Ivory Note vs Plura Chat
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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/
Plura Chat
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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.
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Verdict
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
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.
| Parameter | Ivory Note | Plura Chat |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (8 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 136 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | MRX Dynamics LLC | 成康 梁 |
In-app purchases
Ivory Note
- Ivory Pro Monthly$5.991 Month
- Ivory Pro Version Pass$14.99
Plura Chat
No in-app purchases









