Comparison

Denoise vs ClearTake

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Remove background noise
  • Enhance voice memo audio
  • Process videos from Photo Library
  • iOS app extension integration
  • Interactive frequency analyzer
  • Speech transcription
Features
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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: VOICE RECORDER THAT CLEANS AS YOU RECORD • Record right in Denoise: tap + and Recorder. Works with the built-in microphone and with wired, USB and Bluetooth mics. • On iOS 18 and later, Denoise can remove the background noise while you record, so the clean recording is ready the moment you stop. • Pause, resume or stop from the Lock Screen and the Dynamic Island. • A call pauses the recording instead of ending it. Every take is saved as you record, so nothing is lost if the app closes. 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/

About

ClearTake

Features
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ClearTake reduces steady background noise in videos and recordings, then shows the measured change. After processing, the result is measured from sections of your media without speech. If there is not enough material to measure, ClearTake says so instead of inventing a number. Synchronized A/B playback lets you switch between the original and processed audio without losing your place. Works best on Steady noise such as fans, air conditioning, electrical hum, and hiss. The measured improvement depends on the source, the amount of speech, and the type of noise. Has limits on Sudden noise that fully overlaps speech, such as a wind gust. ClearTake does not promise to remove every kind of noise. Keep recordings and finished work • Record while ClearTake is in the foreground; locking the screen or switching apps stops recording • Choose Keep and Close or Use This Recording to retain a finished recording in Original Recordings • Find original recordings inside the app to preview, export, share, or denoise later • Keep finished audio and video in the Library to play, export, share, or delete later • Export a finished video directly to Files, or save it to Photos • Export or share audio as high-quality M4A, compact M4A, or 16-bit WAV from either the result screen or the Library • If a Library save fails, retry saving the finished output without repeating denoising; each successfully saved result is counted only once Also • Mix up to 20 videos or audio files and process them one at a time • Retry failed or cancelled processing items without repeating successful work • Copy the primary video track without re-encoding and process the audio • Choose a preview start point or use automatic segment selection • Preview and export without using a free denoising run • Process media on your device without uploading it to ClearTake's servers • Try 3 full runs free, then unlock once; no subscription and no ads • Work with video plus M4A, WAV, MP3, and other audio formats The free allowance counts full results successfully saved to the Library. Re-exporting or retrying the same saved result does not count again. Saved works and retained recordings use device storage. The Library stores final outputs, not imported originals or A/B listening tracks; Original Recordings separately exposes recordings kept by the in-app recorder. Older history entries contain metadata only and cannot restore a finished file. If saving to the Library fails, retry or export before closing the temporary result. WAV is decoded from processed audio and cannot restore detail lost to compression. System backups and the apps you choose for sharing follow your device settings and those services' policies.

Screenshots

Denoise4 screens
ClearTake3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: ClearTake at daily against Denoise's every 4 days. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Denoise sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and ClearTake sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Denoise ships an update every 4 days, ClearTake daily. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Denoise versus ClearTake: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDenoiseClearTake
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (31 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews38.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings31 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size169 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRoutes Software SRL正平 孙

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

ClearTake

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Denoise

Subscriptions1
  • Accesso Pro illimitato$2.991 Month
One-time4
  • 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
1 purchases

ClearTake

One-time1
  • Full Version$2.99

Questions

Is Denoise free?
Denoise is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ClearTake free?
ClearTake is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Denoise or ClearTake have ads?
Neither Denoise nor ClearTake shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Denoise or ClearTake?
Denoise ships an update every 4 days, and ClearTake daily. Most recently, Denoise was updated on November 1, 2026 and ClearTake on October 29, 2026.

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