your videos in minutes. • Journalists: Record interviews and get immediate, searchable text. ■ Usage Note • Supported Devices: - iPhone 13 or later (2021~) - iPhone SE 3rd generation (2022~) - iPad mini 6th generation or later (2021~) - iPad 11th generation or later (2025~) - iPad Air M1 or later (2022~) - iPad Pro M1 or later (2021~) • LoroNote utilizes your device's powerful GPU for fast, accurate transcription. For the best performance on long recordings, please keep the app open during processing. ■ Customer Support • Email: support@loronote.com • Privacy Policy: https://loronote.com/privacy • Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Shruta

Features
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Shruta records conversations on iPhone and Apple Watch, creates speaker-labeled transcripts on your device, and seals your content behind a passcode-derived key. There is no Shruta account or cloud backend for your content. FAIR PRICING • Try Shruta free: your first 7 recordings, with every feature included. • One purchase unlocks unlimited recordings. No subscription. No ads. RECORD, TRANSCRIBE, KNOW WHO SAID WHAT • Record conversations on your iPhone, or straight from your wrist with the Apple Watch app. • Transcription runs entirely on your device — in English, Dutch, and German, with regional English and German variants. • Speaker labels show who said what. Correct a label once and Shruta applies it across the conversation. If the automatic speaker count is off, reprocess with the exact number of participants — no re-transcription needed. • Optional Voice ID: name a voice once and Shruta can recognise it in later recordings. Opt-in, stored only on your device, deletable any time. SEALED, NOT JUST LOCKED • Your password or passcode is turned into an encryption key using Argon2id; content is sealed with AES-256-GCM. • No account or remote reset. Spookwerk has no backdoor and cannot recover your content. While an already-unlocked vault has its key in memory, device-owner authentication can authorise a local password change. • Face ID / Touch ID unlock is optional, for convenience. The app locks itself when you leave it. NOTHING LEAVES YOUR DEVICE • Audio and transcripts are processed on-device and never uploaded for processing. There is no content sync. • No analytics, trackers, advertising, or third-party analytics SDKs. Zero data collection. • Content leaves Shruta only when you explicitly export it: copy a transcript, or share it as PDF or text. The export menu marks this boundary clearly. APPLE WATCH • Start and stop recordings from your watch. Audio moves to your paired iPhone over WatchConnectivity and is sealed there. Requires your iPhone nearby with Shruta set up. Shruta (Sanskrit: “that which was heard”) is built in the Netherlands by Spookwerk for conversations that deserve to stay between the people who had them: medical appointments, difficult talks, interviews, coaching sessions, and everything you would rather not hand to a cloud. The first use of a speech feature may download on-device model assets. Once the required models are present, processing works offline.

Screenshots

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Shruta4 screens

Verdict

The call

LoroNote and Shruta 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. LoroNote sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Shruta sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
LoroNote versus Shruta: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLoroNoteShruta
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (53 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews86.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings53 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS18.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size696 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRich Soft Co., LtdSpookwerk

In-app purchases

4 purchases

LoroNote

Subscriptions3
  • Loro Pro Monthly3 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Monthly Subscription$4.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Lifetime$39.99
1 purchases

Shruta

One-time1
  • Shruta Premium$4.99

Questions

Is LoroNote free?
LoroNote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Shruta free?
Shruta is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do LoroNote or Shruta have ads?
Neither LoroNote nor Shruta shows ads.

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