yapyap go vs at8pm
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
yapyap go
This app transforms your phone into a private voice recorder that transcribes audio locally. Capture meetings, lectures, or ideas and access searchable text transcripts without uploading any data. It works offline and offers enhanced accuracy with optional downloadable models.
- One-tap recording
- Background recording
- On-device transcription
- Offline whisper models
- Shareable text transcripts
- Audio import
- Desktop app sync
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Your phone is always with you. yapyap go turns it into a private voice recorder that captures every meeting, interview, lecture, and late-night idea and then writes down what it heard, right there on the phone. No account. No upload. No cloud. Your voice never leaves your device. Full stop. IT TRANSCRIBES ITSELF Stop a recording and the transcript starts writing, using the speech recognition your phone already has. Nothing to download, nothing to configure, nothing to wait for. Tap any line to jump the audio to that exact moment. Want more? Pick a whisper model in settings, from 57 MB up, for higher accuracy and for languages your phone can't handle offline. It downloads once and runs entirely on your device, in airplane mode, in a basement, on a plane. IN YOUR LANGUAGE yapyap go is translated into 181 languages, and you choose which one it speaks, whatever your phone is set to. Each one tells you how much of it is translated. Arabic, Hebrew, Persian, and Urdu turn the whole screen around. Your recordings are transcribed in your language too, not in English. HOW IT WORKS 1. Tap record. Nothing to set up first. Capture audio in a single tap, and keep recording when you switch apps or lock your screen. 2. Read it back. The transcript appears under the recording, split into turns, and synced to the audio. 3. Do something with it. Share the transcript as text, or send the recording to your yapyap desktop. Speaker names and summaries return to your phone. IN THE APP • One-tap recording with start, pause, resume, and retry • Background & screen-lock recording, so a locked phone keeps listening • On-device transcription with no download or an offline Whisper model if you want more accuracy • Transcripts split into turns, tap-to-seek, and shareable as plain text • Correct a word in a transcript, and it teaches the next recording • 181 languages for the app, picked in settings, with right-to-left layouts • Mark a moment mid-recording with a tap and a buzz so you can find it later • An on-device library grouped by day, with playback • Import audio from other apps and transcribe it here • Summaries and action items from your desktop arrive below the transcript they belong to • Optional pairing with the yapyap desktop app: either device can start it, automatic discovery, direct device-to-device sync, per-file progress, and retry • Free up space: remove the local copy once a recording is safely synced • Light and dark themes WHY YAPYAP • Local-first. Recording and transcription both happen on your phone, never in the cloud. • Works offline. No Wi-Fi, no signal, no problem. • No account. Nothing to sign up for, nothing to log into. • You're not the product. Your conversations are never mined, sold, or used to train anything. • Own it, don't rent it. yapyap is yours to keep. Made for knowledge workers capturing decisions and action items across back-to-back meetings, and for journalists and researchers recording interviews and field notes who need accurate, private transcripts. BETTER WITH A DESKTOP, FINE WITHOUT ONE yapyap go stands on its own. Pair it with the yapyap desktop app (macOS, Windows, Linux) on the same Wi-Fi. Your recordings sync straight across, device to device, never through a server. The desktop tells apart who said what and sums up what matters. Then the answer returns to your phone, below the recording it belongs to. Either device can start the pairing, and you approve it on the other one. Own your voice again.
at8pm
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at8pm is your honest journal. Every entry you write today locks at a time you choose — 8pm by default. Once it locks, that's it: no editing, no rewriting history, no quietly polishing what you actually felt in the moment. Just an honest record of your day, exactly as you wrote it. WRITE HOWEVER FITS THE MOMENT Type it out with rich text: bold, italic, underline, strikethrough. Or just talk — record a voice note right inside an entry and see it as a waveform, or capture a Squope, a quick square video note. No typing required. Add a photo or a location if the moment needs it. A HABIT THAT STICKS Keep your streak going day by day. A quick glance at your lock ring shows how much time is left before today closes — and a tap shows your current streak alongside it. MADE TO BE SHARED, SOMETIMES Turn any entry into a beautifully designed card — pick from several styles — and share it straight to Instagram Stories or anywhere else. Your private thoughts stay private until you decide otherwise. GENUINELY PRIVATE Entries sync across your devices with your own private iCloud account — never a third-party server. Lock the whole app behind Face ID for an extra layer of privacy. AT8PM PRO at8pm is free to download and use for up to 2 entries per day. An active at8pm Pro subscription unlocks unlimited entries and all features mentioned. at8pm Pro is an auto-renewing subscription purchased in the app. If you do not cancel before the free trial (if applicable) ends, the subscription auto-renews at the price of your selected plan. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription anytime in your Apple ID account settings after purchase. AT8PM UNLOCK CREDITS Locked entries can optionally be made editable again for 24 hours by spending an "unlock credit," or purchasing unlock credits via the app. This is entirely optional and not required to use the core app. Terms: https://www.at8pm.today/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.at8pm.today/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: yapyap go at none against at8pm's 4. yapyap go also leads on device support (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.2). at8pm's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 10 days). On price and ads 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. at8pm sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. yapyap go asks for nothing beyond the download.
yapyap go ships an update every 10 days, at8pm daily. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | yapyap go | at8pm |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 26.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 84 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Adrianus Sebastiaan Boer | Vince Edgar Urag |
In-app purchases
yapyap go
No in-app purchases
at8pm
- at8pm Pro$0.997 Days
- at8pm Pro$3.991 Month
- at8pm Pro7 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Unlock Pack (3-pack)$1.99









