Voice reminders · Keep alternative

A Google Keep alternative for people who'd rather say it than type it

Google Keep is a good notes app. If you already live in a Google account and like typing, you probably don't need to replace it. This page is for the other case: you want to set a reminder in three seconds by talking, you'd rather it didn't go through a Google account, and you don't want a subscription for the privilege.

Updated November 9, 2026.

Where Keep and SayStash differ

	Google Keep	SayStash
Account	Google account required	None
Where your notes live	Synced to Google's servers	On your phone only
Setting a reminder by voice	Dictate the text, then set the time by hand	Say "remind me to call Mom tomorrow at 3" and the reminder is set, time included
Sorting	You choose note or reminder	Sorts what you said into a reminder, an event or a note
Works offline	Partly, syncs later	Notes, reminders and typing work fully offline
Backup	Lives in your Google account	JSON export/import you control
Price	Free with a Google account	Free with a banner ad; $4.99 once removes ads
Platforms	Android, iOS, web	Android, plus the app in your browser

Keep does things SayStash doesn't: checklists, labels, images, sharing a note with someone else, and syncing across devices. If those are what you use Keep for, keep Keep.

What SayStash is for

The thought that arrives while your hands are full. You're carrying groceries, holding a kid, or halfway through a job, and you think "permission slip is due Friday." Opening a notes app, typing it, then tapping through a date picker takes long enough for the thought to go.

With SayStash you tap once and say it. "Permission slip Friday morning" becomes an event on Friday. "Remind me in 20 minutes to move the laundry" becomes a reminder, 20 minutes out. "Wi-Fi password is on the router" becomes a note. Then your phone pings you when it matters.

The privacy difference, plainly

Keep stores your notes in your Google account, which is convenient and also means they're part of that account. SayStash stores them on your phone and nowhere else; there's no account to attach them to.

Where the two overlap is speech-to-text. SayStash uses your phone's built-in speech recognizer, which on most Android phones is Google's and may send audio to Google to transcribe. If that matters to you, use the typed quick-add and nothing leaves the device.

Switching

There's nothing to migrate. SayStash isn't trying to be your archive; it's for the next thing you need to remember. Install it, tap the mic, and keep Keep around for the long lists if you like.

Try SayStash in your browser Get it on Google Play

Google Keep is a trademark of Google LLC. SayStash is not affiliated with or endorsed by Google. Feature notes are accurate to the best of our knowledge as of November 2026.