Cleft vs DayVo

Cleft is an iOS and macOS app that turns spoken thoughts into notes with main points, actions, summaries, and transcripts. Its built-in output styles are Structured, Structured Prose, and Clean Transcript; Plus users can also save custom styles. Cleft says it works offline and supports 99 languages, including switching languages mid-sentence. Transcription runs locally using Whisper, and temporary audio is deleted afterward unless Keep Audio is enabled. Optional cloud formatting sends transcript text, not audio, to OpenAI, with Groq as a backup. Cleft lists support for iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and CarPlay. Its Basic plan includes recordings up to five minutes, on-device transcription, tags, search, and export. Plus raises the recording limit to 30 minutes and adds attachments, Notion and Zapier integrations, and Family Sharing for up to five. Plus costs $6.99 per month or $39.99 per year through the App Store, with automatic renewal unless canceled. Cleft says notes are encrypted at rest and in transit.

DayVo is a voice memo and diary app for iOS and macOS that turns speech into searchable text in real time. You can search recordings and edit, copy, or share transcripts. Transcription supports English, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, French, and Spanish. Recording can pause and resume while remaining one continuous session. DayVo exports recordings as PDF summaries for ChatGPT, Claude, Notion AI, and other AI tools; iCloud and email sharing are also listed. The maker says recording, transcription, search, and insights run on-device, with no data collection or content sent to its servers, and that core features work offline. The Free plan costs nothing, includes core features, and requires no account. Premium costs $2.99 a month or $25 a year, adding advanced AI insights and enhanced export. The App Store listing requires iOS 17.0 or later or iPadOS 17.0 or later. Accuracy depends on audio quality, speaking clarity, and language.