Comparison

Voice Memory vs BrainFog

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

Head to head
About

Voice Memory

Record voice notes and get AI-generated summaries. Search across your saved memories by asking questions. Keep your thoughts private and organized.

Highlights
  • AI Voice Summaries
  • Smart Search Across Memories
  • Apple Watch Recording
  • Voice to Text Transcription
  • Editable Markdown Notes
  • Categories for Memories
  • Home Screen Widgets
Features
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Record a quick voice note. Get an AI summary. Ask questions across your saved memories later. Voice Memory helps you capture thoughts from iPhone or Apple Watch and turn them into searchable personal notes — private by design and easy to revisit. Use it for daily reflections, ideas, reminders, work logs, travel moments, family stories, or personal memoirs. AI creates a clean summary you can edit, save, and search later. With Smart Search, your saved notes become more than an archive. Ask questions across your memories and find ideas, decisions, plans, patterns, and moments without replaying old recordings. KEY FEATURES - AI Voice Summaries Record a short voice note and turn it into a structured summary with clear bullet points. - Smart Search Across Memories Ask questions about your saved notes and get answers based on your past voice memories. - Apple Watch Recording Capture a quick thought, reflection, reminder, or idea right from your wrist when your iPhone is not in your hand. - Voice to Text Transcription Save the full transcript together with your summary, so you can keep both the original words and the cleaned-up version. - Editable Markdown Notes Review and edit summaries before saving. Keep your thoughts structured, readable, and easy to revisit. - Categories for Your Memories Organize notes into categories like reflections, ideas, work logs, travel, personal notes, or anything you create. - Search by Text, Date, or Question Find past thoughts, ideas, reminders, and daily logs by searching manually or asking Smart Search. - Home Screen Widgets Keep your latest memory nearby and revisit recent notes without opening the full app. - Audio Control Keep the original audio when you need it, or delete it later if the written memory is enough. - Private by Design Your saved memories stay on your device. Voice Memory is built for personal notes, reflections, and everyday thoughts. BEST FOR - Capturing thoughts from Apple Watch - Daily voice journaling - Personal reflections - Capturing ideas before they disappear - Asking questions about past notes - Finding forgotten ideas and plans - Tracking recurring thoughts and patterns - End-of-day work logs - Travel memories and impressions - Personal memoirs and life stories - Family stories you want to preserve - Quick reminders and thoughts - Private personal notes SMART SEARCH EXAMPLES Use Smart Search to ask questions like: - What have I been thinking about recently? - What ideas did I mention last week? - What plans have I talked about but not finished? - What decisions did I make recently? - What patterns show up in my reflections? - What did I say about this trip, project, or goal? - What personal stories have I recorded recently? - What should I remember from my recent notes? HOW IT WORKS 1. Record a short voice memo on iPhone or Apple Watch 2. Generate an AI summary 3. Edit the markdown note if needed 4. Save the summary, transcript, and audio 5. Search by text, date, or question 6. Revisit recent memories from widgets CUSTOM AI PROMPTS Want a different format? Use custom prompts to process your voice notes your way, for example: - “Summarize in bullet points” - “Create a daily recap” - “Extract the main ideas” - “Turn this into a work log” - “Find action items” - “Make this easier to remember” BUILT FOR SHORT PERSONAL VOICE NOTES Voice Memory is made for short personal voice notes rather than long business meetings or lectures. The best experience comes from quick thoughts, reflections, ideas, daily logs, reminders, memoir-style notes, family stories, and memories you want to understand clearly later. ASK YOUR MEMORY. REMEMBER CLEARLY. Use Voice Memory as your private voice journal, idea bank, daily reflection tool, personal memoir companion, and searchable personal memory. Some features may require a subscription. Privacy Policy: https://voicememory.io/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://voicememory.io/terms/

About

BrainFog

This app acts as a private voice-based memory aid, allowing you to speak details and later ask for them in your own words. It handles reminders, passwords, notes, and personal records without requiring typing or folders. Your data is stored locally for enhanced privacy.

Highlights
  • Voice-to-text memory saving
  • Natural language querying
  • Offline reminders
  • Local data storage
  • Multi-language support
  • Data export/import
Features
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BrainFog is a private second brain you talk to. Speak naturally once, and BrainFog saves the detail with a timestamp. Later, ask in your own words and hear the answer back. No typing. No folders. No “Where did I write that down?” JUST SPEAK. THEN ASK. Use BrainFog for: • Parking spots, keys, and things you put somewhere “safe” • Appointments, tasks, and reminders • Passwords and other private details • Meeting decisions, follow ups, and ideas • Grocery lists, recipes, and instructions • Money notes, IOUs, and running balances • Doctor instructions, routines, and personal records • Birthdays, gift ideas, and details about people you care about • A private voice diary you can ask about later REMINDERS THAT STAY ON IT Say, “I have an appointment tomorrow at 4. Remind me at 2.” BrainFog suggests a reminder, and one tap sets it. Reminders work offline and keep alerting until you snooze or dismiss them. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your saved memories stay on your phone. There is no BrainFog database of your life. No account. No sign up. No ads. Add Face ID or fingerprint protection for extra privacy. When AI is briefly used to transcribe or answer, the information is processed for that request and not retained by BrainFog. SPEAK YOUR LANGUAGE Use BrainFog in 50+ languages, including English, Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi, Arabic, Spanish, French, and more. Ask in your language and hear the answer in your language. YOUR DATA, YOUR CONTROL Review your memories in a timeline, favorite important entries, edit or delete anything, have entries read aloud, and export or import your data whenever you need to move or restore it. Your brain is brilliant at thinking and terrible at storing. Let BrainFog carry the little details. TRY IT FREE Explore BrainFog free for three days. A subscription is required afterward. Eligible new subscribers receive a seven-day free trial when they subscribe. Privacy Policy: https://brainfogapp.carrd.co/ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Voice Memory4 screens
BrainFog4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: BrainFog at 15.1 against Voice Memory's 18.0. On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Voice Memory sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and BrainFog sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Voice Memory against 5.0 for BrainFog. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Voice Memory versus BrainFog: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVoice MemoryBrainFog
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAleksei ChusovitinWAQAR NASIM

Customer experience

Voice Memory

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

BrainFog

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Voice Memory

Subscriptions4
  • Premium Week Trial3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Premium Weekly$4.997 Days
  • Premium Monthly$14.991 Month
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  • Premium Yearly$79.991 Year
2 purchases

BrainFog

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly7 Days trial$14.991 Month
  • Yearly7 Days trial$139.991 Year

Questions

Is Voice Memory free?
Voice Memory is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BrainFog free?
BrainFog is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Voice Memory or BrainFog?
Voice Memory and BrainFog are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Voice Memory or BrainFog have ads?
Neither Voice Memory nor BrainFog shows ads.

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