ThoughtRecorder vs Nova Record

there is no server we run. RECORD ANYWHERE • Tap the mic on any device to start capturing • Apple Watch: record directly from your wrist, syncs back automatically • Lock Screen widget for one-tap recording • Live Activity shows recording status while you work in other apps CATEGORIES THAT WORK LIKE YOU DO Sort your thinking however makes sense — Ideas, Meetings, To-do, Manuscript, or anything you invent. Categories sync across all your devices, so a category made on Watch appears on Mac. Filter your library in one tap. No folders to manage, no rigid hierarchy — just labels that follow your mind. SHARE PRIVATELY, WITH ONE PERSON Send a specific recording or note to a specific person. No public feed, no discovery, no "everyone with the link." The recipient sees exactly what you sent, opens it in their own Thought Recorder, and can reply with comments. You'll see when they've viewed it. Perfect for interviews handed to a producer, ideas passed to a co-writer, or a private voice note to a friend. TRANSCRIBE ON-DEVICE Enhanced transcription runs entirely on your device — no audio ever leaves it. Powered by state-of-the-art open models compiled to Apple Neural Engine. Prefer cloud accuracy? Bring your own OpenAI Whisper or AssemblyAI key — your audio goes directly to your account, billed to you, never through us. AssemblyAI adds automatic speaker labeling. ORGANIZE THE DETAIL • Flags in five colors for triage • Markers within long recordings • Notes alongside recordings — plain text with location, date, and title • Search across everything with Ask Archive using plain-language questions SYNC ACROSS YOUR DEVICES iCloud sync uses your Apple account. Everything syncs automatically — recordings, notes, categories, flags, transcripts, sharing state. BACKUP TO WHAT YOU ALREADY USE • iCloud Drive: automatic, organized by year and category • Google Drive (optional): connect your own account, files stored only in a folder Thought Recorder creates BUILT FOR PRIVACY • No third-party SDKs • No analytics • No tracking • Nothing leaves your device unless YOU turn on a cloud feature under YOUR own account Thought Recorder is made by a small independent studio in Trondheim, Norway.

Nova Record turns your iPhone and Apple Watch into a private conversation recorder with on-device AI transcription. Your audio and transcripts never leave your device — no accounts, no cloud processing, no tracking. RECORD ANYWHERE • One-tap recording on iPhone, Apple Watch, Control Center, Lock Screen and Action button • Live Activity with timer and controls in the Dynamic Island • External microphone support with input selection • Recordings from your watch transfer to your iPhone automatically • While your iPhone is recording, the watch becomes a remote: mark a moment, pause, stop TRANSCRIBE OFFLINE • Fast on-device transcription in many languages • Choose between the system speech engine and Whisper models (tiny to large) — downloaded once, then fully offline • Speaker detection separates who said what • Tap any sentence to jump playback to that moment NOVA INTELLIGENCE (subscription) • Summarise a conversation into key points • Clean up the wording without filler words — with your own glossary for technical terms • Title suggestions for your recordings • Semantic search: find transcripts by meaning rather than keywords, by voice from your Apple Watch or iPhone (€3.49/year, auto-renews, cancel anytime in Settings) FIND & SHARE • Full-text search across all transcripts, plus Spotlight integration • Export as text, Markdown, SRT subtitles, JSON or PDF • Share audio and transcripts via AirDrop, Files and more • Optional iCloud sync and collaboration — data stays in your private iCloud • Trash: deleted recordings wait 30 days before they are gone for good AUTOMATE • Deep Shortcuts integration: start/stop recording, transcribe, search, export and chain your own workflows with Siri PRIVACY FIRST Recording requires the consent of everyone involved — Nova Record reminds you on first launch. No analytics, no ads. See our privacy policy: https://cluster-one.eu/nova-apps/privacy/ Subscription terms: Payment is charged to your Apple Account. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in your Apple Account settings. Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/