Cleft vs Voice Notebook
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| Figure | Cleft | Voice Notebook |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $3.33/mo | $1.33/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | — | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 3 | 11 |
| Spec score · Voice Note Apps | 8.3 (#10) | 8.7 (#5) |
| Spec score · AI Voice Dictation Software | 8.3 (#10) | 8.7 (#4) |
| Headquarters | Dublin, Ireland | Richmond, British Columbia, Canada |
| Integrations | Plus sends notes to Notion and Zapier, while export and Local Sync support workflows including Apple Notes, Obsidian, Bear, NotePlan, Drafts, Ulysses, and Logseq. | Android notes can be uploaded to Google Drive, and recording can be started or stopped through Google Assistant. |
| Support | Plus includes priority support, and the About page says every email is read personally by co-founders Jonathan or Justin. | Support is provided through developer email addresses and troubleshooting instructions on product pages. |
| What it does | Cleft captures spoken thoughts and turns them into structured notes with main points, actions, summaries, and transcripts. | Voice Notebook converts speech and audio files into text through a web service and mobile apps. |
Plans
Voice Notebook
- Basic (web service)Free
- Basic web serviceFree
- Windows/Linux/Mac OS integration$2.50 a month
- Windows/Linux/Mac OS integration$7, paid once
- Windows/Linux/Mac OS integration$16 a year
- Extended features (web service)Priced on request
- Extended web featuresPriced on request
- Premium features (web service)Priced on request
- Premium iOSPriced on request
- Premium (iOS app)Priced on request
In their own words
Cleft
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.
Voice Notebook
Voice Notebook has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.