Vox.md vs CommaForge
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Vox.md
Quickly capture text, links, photos, files, scans, sketches, and voice notes directly into your Obsidian vaults or Markdown folders. Organize content effortlessly with customizable presets for different workflows. Enjoy private voice transcription and plain file output for maximum compatibility.
- Capture text, links, photos, files, scans, sketches, and voice
- On-device OCR document scanning
- Customizable capture presets for workflows
- Private voice transcription with multiple engine options
- Plain Markdown file output for no lock-in
- Integration with Obsidian vaults
- Capture from Share Sheet, widgets, Shortcuts, and Apple Watch
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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. New Capture and transcription require paid access. Choose Individual or Family: weekly, yearly, or lifetime. Eligible subscriptions include a seven-day free trial, then renew automatically at the displayed price until canceled in Apple Account settings. Existing purchases remain valid. Viewing and exporting existing history require no new purchase. PRIVACY Capture contents are processed on your device and saved or sent only to destinations you explicitly configure. This version removes custom app usage analytics and advertising attribution. Optional HTTP delivery sends the capture payload to your chosen endpoint; model downloads, quotes, and other connected features are described in the Privacy Policy. Permissions are requested for the capture features you choose. Earlier versions and retained service records are covered separately. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy: https://vox.isolated.tech/privacy.html
CommaForge
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CommaForge is a fully offline CSV toolbox for iPhone and iPad. Every operation runs locally on your device, with no network access, no data collection, no ads, and no in-app purchases. Convert CSV files to JSON, XML, Markdown tables, HTML tables, TSV, Plist, or SQL INSERT statements, and convert JSON or TSV back to CSV. Switch delimiters freely between comma, semicolon, tab, and pipe. Automatically detect and repair encoding issues in Excel-exported files across UTF-8, GBK, Big5, and Latin-1. Preview large spreadsheets with a frozen header row, delete rows and columns, reorder columns, remove duplicates, and drop empty lines. Split oversized CSV files by row count and merge multiple files into one with column consistency checks. Import from the Files app or the share sheet, and export results through the system share sheet or save directly back to Files. Reusable presets and history make repeat conversions instant. Dark Mode and Dynamic Type are fully supported.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CommaForge at none against Vox.md's 7. CommaForge also leads on iOS requirement (13 vs 17.6). Vox.md's advantage is 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
Both are free to download. Vox.md sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. CommaForge asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Vox.md | CommaForge |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 13 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 80 MB | 0 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cody Russell Bontecou | Lawler Ryan |
In-app purchases
Vox.md
- Individual Weekly7 Days trial$0.997 Days
- Family Weekly7 Days trial$1.997 Days
- Individual Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
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- Family Yearly7 Days trial$49.991 Year
- Vox.md Family Upgrade$39.99
- Voxboard Unlimited$49.99
- Vox.md Family Unlimited$89.99
CommaForge
No in-app purchases









