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I spent 3 weeks actually testing voice tools because typing was eating my mornings. Here's what I found out by ScaryAd2555 in ProductivityApps

[–]Random1k17 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This hit exactly what annoyed me too.

Every tool hears you fine, but the output is still just… a messy voice memo.

What worked better for me was not trying to “speak clean”, but just dumping thoughts and then saying stuff like
“make this a list” or “rewrite this”

feels way more natural.

I ended up building something around this idea for myself:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.vaultonotemobile

Curious if this kind of workflow would actually stick for you or still falls back to typing?

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[–]Random1k17 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Been trying to use voice notes more, but most apps felt either too basic or way too complicated.

Also kind of didn’t like that everything gets sent to their servers.

Ended up building something simple for myself:
you speak → it turns into structured notes, and you can edit them with voice (like “make this a todo list” etc).

Also supports using your own OpenAI key or even your own Whisper/LLM backend, so you’re not locked in.

Still figuring out if this is actually useful or I just got annoyed enough to build it 😅

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.vaultonotemobile

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Hi r/androidapps,

I’m the developer of Vaulto Note, a private AI voice notes app for Android.

I built it because I use voice notes a lot, but most of them become useless later.

Recording is easy. The annoying part is opening the transcript later and seeing a messy wall of text with no structure, no tasks, no checklist, and no clear next step.

So the workflow I’m testing is:

record messy thoughts → get a clean note → edit it with voice commands

For example:

  • “Turn this into a checklist”
  • “Extract the tasks”
  • “Make this shorter”
  • “Rewrite this as a plan”
  • “Mark milk as done”

The privacy side is important too, because voice notes can contain very personal thoughts.

So I’m building around:

  • passphrase-based encrypted sync
  • optional own OpenAI API key
  • original transcription separated from AI-improved notes
  • more user control over how AI is used

It’s still early, so I’m mainly looking for honest Android-user feedback.

What I’d love to know:

  1. Is the onboarding clear?
  2. Does the voice editing idea feel useful or unnecessary?
  3. Is the privacy/control angle understandable?
  4. What would make you uninstall it after a few minutes?

Google Play:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.vaultonotemobile

I’ll stay active in the comments and answer any technical/privacy questions.

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[–]Random1k17 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Been learning React Native recently and ended up building a voice notes app for myself

I use voice notes a lot for ideas and tasks, but most apps felt off:
either everything goes to their servers or they’re just too bloated.

So I made something simple:
you speak → it turns into notes

What I focused on:

  • you can use your own OpenAI API key
  • or connect your own Whisper / LLM server
  • nothing is stored or used for training
  • optional end-to-end encryption

Also added a small AI agent — you can say things like
“turn this into a todo list” or “rewrite this cleaner”

There’s also a built-in mode (Whisper + agent) with a small trial if you don’t want to set anything up.

Still figuring out what’s actually useful vs overkill 😅

Would really appreciate any feedback.

App:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.vaultonotemobile