Denoise vs Sidepic
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Denoise
Enhance your audio by removing unwanted background noise from voice memos and videos. Achieve professional sound quality directly on your device, even without specialized equipment. The app offers an interactive analyzer and transcription services.
- Remove background noise
- Enhance voice memo audio
- Process videos from Photo Library
- iOS app extension integration
- Interactive frequency analyzer
- Speech transcription
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Denoise cleans up bad voice recordings. Instantly. On your iPhone or iPad. Completely private. Tap one button. Background noise, fan hum, traffic, room echo, and wind are gone. Your voice stays clear. No audio leaves your device. No subscription needed to denoise. No DAW jargon to learn. NEW: SHORTEN LONG RECORDINGS • AI · Shorten trims long pauses and speeds up speech without changing the voice. A 73-minute lecture comes out at about 50 minutes. • Choose how much with one slider. Short pauses stay, so it still sounds natural. Works on audio and video. WHAT'S NEW IN 4.0 • AI Denoise (Free): on-device neural network, built for voices. Runs in seconds. • Pro Rescue: restores impossible recordings - clipped audio, heavy reverb, low-quality phone calls, distant voice memos. Premium. • Before/after toggle: hear the difference instantly. • Faster export with iOS 17 and 18. WHO IT'S FOR • Podcasters cleaning up guest tracks recorded on iPhone • Journalists rescuing field interviews • Students saving lecture recordings from echoey halls • Creators making TikTok, Reels, and Shorts that don't sound like they were recorded in a parking lot • Anyone who hits Voice Memos and regrets it later WHY DENOISE • 100% on-device. We never see your audio. • Works on what you already have: Voice Memos, Photos videos, Files, share sheet, and as a Photos extension. • Pro power-user mode keeps the manual 5-band EQ and noise-floor slider for people who want it. • Export to .m4a or .mp3, send anywhere. Try Denoise on your worst recording. We bet it sounds usable. DENOISE PRO Denoise Pro is a premium subscription that unlocks unlimited saving and exporting of your cleaned recordings, plus Pro Rescue, our most powerful restoration for difficult audio. The core AI denoiser is always free - Denoise Pro keeps the app ad-free and funds its continued development. Denoise Pro is available as a monthly auto-renewable subscription or as a one-time lifetime purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at purchase, and a subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Sidepic
This app provides a separate space to store photos, keeping them out of your main device library. Easily import images from various sources, including your camera roll, clipboard, and cloud storage, for organized, private access.
- Separate photo library
- Import from Photo Library
- Paste from clipboard
- Share from other apps
- Import from iCloud Drive
- Direct camera capture
- Unlimited photo storage unlock
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Sidepic stores images separate from your main photo library. It’s perfect for pictures you don’t want cluttering your photo library. Maybe it’s pics you don’t want synced by the Photos app, images you gather from the web, or any photos you just want to keep separate. Sidepic stores photos on your device so they are always available, just off to the side. It’s easy to get photos into Sidepic: – add from the Photos app – add from the Files app – add from any other app that can share an image – capture directly from the Camera app – paste images from the clipboard – drag and drop from your Mac – sync from an SMB server (Pro only) Sidepic includes handy interface features: – sort by newest or oldest – flag low-resolution images – view basic details about images (size, resolution, and date) – switch between square previews or original aspect ratio – change the app icon (light or dark) Try out Sidepic with up to 50 photos. To store more photos, upgrade to Sidepic Unlimited (in-app purchase). To do even more, upgrade to Sidepic Pro (in-app purchase) and unlock SMB server sync, duplicate photo detection, basic cropping, background privacy, plus unlimited photos. If you’ve already purchased Sidepic Unlimited, you’ll automatically see a discounted upgrade price for Sidepic Pro.
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Verdict
Denoise and Sidepic both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 83% of Sidepic's written reviews are positive against 38% of Denoise's. Denoise's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 7 months) and ratings volume (29 vs 4). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Denoise sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Sidepic sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Denoise against 4.8 for Sidepic. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Denoise has 29 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 38% of Denoise's written reviews are positive against 83% of Sidepic's.
Denoise ships an update every 5 days, Sidepic every 7 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Denoise | Sidepic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (29 ratings) — better | 4.8 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 38.1% of reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 29 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 166 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Routes Software SRL | Wells Consulting LLC |
Customer experience
Denoise
Sidepic
Bugs and requests
Denoise
Reported bugs
12 issues- App crashes when processing videos longer than 4 minutes
- EQ button causes app to freeze
- Denoise settings crash the application
- Export functionality fails to save files
- Black screen or no audio on playback
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- App crashes during save process
- Video corruption resulting in white/black screens
- Audio doesn't match video lip-sync after processing
- App freezes when adjusting selection areas
- Voice memo integration not showing denoise option
- Crashes on iOS 14 and newer versions
- App closes unexpectedly during normal use
Requested features
9 requests- Update to use native video selector instead of custom folders
- Improve EQ and denoise mode visibility in layout
- Support for longer video/audio files beyond 4 minutes
- Better help documentation and tutorials
- Ability to adjust wet/dry mix percentage
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- Smaller noise sample selection areas
- Audio amplification option
- Prevent app reload on every interaction
- Fix crashes when using full strength enhancement
Sidepic
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Denoise
- Accesso Pro illimitato$2.991 Month
- 3 Exports$1.99
- One Hour Transcribe Time. (60 minutes)$4.99
- Denoise Pro (Lifetime)$14.99
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- 10 Hours Transcribe Time (600 minutes)$29.99
Sidepic
- Sidepic Unlimited$0.99
- Sidepic Pro Upgrade$1.99
- Sidepic Pro$2.99









