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Cleft vs Voice Notebook

Both stand on voice note apps. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.

Cleft

Free plan iPhoneMac

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.

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Voice Notebook combines dictation, note editing, and media transcription across several platforms. Check the file-length and batch limits, and prepare a local language pack if you need Android recognition without internet access.

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The facts

	Cleft	Voice Notebook
Free plan	Yes	Yes
Open source	Not published	Not published
Runs on	iPhone, Mac	Android, Extension, iPhone, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
Lowest paid plan	Cleft Plus (annual): $39.99 a year	Windows/Linux/Mac OS integration: $16 a year
Plans published	3	11
Maker	Not published	Not published
Website	cleftnotes.com	voicenotebook.com
On voice note apps	#7 of 34	#17 of 34

Cleft: what it does well

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.

Voice Notebook: what it does well

Free Basic web service transcribes files up to 15 minutes.
Android notes can be saved locally or uploaded to Google Drive.
Website handles audio and video from several sources.
Android supports editing with replacements, capitalization, and undo.

What to know first

Offline Android recognition needs a local language pack.
Longer audio files are an extended feature.
Batch transcription beyond two files is premium.
iOS app requires iOS 11.0 or later.

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