# PrivaNota: Private AI Notes — Local On-Device & Stay Offline

> Offline AI-powered transcription and summarization for voice recordings. (iPhone/iPad app by Alexandre Becourt.)

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- Developer: [Alexandre Becourt](https://appshunter.io/developer/878984428)
- Category: Productivity, Utilities
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 5.00/5 from 5 App Store ratings · 3 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 26.0 · 9 MB
- Languages: Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese and 8 more
- Released: 2025-09-30
- Data updated: 2026-08-23
- Monetization: freemium
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/privanota-private-ai-notes/id6752555660/reviews.md

## What is PrivaNota?

PrivaNota is a private and offline automatic transcription app: Whether you’re recording a business meeting, a lecture, a medical appointment, an interview, or a video conference, the app turns everything that is said into onscreen, searchable text and also generate summaries, highlighting main topics discussed, key details and identify suggested events to schedule during a conversation. 
PrivaNota transcribes all your meetings, interviews, lectures, and everyday voice conversations in real time, so you can focus on the discussion.

KEY FEATURES
- AI Meeting Assistant: get automated meeting notes & summaries
- Privacy: record and generate content entirely offline and on device
- Record & transcribe live
- Automated meeting notes & summaries
- Private and in all languages
- All notes are searchable
- Edit & highlight
- Organize & export
- Import & sync

Looking for a specific feature? Here are the details:

RECORD & TRANSCRIBE LIVE
- Instantly record in one tap
- Transcribe in real time
- Highlight key points to review later
- Set up language to capture notes in any languages
- Input audio via built-in mic or Bluetooth device

ENRICH NOTES WITH AI
- Gather information across all your conversations
- Generate categories for the recording to better organize notes
- Can suggest to add event to calendar if scheduling next event occurs during recording
- Generate summary, outline and keywords after all meetings
- Punctuate, capitalize, and break paragraphs automatically

INTELLIGENT SUMMARIES:
- PrivaNota uses the Apple AI technology to convert lengthy conversations into concise summaries, giving you the key takeaways at a glance. Focus on what matters most with actionable lists, notes, future events and to-dos.

FLEXIBLE USE CASES:
- For professionals who need accurate meeting minutes or summaries of discussions. PrivaNota is built for seamless recording of face-to-face conversations, making it easier to stay present and engaged.
- Students and educators record and transcribe lectures, classroom discussions, and personal study sessions with ease. Organize your notes for easy review before exams or group projects.
- Journalists use PrivaNota to capture interviews with clear audio and convert them to text for easier editing and article writing.
- Whether you're using it as a notepad, memo recorder, or to capture important moments from your phone calls, PrivaNota is versatile and easy to use for every type of user.

OPTIMIZED FOR iOS:
- Start/Stop recording with Siri Shortcut & home widget
- Record via AirPods or any paired devices
- Sync with iOS Calendar


PrivaNota Pro
Get more playback speeds and skip silence. Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage your subscriptions in Settings and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to your Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription.

Terms & Conditions: https://privanota.ifritlabs.dev/legal/terms
Privacy Policy: https://privanota.ifritlabs.dev/legal/privacy

## Key features

- AI Meeting Assistant
- Offline on-device processing
- Live recording and transcription
- Automated summaries and key topics
- Searchable and editable notes
- Export and sync capabilities
- Calendar event suggestions

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Weekly | $1.99 | per 7 days |
| Monthly | $6.99 | per month |
| Yearly | $69.99 | per year |


## Recent user reviews (3 of 3)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/privanota-private-ai-notes/id6752555660/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Smart, Private, and Incredibly Useful

*2026-03-17*

PrivaNota is one of the most useful apps I’ve used for meetings and everyday note taking. The real time transcription is fast and accurate, and I love that it also generates clear summaries, key points, and action items automatically, which saves me so much time after meetings. It feels like having a personal assistant without any extra effort. The fact that everything runs offline and stays private on your device makes it even better. I highly recommend it to anyone who wants a smarter, more private way to capture conversations!

