Comparison

Throughline vs Voice to Text Notes

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

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About

Throughline

Features
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Turn spoken thoughts into structured notes and to-dos. Throughline is for people who think out loud: on a walk, between errands, or while planning the day ahead. Record in your own words. Throughline transcribes your voice note and pulls out useful details and next actions, so you can return to what matters. KEEP YOUR NEXT STEPS TOGETHER See extracted tasks in one Running List, organized into Today, This week, and Later. Move tasks when plans change, mark them complete, and return to the note they came from. CAPTURE, THEN KEEP GOING Follow recordings in the capture tray as they upload and process. If something needs attention, recovery controls help you pick up where you left off. KEEP THE SOURCE CLOSE Review your transcript alongside the structured note. Correct the result and keep your own words within reach. LET YOUR AGENT READ Connect your own AI agent through MCP to read saved notes. You control agent access and can revoke it in Settings. Start with a guided voice demo and see a spoken thought become a useful note.

About

Voice to Text Notes

Features
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Voice to Text turns your speech into editable notes. Record, and the app transcribes what you say as you talk, using Apple's on-device Speech Recognition in the language you choose. When you're done, edit the transcript, adjust font size, color, and font family (even for just part of the text), and play back the recording with word-by-word read-along highlighting. Pin important notes and tag them to find them again later. Everything is stored only on your device β€” no account, no cloud sync, no servers. Dark mode and adjustable text size are built in. Voice to Text is free and supported by a small non-personalized ad banner on the notes list. No ad tracking, no App Tracking Transparency prompt, no ad identifiers used. Features: - Live speech-to-text while you record, in your choice of language (Mandarin, English, Japanese, Korean, and more) - Edit, undo/redo, and restyle transcripts - Per-selection font size, color, and font family - Pin and tag notes to organize them - Playback with read-along highlighting - Export as plain text, Markdown, or subtitles (.srt) - Back up all your notes' text to a file at any time - Dark mode and adjustable app-wide text size - Everything stays on your device

Screenshots

Throughline4 screens
Voice to Text Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Throughline at none against Voice to Text Notes's shown. Voice to Text Notes's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 3 days) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Throughline ships an update every 3 days, Voice to Text Notes daily. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 3 level
Throughline versus Voice to Text Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThroughlineVoice to Text Notes
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysDaily β€” better
AdsNo β€” betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.016.4 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size5 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMichael PolnerHAO-CHUN TSAI

In-app purchases

None

Throughline

No in-app purchases

None

Voice to Text Notes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Throughline free?
Throughline is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Voice to Text Notes free?
Voice to Text Notes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Throughline or Voice to Text Notes have ads?
Voice to Text Notes shows ads; Throughline does not.
Which is updated more often, Throughline or Voice to Text Notes?
Throughline ships an update every 3 days, and Voice to Text Notes daily. Most recently, Throughline was updated on October 28, 2026 and Voice to Text Notes on October 29, 2026.

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