Strophe vs Persist Notes
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Strophe compared with Persist Notes
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| What it does | Turn any book into an audiobook with on-device text to speech
| Record meetings, transcribe on your computer, keep files you own
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| Pricing model | Freemium
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| Free: $0/mo with 5 hours recording, 5 projects, 1 computer. Pro: $4.90/mo (then $5/mo) or $19/yr (then $39/yr) with 40 hours recording, unlimited projects, 3 computers. Pro Unlimited: $7.90/mo (then $9/mo) or $39/yr (then $79/yr) with unlimited recording, unlimited projects, 5 computers. Founders of
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| Key features | - EPUB and text-based PDF reading
- On-device text to speech that works offline
- Word-by-word highlighting during narration
- Web article saving from Safari and other apps
- Playback speed control from 0.5x to 3x
- Background playback and Lock Screen controls
- Reading and listening position sync
- Highlights, notes and bookmarks
- iCloud sync across devices
- Free Project Gutenberg classics library
| - Record meetings with separate microphone and call audio channels
- Local transcription on your computer during the meeting
- AI-generated summaries, decisions and next steps via Claude
- Organize meetings by project with automatic synthesis
- Create actions with owner and due date from meetings
- Ask questions about your meetings in the app or through Claude
- Works with any meeting tool including Zoom, Google Meet, Teams
- Export and edit meetings in any text editor
- Store recordings and files locally, not in the cloud
- View meeting home with what needs attention and upcoming meetings
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| What makes it different | - On-device speech generation means narration works completely offline
- No account, no server, and no tracking of what you read
- One app for both reading and listening with unified library
- Free tier holds five books with unlimited listening
- Your library stays readable even if you stop paying
| - No bot required in the call
- All recording and transcription happens on your computer
- You own your files in standard Markdown format
- Free plan includes every feature
- Files remain yours even if you stop using the app
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| Community votes | 0 | 0 |
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| DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs) | 27 ▼ −1 (down) since last check | Not checked yet ● no change since last check |
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| Trust Flow (Majestic) | 5 | 0 |
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| Citation Flow (Majestic) | 22 | 0 |
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| Referring domains (Majestic) | 27 | 0 |
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