### 5/5 — So effective & easy to use

*2025-10-15*

Incredible quality app, it picks up my meetings perfectly and creates super helpful notes. The dev team is also super receptive to feedback and feature requests! Love love love knowing my convos are totally private

### 5/5 — Great for summary of business meetings and interviews

*2025-10-08*

I’m a consultant currently looking for my next opportunity, and I’ve been searching for a tool to help me take notes during job interviews and consulting meetings. I wanted something private, as some of the material I work on can be sensitive and I cannot risk breaking my NDAs. So I tried PrivaNota, and I’m glad I did! It has tremendously improved my efficiency in both my job search and professional interactions. Not only does it help me keep my notes organized, but it also summarizes discussions and highlights key points, allowing me to focus on the conversation during meetings and interviews. It even provides a quick and easy overview of each event, so I no longer waste time analyzing my notes afterward. And best of all, it does all this without compromising my data, since everything runs on-device.
Thank you PrivaNota!

## Frequently asked questions about PrivaNota

### What is PrivaNota?

PrivaNota is a private and offline app that transcribes voice recordings into searchable text and generates AI-powered summaries. It helps users capture key information from meetings, lectures, and interviews without needing an internet connection.

### Does PrivaNota have ads?

No, PrivaNota is ad-free. The app focuses on providing a private and uninterrupted user experience for transcription and note-taking.

### How does PrivaNota handle privacy?

PrivaNota prioritizes privacy by processing all recordings and generating content entirely offline and on-device. This ensures your sensitive conversations remain private and are not shared with external servers.

### What are the subscription options for PrivaNota Pro?

PrivaNota Pro offers several subscription plans: Weekly at $1.99, Monthly at $6.99, and Yearly at $69.99. These plans unlock additional features like more playback speeds and silence skipping.

### Can I use PrivaNota on my computer?

PrivaNota is optimized for iOS devices, including iPhone and iPad. It can be controlled via Siri Shortcuts and home widgets, and syncs with your iOS Calendar.

### How often is PrivaNota updated?

The latest version of PrivaNota is 1.0.6, last updated on March 16, 2026. Updates typically include improvements to performance, new features, and bug fixes.

### What languages does PrivaNota support?

PrivaNota supports transcription in all languages. You can set up the language to capture notes accurately in any language you need.

### How do I cancel my PrivaNota Pro subscription?

You can manage your subscriptions in your device's Settings. Auto-renewal can be turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period to avoid being charged for the next cycle.

## Version history (last 5 of 5)

### 1.0.8 — 2026-06-06

Summary Generation Got a Bigger Backpack

Long recordings are now handled with smarter AI summary budgeting, so PrivaNota can keep track of more of the conversation without bonking into Apple Intelligence context limits. Your meeting notes should remember Part 3 now. Very professional of them.

Backup Imports Behave Better
Older backups and half-finished AI summaries now come back cleaner. If a summary was interrupted, PrivaNota explains what happened and lets you try again instead of staring dramatically into the void.

Also in This Update:
• Category filters now respect the category you picked, not just the AI's opinion
• Devices without Apple Intelligence get a clearer explanation
• Export and sharing menus got some visual polish
• Suggested tags are better behaved and stick to tags you actually have

Happy note-taking!

### 1.0.7 — 2026-04-01

Recording Just Got a Promotion

This update makes the whole app feel sharper, cleaner, and a little more grown up. Starting a recording is smoother, managing notes is easier, and finding things later is a lot less of a treasure hunt.

A Better Way to Start Recording
The empty recording screen got a proper redesign. The call to action is clearer, the layout is cleaner, and the whole thing feels much less like waiting around for something to happen. You open the app, you know what to do, and off you go. Revolutionary, we know.

More Control Over Your Notes
You can now edit transcript titles and categories directly, which makes organizing recordings after the fact much less annoying. We also tightened up tag management and brought search result rows in line with the main transcript list, so everything feels more consistent instead of vaguely suspicious.

