Comparison

Voice Note vs ScribblePad

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

Head to head
About

Voice Note

Features
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Voice Note is a minimalist voice notes app designed for people who want to capture thoughts quickly, privately, and without distractions. Record ideas, reminders, meeting notes, journals, and daily thoughts using your voice — then organize everything into simple categories that work the way you think. Unlike many note-taking apps, Voice Note is built with privacy first. No tracking. No analytics. No unnecessary cloud processing. Your notes stay yours. KEY FEATURES • Voice-to-note capture Create notes instantly using your voice. • Organize with categories Create custom categories for work, ideas, journals, meetings, study notes, and more. • Edit notes anytime Update your notes using text editing or voice editing. • Fully offline experience Use the app without an internet connection. • Privacy first No tracking, no analytics, no data collection. • Minimalist interface Clean, fast, intuitive, and distraction-free. • Fast note access Find and manage your notes quickly with a simple workflow. • Designed for daily use Perfect for capturing thoughts while walking, driving, working, or studying. WHY VOICE NOTE Most note apps are overloaded with features, accounts, subscriptions, and tracking. Voice Note focuses on one thing: capturing your thoughts quickly and privately. Whether you are saving ideas, recording reminders, organizing tasks, or keeping a personal journal, Voice Note helps you stay focused without complexity. ONE-TIME PURCHASE Pay once — use forever. Voice Note is available with a single lifetime purchase of $60. No subscriptions. No recurring fees. Your notes. Your privacy. Your app. Perfect for: • Personal voice journaling • Quick thought capture • Meeting notes • Daily reminders • Study notes • Brainstorming ideas • Offline productivity Voice Note: Audio Notes AI Offline. Private. Minimalist. The app does not share personal data with third-party AI services. We use Apple’s on-device speech recognition only (e.g. local transcription through iOS APIs without sending audio to external servers)

About

ScribblePad

A private, free note-taking and PDF annotation app for Apple devices. It offers natural handwriting, organization tools, and optional cloud backup to your own storage. Enjoy a distraction-free experience with no accounts or tracking.

Highlights
  • Natural handwriting with Apple Pencil
  • PDF annotation and markup
  • Organize notes with subjects and notebooks
  • On-device handwriting search (OCR)
  • Audio recording synced to notes
  • Optional Google Drive/iCloud backup
  • Offline functionality
Features
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The free, private note app for iPhone, iPad & Mac. No subscription, no account, no tracking — just fast handwriting, PDF markup, and backup to YOUR own cloud. Write naturally with Apple Pencil, organize notes into colorful subjects, and keep everything synced to your own Google Drive or iCloud. Nothing lives on our servers — your notes stay yours. WRITING & TOOLS • Smooth, low-latency ink (PencilKit) — pen, pencil, highlighter, eraser, lasso • Pinch to zoom, palm rejection, and ruler • Add text boxes, shapes, images, and stickers on top of your ink ORGANIZE • Subjects → notebooks → pages, drag to reorder • Templates: blank, ruled, grid, dotted + your own custom pages • Search your handwriting instantly with on-device OCR PDF & IMPORT/EXPORT • Import and annotate PDFs • Export as PDF, PNG, or the native .scribble format • Share notes with other ScribblePad users AUDIO • Record audio synced to your strokes — replay your notes in time PRIVATE BACKUP & SYNC (OPTIONAL) • Back up to your own Google Drive (the app only sees files it creates) or iCloud • Works fully offline — the cloud is yours, not ours No sign-up. No ads. No data collection. Just a beautiful place to think.

Screenshots

Voice Note4 screens
ScribblePad4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ScribblePad at none against Voice Note's 1. Voice Note's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, 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. Voice Note sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. ScribblePad asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Voice Note versus ScribblePad: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVoice NoteScribblePad
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequency—Every 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLafloryalSagar Seth

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Voice Note

One-time1
  • One Time Payment$60.00
None

ScribblePad

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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