Private voice memos for iPhone & iPad

Press record. Get back to your day.

Record a thought, a meeting, or an idea out loud. Come back to organized notes, searchable words, and the details you need. Your notes stay on your device.

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  • No cloud storage
  • No data collection
  • Fully offline option
A library of recorded ideas, meetings, and private notes in PrivaNota
A place for every thought.

From voice memo to useful note

A little ramble. A clear takeaway.

Ideas rarely arrive in neat sentences. Your notes can.

An idea, out loud

“What if we made a little cookbook with everyone’s recipes? I should ask Maya for that lemon cake. And Dad’s pasta. Maybe one recipe from each person, with a photo and the story behind it.”

Illustrative example

Your thought, organized

The family cookbook

The idea

Create a family cookbook, with one recipe from each person. Pair every recipe with a photo and the story behind it.

Recipes to collect

  • Maya’s lemon cake
  • Dad’s pasta

A place to start

  • Ask Maya for her lemon cake recipe.
  • Collect Dad’s pasta recipe.
  • Invite each person to share a recipe, a photo, and its story.

In your own words

“What if we made a little cookbook with everyone’s recipes? I should ask Maya for that lemon cake. And Dad’s pasta. Maybe one recipe from each person, with a photo and the story behind it.”

One recording. The details, together.

Made for coming back to

A recording is only the beginning.

Find the takeaway, follow a thought, or hear it again. Everything starts with the note you already made.

Structured summaries

The important parts, already together.

Turn a long recording into an overview, key topics, decisions, and action items. Start with the essentials. Go deeper when you want.

A recording organized into an overview and key topics in PrivaNota

Private AI assistant

That detail you almost forgot.

Ask a question about your note. Find an answer without reading the whole transcript.

PrivaNota answering a question about a recorded note

Audio-linked transcript

Back to the exact moment.

Search the words, jump to a timestamp, and play the original audio in context.

A saved transcript with timestamped audio playback

Less effort. More presence.

Capture once. Revisit what matters.

  1. 01

    Press record

    Start recording and give the moment your attention. There’s no need to follow along on screen.

  2. 02

    Let the note take shape

    PrivaNota turns your recording into a transcript and structured notes, with summaries, topics, and action items.

  3. 03

    Pick it up later

    Find a phrase, ask a question, or replay a moment. Your recording becomes something you can return to.

PrivaNota widget for starting a recording
PrivaNota widget for choosing a note type
PrivaNota widget with recent notes

Ready from the Home Screen

Start a note before the thought disappears.

Choose a note type, start capturing, or return to something recent without opening the app first.

  • One tap starts a note for interviews, meetings, ideas, and appointments
  • Recent notes stay visible and easy to reopen
  • Small, medium, and large layouts fit your Home Screen

The privacy receipt

Privacy you can verify.

Your notes stay in local system storage. Choose the on-device model for fully offline AI, or use a larger model through Apple Private Cloud Compute at no extra cost.

  • Account creationNo sign-up, login, or profile None
  • Analytics & trackingNo third-party tracking SDKs None
  • Cloud note storageNotes stay in local system storage None
  • Portable backupsOptional encrypted .privanota file Encrypted
  • Optional larger modelA free choice; PCC does not retain user data, including in logsHow Apple PCC protects data ↗ No trace

Requires compatible hardware and iOS 26 or later. The on-device model works fully offline; choosing PCC requires internet access.

Your next thought is worth keeping

Make more of your voice memos.

A passing idea. A long conversation. Start with a recording and come back to something useful.

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