Comparison

Relay Voice vs MemoMind

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

Head to head
About

Relay Voice

This app transforms voice memos into structured notes. It transcribes your speech, generates AI summaries, and saves them as Markdown files to your iCloud Drive, integrating seamlessly with popular knowledge management tools.

Highlights
  • Voice to text transcription
  • AI-powered summaries
  • Markdown export
  • iCloud Drive integration
  • Offline transcription options
  • Customizable AI templates
  • iOS Shortcuts support
Features
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Relay Voice turns your voice memos into useful files. Prepping for your weekly 1:1, thinking through a decision, or catching an idea before it's gone? Talk it through — on your commute, on a walk, anywhere. Relay Voice transcribes what you said, summarizes it with AI, and saves clean Markdown files straight to your iCloud Drive, ready for Obsidian, Notion, or any AI workflow. It's the missing step between "I recorded something" and "I can actually use it." WHY RELAY VOICE • Your voice becomes structured notes, not forgotten audio • Walk into your meeting prepared — talk through your 1:1 or standup on the way in, and arrive with clear talking points • Transcripts and AI summaries, exported as Markdown to your own iCloud Drive • Fits your knowledge base: Obsidian, Notion — and plain Markdown files that work anywhere, including AI tools like Claude Code, Codex, and Cursor • Local-first: no account, no server — your recordings stay yours TRANSCRIPTION YOUR WAY • Apple's on-device speech recognition on supported devices — free, instant, private • Downloadable on-device models (Whisper and Qwen) — fully offline • Cloud AI with your own API key (OpenAI, AssemblyAI, Grok, SiliconFlow) for the highest accuracy AI SUMMARIES Turn rambling recordings into clean notes, journal entries, or meeting talking points — using your own AI key. Pick a built-in style or write your own template. SEND TO YOUR FAVORITE AI Share any transcript or summary straight to the AI app you already use — ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and more — to ask follow-up questions, dig deeper, or keep thinking. Your voice, your files, your choice of AI. BUILT FOR YOUR WORKFLOW • Export audio, transcript, and summary as Markdown • Choose your own export folder — send notes straight into your Obsidian vault • Automate the whole flow: record → transcribe → summarize → export • iOS Shortcuts support PRIVATE BY DESIGN Relay Voice has no backend server and collects no data. Your recordings, transcripts, and summaries live on your device and in your own iCloud Drive. When you use cloud AI, your data goes directly from your device to the provider you chose, using your own API key. PRICING One-time purchase — no subscription. Try every feature free for 14 days.

About

MemoMind

This app transcribes your voice recordings into structured notes, automatically generating summaries and action items. It prioritizes privacy with on-device AI processing and offers Apple Watch integration for convenient recording.

Highlights
  • Voice to text transcription
  • Automatic summaries
  • Action item extraction
  • On-device AI processing
  • Apple Watch integration
  • Searchable recording history
  • iCloud sync
Features
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MemoMind turns your voice into structured notes. Tap record and MemoMind transcribes what you said, pulls out a summary, and lists the action items — all processed privately on your iPhone. NEW: APPLE WATCH • Tap to record from your wrist with one button. • Audio transfers to your iPhone automatically — no manual sync. • Transcription, summaries, and action items happen on your iPhone in the background. • Free monthly recordings work the same on watch and phone. WHY MEMOMIND • On-device AI — your voice and notes stay on your devices. • Automatic transcripts, summaries, and action items for every memo. • Searchable history of everything you've recorded. • Optional iCloud sync to keep memos in sync across your iPhone and Apple Watch. PRICING • Free: 5 recordings per month. • MemoMind Unlimited: a monthly subscription that removes the limit. • Restore purchases anytime from the subscription screen. PRIVACY MemoMind is built for private, on-device voice notes. Recordings never leave your devices for AI processing. Read the full privacy policy from inside the app or at our support site.

Screenshots

Relay Voice4 screens
MemoMind3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Relay Voice at free against MemoMind's freemium. Relay Voice also leads on ratings volume (18 vs 1) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Relay Voice sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and MemoMind sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Relay Voice against 5.0 for MemoMind. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Relay Voice has 18 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Relay Voice ships an update every 5 days, MemoMind every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Relay Voice versus MemoMind: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRelay VoiceMemoMind
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (18 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings18 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB1.0 GB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGang NiuYili Hui

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Relay Voice

One-time1
  • Relay Voice — Lifetime Unlock$19.99
1 purchases

MemoMind

Subscriptions1
  • MemoMind Unlimited$2.991 Month

Questions

Is Relay Voice free?
Relay Voice is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MemoMind free?
MemoMind is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Relay Voice or MemoMind?
Relay Voice and MemoMind are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 18 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Relay Voice or MemoMind have ads?
Neither Relay Voice nor MemoMind shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Relay Voice or MemoMind?
Relay Voice ships an update every 5 days, and MemoMind every 3 days. Most recently, Relay Voice was updated on October 25, 2026 and MemoMind on October 8, 2026.

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