StudentBox vs VAYS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
StudentBox
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Discover StudentBox β a modern platform that is revolutionizing the academic world. Thanks to the only integration in Poland with the USOS system, you get instant access to your grades and class schedule directly in the app. Looking for a career start or extra money? Browse job, internship, and placement offers that you can apply for with one quick click. StudentBox is also a convenient way to find a verified tutor or post your own offer to help others study. Be an informed student β rate lecturers and check others' opinions about their classes. Security is key, which is why we verify student status through the official USOS API or university email.
VAYS
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Vays is a FOREVER FREE voice notes app built around your voice and your privacy. Record a thought, a meeting, a task, or a conversation with multiple people. Vays transcribes directly on your device, using models tuned for Polish and English. Your audio is not sent to the cloud. Built for people who think out loud: β’ Construction and site managers capturing decisions in the field β’ Medical and clinical professionals, where accurate Polish transcription matters β’ Product managers turning meetings into tasks β’ Anyone whose best ideas come while walking, driving, or moving between meetings Whatβs inside β’ On-device transcription: your audio stays on your phone unless you decide otherwise β’ Sessions (BETA): multi-speaker recordings with speaker recognition. Your own voice is recognized from a one-time voice profile, and other speakers can be named with a single tap β’ Vays Dictation Keyboard: dictate in any app with on-device transcription β’ Local Gemma AI: chat with your notes offline, without an account β’ Polished transcripts: turn messy spoken language into clean, readable text β’ Voice tasks: dictate a task and Vays turns it into a title, notes, and category β’ Improve transcript: re-transcribe a memo using a larger Whisper model β’ Device sync: notes from your iPhone can appear on your Mac β’ No ads, no tracking, no account Privacy by default Vays is designed so your recordings stay yours. Recording, transcription, speaker separation, transcript polishing, and AI chat all run locally on your iPhone. There is no external AI service in the iOS data path. AI runs locally using Apple Neural Engine and the Gemma model. The only network features are optional iCloud sync, without audio recordings, and optional pairing with your own Mac running Vays on your local network. Optional companion: Vays for Mac Vays for Mac is a paid desktop companion for people who want richer analysis, support for long recordings, and system-wide dictation mode. Notes recorded on your iPhone can automatically appear on your Mac. Vays is built by one developer. Every piece of feedback is read, and every bug report is taken seriously.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: StudentBox at none against VAYS's 3. StudentBox also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). VAYS's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On price and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. VAYS sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. StudentBox asks for nothing beyond the download.
StudentBox ships an update every 3 weeks, VAYS weekly. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | StudentBox | VAYS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Weekly β better |
| Ads | Yes | No β better |
| In-app purchases | No β better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 β better | 17.0 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | StudentBox sp. z o.o. | ARVIND JUNEJA OUMM |
In-app purchases
StudentBox
No in-app purchases
VAYS
- Hi five$1.99
- Buy me a coffee$3.99
- Patron$9.99









