Comparison

Murmur vs Voicen

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

Head to head
About

Murmur

Features
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Murmur is the private, on-device voice-note app for iPhone. Open it, tap record, and watch your words turn into clean, searchable text in seconds — without a single byte ever leaving your phone. No account. No cloud. No subscription gate on the core experience. WHY MURMUR IS DIFFERENT • 100% on-device. Every transcription runs locally using Apple's Neural Engine. Murmur works in airplane mode. • Nothing leaves your phone. No telemetry, no analytics, no accounts. We physically cannot read your notes. • Instant capture. The recorder launches in under a second and is ready before you finish the thought. • Lock Screen + Dynamic Island. Watch the elapsed time while you record, and transcription progress while you wait — right from the Lock Screen. • 99 languages. English ships with the app. Download a single multilingual pack once and transcribe in Spanish, French, German, Japanese, Portuguese, Hindi, Arabic, Russian, Mandarin, Korean — 99 in total. • Audio kept. Optionally save the original recording alongside the transcript so you can replay or re-transcribe it later. • Dark mode, light mode, and Incognito Mode for discreet recording. • Export anywhere. Share as plain text, Markdown, SubRip subtitles (.srt), or the raw audio file — works with any app that accepts files. HOW IT WORKS 1. Tap the big record button. 2. Speak naturally. See the waveform respond to your voice. 3. Tap stop. Your transcript appears in seconds. 4. Edit, share, or export it however you like. FREE TIER 30 minutes of transcription every month, forever. No account required. PREMIUM Unlock unlimited transcription minutes, long-form recordings over 10 minutes, file imports for audio you already have, and premium export formats. Available as: • Monthly: $4.99 • Yearly: $29.99 (save 50%) • Lifetime: $79.99 (pay once, yours forever) Subscriptions auto-renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can cancel anytime from Settings › Your Apple ID › Subscriptions. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at purchase confirmation. Lifetime is a one-time purchase — no renewals, ever. PRIVACY Murmur is the rare voice app that can honestly say "we can't see your notes." Transcription runs on the Neural Engine on your device. No audio file, no transcript, no recording metadata is ever uploaded. The only network request the app ever makes is a one-time download of the multilingual language pack from Hugging Face if you choose to transcribe a non-English language. Read the full Privacy Policy: https://outhustle.github.io/murmur-privacy/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Built by a solo developer who wanted voice notes that actually respect you. Thanks for trying Murmur.

About

Voicen

Capture ideas, meetings, and notes with a simple voice recording app. It saves original audio and transcribes it, with options for enhanced cleanup using your own providers. Designed for private, efficient note-taking without ads or accounts.

Highlights
  • One-tap voice recording
  • Local note and audio storage
  • Apple Speech transcription
  • Optional third-party ASR/LLM
  • No account system
  • No ads
Features
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Voicen is a native iOS voice notes app for capturing ideas, meetings, interviews, and reading notes without breaking your flow. Tap record, speak, and move on. Voicen saves the original audio, transcribes it with Apple Speech by default, and can optionally clean up the transcript into a readable note when you enable your own provider. Voicen is designed for private, low-friction note capture: • One-tap voice recording • Local note and audio storage on your device • Apple Speech transcription enabled by default • Optional third-party ASR providers in bring-your-own-key mode • Optional LLM polishing in bring-your-own-key mode • No account system • No ads • No developer-hosted AI service • No analytics, advertising, or third-party crash reporting SDKs Your provider credentials are stored on your device in iOS Keychain. Third-party ASR and LLM services are off by default and are only used after you enable and configure them. Voicen is not a chatbot or a content platform. It is a focused voice note tool for people who want to capture spoken thoughts quickly and return later to a useful written note.

Screenshots

Murmur4 screens
Voicen4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Voicen at none against Murmur's 3. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Murmur sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Voicen asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Murmur versus Voicen: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMurmurVoicen
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequency—Every 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPovilas Adomas Brukas凯 邢

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Murmur

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium Lifetime$79.99
None

Voicen

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Murmur free?
Murmur is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Voicen free?
Voicen is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Murmur or Voicen have ads?
Neither Murmur nor Voicen shows ads.

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