Comparison

Nova Voice vs Recto Notes

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

Head to head
About

Nova Voice

Features
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Give any English script a natural voice. Nova Voice turns typed or pasted text into spoken audio with 28 American and British voice personas. Generation runs on device, so your scripts and generated audio stay on your device. Start with a ready-made template or write your own, then listen as Nova builds your audio. ONE PURCHASE. NO SUBSCRIPTION. Use the core workflow free with four included voices, up to three generations per day of 50 words each, your five most recent sessions, and one export. Premium voices can also be tried with your own text, while exporting those trials requires Pro. Nova Pro is a single permanent in-app purchase that unlocks all 28 voices, longer scripts, unlimited generations, full history, the pronunciation dictionary, and unlimited exports. CREATE THE RIGHT READ • Choose from 28 American and British voices • Preview personas before using them with your script • Adjust speech speed from 0.5× to 2× • Use quick templates for narration, explainers, mindfulness, and stories • Generate longer scripts in sections and begin listening as audio becomes ready LISTEN YOUR WAY Follow the synchronized transcript while your audio plays. Pause, resume, restart, loop, scrub through the timeline, or tap a transcript section to continue from that point. SAVE AUDIO AND CAPTIONS • Export, save, or share M4A audio • Export timed subtitles in SRT or WebVTT format • Replay saved audio directly from your history • Delete sessions whenever you no longer need them CONTROL PRONUNCIATION Create a personal pronunciation dictionary for names, brands, abbreviations, and other words that need special handling. Enable or disable individual entries and apply them consistently to future generations. BUILT FOR PRIVATE CREATION Speech generation happens on device. Your scripts and generated audio remain on your device while you create, listen, and organize your work. Use Nova Voice for video narration, podcast drafts, article listening, learning materials, audiobook previews, tutorials, and presentations. Create with the free essentials, then unlock Nova Pro forever with one purchase when you need every voice and the complete workflow.

About

Recto Notes

Features
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For years I kept separate apps: one for writing, one for reminders and to-do's. They never talked to each other. The idea lived in the notes app, the deadline in the to-do app, and I lived somewhere in between. So I built Recto. All on the same page. You just write a note and if you give a task a date with '@', that task automatically becomes part of your neatly organised Task Center. You work inside a note, focused on a single project. As ideas turn into things that need doing, you capture them right there and give them a date, without breaking your train of thought. The plan grows out of the writing instead of living apart from it. Recto - Inline tasks with dates, captured without leaving the note - Task Center: overdue, today, tomorrow, this week, next week - Native iOS, fast and quiet Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internetservices/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Nova Voice4 screens
Recto Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Recto Notes at none against Nova Voice's 1. Nova Voice's advantage is iOS requirement (18.6 vs 27.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Nova Voice sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Recto Notes asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Nova Voice versus Recto Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNova VoiceRecto Notes
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 daysEvery 6 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS18.6 — better27.0
Further details — not scored
Size371 MB6 MB
Age rating4++4
Developer振训 池Thijs Kremers

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Nova Voice

One-time1
  • Nova Pro Lifetime$2.99
None

Recto Notes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Nova Voice free?
Nova Voice is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Recto Notes free?
Recto Notes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Nova Voice or Recto Notes have ads?
Neither Nova Voice nor Recto Notes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Nova Voice or Recto Notes?
Nova Voice ships an update every 6 days, and Recto Notes every 6 days. Most recently, Nova Voice was updated on October 26, 2026 and Recto Notes on October 6, 2026.

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