Comparison

Cipher vs AI Voice Notes

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

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About

Cipher

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Cipher turns your voice into organized notes — and now into reminders and calendar events too. 100% free. 100% on-device. Speak freely, AI does the rest. No account. No cloud. No subscription. Open the app and talk. WHAT IT DOES Tap record and speak. Cipher transcribes you in real time, then AI structures everything automatically: • A clean title and short summary • A project tag (Personal, Work, Health, Finance, or your own) • Searchable keywords NEW: AI THAT ACTUALLY DOES THINGS Cipher's AI doesn't just read your notes — it acts on them. • "Remind me to call Mom on Friday" → real reminder, on your iPhone • "Schedule a call with Sarah next Tuesday at 3pm" → calendar event, created • "Find me a free hour this week" → AI checks your calendar and suggests slots • Todos with deadlines can become reminders automatically Every action asks for your confirmation first. Nothing happens behind your back. ASK FLOW — CHAT WITH YOUR NOTES A built-in AI chat that already knows what you've recorded. • Ask anything about your past notes — "what did I say about Q3?" • Summarize a day, a week, or a project in one tap • Brainstorm with an AI that builds on your own ideas PRIVATE BY DESIGN • 100% on-device AI — works offline, on a plane, anywhere • No login, no sign-up, no tracking, no analytics • Your voice and notes never leave your phone • Stored in your iPhone's secure storage FREE FOREVER No subscription. No paywall. No in-app purchases. Use every feature, forever, without paying. CHOOSE YOUR AI Pick from a wide range of free open-source AI models that run entirely on your device — from lightweight options that work on any iPhone to larger, higher-quality models for newer devices. Cipher recommends the right one for your phone. Prefer cloud AI? Bring your own key from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Groq, DeepSeek, or OpenRouter. Your key, direct to the provider — no middleman, no markup. SMART TODO EXTRACTION AI catches action items from natural speech — "I need to," "remember to," "should," "have to" — and pulls out deadlines automatically. View every todo across every note in one place. PROJECT ORGANIZATION Notes auto-sort into projects. Create your own. See note counts and todo progress at a glance. WHO IT'S FOR • Students capturing lecture thoughts • Founders dumping ideas between meetings • Writers thinking through drafts out loud • Anyone whose best ideas show up while walking, driving, or in the shower Cipher is for people who think out loud. Capture the thought — let AI do the organizing, and now, the scheduling too.

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AI Voice Notes

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Voice notes that write themselves — the transcript, a summary, the key points and your to-do list, all worked out on your iPhone with nothing uploaded. You had the thought in the car, and by the time you were at a keyboard it was gone. AI Notes is for catching it while you are still talking: press record, say it however it comes out, and get back something you can actually use. What you get back from every recording: • The full transcript, with the recording still there to play alongside it • A short summary written for someone who will read it instead of listening • The points worth keeping, pulled out and listed • Anything you said you would do, collected into one to-do list across every note How it works: • Press record and talk — no setup, no account, no sign-in • Words appear on screen as you speak, in whatever language you speak • Tasks from every note gather in one place, and can be sent to your calendar • A calendar view of what you recorded and when • Search across everything you have ever said • Playback at 1Ɨ, 1.5Ɨ or 2Ɨ, with a 15-second jump back • Light and dark themes, and haptics you can switch off Nothing leaves your phone. The recording, the transcription and the summary all happen on this device. Nothing is uploaded, there is no account to create, and no one else can read what you said — including us. Good to know: • Live text as you speak needs a one-off download of about 460 MB, offered inside the app. Without it, notes are still transcribed — just after you stop rather than while you talk. • The richest summaries use Apple Intelligence, which needs iOS 26 on a supported iPhone. On other devices the app still writes a summary, key points and tasks, worked out from the transcript itself. Recording is part of AI Notes PRO, and there is a free trial to begin with. Notes you have already made stay playable, readable and searchable either way. Payment will be charged to the payment method connected to your Apple Account when you confirm the initial subscription purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period, at the renewal cost shown. You can manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal in your account settings after purchase. Any unused part of a free trial period, where one is offered, is forfeited when you buy a subscription. Privacy Policy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cqlchdGMvd5LgUmaCT-z2dbZ6Howh9cari4yZ0T4aEA/edit?usp=sharing Terms of Use: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1N_0RqGgM3RHNDWNLcv8DhsAzVLteelA50wPEKYRu9kk/edit?usp=sharing

Screenshots

Cipher4 screens
AI Voice Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cipher at none against AI Voice Notes's 4. On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. AI Voice Notes sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days. Cipher asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cipher ships an update every 5 weeks, AI Voice Notes every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 5 level
Cipher versus AI Voice Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCipherAI Voice Notes
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size69 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAgrima PandeyMikita Kharoshka

In-app purchases

None

Cipher

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

AI Voice Notes

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly3 Days trial$6.997 Days
  • Weekly$6.997 Days
  • Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$79.99

Questions

Is Cipher free?
Cipher is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is AI Voice Notes free?
AI Voice Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Cipher or AI Voice Notes have ads?
Neither Cipher nor AI Voice Notes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cipher or AI Voice Notes?
Cipher ships an update every 5 weeks, and AI Voice Notes every 3 weeks. Most recently, Cipher was updated on October 18, 2026 and AI Voice Notes on October 15, 2026.

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