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24 alternatives to Dew

Voice notes for work and personal use

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Dew launched in 2021; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Voicenotes▲1,485

   AI note-taker that's truly intelligent

   2024 · voicenotes.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Voxio▲361

   Turn speech into formatted text

   2024 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Whipnote▲268

   Take real-time notes on conference calls with AI

   2018 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Better Notes▲357

   Simple notes app that ties notes together with #hashtags

   2016 · betternotesapp.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Awesome Voice Notes▲121

   Voice recordings with automatic transcription on mobile

   2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Audionotes Pro▲360

   Turn voice & text notes into structured summaries & content

   2023 · audionotes.app · its alternatives →

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   Spit Notes▲198

   Hey HN, I finally made Spit Notes, a purpose-built iOS app for songwriters that seamlessly connects your audio to your lyrics, ensuring you never lose a song idea again. For years, my own songwriting process caused my phone to be filled with hundreds of untitled voice memos (e.g., "New Recording 142") and a completely separate notes app held my lyrics. This forced a clunky, fragmented workflow that allowed for sparks of song ideas to be forgotten or slip through the cracks. Spit Notes is the app I wished existed to solve this. What it does: Unites melodies and lyrics: You can record audio…

   2025 · getspitnotes.com · its alternatives →

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   Whisper Notes▲115

   Offline AI Speech to Text Transcription for iOS & macOS

   2025 · whispernotes.app · its alternatives →

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   Brig Note▲150

   Take notes over voice recordings

   2021 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Noted.▲250

    Bring notes and audio together

    2018 · notedapp.io · its alternatives →

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    Brig Note for iOS▲93

    Take your notes over voice recordings.

    2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    SpeakNotes▲71

    AI powered voice note transcriber & summarizer

    2023 · speaknotes.io · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Wave AI Note Taker for iOS▲131

    Transcribe + summarize audio and phone calls in any language

    2024 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Voice Memo▲67

    Open-source voice notes that file your tasks and reminders

    29d ago · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Speechmark▲101

    Record, transcribe, and summarize meetings entirely on your Mac — decisions, action items, speaker-attributed transcripts. No bot, no account, pay once.

    Sep 2026 · speechmark.co · its alternatives →

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    Depict.app▲70

    Audio transcription for iOS

    2022 · depict.app · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Speechnotes▲84

    Type with your voice. Speech-to-text in your browser.

    2015 · speechnotes.co · its alternatives →

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    VoiceNotes▲110

    One tap record with live transcription + automatic cleanup

    Dec 2025 · its alternatives →

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    Lodown▲106

    Your personal note-taking assistant

    2023 · its alternatives →

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    Note, my simple command-line note taking app▲81

    A command line simple note taking app. Contribute to wsw70/note development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Noteshh!▲64

    Revolutionary approach to users privacy

    2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Debby Notes▲94

    Dedicated app to help you remember where you put things.

    2021 · debbysolutions.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Code&Line▲98

    Note-taking app for developers

    2024 · its alternatives →

24. 24VA
    Voice - An iOS App that lets blind people read▲57

    2014 · shalinshah.me · its alternatives →

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