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Notch Radio vs Phrase

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Notch Radio compared with Phrase
DetailNotch Radio logo Notch RadioPhrase logo Phrase
What it doesInternet radio player for macOS that lives in your Mac's notch AI note taker for meetings, lectures and voice notes
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Pricing modelFreemium Freemium
PricingFree: $0, forever, with notch player, media keys, directory browse, and 5 saved stations. Unlock: $19.99 one-time payment for unlimited stations, URL import, live track titles, album art, notch or menu bar, and country filtering. Free: up to 100 notes and one free media-to-note conversion. Pro: $20 a month in the US, includes unlimited notes, additional media-to-note conversions, AI features and iCloud sync.
Key features
  • Lives in your Mac's notch with hover preview
  • Per-song album art fetched to match
  • Search thousands of Radio Browser community stations by name or genre
  • Save favorite stations with green checkmark while browsing
  • Media keys integration with Now Playing
  • Move player to menu bar instead of notch
  • Works on Macs without a notch with drawn notch or menu bar
  • Add any stream URL manually
  • Filter stations by country
  • Pin player to any display in multi-display setup
  • Record meetings, lectures and voice notes on iPhone, iPad, Mac or Apple Watch
  • Automatic transcription in over 100 languages
  • AI-generated summaries, decisions and action items with owners and dates
  • Native editor with support for headings, to-dos, code, formulas and diagrams
  • Import audio, video, PDFs and photos
  • AI assistant that searches notes, generates slides and study sets
  • iCloud sync across iPhone, iPad and Mac with Pro
  • Source verification with timestamps linked to recordings
  • Control Center and Lock Screen recording shortcuts
  • Cross-device compatibility including iPhone Duo dual-screen support
What makes it different
  • Free forever with no account or lock-in required
  • No tracking, analytics or personal data collection
  • Native macOS app with media key support
  • Notes stay on your devices by default; iCloud sync is optional
  • Every line of the note is editable and formatted as a document
  • Open-source formula typesetting engine (SwaTex)
  • Free tier with no signup required
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Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)Not checked yet no change since last check12 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)02
Citation Flow (Majestic)1527
Referring domains (Majestic)725

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