Murble vs SermonNote
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Murble
This app transcribes voice recordings on your device, generating summaries and action items. It offers robust search, organization tools, and privacy-focused features. An optional Pro subscription unlocks advanced functionalities like iCloud sync and AI chat with your notes.
- On-device transcription and AI summaries
- Automatic action item detection
- Advanced search and filtering
- Smart folders and note organization
- Private iCloud sync (Pro)
- Chat with your notes (Pro)
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Murble turns your voice into organized notes privately on iPhone and iPad. Record a thought, a meeting or a lecture. Murble transcribes it on device, writes a clear summary and finds action items. When you return, search every part of the note, combine filters, save smart folders, mark important moments and add more audio to the same note. No account. No cloud processing. No tracking. WHAT YOU GET FREE • Unlimited recording and on-device transcription • AI summaries with key points and highlights, in the style you choose • Automatic action items you can check off • Live transcription preview while you speak • Anonymous speaker labels you can rename, merge or split • Text notes, Share Extension, Siri, Shortcuts, widgets and Control Center actions • Search that reaches summaries, action items, speaker labels and folder names • One View menu for sorting and combinable filters, plus smart folders that keep themselves current • Select several notes at once to pin, move or delete them together • Markers you drop with one tap while recording, and can add or move afterwards • Add a new take to an existing note instead of starting a second one • A Storage screen that shows what your recordings take up, and clears audio past an age you pick • Categories, import and export (PDF, Markdown, SRT and more) • Face ID lock and optional auto-delete of audio MURBLE PRO • Apple Reminders sync: send action items to Reminders, completion syncs back • Chat with your notes: ask questions, get answers grounded in the recording • Detailed multi-section reports with decisions and next steps • Translations of transcripts and summaries • Private iCloud sync across your devices: choose whether sync carries your recordings PRIVACY FIRST Transcription and AI run on your iPhone, using Apple Intelligence or a downloadable offline model. With iCloud sync on, data is stored only in your private iCloud database. We cannot read your notes. Ever. Murble Pro is available as a monthly or yearly subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase. The yearly plan starts with a 7-day free trial. Payment is charged to your Apple account. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Terms of Use (EULA): https://getmurble.com/terms.html
SermonNote
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Hear a sermon in English, get notes in your own language. Choose the sermon's language and yours when you start, and every summary and main point appears in both — translated on your device. SermonNote turns Sunday's message into clear, structured notes — a summary, the main points, and personal applications — and it all runs on your device. Tap record as the sermon begins, put your phone down, and be present. PRIVATE BY DESIGN - Recording, transcription, and notes run entirely on your device - No servers, no account — nothing is uploaded - Your recordings and notes stay yours FROM SERMON TO NOTES - A live transcript scrolls as the preacher speaks - Every message becomes a summary, main points, and applications - Scripture references are detected automatically and become tappable chips - Tap a verse to read the passage — six Bibles are built in, bible.com one tap away - Import a sermon from Voice Memos or Files - Mark moments while it is being preached; correct any line of the transcript STUDY EVERY MESSAGE - Turn any sermon into an expository outline, small-group discussion questions, a five-day devotional, prayer points, or a personal reflection - Search every word across all of your notes - Organize a sermon series with colorful folders BUILT FOR BILINGUAL CHURCHES - Choose the sermon's language and yours once — 14 languages for your notes - Read your notes side by side in a second language, translated on your device - Verse references appear in each language's own book names - Made for bilingual and diaspora congregations STAY IN THE HABIT - A gentle Sunday reminder and a week-by-week streak - Share a quote card from the message with your group Whether you take notes in the pew or lead a small group by Wednesday, SermonNote helps Sunday's message stay with you all week. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
Murble and SermonNote are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. Murble sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and SermonNote sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Murble ships an update every 4 weeks, SermonNote monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Murble | SermonNote |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lukasz Majda | Neobile LLC |
In-app purchases
Murble
- Murble Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
- Murble Pro Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Murble Pro Lifetime$59.99
SermonNote
- Monthly$1.991 Month
- Annual$4.991 Year
- Pro access lifetime$6.99









