Cleft vs Voicenotes
Cleft
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Voicenotes
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| Figure | Cleft | Voicenotes |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $3.33/mo | $9/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | — | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 3 | 3 |
| Spec score · Voice Note Apps | 8.3 (#10) | 8.7 (#6) |
| Spec score · AI Voice Note Apps | 8.3 (#9) | 8.6 (#5) |
| Spec score · AI Voice Dictation Software | 8.3 (#10) | 8.6 (#6) |
| 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. | Listed integrations include Notion, Todoist, Readwise, WhatsApp, Zapier, Obsidian, Things 3, Webhooks, OpenClaw, ChatGPT, and Claude. |
| Security | Cleft says notes are encrypted at rest with AES-256-GCM and in transit with TLS 1.2 or higher, and cloud data is hosted in Ireland under a zero-access architecture. | Voicenotes says it is SOC 2 Type II certified and GDPR compliant, encrypts data, and does not use recordings or transcripts to train AI models. |
| Support | Plus includes priority support, and the About page says every email is read personally by co-founders Jonathan or Justin. | The pricing page directs users to email support, and Enterprise includes a dedicated success manager and priority support SLAs. |
| What it does | Cleft captures spoken thoughts and turns them into structured notes with main points, actions, summaries, and transcripts. | Voicenotes records meetings and voice notes, transcribes them, summarizes them, and lets users query their recordings with AI. |
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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.
Voicenotes
Voicenotes records online and in-person meetings and turns them into transcripts, notes, summaries, action items, and next steps. It works with meeting apps without a bot joining the call, and users can ask AI questions about information in their conversations. Transcription supports 100+ languages. The free Basic plan costs nothing and includes 100 weekly transcription minutes, 30-day history, and unlimited recordings. Pro is $9 a month, with unlimited recordings, transcription minutes, history, audio imports, and storage, plus advanced integrations. Enterprise is $24 a month and adds SSO and SCIM, consent management, admin sharing controls, custom CRM and dialer integrations, and a dedicated success manager with priority support SLAs. Voicenotes lists web, Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android availability, as well as a Chrome extension. Integrations include Glean, Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, Slack Huddle, MCP, Zapier, webhooks, Readwise, Notion, Obsidian, Todoist, and Things 3. The company says it encrypts data, is SOC 2 Type II certified and GDPR compliant, and does not use recordings or transcripts to train AI models.