Comparison

Lyonesse vs Lexa Voice Notes

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

Head to head
About

Lyonesse

Record audio or video and get instant, on-device transcriptions. This app allows you to ask questions about your content, generate summaries, and identify speakers, all without uploading your data to the cloud. It supports various file formats and offers offline functionality for ultimate privacy and convenience.

Highlights
  • On-device AI transcription
  • Speaker labeling
  • Summaries and action items
  • Q&A across library
  • Import various file types
  • Offline functionality
  • Export in multiple formats
Features
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Record a meeting or lecture and read the words as people speak. Ask a question about what was said, get a summary in seconds, and find any moment later with search. The transcription and AI run on your device. Lyonesse is a private workspace for the things you record and the documents you read. Recording, transcription, summaries, speaker labels, and Q&A happen locally. There is no cloud transcription provider, so it keeps working with no internet and your audio is not uploaded to be processed. No account to create. Optional iCloud sync is off by default. WHAT YOU CAN DO - Transcribe live recordings, or import an audio or video file you already have. On Mac you can also capture system audio from any app, call, or video playing on your device. - Get AI summaries in the style you want: concise, bullets, action items, or a structured outline. - Ask Lyonesse: chat across your whole library. Notes, transcripts, PDFs, and images, with follow-up questions and citations back to the source. - Read your documents. Import a PDF, Word, Excel, PowerPoint file or an image, then summarize it, pull out the key points, or ask it questions. - Run a private meeting assistant: link your calendar, see full-screen live captions, get on-device speaker labels, and turn a recording into drafted minutes with action items. PICK YOUR ENGINE Lyonesse ships Apple Speech and a downloadable Parakeet model for transcription, plus Apple Intelligence and a downloadable Qwen 3 model for on-device AI. Auto picks the best one available for your language and device. In our published LibriSpeech benchmark, Apple's Speech API outperformed the Whisper models Lyonesse used to ship (read it at lyonesse.app/blog/apple-speech-api-benchmark.html). BUILT FOR STUDY AND WORK - Turn a recording into study sheets, meeting minutes, or follow-up notes with Smart Drafting. - Organize notes into Projects that file themselves, then ask questions across a whole project. - Export to PDF or text with an optional summary, Q&A, and full transcript. Send action items to Apple Reminders. - Full-text search across recordings, transcripts, documents, and action items. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Your recordings, documents, and transcripts stay on your device. Recording, transcription, summaries, speaker labels, document analysis, and Q&A run on-device, with no cloud AI provider in the loop. A private alternative to cloud tools like Otter, Fireflies, Rev, and ChatPDF. Works on iPhone, iPad, and Mac, with transcription and summaries in 15 languages. Lyonesse is free to download and there is a free tier. For unlimited use, choose a subscription or a one-time Lifetime purchase. No per-minute fees. Privacy Policy: https://lyonesse.app/privacy.html Terms of Service: https://lyonesse.app/terms.html

About

Lexa Voice Notes

Features
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Lexa Voice Notes turns your voice into polished, professional documents in seconds. Just hit record — during a meeting, lecture, brainstorm, or whenever inspiration strikes — and Lexa will transcribe your audio and transform it into a beautifully formatted document. FEATURES - One-tap recording with real-time audio visualization - AI-powered transcription (powered by OpenAI Whisper) - Smart document formatting with multiple templates - Meeting minutes, lesson plans, parent updates, grant proposals, and more - Upload existing audio files for transcription - Multi-language transcription support - Multi-speaker detection and diarization - Dark mode with automatic system preference detection - Swipe gestures for quick note management - Tag and organize your documents - Version history for every document - Record more — append to existing transcriptions HOW IT WORKS 1. Tap record and speak naturally 2. Lexa transcribes your audio using advanced AI 3. Choose a template to format your document 4. Edit, share, or export your polished note Try it free — record up to 3 notes without even creating an account. Sign up to unlock unlimited recordings with a Pro subscription. Built for anyone who thinks out loud. Terms of Use: https://lexa.kyzer.ai/terms Privacy Policy: https://lexa.kyzer.ai/privacy

Screenshots

Lyonesse4 screens
Lexa Voice Notes3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Lyonesse at every 3 days against Lexa Voice Notes's monthly. Lexa Voice Notes's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Lyonesse sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days and Lexa Voice Notes sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lyonesse ships an update every 3 days, Lexa Voice Notes monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 13, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Lyonesse versus Lexa Voice Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLyonesseLexa Voice Notes
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS26.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size61 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJOSIP MARKOVICKyzer AI LLC

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Lyonesse

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly Subscription$3.997 Days
  • Lyonesse Monthly$7.991 Month
  • Lyonesse Annual$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lyonesse Unlimited$59.99
2 purchases

Lexa Voice Notes

Subscriptions2
  • Lexa Pro Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Lexa Pro Yearly$79.991 Year

Questions

Is Lyonesse free?
Lyonesse is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lexa Voice Notes free?
Lexa Voice Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Lyonesse or Lexa Voice Notes have ads?
Neither Lyonesse nor Lexa Voice Notes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lyonesse or Lexa Voice Notes?
Lyonesse ships an update every 3 days, and Lexa Voice Notes monthly. Most recently, Lyonesse was updated on September 13, 2026 and Lexa Voice Notes on September 10, 2026.

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