Comparison

Lucy vs Beauty

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

Head to head
About

Lucy

Features
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All processing happens on your iPhone. No account. One-time purchase. Your content never goes to a server. Lucy transcribes your meetings, sessions, and interviews entirely on your device — powered by WhisperKit (Whisper large-v3-turbo class models) and open-source AI. Audio is never uploaded for processing — transcription and summaries happen on the phone in your hand. WHAT YOU GET · On-device transcription — powered by WhisperKit · Speaker attribution — identify and label up to 4 voices · On-device AI summary — key points, action items, and decisions extracted locally (Qwen3 / Apple Intelligence); processing never touches a server · Mixed-language support — per-segment language detection, easy language lock · Fix speaker labels line by line · Low-confidence word flags so you know where to review · Transcript version history with compare and restore · Full-text search across all sessions · Optional iCloud sync — off by default. If you turn it on, sessions back up privately to your own iCloud account, and you choose whether audio is included (Lucy Pro) · Export to plain text, Markdown, and PDF with speaker labels and timestamps (Lucy Base) Features marked (Lucy Base) or (Lucy Pro) require a one-time purchase. BUILT FOR PROFESSIONALS WHO CAN'T USE THE CLOUD Mental health practitioners: Therapist mode adds clinical vocabulary so terms are recognised more often. Document sessions privately — audio is processed entirely on the device and is never sent to us. Legal professionals: Legal mode adds legal vocabulary — depositions, motions, case discussions. Anyone who needs private records: M&A discussions, board meetings, HR interviews, sensitive client meetings. BEST RESULTS WITH · Quiet or low-background-noise environment · 2–4 speakers with distinct voices · One language per recording · Phone within 3 feet of speakers Transcripts may require correction for heavy accents, technical vocabulary, and overlapping speech. Review flagged lines before exporting. TRY BEFORE YOU BUY Download free — run up to 10 complete sessions with full transcription and speaker attribution before purchasing. Export (save as file, share) unlocks with a one-time purchase. Your free sessions and transcripts are saved when you upgrade. PRIVACY No advertising SDKs. No ad tracking. No data brokers. We run no servers of our own and can never see your recordings, transcripts or summaries. Your recordings, transcripts and summaries stay on your device unless you turn on iCloud sync (off by default) — and then they go only to your own private iCloud, never to us. Lucy does send anonymous crash and performance diagnostics so bugs get fixed; these never include your recordings, transcripts, summaries or meeting names. REQUIREMENTS iOS 26 or later. iPhone 14 or later recommended for best performance. AI models (approximately 600 MB to 1.6 GB depending on selection) download once on first launch over Wi-Fi. PRICING Lucy Base: one-time purchase. Unlocks unlimited sessions and export. Lucy Pro: optional one-time purchase for heavy users and Mac workflows — full-quality Mac re-processing, batch export, your own summary templates, and iCloud sync. Buy once, use on iPhone and Mac — a single purchase covers both. Therapist mode and Legal mode are free vocabulary modes; no additional purchase required. No recurring charges, ever. Terms: https://lucy.xymex.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://lucy.xymex.app/privacy

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Beauty

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Give your thoughts a place worth returning to. Beauty is a Markdown editor for people who care about their words. A quiet page, expressive typography, and carefully considered details make room for the work: a passing thought, a difficult problem, a first draft worth finishing. Start writing. No Beauty account required. The editor, local notes, export, and live collaboration are free. A PAGE THAT FEELS LIKE YOURS Choose from four typefaces: Literata, Source Sans 3, IBM Plex Mono, and Nunito. Find your preferred line width, switch between light and dark, and settle into a page that suits the way you think. MORE THAN WORDS Bring ideas into focus with headings, lists, checklists, quotes, links, and images. Work through the details with tables, code blocks, mathematical formulas, and Mermaid diagrams. Slash commands put blocks within reach; thoughtful punctuation shortcuts keep your hands moving. ROOM TO THINK Arrange notes in folders, move between documents in tabs, and return to earlier drafts with version history. Beauty keeps up to 200 versions of each note, so a new direction does not have to erase the old one. YOUR WORDS, YOUR FILES Write offline. Keep your work in an open format. Export Markdown, HTML, or PDF, or take your whole library with you. On Mac, your library lives in ordinary files. On iPhone, the private library is encrypted on the device. There are no ads or app usage analytics. THINK TOGETHER Invite someone into a document with a link and edit together, live. Collaboration is optional. Your edits travel between participants; no Beauty document server keeps a copy. IPHONE AND MAC, TOGETHER Beauty Maximus is an optional auto-renewable subscription for iCloud sync. Keep your library current across iPhone and Mac using your own iCloud account. Choose a monthly or annual plan. Everything else stays free. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase, or after any eligible free trial. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings. Made slowly, on purpose. Privacy Policy: https://www.markdown.beauty/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Lucy4 screens
Beauty4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Beauty at every 4 days against Lucy's every 3 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. Lucy sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Beauty sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lucy ships an update every 3 weeks, Beauty every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Lucy versus Beauty: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLucyBeauty
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS26.026.0
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB98 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIoan-Cristian VezureThiago Peres

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Lucy

One-time2
  • Lucy Pro$9.99
  • Lucy Base$19.99
2 purchases

Beauty

Subscriptions2
  • Beauty Maximus Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Beauty Maximus Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Lucy free?
Lucy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Beauty free?
Beauty is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Lucy or Beauty have ads?
Neither Lucy nor Beauty shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lucy or Beauty?
Lucy ships an update every 3 weeks, and Beauty every 4 days. Most recently, Lucy was updated on October 25, 2026 and Beauty on October 25, 2026.

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