Comparison

Relay Voice vs Noogat

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 text files. It transcribes speech, generates AI summaries, and saves them as Markdown to your iCloud Drive, integrating seamlessly with note-taking and AI tools.

Highlights
  • Voice to text transcription
  • AI-powered summaries
  • Markdown export to iCloud Drive
  • Offline transcription options
  • Integration with Obsidian and Notion
  • Private by design, no backend server
  • 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

Noogat

Capture thoughts instantly with voice commands, then let AI automatically organize and tag them. Find any idea in seconds with powerful search, even when you can't recall the exact words. Designed for seamless, hands-free capture.

Highlights
  • Native Siri voice capture
  • AI auto-tagging
  • Full-text search
  • Semantic search
  • Hands-free, screen-off operation
  • Automatic idea organization
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Your mind moves fast. Now your notes can keep up. Say "Hey Siri, I have a Noogat" — your thought is captured, AI-tagged, and searchable before you finish the sentence. No app to open. No screen to unlock. Capture anything, from anywhere. Whether you're driving, mid-workout, or in the middle of a meeting — Noogat captures your thought the instant you have it. Native Siri integration, the way Apple intended. AI that organizes for you. Every idea you capture is automatically categorized with AI-generated tags. No folders to manage, no manual sorting. Noogat reads your idea and figures out where it belongs — so when you need it later, it's already organized. Find anything in seconds. Full-text search across every idea you've ever saved. Filter by topic, project, or theme with a single tap. Your ideas are only as useful as your ability to find them. Noogat makes sure you always can. Zero friction is the feature. Most capture tools require you to open an app, tap a button, then figure out where to file it. Noogat removes every one of those steps. Speak → saved. That's it. What you get: • Native Siri capture — "Hey Siri, I have a Noogat" • AI auto-tagging with searchable labels • Full-text search across all your ideas • Semantic search — finds ideas even when you can't remember the exact words • Works hands-free, screen-off, anytime Free & Pro: Noogat is free to use — capture unlimited ideas at no cost. Upgrade to Noogat Pro for advanced AI features including semantic search. Built for people whose best thinking happens away from a desk. ADHD professionals who lose ideas between thought and screen. Commuters who can't type while driving. Creatives who need to capture inspiration on the spot. Anyone who's ever said "I had such a good idea earlier — what was it?" Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://noogat.app/privacy/

Screenshots

Relay Voice4 screens
Noogat3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Relay Voice at free against Noogat's freemium. Relay Voice also leads on ratings volume (18 vs 2). 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 Noogat sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 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 Noogat. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Relay Voice has 18 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Relay Voice ships an update every 4 days, Noogat weekly. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Relay Voice versus Noogat: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRelay VoiceNoogat
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (18 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings18 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGang NiuDayJobDevelopment LLC

Customer experience

Relay Voice

All ratings18 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Noogat

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Relay Voice

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

Noogat

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly14 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly14 Days trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Relay Voice free?
Relay Voice is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Noogat free?
Noogat is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Relay Voice or Noogat?
Relay Voice and Noogat are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 18 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Relay Voice or Noogat have ads?
Neither Relay Voice nor Noogat shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Relay Voice or Noogat?
Relay Voice ships an update every 4 days, and Noogat weekly. Most recently, Relay Voice was updated on October 31, 2026 and Noogat on October 31, 2026.

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