Comparison

Voicera vs Speech Notes

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

Head to head
About

Voicera

Features
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Voicera is a voice memo app that helps you quickly capture ideas and conversations, transcribe them, and refine the results into readable text with AI. Voicera can remove filler words and unnecessary repetition while preserving the original meaning and specific details of what you said. Key features • One-tap voice recording • Live transcription while recording • AI-powered transcription and text refinement • AI processing for longer recordings • A library for recordings and transcripts • Playback, copy, and sharing • Record on Apple Watch and transfer recordings to iPhone • Start recording from a Home Screen widget • View your AI balance, saved memo count, and latest memo in widgets • Japanese and English display • View and purchase additional AI processing time While recording, Voicera prevents the screen from automatically locking. Your normal device auto-lock setting resumes after recording stops. Use Voicera for meeting notes, capturing ideas, journaling, drafting documents, or whenever you want to turn spoken thoughts into useful text. An internet connection and available AI balance are required for AI processing.

About

Speech Notes

Features
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Stop typing while you should be listening. Record a meeting, a class or a quick idea, and Speech Notes turns it into a word-for-word transcript and clear notes with AI. RECORD OR UPLOAD • One tap to record, even with your phone locked or while you use other apps • Upload audio and video files, or a PDF to summarize • Recordings of up to 5 hours WORD-FOR-WORD TRANSCRIPTS • Knows who said what, with names and timestamps • Follow along as you listen: the words light up as they're spoken • 60+ languages, detected automatically • Search, edit and rename speakers AI NOTES IN SECONDS • Overview, key points, decisions and next steps • Templates for meetings, lectures, interviews, voice notes and more • Short, medium or long, and translated into another language • Listen to your summary read aloud ASK THE AI • Chat with any recording: "What did we decide?", "Explain this concept" TASKS AND FOLDERS • Action items from every note, with who does what, in one To-do list • Organize notes in folders and find them fast • Share as PDF or text in one tap We'll let you know when your notes are ready, so you can close the app while it works. Please let people know before you record them. SPEECH NOTES PREMIUM 20 hours of transcription a month, recordings of up to 5 hours and all AI features. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation, or at the end of the free trial if there is one. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel it in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://privacy.owltaps.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://privacy.owltaps.com

Screenshots

Voicera4 screens
Speech Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Voicera at none against Speech Notes's shown. Voicera also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Voicera sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Speech Notes sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Voicera ships an update monthly, Speech Notes every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Ā· 3 level
Voicera versus Speech Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVoiceraSpeech Notes
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJUNICHI KOHMURAJose Sapon

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Voicera

One-time6
  • Starter Ticket: 1 Hour$1.99
  • 3 Hour Pack$1.99
  • 8 Hour Pack$2.99
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  • Standard Ticket: 3 Hour$3.99
  • Value Ticket: 5 Hour$5.99
  • 18 Hour Pack$5.99
6 purchases

Speech Notes

Subscriptions2
  • 3-Day Trial (Weekly)3 Days trial$7.997 Days
  • Yearly Plan$79.991 Year
One-time4
  • Speech Into Text - Premium$2.99
  • Small Credits Pack$4.99
  • Medium Credits Pack$6.99
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  • Large Credits Pack$8.99

Questions

Is Voicera free?
Voicera is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Speech Notes free?
Speech Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Voicera or Speech Notes have ads?
Speech Notes shows ads; Voicera does not.
Which is updated more often, Voicera or Speech Notes?
Voicera ships an update monthly, and Speech Notes every 4 months. Most recently, Voicera was updated on September 27, 2026 and Speech Notes on October 17, 2026.

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