Snow vs Spoke
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| Figure | Snow | Spoke |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $8/mo | $12/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 1 | 3 |
| Spec score · AI Voice Note Apps | 8.1 (#10) | 7.6 (#21) |
| Intended users | Snow describes workflows for designers, product managers, developers, and founders. | The page describes Spoke as built for people who think in voice memos and describes Pro for individuals who rely on voice memos daily. |
| Security | Snow says notes and recordings are encrypted on its servers and that it uses technical and organizational safeguards to protect personal information. | The privacy policy says Spoke uses HTTPS, encrypted-at-rest storage, role-based access controls, and short-lived signed URLs for audio playback. |
Plans
In their own words
Snow
Snow turns spoken words into structured, searchable notes. It transcribes and cleans up voice captures, extracts key points, and adds tags and context. Notes can be searched by text or voice, and the plan includes AI summaries and connections between notes. A capture can be started with the ⌘+⇧+S shortcut. Snow provides native desktop apps for macOS, Windows, and Linux, plus a web version that works in a phone browser and can be added to the home screen. The maker describes workflows for designers, product managers, developers, and founders. Snow says it is not a meeting bot and does not claim to identify everyone in a group conversation. A seven-day trial is available; Pro costs $8 a month. After the trial, existing notes remain in limited free mode, but creating new notes requires a subscription. Data can be exported at any time. Snow says it does not sell notes or recordings or use them to train AI models, and that notes and recordings are encrypted on its servers. Its desktop apps are not code-signed yet and may prompt an operating-system warning during installation.