Pause-Aware Playback and Sync
Recordings now behave much better around pauses. Transcript sync and playback do a better job reflecting real stop-and-start sessions, which means long conversations are easier to review and a lot less likely to feel like the timeline is gaslighting you.

Also in This Update:
• Improved search result rows with better tag handling
• Refined settings and premium UI across the app
• Better localization coverage and copy polish
• A much nicer recording empty state, because yes, that matters too

Thanks for using PrivaNota!

### 1.0.6 — 2026-03-16

Tag Everything. Find Anything.

Your notes just got organized. We built a complete tagging system from scratch, and honestly, it's kind of great.

Smart Tags That Suggest Themselves
After a recording, the AI reads your notes and suggests relevant tags from your collection. Meeting about the Q2 roadmap? It'll suggest "Roadmap" and "Q2" before you even think of it. Pro feature, because the AI needs to eat too.

Search by Tag
Type # in the search bar to instantly filter by tag. Combine it with text search to find exactly what you need. That conversation from three weeks ago about the API migration? #API and you're there.

Tag Management That Doesn't Suck
Long-press any note to add or manage tags. Head to Settings > Manage Tags to rename, merge, or delete tags across all your notes at once. Accidentally created "meeting" and "Meeting"? Merge them in two taps.

Filter Your History
A new tag filter bar sits right below the category filters. Tap to toggle, mix and match — find all your #Design notes that are also meetings, for example.

Also in This Update:
• Full transcript view now groups content by parts for easier navigation
• Liquid Glass design for tag filters — because we're fancy like that
• Korean language support (18 languages total now!)
• Improved localization with proper plural handling across all languages

Happy organizing!

### 1.0.5 — 2026-02-26

Your Notes Have a Better Memory Now

We completely rethought how AI summaries work. Instead of trying to cram your entire conversation into one context window (and quietly forgetting the second half), the app now creates rolling summaries as you go. Long meeting? No problem. Four-hour workshop? Still no problem. Every action item, every decision, every "wait, what did they say 45 minutes ago?" — it's all there.

An AI Assistant That Actually Knows Your Notes

Meet your new reading buddy. After any recording, tap the Help button to open a chat with an AI that has actually read your notes (not just skimmed them). Ask it anything: "What were the decisions made?", "Summarize Part 2 in one sentence", "Who's responsible for the API work?" It knows. It also greets you, because manners matter.

Audio Playback — Yes, Real Audio

You can now play back your recordings right inside the app. There's a sleek playback bar with a scrubber, elapsed time, and smooth seeking. The cherry on top: captions highlight in sync as the audio plays, so you can follow along like karaoke but for meetings.

A Waveform That Actually Looks Alive

The recording screen now shows a live waveform visualization as you speak. It reacts to your voice in real time. It's not just pretty — it also tells you the mic is definitely on.

The Boring (But Important) Stuff:
• Massive performance improvements across the board — history view, transcript list, animations
• Settings now shows how much space your audio recordings are taking up
• Various UI polish and stability fixes

Happy note-taking!

### 1.0.4 — 2025-10-23

Your AI Summaries Just Got Smarter!

We've been teaching our AI to be less forgetful. Turns out, it was only remembering the first 3 things you said. Oops! Now it remembers everything important - all your action
items, decisions, and key details. No more playing favorites!

New Home Screen Widgets!

Three flavors of instant note-taking:
- Small: Four quick-tap buttons for your favorite note types
- Medium: Eight category templates that adapt to how you actually use the app (yes, it learns!)
- Large: Your last 4 notes at a glance - tap to dive right back in

Category Magic

Tell us what kind of note you're taking (meeting, doctor visit, brainstorming...) and our AI will tailor its summaries just for that situation. It's like having a personal
assistant who actually pays attention!

The Boring (But Important) Stuff:
- Fixed a crash that happened when the app got a bit too excited
- Made summaries way more accurate by fixing how the AI reads your notes
- Widgets now refresh automatically when you finish a note
- Better localizations across 16 languages

Happy note-taking!

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All apps by Alexandre Becourt: https://appshunter.io/developer/878984428

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