Comparison

Noot vs Metal Recorder

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

Head to head
About

Noot

Features
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Starting is the hardest part. Noot makes it lighter. Noot is a focus companion for ADHD โ€” a meme-speaking, cat-collecting focus timer. When you sit down to start, a companion sits beside you: a meme that gets the exact moment you're in, a calm "breathing" ring that times your session without scary countdown numbers, and lofi to settle into. No streaks. No scores. No guilt. You're not broken โ€” you can do this. HOW IT WORKS - Pick a length: quick 15, a bit 25, or deep 50 minutes. - A no-number ring breathes so you can see it's running โ€” no anxiety countdown. - A meme companion speaks at every moment: starting, a mid-session check-in, the give-up wobble (gently: that counted), the finish (celebration), and coming back after time away (no questions). - Lofi radio plays the whole way through. - As you focus, cats wander over. You build a collection of "cats you've met" โ€” a bond that grows with focus time and never resets. MADE FOR THE WHOLE DAY - Home Screen widget + Live Activity on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island. - Apple Watch app. - iCloud sync โ€” your cats and your bond follow you to a new phone. - No account, no sign-up. Local-first. - Start hands-free with Siri & Shortcuts. NOOT+ (optional) Noot is free forever โ€” focus, memes, lofi, and meeting cats. Noot+ simply brings more friends home: every premium cat, for $2.99/month, $19.99/year (with a free trial), or $29.99 once for lifetime. Family Sharing on. Noot noot. You've got this.

About

Metal Recorder

Features
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Record for hours on your iPhone or watch thanks to the app's extremely low memory usage! What makes Metal Recorder different? - Recording files can be saved encrypted on iPhone and Watch. - Uses very low memory and can record for hours. - Recordings are auto-synced between iPhone and Watch. - It can de-noise and transcribe your recordings, distinguishing between the speakers by labeling their speech! - Select your preferred microphone for recording: AirPods, iPhone, Watch, and more. - Set a stop timer for your recording. - Select among the connected microphones: record right from AirPods or the iPhone or watch microphone, and play your watch recordings on your iPhone, as the files are synced. Fast, private voice recorder for your phone and your watch. Capture voice memos, interviews, lectures, and ideas in a single tap, then clean them up and turn them into text with AI. PRIVATE BY DESIGN - Your recordings stay on your device, not in the cloud. - Turn on Secure Storage to lock your recordings so only you can open them. RECORD ANYWHERE - Record with a single tap on your phone or right from your wrist. - Start a recording straight from your watch face. - Pause and resume any time, and control playback from the lock screen. - Choose how you capture: Voice for clear speech, or Everything for music and the sounds around you to better de-noise the recording. CLEAN UP AND TRANSCRIBE WITH AI - Remove background noise and make voices clearer with a single tap. - Turn any recording into text, with speakers labeled in conversations. - Transcribe in many languages, each in its own writing. KEEP YOUR DEVICES IN SYNC - Your recordings, titles, and transcripts stay in sync between your phone and your watch automatically. PLAYBACK MADE FOR VOICE - Tap anywhere on the waveform to jump straight to that moment. - Skip forward and back, and change the playback speed on your phone. - Make quiet recordings much louder so you never miss a word. STAY ORGANIZED - Rename, search, and share or delete several recordings at once. - Use the app in 40 languages. FREE TRIAL AND PREMIUM - Try the AI features for free. - Premium gives you 30 hours of AI cleanup and transcription every month. - Need more in a busy month? Add extra time with a one-time top-up. HOW TO GET STARTED - Tap the red button to start recording, and tap it again to stop. - Open a recording to play it, rename it, or share it. - Tap Enhance to clean up the audio, or Transcript to turn it into text. The AI cleanup and transcription features need a subscription after the free trial, but never an account or a sign-in. Everything else works without a subscription. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the period, and can be managed in your Apple Account settings. Privacy Policy: https://mrecorder.omyzero.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://mrecorder.omyzero.com/terms Support: support@omyzero.com

Screenshots

Noot4 screens
Metal Recorder4 screens

Verdict

The call

Noot and Metal Recorder are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters โ€” price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Noot sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Metal Recorder sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Noot ships an update every 9 days, Metal Recorder fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Noot versus Metal Recorder: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNootMetal Recorder
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 9 days โ€” betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS17.0 โ€” better18.1
Further details โ€” not scored
Size88 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSoyeon NohOMYZERO PTY LTD

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Noot

Subscriptions2
  • Noot+ Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Noot+ Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Noot+ Lifetime$29.99
3 purchases

Metal Recorder

Subscriptions2
  • Premium$9.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly$60.001 Year
One-time1
  • 30-Hour Top-Up$10.00

Questions

Is Noot free?
Noot is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Metal Recorder free?
Metal Recorder is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Noot or Metal Recorder have ads?
Neither Noot nor Metal Recorder shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Noot or Metal Recorder?
Noot ships an update every 9 days, and Metal Recorder fortnightly. Most recently, Noot was updated on October 24, 2026 and Metal Recorder on October 28, 2026.

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