Comparison

Ivory Note vs Plura Chat

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

Head to head
About

Ivory Note

Capture spoken content from lectures, meetings, and study sessions. This app records audio, transcribes it offline into readable summaries, and helps organize your notes by subject for easy review and searching. It prioritizes privacy with local storage and offers a user-friendly interface.

Highlights
  • Record audio lectures and meetings
  • Offline audio transcription
  • Automatic summary generation
  • Organize notes by subject
  • Searchable note archive
  • Mark favorite notes
  • Apple Watch recording and sync
Features
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Ivory turns lectures, meetings, brainstorms, and voice notes into organized material you can actually use. Record on iPhone or Apple Watch. Ivory keeps the original audio, transcribes it on your device with an included speech model, and creates a clean workspace around what you captured. No Ivory account is required. NEW IN IVORY 2.1 Ask Your Notes lets Ivory Pro users ask questions across available transcripts on supported Apple Intelligence devices. Answers are grounded in the source passages shown in the app, so important details are easy to check. Lock sensitive notes and reveal them with Face ID or device authentication. Locked notes stay out of Ask Your Notes until you choose to reveal them. For meetings, Speaker Review can turn a long transcript into a readable voice script with remembered speaker names. For classes, a weekly schedule can automatically place new recordings into the class happening at that time. RECORD AND TRANSCRIBE • Record lectures, meetings, brainstorms, and quick voice notes • Capture from Apple Watch and transfer to iPhone • Transcribe locally with the included speech model • Keep the original recording with each note • Search, edit, favorite, export, and organize notes LEARN AND REVIEW • Generate titles, summaries, study guides, flashcards, and quizzes • Build focused Learn Plans • Practice with typed recall and source-backed cards • Revisit missed cards in Review Queue • Organize classes in Study Hubs • Set local study reminders MEET AND BUILD • Detect and review speakers in meeting recordings • Remember speaker names for future review • Create meeting to-dos and follow-ups • Turn brainstorms into execution plans, opportunities, risks, and next actions PRIVATE BY ARCHITECTURE Ivory does not require an account or send recordings to an Ivory transcription server. Transcription runs on your device. Compatible devices can also use Apple’s on-device intelligence for supported generation features. Optional iCloud sync uses your private iCloud account. Ivory Pro unlocks Ask Your Notes, Speaker Review, Learn Plans, advanced study and review, class scheduling and organization, themes, Markdown export, reminders, and additional workspace tools. Monthly Pro renews automatically until canceled. The Version Pass is a one-time purchase with the version coverage shown in the app. Prices are displayed before purchase. Privacy Policy: https://useivory.app/privacy.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Plura Chat

Features
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Plura is a bring-your-own-key (BYOK) client for major AI models. Configure your own provider credentials, choose a model, and work across text, images, voice, search, and multiple providers in one app. Before Plura sends disclosed data or a provider credential to any external AI or search service, it identifies the actual receiving operator and destination, explains the purpose and data categories, links the available privacy policy, and asks for explicit permission. • Multiple providers: OpenAI-compatible services, Anthropic Claude, Google Gemini, DeepSeek, and local Ollama • Auto routing: choose a suitable model based on the request • Model council and comparison: ask several models and compare or synthesize their responses • Image generation and vision: create images or select a photo for an authorized provider to analyze • Optional web search using your own Tavily, Brave Search, or Serper key • Long-term memory, summaries, and cross-session retrieval, controlled in Settings • Voice input and read-aloud • Per-provider token and cost reporting • On-device Apple Foundation Models on supported devices Privacy controls: • Provider credentials are stored in the iOS Keychain; conversations, settings, memories, and consent decisions are stored locally • External transmissions occur only after the user authorizes the displayed recipient and scope • Public custom endpoints must use HTTPS and disclose their real operator and privacy policy where required • Changing a provider's endpoint, operator, policy, relationship, or disclosure requires a new decision • Permissions can be reviewed or revoked under Settings → Privacy • No advertising, analytics, or tracking SDKs Plura 1.0 is free and contains no in-app purchases. AI and search usage is billed directly by the providers you choose.

Screenshots

Ivory Note4 screens
Plura Chat1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Plura Chat at none against Ivory Note's 2. On price, ads, device support 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. Ivory Note sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Plura Chat asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Ivory Note versus Plura Chat: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIvory NotePlura Chat
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (8 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size136 MB4 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperMRX Dynamics LLC成康 梁

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Ivory Note

Subscriptions1
  • Ivory Pro Monthly$5.991 Month
One-time1
  • Ivory Pro Version Pass$14.99
None

Plura Chat

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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