Comparison

Speech Notes vs Phrase Shelf

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

Head to head
About

Speech Notes

This AI-powered app transcribes spoken audio into text in real-time. It automatically summarizes notes, identifies multiple speakers, and organizes everything into custom folders for easy retrieval. Supports over 10 languages.

Highlights
  • Live audio transcription
  • Automatic AI summaries
  • Multi-speaker detection
  • Folder-based organization
  • Full-text search
  • Supports 10+ languages
  • Voice notes analytics
Features
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Speech Notes is an AI note taker and voice recorder that turns what you say into clear, organized notes. Tap the mic, talk, and watch your words become text in real time. When you stop, AI gives every recording a title, a short summary, action items and keywords. Record lectures, meetings, interviews, sermons, voice memos and quick ideas, then find any of them later by searching every transcript. RECORD AND TRANSCRIBE • One-tap voice recorder with a live transcript on screen while you speak • Speech to text with 12 language options: English (US and UK), Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese (Brazil), Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Arabic, Hindi and Urdu • Pause and resume a recording at any time • The original audio is kept, so you can replay any voice note • A floating microphone button you can drag anywhere on screen AI SUMMARY AND ACTION ITEMS • AI summarizes each voice note in a few clear sentences • Action items are pulled out of the conversation as a checklist • An automatic title and keywords make notes easy to scan • Summaries are written in the language you spoke • Review the AI insight card before you save, then pick a folder MULTI-SPEAKER TRANSCRIPTION • Start a multi-speaker session for meetings, interviews and group discussions • The transcript is split into speaker turns (Speaker A, Speaker B), so you can see who said what • Helpful for meeting notes, meeting minutes, interview transcription and class discussions ORGANIZE AND SEARCH • Save notes into folders such as Work, Personal and Ideas • Search your notes and transcripts by any word • Every note shows its date, time and recording length • Timeline with recent notes and your recording activity for the last 7 days • Optional daily reminder to capture one idea SHARE AND EXPORT • Share a note as PDF, DOC or plain text • Send the transcript, summary and action items by email, messages or any other app MADE FOR • Students: record lectures, get a lecture transcription and revise from short summaries • Professionals: record a meeting and leave with meeting notes and next steps • Journalists and researchers: transcribe interviews and conversations • Teams: keep meeting minutes and decisions in one searchable place • Writers and creators: dictate ideas and drafts instead of typing • Anyone who thinks faster than they type: voice journal, to-do lists and notes to self COMFORTABLE TO USE • Light and dark appearance • App interface in English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Arabic, Urdu, Hindi and Chinese • Right-to-left layout for Arabic and Urdu • Animated guide that explains each feature the first time you open the app HOW IT WORKS 1. Tap the microphone and start speaking. 2. Watch the live transcription appear as text. 3. Stop the recording. AI creates the title, summary, action items and keywords. 4. Choose a folder and save. Search, replay or share the note whenever you need it. IDEAS FOR YOUR FIRST VOICE NOTES • Record a class and turn the audio into study notes • Capture a team meeting and share the summary afterwards • Speak a shopping list, a journal entry or tomorrow's plan • Record an interview and keep the audio next to the transcript • Save a sermon, a talk or a seminar and read the key points later SPEECH NOTES PRO Speech Notes Pro is an optional auto-renewing subscription that removes ads and lifts the free limits. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel it in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://appstoreapps2025.blogspot.com/p/privacy-policy-speech-notes-ai-note.html Questions or feedback? Use the App Support link on this page. Your feedback helps shape the next update.

About

Phrase Shelf

Features
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Phrase Shelf is a simple app for saving frequently used text and templates, so you can quickly find and copy them whenever you need them. Save email replies, greetings, customer support messages, addresses, and any other text you type again and again. 【Main Features】 ・Save, edit, and delete text templates ・Copy template text with a single tap ・Organize templates with tags ・Search by title, body text, or tags ・Filter using multiple tags ・Change the sort order ・Sync templates across devices with iCloud ・Available on iPhone, iPad, and Mac With iCloud sync, templates created on your iPhone can also be used on your iPad and Mac. Phrase Shelf is designed to keep things simple, so the text you need is always easy to find and ready to copy. The iPhone and iPad versions include banner ads. All app features are available for free, and a one-time “Remove Ads” purchase hides the ads. The Mac version does not display ads. Keep your frequently used text close at hand. Make everyday typing a little easier with Phrase Shelf.

Screenshots

Speech Notes4 screens
Phrase Shelf4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Speech Notes at none against Phrase Shelf's shown. Phrase Shelf's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Speech Notes sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Phrase Shelf sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Speech Notes ships an update every 3 months, Phrase Shelf every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Speech Notes versus Phrase Shelf: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpeech NotesPhrase Shelf
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSami Ullahhashimoto hiromasa

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Speech Notes

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Monthly$19.991 Month
  • Yearly$34.991 Year
1 purchases

Phrase Shelf

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99

Questions

Is Speech Notes free?
Speech Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Phrase Shelf free?
Phrase Shelf is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Speech Notes or Phrase Shelf have ads?
Phrase Shelf shows ads; Speech Notes does not.
Which is updated more often, Speech Notes or Phrase Shelf?
Speech Notes ships an update every 3 months, and Phrase Shelf every 2 days. Most recently, Speech Notes was updated on October 25, 2026 and Phrase Shelf on October 29, 2026.

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