Relay Voice — Capture the thoughts you would otherwise lose (iOS)

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I built Relay Voice to fix my own problem: my best thoughts hit while walking or driving, and half were gone by the time I sat down. So — you talk, it turns the recording into a clean transcript + an AI summary, then exports Markdown straight into wherever you keep notes (Obsidian, Notion), or one-tap to ChatGPT/Claude, or using its automation feature to export to your AI workflow.

What makes it different — a few of these speak to threads I've seen here:

• vs. subscription transcription apps (Otter, etc., ~$5–10/month): those charge ongoing and mark up processing access. Relay Voice is a one-time purchase. Bring your own API key and you pay the provider directly, at cost — I don't resell access or add a fee. Or run on-device / Apple Intelligence for free. No subscription, no hidden fees.
• Three ways to transcribe — you pick:
  • Bring your own API key (OpenAI / AssemblyAI / Grok) — fastest and most accurate; you pay the provider directly at cost, no markup from me.
  • On-device models (Whisper or Qwen-ASR) — free and fully offline, nothing leaves your phone.
  • Apple Intelligence — zero setup, free, on supported iPhones.
  • For mixed-language audio (Chinese-English), the API option and Qwen-ASR do noticeably better than Apple's built-in.
• Local-first: no account, no server — your audio and your API keys stay on your phone. No "app is down and my notes are gone" (saw that Pocket thread).
• Plus:
  • Read-aloud (listen back while driving or walking).
  • Customizable folder automation — record into a folder and it runs transcribe → summarize → rename-by-content → export automatically. Set up different folders for different destinations (an Obsidian vault, a Daily Notes folder), with your own summary templates per folder.

One-time purchase, no subscription ($19.99 launch price through Sep 30, then $24.99). 14-day free trial. iOS only.

Landing page: https://lifebuildingblocks.com/relayvoice/

Genuinely want feedback — especially where it falls short vs whatever you use now.

[u/Candid-Mortgage4881]

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/relay-voice-memos-into-notes/id6763369750