Amazon Alexa vs TalkNote
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Amazon Alexa
Control your smart home devices, manage music, and stay organized with this voice assistant app. It adapts to your voice and preferences, offering personalized recommendations and hands-free control when enabled.
- Manage Alexa-enabled devices
- Control music playback
- View and edit lists
- Set reminders and timers
- Discover and enable skills
- Hands-free voice control
- Intercom and calling features
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Use the Amazon Alexa app to manage Alexa-enabled devices, control music playback, view shopping lists on the go, keep track of upcoming reminders, check on active timers and much more. When you enable hands-free with Alexa, you can talk to Alexa by simply saying “Alexa” when the app is on your screen. The more you use Alexa, the more she adapts to your voice, vocabulary and personal preferences. DISCOVER MORE • Get more out of your Echo device through personalized feature recommendations from Alexa • Discover and enable recommended Alexa skills • Pick up where you left off directly from the home feed with lists, shopping, or recently played Music and Books MANAGE YOUR DEVICES • Set up your Alexa-enabled devices, control or check status of your compatible smart lights, locks and thermostats at home or on the go • Create routines to automate your smart home devices MUSIC & BOOKS • Connect to music services like Amazon Music, Pandora, Spotify, TuneIn, and iHeartRadio. Choose a song or playlist and listen on your Alexa-enabled devices • Create speaker groups to play music across your compatible Echo devices for multi-room music ORGANIZE YOUR DAY • View and edit shopping and to-do lists on the go, get weather and news updates, manage timers and alarms, and more STAY CONNECTED • Use Drop In from your app to connect instantly with your compatible Echo devices, like a two-way intercom • Call or message supported Alexa-enabled devices, at no additional cost. By using this app, you agree to Amazon’s Conditions of Use (www.amazon.com/conditionsofuse), Privacy Notice (www.amazon.com/privacy), and all of the terms found here (www.amazon.com/alexaterms).
TalkNote
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Talk Note is a private voice journal for iPhone and iPad. Speak your thoughts, capture ideas, or reflect on the day without forcing yourself to type. Talk Note records your entries and transcribes them on device so your words stay private and easy to revisit later. Core features: - One-tap voice journal recording - On-device transcription - Timeline library for past entries - Favourite important notes - Per-entry transcript language selection - Home screen widget for quick capture Talk Note Pro unlocks: - Unlimited entries - Unlimited recording length - Full-text transcript search - Tags for organisation - Export as text or PDF - Daily reminder notifications No account required. No custom cloud backend. Your recordings and transcripts stay on your device. Support: https://springdatauk.github.io/talknote-support/ Privacy Policy: https://springdatauk.github.io/talknote-support/privacy.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://springdatauk.github.io/talknote-support/terms.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is chart position: Amazon Alexa at #12 against TalkNote's unranked. 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
Both are free to download. Amazon Alexa sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $19.99 per month and TalkNote sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Amazon Alexa | TalkNote |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (5.9M ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 20.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5.9M — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Best chart rank | #12 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 510 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | AMZN Mobile LLC | SPRING DATA LIMITED |
Bugs and requests
Amazon Alexa
Reported bugs
6 issues- Alexa unable to link to Apple Music account
- Alexa unable to properly control smart plugs and lights
- Alexa unable to maintain connection with Bluetooth speakers
- Alexa unable to consistently set alarms and timers
- Alexa app crashing or becoming unresponsive
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- Alexa unable to recognize routines and commands
Requested features
7 requests- More customization options for routines
- Better integration with third-party apps
- Ability to control Alexa devices without voice commands
- Option to set custom sounds/music for alarms and timers
- Improved music playback controls in the app
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- Ability to easily manage and organize smart home devices
- More advanced features for the elderly and disabled users
TalkNote
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Amazon Alexa
- Alexa+ Standard Monthly3 Months trial$19.991 Month
TalkNote
- Talk Note Pro — Monthly$4.991 Month
- Talk Note Pro — Annual$29.991 Year









