Cleft turns spoken thoughts into structured notes, with main points, actions, summaries and transcripts. Its built-in output styles are Structured, Structured Prose and Clean Transcript; Plus users can save custom styles. Cleft says it works offline and supports 99 languages, including switching languages mid-sentence. Transcription runs locally with Whisper, and temporary audio is deleted when transcription finishes unless Keep Audio is enabled. Optional cloud formatting sends transcript text—not audio—to OpenAI, with Groq as a backup. Notes are encrypted at rest with AES-256-GCM and in transit with TLS 1.2 or higher; cloud data is hosted in Ireland under a zero-access architecture. The free Basic plan includes recordings up to 5 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 USD per month or 39.99 USD per year, billed through the App Store and renewing automatically unless canceled. Cleft supports iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch and CarPlay.
Who it is for
Cleft may suit people who prefer speaking thoughts before organizing them, including users whose thoughts move faster than they can type. It is for Apple device users who want offline recording, searchable transcripts or exports to note-taking apps.
What is good
- Works offline and supports 99 languages.
- On-device transcription with Whisper.
- Free plan includes tags, search and export.
- Plus connects with Notion and Zapier.
- Supports iPhone, iPad, Mac, Watch and CarPlay.
What to know first
- Basic recordings are limited to 5 minutes.
- Plus recordings are limited to 30 minutes.
- Plus custom AI instructions are limited to 500 characters.
- Plus renews automatically unless canceled.
Verdict
Cleft combines offline voice capture with structured notes and on-device transcription. The free plan has a 5-minute recording limit; longer recordings and integrations require Plus.
Cleft plans and pricing
All plansCompared on voice note apps
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- $6.99/user/mo
- Mobile app
- Yes
- Offline recording
- Yes
- AI summaries
- Yes
- Transcript search
- Yes
- Max note length
- 30 min
- Transcription languages
- 99 languages
