# Cleft

> Voice notes turned into structured notes on Apple devices

Cleft is a voice-first notes app for iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch and CarPlay. You record yourself talking, the recording is transcribed on the device, and an AI step turns the transcript into a titled note with the main points and actions pulled out. Finished notes can stay in Cleft or be sent on to apps such as Notion, Apple Notes and Obsidian.

- **Category:** Note-Taking Apps
- **Made by:** Cleft AI Limited
- **Website:** https://cleftnotes.com
- **Runs on:** iOS, macOS
- **Facts last checked:** Oct 9, 2026

## Pricing

Cleft has a free plan. Paid plans start at $39.99 per year (or $6.99 billed monthly).

- **Pricing model:** Free plan
- **Free plan:** Basic plan: recordings up to 5 minutes with on-device transcription, structured notes, 3 built-in output styles, tags, search, export, Local Sync, widgets and Siri Shortcuts.
- **Free trial:** None listed.

| Plan | Price | What you get |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Basic | $0 | 5-minute recordings, on-device transcription, structured notes, 3 built-in output styles, tags, search and export. |
| Cleft Plus | $39.99 per year, or $6.99 per month billed monthly | 30-minute recordings, append to existing notes, custom output styles, attachments, Notion and Zapier integrations, and Family Sharing for up to 5. |

Read from https://cleftnotes.com/pricing on Oct 9, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Cleft before buying.

## Ways to pay less

- **Save 52% with annual billing** (Annual discount): Cleft Plus costs $6.99 a month or $39.99 a year. The pricing page labels the annual plan a 52% saving, under $3.50 a month. Source: https://cleftnotes.com/pricing

## App Store prices by country

"Monthly Plus Plan", as each country's App Store showed it on Oct 9, 2026. These are the app's prices, not the website's.

| Country | Price | In US dollars |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | $6.99 | |
| United Kingdom | £6.99 | about $9.24 (32% more) |
| Germany | 7,99 € | about $8.95 (28% more) |
| Canada | $9.99 | about $7.02 (about the same) |
| Australia | $9.99 | about $6.97 (about the same) |
| India | ₹ 699 | about $7.23 (about the same) |
| Brazil | R$ 39,90 | about $7.97 (14% more) |
| Mexico | $149.00 | about $8.19 (17% more) |
| Turkey | ₺299,99 | about $6.10 (13% less) |
| Indonesia | Rp 119ribu | about $6.66 (about the same) |
| Philippines | ₱ 399.00 | about $6.35 (9% less) |
| South Africa | R149.99 | about $9.07 (30% more) |

## Key features

- **On-device transcription:** Recordings are turned into text locally on iPhone, iPad or Mac using Whisper, in 99 languages, including when the speaker switches language mid-sentence.
- **Structured notes from rambles:** An AI step pulls out the main points and actions and titles the note. Three built-in styles are Structured, Structured Prose and Clean Transcript; Plus adds custom styles.
- **Capture from Watch, CarPlay and Siri:** Recording can start from an Apple Watch, the CarPlay screen, the Lock Screen, Dynamic Island, Control Center, the iPhone Action Button or a Siri request.
- **Send notes to other apps:** Notes go to any app through the share sheet. Local Sync writes Markdown and optional audio to a folder, and Plus adds direct Notion and Zapier integrations.
- **Markdown editor, tags and search:** Notes can be edited with headings, bold, lists and code blocks, tagged by project or topic, and searched across the whole collection.
- **Append and continue:** With Plus, a new recording can be added to an existing note so one topic stays in one place, and recordings can run to 30 minutes.

## Good for

- People who think out loud and want the ramble turned into a tidy note
- Apple users capturing ideas from a Watch, a car or the Lock Screen
- Passing voice notes on to Notion, Obsidian or Apple Notes

## Worth knowing

- Apple only: the apps are for iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch and CarPlay, with no Android, Windows or web version listed.
- Basic recordings stop at 5 minutes; 30-minute recordings need Cleft Plus.
- Notion and Zapier integrations, attachments, custom styles, appending and password-protected links are Plus only.
- Sign-in is required. Recording and transcription work offline, but the note is finished once the device is back online.

## Works with

Notion, Zapier, Apple Notes, Apple Reminders, Obsidian, Bear, Things 3, Todoist

**Tags:** Transcription, Notes, AI features, Markdown, Works offline

## Alternatives

- [AudioPen](https://toolgpa.com/tools/audiopen): Voice notes rewritten into clear text in a chosen style. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/audiopen-vs-cleft)
- [Whisper Memos](https://toolgpa.com/tools/whisper-memos): Voice memos transcribed and emailed from iPhone or Apple Watch. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/cleft-vs-whisper-memos)
- [Talknotes](https://toolgpa.com/tools/talknotes): AI voice notes that turn recordings into formatted text. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/cleft-vs-talknotes)
- [Voicenotes](https://toolgpa.com/tools/voicenotes): Bot-free AI notetaker for meetings, memos and dictation. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/cleft-vs-voicenotes)
- [Letterly](https://toolgpa.com/tools/letterly): Voice notes and dictation that rewrite speech into finished text. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/cleft-vs-letterly)

## Sources

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 9, 2026:

- https://cleftnotes.com/pricing
- https://cleftnotes.com/
- https://cleftnotes.com/product
- https://cleftnotes.com/about
- https://cleftnotes.com/terms
- https://apps.apple.com/us/app/cleft-for-verbal-thinkers/id6479458038

Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/cleft
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