Comparison

Notesa vs Ø Voice Activated Recorder app

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

Head to head
About

Notesa

Features
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Notesa – Safe Notes & Quick Your private, modern, and beautifully simple note-taking companion. Fast, ad-free, and designed for total privacy — so you can focus on your ideas, not distractions. Key Features Unlimited Notes: Create, edit, and delete your notes effortlessly. Smart Categories: Organize your thoughts with six ready-to-use categories or create your own. PIN Lock: Protect sensitive notes with a secure 4-digit PIN. Favorites: Keep important notes easily accessible. Smart Search: Instantly find what you need with the built-in search engine. Rich Text Editor: Format your notes with colors, links, and styles. 12 Custom Themes: Personalize your experience with elegant color palettes. Multilingual Support: Available in English and Turkish. Backup & Restore: Export or import your notes safely in JSON format. Who Is It For? Students: Class notes, study plans, and reminders Professionals: Work ideas and quick meeting notes Writers: Drafts, story concepts, and inspirations Everyone: Daily journaling, lists, and quick thoughts Why Notesa? Completely free core features 100% ad-free experience Fast, lightweight, and reliable Continuously updated with new features Designed based on real user feedback Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Ø Voice Activated Recorder app

This app transforms an old iPhone into a dedicated voice recorder with voice-activated recording and no ads. It offers high-quality audio capture, even when the screen is off, and supports multiple languages.

Highlights
  • Voice-activated recording
  • Anonymous usage
  • Recordings stay on device
  • 24-hour recording capability
  • Crash protected recordings
  • M4A or WAV format options
  • Full 48 kHz 24-bit quality
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Private voice-activated recording app to turn an old iPhone® into dedicated voice recorder. – ZERO Ads and completely anonymous usage analytics, your recordings don't leave your device until you decide to Share them to other apps or transfer to Files – No AI or transcription features, pure audio recording – Recordings can run all day (24 hours) with battery to spare (~50% used on iPhone SE) – Recordings are voice-activated, quiet sections are omitted (rare to find app feature!) – Recordings work even when the screen is off! – Recordings are not interrupted (designed to repurpose old iPhones, therefore Airplane Mode recommended) – Recordings are crash protected! (5 minute chunks during recording, exporting puts them together) – Choice of M4A (smaller file sizes) or WAV (higher quality) formats when recording, with options for: – full 48 kHz 24-bit recording quality – Mono & Stereo (on iPhone® XS or later) – Works with iOS® 15.6+ (dig out those old models from the back of your junk drawer!) – Language support includes French, Spanish, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, and Chinese (Simplified & Traditional) Use of this app is governed by the Standard EULA at http://www.apple.com/legal/itunes/appstore/dev/stdeula iPhone and iOS are trademarks of Apple Inc.

Screenshots

Notesa4 screens
Ø Voice Activated Recorder app3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Ø Voice Activated Recorder app at $2.95 against Notesa's $99.99. Ø Voice Activated Recorder app also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2). Notesa's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Notesa costs $99.99 and Ø Voice Activated Recorder app $2.95 up front. Notesa sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Ø Voice Activated Recorder app asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Notesa ships an update every 4 days, Ø Voice Activated Recorder app every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 5 level
Notesa versus Ø Voice Activated Recorder app: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNotesaØ Voice Activated Recorder app
Price$99.99$2.95 — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Paid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.1 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMetin MericNICHOLAS IVAN DERK

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Notesa

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly Plan$0.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly Plan$9.991 Year
None

Ø Voice Activated Recorder app

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Notesa free?
Notesa costs $99.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Ø Voice Activated Recorder app free?
Ø Voice Activated Recorder app costs $2.95, with no in-app purchases.
Do Notesa or Ø Voice Activated Recorder app have ads?
Neither Notesa nor Ø Voice Activated Recorder app shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Notesa or Ø Voice Activated Recorder app?
Notesa ships an update every 4 days, and Ø Voice Activated Recorder app every 3 weeks. Most recently, Notesa was updated on October 13, 2026 and Ø Voice Activated Recorder app on October 12, 2026.

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