# LocalVoiceNote vs MarkScope

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: MarkScope at 15.0 against LocalVoiceNote's 17.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. LocalVoiceNote sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and MarkScope sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

LocalVoiceNote ships an update weekly, MarkScope every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | LocalVoiceNote | MarkScope |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | **Weekly** | Every 11 days |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Size | 566 MB | 13 MB |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | **15.0** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Liang Cheng](https://appshunter.io/developer/1885929986) | [朝旺 潘](https://appshunter.io/developer/1889048133) |

## What reviewers say

### LocalVoiceNote

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/localvoicenote/id6760729197)

This app converts speech to text using on-device AI for enhanced privacy. It offers offline transcription, summarization, and action generation, with a fallback to a bundled Whisper model for broader language and device support. Transcripts can be saved, searched, revised, and translated.

**Highlights:** On-device speech recognition, AI-powered summarization and actions, Offline transcription with Whisper fallback, Live transcript display, Save, rename, and search transcripts, Text revision and translation

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Family Sharing, Apple Watch app, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| LocalVoiceNote Pro | $6.99 | one-time |


### MarkScope

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/markscope/id6761353159)

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| MarkScope Pro | $4.99 | one-time |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is LocalVoiceNote free?

LocalVoiceNote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is MarkScope free?

MarkScope is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Do LocalVoiceNote or MarkScope have ads?

Neither LocalVoiceNote nor MarkScope shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, LocalVoiceNote or MarkScope?

LocalVoiceNote ships an update weekly, and MarkScope every 11 days. Most recently, LocalVoiceNote was updated on November 7, 2026 and MarkScope on November 5, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*