Comparison

Voicenote vs Lorem

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

Head to head
About

Voicenote

Features
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Record a meeting, a lecture, or an interview and get it as text. The difference is simple: your conversations never leave this iPhone. โ–  Built for privacy Other transcription services send your audio away to be processed. In Voicenote, recording, transcription and summaries all run on your iPhone's chip. Your conversations stay put. Try it in Airplane Mode and see for yourself โ€” everything from recording to summarizing still works. (Internet is only needed once, to download the language model.) Built this way for conversations that must stay private โ€” counseling, legal advice, medical consultations. โ–  It tells people apart When two or more people speak, Voicenote separates the voices and organizes the transcript by person. Rename 'Person 1' to a real name and it updates the whole transcript and your exports at once. โ–  It gets more accurate as you use it When a name or a technical term comes out wrong, fix it right there. Voicenote remembers that word and gets it right from your next recording on. You can also add words you use often to 'My word list' ahead of time. โ–  Listen while you check Tap any line to play the recording from that point. The line being played is highlighted and follows along, and you can skim at higher speed. โ–  Take the result anywhere Send the transcript, the summary or the original audio wherever you want. Back up every recording at once and restore it on a new iPhone โ€” including your edits and people's names. โ–  Who it's for ยท Counselors, lawyers, doctors โ€” anyone who can't put recordings in the cloud ยท Journalists, researchers โ€” anyone who needs speaker labels and exports for interviews ยท Product managers โ€” anyone who doesn't want to spend time writing up meetings โ–  Pricing Recording and transcription are free forever. No time limit, no count limit. Everything is unlocked for 7 days after install. After that, the features that get the job done โ€” export, telling people apart โ€” need Pro. Free or Pro, the rule is the same: your recordings never leave this device. โ–  Requirements iOS 26 or later. Summaries run on devices that support Apple Intelligence. โ–  Subscription details ยท Voicenote Pro Monthly โ€” auto-renews every month ยท Voicenote Pro Yearly โ€” auto-renews every year ยท Voicenote Pro Lifetime โ€” one-time purchase, does not renew Prices are shown on the purchase screen and charged to your Apple Account. A subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Renewal is charged within 24 hours of the period ending. You can cancel any time in iPhone Settings > your name > Subscriptions. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://kai-woodam.github.io/voicenote-support/privacy.html

About

Lorem

Features
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Lorem is a personal archive for everything you write, collect, and keep. Your original data stays on your own device, so it runs at your device's native speed. Nothing is ever uploaded to the developer's servers, so your privacy is 100% protected. And because everything is saved as plain Markdown and attachments rather than a special data format, your data stays forever โ€” even if the app goes away.

Screenshots

Voicenote4 screens
Lorem4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Lorem at none against Voicenote's 3. Lorem also leads on iOS requirement (17.2 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Voicenote sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Lorem asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Voicenote ships an update every 2 days, Lorem daily. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Voicenote versus Lorem: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVoicenoteLorem
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 daysDaily โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad โ€” better
Requires iOS26.017.2 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size73 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerwoodam jiJiyong Ahn

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Voicenote

Subscriptions2
  • Voicenote Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Voicenote Pro Yearly$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Voicenote Pro Lifetime$69.99
None

Lorem

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Voicenote free?
Voicenote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lorem free?
Lorem is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Voicenote or Lorem have ads?
Neither Voicenote nor Lorem shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Voicenote or Lorem?
Voicenote ships an update every 2 days, and Lorem daily. Most recently, Voicenote was updated on November 6, 2026 and Lorem on November 10, 2026.

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