Litho vs Synopsule
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Litho
This app streamlines the process of converting screenshots into editable Markdown notes for Obsidian. It extracts text on-device and allows for quick saving to your chosen folders, with options for advanced editing before finalization.
- On-device text extraction
- Save directly to chosen folders
- No account required
- Capture history
- Open notes in preferred Markdown app
- Advanced capture controls
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Litho helps you get useful screenshots out of Photos and into Obsidian fast. Share a screenshot, extract the text on-device, and save a clean Markdown note to your chosen folder in seconds. Use Quick Save for fast capture, or take control before saving with tags, added context, image options, cropping, and rerun text extraction. Why Litho fits Obsidian and other file-first workflows: • On-device text extraction with Apple Vision • Save directly to your chosen folder • No account required • Capture History included • Open saved notes in your preferred Markdown app Free and Pro: • Free tier includes note saving and stays useful forever • 5 Pro Preview Saves included to test advanced capture controls • One-time Pro purchase unlocks unlimited advanced controls Great for tweets and Reddit threads you want to keep, article highlights, lecture slides, code snippets, software design patterns, product feedback, and other screenshots you want as usable notes instead of lost images in your camera roll.
Synopsule
This app transforms your iPhone and Apple Watch into a private transcription studio. It records conversations, provides live transcripts, and identifies speakers locally on your device. Optional AI summaries can be generated using your own keys or through a subscription.
- On-device recording and transcription
- Speaker identification and labeling
- Local AI summarization
- Time-anchored notes and flags
- Full-text search
- Multiple export formats
- Playback and editing tools
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CALENDARS & MEETING REMINDERS Choose Apple calendars, including synced Google accounts, for optional meeting reminders. Recording starts only when you choose Record. Synopsule turns your iPhone and Apple Watch into a private transcription studio. Record any conversation, see a live transcript as you talk, and when you stop, see who said what - all on your device. Everything runs locally by default. Your audio never gets uploaded. RECORD ON iPHONE OR APPLE WATCH Tap record on iPhone for live transcription while you talk. Start from Apple Watch when your phone is not in hand, pause or resume, add markers, and send the saved recording to your paired iPhone for local processing. TRANSCRIBES LOCALLY WITH WHISPER OpenAI's open-source Whisper model runs entirely on your iPhone, optimized for Apple silicon. It transcribes 100 spoken languages: choose one or let Automatic detect it, and optionally translate the speech into English. Accuracy is best for widely spoken languages and larger models. Synopsule itself is available in 41 languages. LABELS AND RECOGNIZES SPEAKERS When a recording finishes, Synopsule figures out who said which line and assigns colored speaker labels on device. Name speakers and reuse saved voices across recordings. Voiceprints stay on your iPhone. NOTES AND FLAGS, ANCHORED IN TIME Jot notes while you record or read. Each note is pinned to the moment, so tap to seek straight back, and your notes can feed into the AI summary as context. OPTIONAL AI SUMMARIES, ON YOUR TERMS Press Summarize, pick a template, and get a structured, speaker-aware recap with action items and open follow-ups. Then choose where it runs: - Bring your own OpenAI, Anthropic, or Google Gemini key. Transcript text goes directly to that provider. - On an Apple Intelligence-capable iPhone, summarize on-device when available. - Or subscribe to Synopsule Pro and run summaries without managing your own key. Synopsule names the destination and asks consent before any text leaves your phone. Your audio is never sent anywhere - only transcript text, only when you ask. SEARCH EVERYTHING Full-text search runs across every transcript. EXPORT ANYWHERE Export to Markdown, Word (.docx), plain text, SRT and VTT subtitles, or interactive HTML. PRIVACY YOU CAN VERIFY - iPhone microphone audio is captured and transcribed on your iPhone. - Apple Watch recordings are stored locally on the Watch until transferred to your paired iPhone for on-device processing. - Transcripts live in protected app storage. Delete any recording whenever you want. - No ads and no cross-app tracking. Optional anonymous product analytics can be turned off in Settings. SYNOPSULE PRO (OPTIONAL) Subscribe monthly ($9.99) or yearly ($99.99) to run AI summaries without managing your own API key. Subscriptions auto-renew until cancelled; manage or cancel any time in Settings > Apple Account > Subscriptions. The same subscription works on Synopsule for Mac. Requires iOS 17 or later. Apple Watch recording requires watchOS 26 or later and a paired iPhone. Read the full privacy policy at synopsule.com/privacy. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Litho at Free against Synopsule's $4.99. Litho also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs weekly). Synopsule's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On rating, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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
Litho is free to download; Synopsule costs $4.99 up front. Litho sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Synopsule sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Litho against 5.0 for Synopsule. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.
Litho ships an update every 3 days, Synopsule weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Litho | Synopsule |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, Mac, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 214 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dorde Krecar | Sunny Nagra |
Customer experience
Litho
Synopsule
In-app purchases
Litho
- Litho App Pro$9.99
Synopsule
- Synopsule Pro Monthly$9.991 Month
- Synopsule Pro Yearly$99.991 Year









