Comparison

Murble vs EchoVault

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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)
Features
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Free and unlimited: 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 • Summaries in your language: English, Polish, German, French, Spanish, Italian and Portuguese • 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, and folders that collect the notes of the categories you pick • Import and export (PDF, Markdown, SRT and more), also a whole folder as one file • 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 • Prefer to pay once? Choose the lifetime option, no subscription needed 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 14-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 Privacy: https://getmurble.com/privacy.html

About

EchoVault

Features
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EchoVault turns any audio into structured minutes — on your iPhone, in seconds. Import a recording from Files, the share sheet or another app (or just hit record) and get a transcript, a summary, action items and decisions, each linked to the original audio. Everything stays on your device. TURN ANY AUDIO INTO MINUTES • Import audio files (M4A, MP3, WAV and more) and transcribe them on-device • Real-time transcription while you record — English, Chinese, Japanese, Korean and more • AI meeting minutes: summary, action items, decisions — tap any line to jump-play the original audio • Minutes templates for meetings, interviews, lectures and consultations FIND ANYTHING, EXPORT ANYTHING • Search by meaning across your whole library, not just keywords • Speaker separation: see who said what, rename speakers, remember voices • Ask AI about any recording — answered from your transcript, on-device • Export to SRT subtitles, PDF, Markdown or plain text PRIVATE BY DESIGN No cloud, no account, no tracking. Works in Airplane Mode. Your recordings and transcripts never leave your iPhone. FREE FOREVER Every feature is free for everyone: unlimited AI minutes, speaker separation, Ask AI and full-library semantic search. No ads, no tracking, no subscription. If EchoVault earned its place in your day, an optional tip in Settings keeps the lights on — tips never unlock content and are purely voluntary. PRIVACY Zero analytics, zero tracking, zero servers. Privacy policy: https://echovault.xappfactory.com/privacy — Terms of Service: https://echovault.xappfactory.com/terms Note: the app download is about 338 MB and optional AI models are large files — we recommend Wi-Fi for both.

Screenshots

Murble4 screens
EchoVault4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: EchoVault at every 4 days against Murble's every 2 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Murble sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and EchoVault sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Murble ships an update every 2 weeks, EchoVault every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Murble versus EchoVault: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMurbleEchoVault
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB268 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLukasz Majda国刚 赵

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Murble

Subscriptions2
  • Murble Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Murble Pro Yearly14 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Murble Pro Lifetime$59.99
1 purchases

EchoVault

One-time1
  • EchoVault Pro$29.99

Questions

Is Murble free?
Murble is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is EchoVault free?
EchoVault is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Murble or EchoVault have ads?
Neither Murble nor EchoVault shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Murble or EchoVault?
Murble ships an update every 2 weeks, and EchoVault every 4 days. Most recently, Murble was updated on October 24, 2026 and EchoVault on October 25, 2026.

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