Comparison

David vs Jin Mobile

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

Head to head
About

David

This AI-powered assistant transcribes voice memos and meetings directly on your device, ensuring complete privacy. It identifies speakers, generates summaries, and extracts action items, all without uploading your data to the cloud.

Highlights
  • On-device transcription
  • Speaker diarization
  • AI meeting summaries
  • Action item extraction
  • 100% privacy
  • No cloud uploads
Features
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Your meetings, transcribed privately. David is your personal AI-powered meeting assistant that works entirely on your device - keeping your conversations safe, secure, and 100% private. No cloud uploads, no data sharing - your words stay yours. Features - On-Device Transcription – Capture every word with accurate speech-to-text, processed locally for maximum privacy. - Speaker Diarization – Know exactly who said what with smart speaker identification. - AI Summaries – Get concise, well-structured recaps of any meeting in seconds. - Action Items – Automatically extract follow-ups, decisions, and next steps so nothing falls through the cracks. - Privacy First – All processing happens on your device. Your audio and transcripts never leave your phone. *Access to the listed features requires a subscription. Perfect for - Business meetings - Team syncs - Client calls - Interviews - Lectures & workshops Why David? Named for clarity and trust, David is built to be your discreet, reliable partner in every conversation. Unlike cloud-based apps, David puts you in control of your data - empowering you to stay productive without compromise. Private. Powerful. Personal. Download David today and experience meeting notes you can trust. Payments and Renewal: Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage or turn off auto-renew in your Account settings at any time after purchase No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during the active period. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy policy: https://martinmitrevski.com/bill-organizer-privacy-policy/

About

Jin Mobile

Features
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Talk, and Jin Mobile writes. Jin Mobile turns your voice into clean text as you speak, in any of 100+ languages, on iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch. WHY JIN MOBILE • Accuracy. 99%+, tracked for every speech model in Stats. • Live transcription. Your words appear as you say them. • 100+ languages, each on the speech model that suits it best. • Vocabulary. 4,000+ words built in, including 1,800+ professional and medical terms. • Private. Speech runs on your device, and one switch keeps everything local. • Every device. iPhone, a native iPad app, and Apple Watch sync with each other in seconds. • Help is one tap away, with a Guide, page tours, and a Glossary. Siri answers questions too. DICTATION • The keyboard types into any app: Mail, Messages, Slack, Notes, Safari. • Edit as you speak. Say "scratch that" to drop a sentence. • Magic Formatting writes times, dates, money, phone numbers, and math the right way. • Tones: Verbatim, Formal, Casual, Texting, Excited, Email, and Document. Write Like Me sounds like you. • Swipe typing, AutoCorrect, and suggestions that learn your words. • Bolt. Copy text, say what to do with it, and paste the result. • Dictation History keeps every take, audio included. • Filler Words, Snippets, and Replacements. Say "Hey Jin" when your hands are full. • Hinglish, Tanglish, Banglish, and Singlish, written in English letters. THOUGHTS AND LIBRARY • Tap the rainbow button and speak. Your thought is saved and titled. • Capture from Apple Watch, upload audio, or use Free Flow Mode for long-form thinking. • Smart Suggest files each thought into Projects, Folders, and Sub Folders. • Ask your Library out loud. Explore asks questions that take a thought further. • Add photos, files, scans, places, reminders, Urgency, and People to any thought. • Karaoke playback from 0.5x to 2x. Every word lights up as you hear it. • Pending, Archive, Journal, Merge, Find & Replace, and summaries by folder, tag, or date. • Share a thought as a link or a file, audio included. MEETINGS • Transcripts. Record or upload a meeting, with speaker labels. • Voices. Name a speaker once, and later meetings name them for you. • Templates. Thirty summary layouts, or your own. Mark key moments live. • Plaud. Your recordings arrive on their own. • Auto recovery. An interrupted recording is saved and rebuilt from its audio. • Keep recording in the background while you use your phone. CALENDAR • Speak to your calendar. Start a thought with "calendar" or "reminder" and Act makes it. • Checklists. Speak items into any event, tick them off, and move what's left to another day. • Availability shows when you are free, with another city's clock beside yours. • Time Breakdown shows work hours, off hours, and personal time. TRANSLATE • Speak one language and read another. Lasso any text in any app to translate it. • Talk. Two people, two languages, one phone, read aloud as you go. • Apple translates English pairs on your device. Add a Google Gemini key for many more. • Non-English thoughts get an English translation, automatic. STATS AND STREAKS • Stats and streaks pool across all your devices. • Speech Coach scores Pace, Fillers, Hesitation, Variation, and Clarity. • Earn a daily badge, answer Quiz of the Day, and fill a six-month Consistency grid. INTEGRATIONS • Notion, Apple Calendar, and Apple Reminders. • Webhooks to Make, Zapier, n8n, and hundreds more apps. EVERYTHING ELSE • Local: one switch, and nothing you capture leaves your phone. • Cloud features use your own key, only when you turn them on. • App Lock keeps your library, or any tab in it, behind Face ID. • Audio Retention from a day to forever. Discarded recordings wait in Recovered Audio. • Backed up to iCloud. Home Screen widgets, including a Calendar. • One-time purchase. No subscription. No account needed. Works offline. Your voice stays with you. Speech is transcribed on your device, and Local keeps everything you capture on your phone. Open Jin Mobile and start talking.

Screenshots

David4 screens
Jin Mobile4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: David at Free against Jin Mobile's $24.99. Jin Mobile's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (17.4 vs 26.0). On update cadence, ads and device support 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

David is free to download; Jin Mobile costs $24.99 up front. David sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Jin Mobile asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

David ships an update every 2 weeks, Jin Mobile fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
David versus Jin Mobile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDavidJin Mobile
PriceFree — better$24.99
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS26.017.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB67 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMartin MitrevskiMurali Balaraman

In-app purchases

3 purchases

David

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly Subscription3 Days trial$0.997 Days
  • Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$19.991 Year
None

Jin Mobile

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is David free?
David is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Jin Mobile free?
Jin Mobile costs $24.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do David or Jin Mobile have ads?
Neither David nor Jin Mobile shows ads.
Which is updated more often, David or Jin Mobile?
David ships an update every 2 weeks, and Jin Mobile fortnightly. Most recently, David was updated on October 13, 2026 and Jin Mobile on September 29, 2026.

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