Talknotes vs Voicenotes

Talknotes

• Drafting emails, posts and articles by talking
• Turning recorded meetings, interviews or lectures into summaries
• People who want one voice-notes account on web, iPhone and Android

Voicenotes

• People who want one app for meetings, voice memos and dictation
• Meetings where a visible recording bot is not acceptable
• Capturing notes from a phone or smartwatch as well as a computer

Talknotes

• The pricing page lists no free plan: after a 7-day trial it costs $19.97 a month or $197 a year, and the terms say all sales are final.
• An internet connection is required, and unlimited usage is subject to a fair usage policy in the terms.
• The FAQ says notes longer than 20 minutes use credits on a Pro plan, which the pricing page does not list or explain.
• There is no native desktop app: on a computer it is installed from Chrome as a web app, and Safari and Firefox are not supported for that.

Voicenotes

• The free Basic plan transcribes 100 minutes a week and shows only the last 30 days of notes. Older notes are stored but hidden until you upgrade.
• The pricing page gives $9 per user a month without a billing basis. The US App Store lists in-app subscriptions at $14.99 a month and up to $99.99 a year.
• Dictation, audio imports, real-time notes, the MCP server and advanced integrations need Pro.
• SSO, SCIM and consent management are Enterprise features at $24 per user a month. The Windows desktop app is labeled a beta.

Talknotes

One-button recording

A single button starts a recording in the web app or the mobile apps, and recording carries on in the background while other things are open.

Premade and custom styles

More than 100 premade styles shape the output as a note, task list, journal entry, email, blog post, video script or social post, and custom styles follow your own instructions.

Transcription in 50+ languages

Recordings are transcribed in more than 50 languages, with an automatic language option, and both the note and its transcript can be edited afterward.

Audio file uploads

Existing audio files in several formats can be uploaded and turned into notes, which the vendor suggests for recorded phone or video calls.

Export and share links

Notes export as PDF, plain text or Markdown, go out by email or message, or can be made public and shared through a link.

Zapier, webhooks and WhatsApp

Zapier and webhooks pass finished notes to other apps, and a WhatsApp bot transcribes voice messages inside WhatsApp.

Voicenotes

Bot-free meeting recording

Hit record in the app when a meeting starts and nothing joins the call. It works with any meeting app and with in-person conversations, and you can jot comments on the note as you go.

Summaries and next steps

When the meeting ends you get a summary, action items and next steps alongside the recording and transcript, ready to share as a link or export as a PDF.

Ask AI across your notes

Ask a question and get an answer drawn from every conversation and memo you have recorded, or turn a meeting into a follow-up email, report or to-do list.

Voice memos and dictation

The same app captures spoken memos, and dictation types with your voice in other apps on desktop and mobile. Dictation is a Pro feature with a one-time free allowance on Basic.

Language detection

Transcribes English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Italian and more than 60 other languages, detects the language automatically and handles switching mid-sentence.

Integrations and MCP

Integrations include Zapier, Notion, Obsidian, Todoist and Readwise, plus webhooks, and an MCP server connects notes to Claude and ChatGPT. Advanced integrations and the MCP server need Pro.

Talknotes

• Yearly$197

  per year (shown as $16 / month, billed annually)

  All features: unlimited notes, 2-hour recording, file uploads, custom styles, export and the iOS and Android apps.

• Monthly$19.97

  per month, billed monthly

  The same features as the yearly plan, billed month to month after the 7-day trial.

Voicenotes

• Basic$0

  Unlimited recordings, 100 minutes a week of transcripts and summaries refreshed weekly, and a 30-day history.

• Pro$9

  per user / month; monthly or annual basis not stated

  Unlimited transcription, dictation and history, real-time notes and live transcription, audio imports, the Voicenotes MCP, advanced integrations and team billing.

• Enterprise$24

  per user / month, sold through sales; basis not stated

  Everything in Pro, plus SSO and SCIM, consent management, admin controls for sharing, CRM and dialer integrations and a dedicated success manager.

Talknotes

• Annual discount

  Save 18% with yearly billing

  The yearly plan is $197, against $19.97 a month on the monthly plan. Talknotes labels this an 18% saving.

Voicenotes

No public discounts listed.