SoundNote


SoundNote tracks what you type and draw while recording audio, so you'll never worry about missing an important detail.

While playing back your recording, just tap a word; SoundNote will jump right to that point in the audio.

SoundNote is perfect for students. If you ever fall asleep in class, don't worry — SoundNote's got your back. Just tap what you wrote while you were awake, and SoundNote will play the audio to help you fill in the blanks.

SoundNote is also great for journalists. Ever miss an important point during an interview and have to skim through your entire recording to find out what it was? With SoundNote, just tap a word from that part of the interview — it'll play back what you missed.

When you're done, share your text, drawings, and audio notes via email, or transfer them directly to your Mac or PC. Audio notes are recorded in standard M4A format: One hour of high quality audio is only 20MB.

Available in the App Store

Follow @soundnoteapp on Twitter.

Just want to open SoundNote documents on your Mac? Download the free SoundNote Reader.


A note on SoundNote

SoundNote is finished. That doesn't mean it's abandoned: I still fix bugs as new versions of iPadOS come out, and I've (finally!) added iCloud Drive sync. But I don't have any grand plans for it.

My philosophy is this: Someone who paid $5 in 2010 should be able to open it today and find that it works about the same as it did then. Maybe a few bugs are fixed up, maybe the controls are "Flat Design" or "Liquid Glass" or whatever the folks in Cupertino have decided on this year. Maybe there are even new features like iCloud sync, as long as they don't change the feel of the app too much.

But there's nothing big coming, no massive redesign, no buzzy AI features.

It's just SoundNote.

— David Estes