Comparison

Audio Notebook vs mycx

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

Head to head
About

Audio Notebook

Record lectures, meetings, or ideas with high-quality audio and simultaneously take detailed notes. Review recordings at up to 2x speed, organize with color-coded categories, and easily share your notes and audio via email or file sharing.

Highlights
  • All-day audio recording
  • 2x playback speed
  • Wide-screen text editor
  • Color-coded organization
  • Email notes and recordings
  • iTunes File Sharing
Features
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All-Day Audio Recorder, 2x Playback, and Wide-Screen Text Editor. Audio Notebook is perfect for: - Students: To record all your lectures, and take notes on all your classes, - Professionals: For every meeting and interview, - Everyone else: To capture your thoughts and ideas for all of life's projects. PRISTINE ALL-DAY RECORDING Stop struggling to take notes while keeping up with discussions. Audio Notebook captures everything that is said, so you don't have to worry about missing a thing. Record through your whole day and take notes at the same time. Edit and add to your notes while recording or reviewing later. When you're done, easily email your notes and recordings with a tap. Leave your laptop behind. Stay on top of all your classes and meetings with just your iPad. FAST 2x PLAYBACK Reviews are a snap: Audio Notebook lets you breeze through recordings with up to 2x playback speed. Rewind by 5 seconds with just a tap, and capture every point with perfect recall. EASY DATA ACCESS It's your data: Copy all your notes and audio to your Mac or PC with iTunes File Sharing at any time. This is great for extra backups or sharing with others. It even works wirelessly over WiFi. COLORFUL ORGANIZATION Color code your notes with multiple categories to find them easily and stay on top of all your projects. WIDE-SCREEN EDITING WITH LARGE FONTS Unlike Apps ported from the iPhone, Audio Notebook makes full use of the iPad's larger screen. Notes take up the full screen width in landscape, and are presented with a large, legible font, so you don't have to squint. Pick between three beautiful fonts for your notes: Georgia, Helvetica Neue, or Courier. EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO TAKE GREAT NOTES Integrated Text Editor: - Text notes with built-in Audio Recorder - Works great in both landscape and portrait mode - Large, legible font - Copy & Paste - Automatic spell check Flexible Note Organizer: - Multiple color-coded categories to stay organized - Filter notes by category, to quickly find the one you want - Sort by name or by date - Customizable category names - Share notes and recordings via Email High Quality Audio Recorder: - Variable play speed: 1x, 1.5x, or 2x - Instant seek - Quick skip by 5 second increments - Unlimited audio recording time - High quality MPEG-4 audio: An hour takes approximately 12MB - Record and take notes simultaneously - Pause and continue recording as many times as needed

About

mycx

Connect with a professional community focused on vascular and lymphatic treatments. Engage in discussions about critical medical issues and share insights on various vascular conditions.

Highlights
  • Vascular treatment discussions
  • Aortic, Peripheral, Venous & Lymphatic focus
  • Vascular Access and Acute Stroke topics
  • Vascular Trauma and Hurting Leg issues
  • Professional community engagement
Features
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Join the CX community and get involved in the hottest Aortic, Peripheral, Venous & Lymphatic, Vascular Access, Acute Stroke, Vascular Trauma and Hurting Leg treatment issues.

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Audio Notebook at 70% against mycx's 0%. Audio Notebook also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). mycx's advantage is price (Free vs $4.99) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 3 months). On 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

mycx is free to download; Audio Notebook costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Audio Notebook ships an update every 3 months, mycx every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Audio Notebook versus mycx: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAudio Notebookmycx
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating3.8 (19 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews70.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings19 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPadiPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB146 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperQrayon, LLCBIBA Medical Ltd

Customer experience

Audio Notebook

All ratings19 ratings
Positive68.4%
Neutral10.5%
Negative21.1%
Written reviews60 reviews
Positive70.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative25.0%

mycx

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

Audio Notebook

Reported bugs

19 issues
  • Files are gone forever after deletion without confirmation
  • App crashes 3 times, losing all notes and audio
  • App crashes when correcting a misspelled word
  • App crashes when tapping two keys at once
  • Text disappears in landscape mode when keyboard is visible
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  • Unable to email recordings
  • Email sent to self arrived late
  • Won't send email, never arrives
  • No crashing for me (iPad 4, iOS 8)
  • Doesn't time-stamp the notes to match audio
  • App will not open, crashes back to app icon on iOS 7
  • Crashes on opening every time
  • Crashes on start
  • Loses text during iOS restore
  • Crashes while starting on iPad mini
  • Crashes each time when opened
  • Doesn't scroll if notes are long
  • Crashes on start, cannot load
  • All attempts to record result in corrupted files

Requested features

17 requests
  • Confirmation before deleting files
  • Recycle bin for deleted files
  • Integration of stylus for graphical notes
  • Ability to email separate tracks
  • More categories
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  • Russian language in instructions
  • Batch deletion of notes
  • Add photos to notes
  • Mini audio editor
  • Timecode notes to match recording
  • MP3 format for recordings
  • Time and date stamp shortcut for notes
  • Easy import of emailed recordings into iTunes
  • Better uploading for book podcast production
  • Delete unwanted sections of recordings
  • Save backups to Dropbox
  • More text editing features

mycx

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Audio Notebook

No in-app purchases

None

mycx

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Audio Notebook free?
Audio Notebook costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is mycx free?
mycx is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Audio Notebook or mycx have ads?
mycx shows ads; Audio Notebook does not.
Which is updated more often, Audio Notebook or mycx?
Audio Notebook ships an update every 3 months, and mycx every 6 weeks. Most recently, Audio Notebook was updated on October 23, 2026 and mycx on October 4, 2026.

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