Comparison

Lyonesse vs D·NOTE

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

D·NOTE

Features
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追觅D·NOTE AI录音名片, 是一款面向沟通场景的 AI 录音卡片,随时记录灵感与沟通重点,录音、转写、总结、AI问答一站完成;你的每一次沟通,都该被完整理解。说完即沉淀,信息即资产。重要对话,不遗漏、不误解、不返工。 开口即记录,不错过任何重要时刻。 通话模式 、现场模式智能切换,会议、电话、访谈,长按即录。智能双模式自动切换,通话与现场场景无缝应对。 145 种语言,全球沟通无障碍。 无论你在哪里开会,和谁对话,D·Note 都能精准转写。跨国会议、多语言场景,轻松应对。 1 小时录音,3 分钟读懂。 清华 AI 算法,自动匹配 1800+ 专业模板。长录音一键提炼精华,重点一目了然。 不怕听不懂,越问越懂你。 Ask AI,像有一个懂你的助手随时待命。信息溯源清晰,随问随答,还能智能追问。 35 人同时发言,句句有归属。 头脑风暴、多方会议,每句话都知道是谁说的。再嘈杂的场景,也能精准区分。 角落的声音,也能清晰捕捉。 VCS 双录音引擎,2 硅麦 + 1 骨麦协同工作。再远的距离,再嘈杂的环境,也能精确捕捉每一个字。 一碰即传,让第一次见面更专业。 一碰传电子名片,更酷、更高效,开启社交从此不同。 至轻至薄,无感随行。 轻薄设计,隐私安全。随身携带的 AI 助理,让工作更高效,让生活更从容。 隐私协议:https://dreamenote.cn/privacy/ 用户协议:https://dreamenote.cn/terms/

Screenshots

Lyonesse4 screens
D·NOTE4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: D·NOTE at none against Lyonesse's 4. D·NOTE also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). Lyonesse's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs weekly). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Lyonesse sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. D·NOTE asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lyonesse ships an update every 3 days, D·NOTE weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 13, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Lyonesse versus D·NOTE: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLyonesseD·NOTE
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS26.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size61 MB52 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJOSIP MARKOVICLingpo Plan (shenzhen) Technology Co., Ltd

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
None

D·NOTE

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lyonesse free?
Lyonesse is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is D·NOTE free?
D·NOTE is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Lyonesse or D·NOTE have ads?
Neither Lyonesse nor D·NOTE shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lyonesse or D·NOTE?
Lyonesse ships an update every 3 days, and D·NOTE weekly. Most recently, Lyonesse was updated on September 13, 2026 and D·NOTE on September 19, 2026.

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