Comparison

Wordkeep vs CommonNote

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

Head to head
About

Wordkeep

Convert audio and video files to text using powerful on-device AI. This app ensures maximum privacy with offline processing and no data leaving your device. It supports numerous languages and offers a clean interface with dark mode.

Highlights
  • On-device AI transcription
  • Works completely offline
  • Maximum privacy
  • Full transcription history
  • Supports numerous languages
  • Clean interface with dark mode
Features
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Wordkeep turns voice memos, recordings and videos into accurate text right on your iPhone. Nothing is ever uploaded. YOUR WORDS STAY YOURS Speech recognition runs 100% on your device. No cloud, no account, no servers. After a one-time download of the speech model, Wordkeep works fully offline: on a plane, in a lecture hall, anywhere. WHAT YOU CAN DO - Record or import audio and video from Files and Photos - Get accurate text with word-level timestamps, then edit it - Burn subtitles into your videos in several styles - Export SRT subtitle files or share plain text - Transcribe many files at once with batch processing - See who said what with optional speaker detection - Search your full transcription history SUPPORTED LANGUAGES Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Ukrainian GREAT FOR - Voice memos and recordings - Lectures, meetings and interviews - Subtitles and captions for social videos - Journalists, podcasters, students, and anyone who'd rather read than listen Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

CommonNote

Features
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Bring your notes and your next steps together. Turn meeting notes into tasks, put deadlines on your calendar, and keep team discussions connected to the original work. CommonNote brings writing, planning, projects, and collaboration into one workspace for personal plans, study, creative work, and teams. WRITE THE WAY YOUR WORK NEEDS Capture a quick idea or build a detailed document with headings, checklists, tables, images, files, code, and equations. Organize your notes in nested notebooks, add tags, and keep frequently used notes in Favorites. GIVE EVERY TASK ITS CONTEXT Add an owner, due date, and status to the tasks in your notes. Follow the work in a list, on a board, or in a calendar, and open the original note when you need the details. Set up recurring tasks for work that comes around again. SEE THE PROJECT FROM MORE THAN ONE ANGLE Explore projects, notebooks, notes, and tasks in a hierarchy. Use relationship maps to connect ideas and references. Switch to structured tables to sort, filter, and group work with custom properties, formulas, and rollups. WORK TOGETHER ON THE SAME RECORD Edit shared notes at the same time and see your colleagues' cursors. Leave comments, assign work, request a review, or hand a task over with its background intact. Use personal and team conversations to coordinate without losing the record that started the discussion. KEEP GOING ON IPHONE AND IPAD Add updates and photos while you are away from your desk, check today's tasks, and continue with the same workspace on Mac or in a browser. Previously opened notes remain editable offline and synchronize after you reconnect. GO DEEPER WHEN THE WORK CALLS FOR IT Research notes can include figures, captions, mathematical expressions, and chemical formulas. Built-in tools help calculate molecular weights, moles, concentrations, and dilutions without leaving your notes. KEEP YOUR WORK ORGANIZED AND PORTABLE Find material across notes, tasks, projects, and attachments. Review saved versions and restore an earlier note when needed. Import existing Markdown files, export notes, and download a workspace backup. GET STARTED CommonNote is free to download and free to use. This version has no in-app purchases or paid plans. A CommonNote account is required. Support: https://commonnote.app/support Privacy: https://commonnote.app/privacy Terms: https://commonnote.app/terms

Screenshots

Wordkeep4 screens
CommonNote4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CommonNote at none against Wordkeep's 3. CommonNote also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 weeks) and device support (4 vs 2). On price and ads 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. Wordkeep sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. CommonNote asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Wordkeep ships an update every 2 weeks, CommonNote every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Wordkeep versus CommonNote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWordkeepCommonNote
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (11 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS18.016.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB50 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNikolai RodionovJAE YOON SUNG

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Wordkeep

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Yearly Premium7 Days trial$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium$24.99
None

CommonNote

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Wordkeep free?
Wordkeep is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CommonNote free?
CommonNote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Wordkeep or CommonNote have ads?
Neither Wordkeep nor CommonNote shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Wordkeep or CommonNote?
Wordkeep ships an update every 2 weeks, and CommonNote every 2 days. Most recently, Wordkeep was updated on October 30, 2026 and CommonNote on October 31, 2026.

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