Vox.md vs Relay Voice

Vox.md is a local-first quick capture app for Obsidian vaults and Markdown folders. Send text, links, photos, files, document scans, sketches, and voice to the right note without stopping to organize first. CAPTURE MORE THAN VOICE Add typed Markdown, a URL, photos or screenshots, files, a document scanner with on-device OCR, a sketch, or a voice recording. Combine several items in one capture, preview the result, then save it as plain Markdown. SEND IT WHERE IT BELONGS Capture Presets remember the destination and formatting for workflows such as your inbox, journal, task list, or meeting notes. Create a note, append or prepend to an existing file, insert beneath a heading, or write to rolling daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, or yearly notes. Each preset can keep its own template, metadata, attachment folder, filename rules, placement, and processing preferences. Override a destination or template for one capture without changing the preset. CAPTURE FROM MORE PLACES Use Vox.md from the app, Share Sheet, custom keyboard, Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets, Shortcuts, or Apple Watch. Pending and failed deliveries remain available for retry, so a temporary folder permission or sync issue does not lose your work. PRIVATE VOICE TRANSCRIPTION Transcribe speech into text on your device with Apple Speech, Whisper, or Parakeet, depending on your settings and device. Audio and transcripts are never sent to Vox.md servers. Use offline dictation and voice typing from the custom keyboard, record on Apple Watch, or export transcripts as TXT, Markdown, JSON, or YAML. PLAIN FILES, NO LOCK-IN Vox.md writes standard Markdown to the folders and Obsidian vaults you choose. You do not need an account or a proprietary notes database. Your files remain readable in any Markdown app. FREE TO TRY New users receive 15 minutes of free transcription and 10 successful Capture deliveries. A single one-time purchase unlocks unlimited use. There is no recurring subscription. PRIVACY Capture contents, exported notes, audio, transcripts, keystrokes, file paths, and bookmarks are not sent to Vox.md servers. Vox.md collects limited, privacy-safe onboarding analytics to understand setup problems. Microphone, camera, photo, and file access are used only when you choose those capture types.

Relay Voice turns your voice memos into useful files. Prepping for your weekly 1:1, thinking through a decision, or catching an idea before it's gone? Talk it through — on your commute, on a walk, anywhere. Relay Voice transcribes what you said, summarizes it with AI, and saves clean Markdown files straight to your iCloud Drive, ready for Obsidian, Notion, or any AI workflow. It's the missing step between "I recorded something" and "I can actually use it." WHY RELAY VOICE • Your voice becomes structured notes, not forgotten audio • Walk into your meeting prepared — talk through your 1:1 or standup on the way in, and arrive with clear talking points • Transcripts and AI summaries, exported as Markdown to your own iCloud Drive • Fits your knowledge base: Obsidian, Notion — and plain Markdown files that work anywhere, including AI tools like Claude Code, Codex, and Cursor • Local-first: no account, no server — your recordings stay yours TRANSCRIPTION YOUR WAY • Apple's on-device speech recognition on supported devices — free, instant, private • Downloadable on-device models (Whisper and Qwen) — fully offline • Cloud AI with your own API key (OpenAI, AssemblyAI, Grok, SiliconFlow) for the highest accuracy AI SUMMARIES Turn rambling recordings into clean notes, journal entries, or meeting talking points — using your own AI key. Pick a built-in style or write your own template. SEND TO YOUR FAVORITE AI Share any transcript or summary straight to the AI app you already use — ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and more — to ask follow-up questions, dig deeper, or keep thinking. Your voice, your files, your choice of AI. BUILT FOR YOUR WORKFLOW • Export audio, transcript, and summary as Markdown • Choose your own export folder — send notes straight into your Obsidian vault • Automate the whole flow: record → transcribe → summarize → export • iOS Shortcuts support PRIVATE BY DESIGN Relay Voice has no backend server and collects no data. Your recordings, transcripts, and summaries live on your device and in your own iCloud Drive. When you use cloud AI, your data goes directly from your device to the provider you chose, using your own API key. PRICING One-time purchase — no subscription. Try every feature free for 14 days.