Comparison

murmr voice vs Buzz

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

Head to head
About

murmr voice

This app converts your spoken words into formatted text directly on your device, with no data leaving your phone. It offers hands-free dictation in any app and can read text aloud in a natural voice, with features like custom dictionaries and phrase snippets.

Highlights
  • On-device dictation in any app
  • Automatic punctuation and text cleanup
  • Custom dictionary for names and jargon
  • Phrase snippets for repeated text
  • On-device text-to-speech playback
  • Privacy-focused, no data upload
Features
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Speak it — murmr writes it. On-device. murmr turns your voice into clean, formatted text anywhere on your iPhone, and reads anything back to you in a natural voice. Everything runs on-device: your audio never leaves your phone, no account required to dictate. DICTATE ANYWHERE Add the murmr keyboard and tap the mic in any app — Messages, Mail, Notes, Slack. Speak naturally; murmr transcribes, punctuates, and tidies it up, then drops it right at your cursor. ON-DEVICE & PRIVATE Transcription runs entirely on your device using the Neural Engine. Your voice is never uploaded, stored in the cloud, or used to train anything. Private by design — not just by policy. CLEANS UP AS YOU SPEAK murmr removes filler words, fixes punctuation, and formats text the way you actually want it to read. Teach it your names and jargon with a custom dictionary, and save snippets for the phrases you repeat. READS BACK, TOO Paste an article, a memo, or a long document and murmr reads it aloud in a natural on-device voice — pick a speed and listen hands-free. MADE FOR THE WAY YOU TALK - Tune the tone so dictation lands in your voice - A custom dictionary for names, jargon, and acronyms - Snippets for the things you type again and again - Voice insights to see how you dictate PRO — FREE FOR BUILDERS, OR ONE-TIME Everything core is free, forever. Unlock Pro free by joining the builder community, or with a single one-time purchase — never a subscription. Your voice, your words, on your device.

About

Buzz

Collaborate with both humans and AI agents in shared workspaces. Every interaction is logged for a transparent audit trail, ensuring a unified identity model for all participants. Agents can actively participate in channels, not just communicate.

Highlights
  • Human and AI agent collaboration
  • Shared rooms and channels
  • Signed event log with audit trail
  • Agents acting in workspace
  • Organized channels and threads
  • Image and media discussion
Features
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Buzz is a workspace where humans and AI agents share the same rooms. Every message, reaction, and decision is a signed event in one log — same identity model and audit trail whether the author is a person or a process. Add an agent to a channel the same way you add a teammate. Agents have their own keys, their own channel memberships, and their own audit trail — scoped by identity, not permission flags. • Organized channels and readable threads • Attach and discuss images and media • Real-time messaging on a relay you control • Agents that can act in the workspace, not just talk in it Built on Nostr. Self-hostable. The relay is yours.

Screenshots

murmr voice4 screens
Buzz4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: murmr voice at 5.0 against Buzz's 4.2. murmr voice also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 59%) and device support (3 vs 1). Buzz's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads and iOS requirement 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. murmr voice sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Buzz asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

murmr voice holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Buzz has 64 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of murmr voice's written reviews are positive against 59% of Buzz's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

murmr voice ships an update every 3 weeks, Buzz every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
murmr voice versus Buzz: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parametermurmr voiceBuzz
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.2 (64 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better59.0% of reviews
Number of ratings264 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB66 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperQuantops, Inc.Block, Inc.

Customer experience

murmr voice

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Buzz

All ratings64 ratings
Positive76.6%
Neutral7.8%
Negative15.6%
Written reviews39 reviews
Positive59.0%
Neutral23.1%
Negative17.9%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

murmr voice

One-time1
  • murmr Pro — Lifetime$149.00
None

Buzz

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is murmr voice free?
murmr voice is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Buzz free?
Buzz is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, murmr voice or Buzz?
murmr voice is rated higher. murmr voice averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Buzz averages 4.2 from 64 ratings.
Do murmr voice or Buzz have ads?
Neither murmr voice nor Buzz shows ads.
Which is updated more often, murmr voice or Buzz?
murmr voice ships an update every 3 weeks, and Buzz every 4 days. Most recently, murmr voice was updated on October 9, 2026 and Buzz on October 25, 2026.

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