Comparison

Montblanc Hub vs Read AI

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Montblanc Hub

Seamlessly bridge the gap between traditional handwriting and digital efficiency. Capture your notes and sketches from real paper directly onto your mobile device. Edit, share, and convert your analog creations into editable digital text to boost productivity.

Highlights
  • Transfer notes from paper to mobile
  • Convert handwriting to digital text
  • Edit and organize digital notes
  • Share notes and sketches
  • Cloud storage for notes
  • Semantic Ink enhancement
Features
Read full description

Discover a brand new writing innovation that integrates traditional writing into the digital workflow. With Montblanc Augmented Paper, written notes and sketches can be transferred from paper to a mobile device with the simple press of a button. Once on the device, the content can be edited, shared with others and translated into digital text to increase productivity and performance. Bringing together the best of both analogue and digital worlds, Augmented Paper pairs the enjoyment of a natural Montblanc writing experience on real paper with the efficiency of digitizing work. • Write, sketch or draw on the paper notebook with the StarWalker writing instrument exclusively developed for Augmented Paper • Record all writing and sketches with the digitiser enclosed in the leather envelope • Press one simple button to transmit your notes to your mobile device via Bluetooth® Low Energy • Convert handwritten notes into digital text and edit them with the Montblanc Hub app • Edit, store and organise your notes on your smartphone or tablet • Add customized templates to your notes • Store all your notes into the Cloud • Enhance your notes with Semantic Ink

About

Read AI

This app records audio from your device and generates real-time AI-powered transcripts and summaries. It's ideal for capturing lectures, meetings, or brainstorming sessions, providing comprehensive reports that can be shared or kept private.

Highlights
  • Live transcription and summaries
  • Speaker detection
  • In-person meeting recording
  • Integration with communication channels
  • Cross-platform sync
  • Meeting notifications
Read full description

Instantly capture audio from your iPhone and view a real-time AI-generated transcript and summary with Read AI. When you meet in-person, open up Read AI, and start to record the audio from the conversation allowing you to skip manually writing notes on paper or in your notes app. Sitting in a lecture, meeting a client in person, or talking out loud to capture an idea, Read AI will record, transcribe, and summarize the audio in real time. After the conversation is complete, Read will generate a comprehensive report that you can keep private, or share with others. Notes generated from your iOS device are displayed side-by-side with your Zoom, Google Meet, and Microsoft Teams meetings within the app. Key Features: Live Transcription & Summaries Get accurate, real-time transcriptions and concise summaries to stay focused on what matters. Never ask the question again, what did we talk about? Unique Speaker Detection Read AI recognizes each speaker as a unique contributor in the AI, allowing you to distinguish one speaker from another. Enhanced Recording for In-Person Meetings New capabilities for recording and summarizing face-to-face discussions and brainstorming sessions. Seamless Integration Connects with your favorite communication channels like Gmail, Outlook, Slack, Teams, and CRM systems to simplify sharing and reviewing your notes. Cross-Platform Sync Access your notes and summaries across devices, ensuring you never miss a detail. This includes meetings on Zoom, Google Meet, and Microsoft Teams. Notifications Never miss recording a meeting with iOS notifications that remind you of upcoming meetings, and new meeting reports, and provide a recap before a recurring meeting—no more regrets about not recording a conversation or taking notes.

Screenshots

Montblanc Hub3 screens
Read AI4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Read AI at 4.9 against Montblanc Hub's 3.1. Read AI also leads on review sentiment (68% vs 27%) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). Montblanc Hub's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Read AI holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Read AI has 929 ratings behind it against 27, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 27% of Montblanc Hub's written reviews are positive against 68% of Read AI's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Montblanc Hub ships an update every 3 months, Read AI every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 10, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Montblanc Hub versus Read AI: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMontblanc HubRead AI
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.1 (27 ratings)4.9 (929 ratings) — better
Positive reviews26.9% of reviews68.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings27929 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMontblanc International GmbHRead AI

Customer experience

Montblanc Hub

All ratings27 ratings
Positive48.1%
Neutral14.8%
Negative37.0%
Written reviews78 reviews
Positive26.9%
Neutral11.5%
Negative61.5%

Read AI

All ratings929 ratings
Positive98.1%
Neutral0.8%
Negative1.2%
Written reviews50 reviews
Positive68.0%
Neutral2.0%
Negative30.0%

Bugs and requests

Montblanc Hub

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Read AI

Reported bugs

1 issue
  • Uploading issues causing lost recordings

Requested features

4 requests
  • Chromecast and AirPlay support
  • Full-screen video playback
  • Cloud sync for transcripts and summaries
  • Better mobile support and file format compatibility

In-app purchases

None

Montblanc Hub

No in-app purchases

None

Read AI

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Montblanc Hub free?
Montblanc Hub is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Read AI free?
Read AI is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Montblanc Hub or Read AI?
Read AI is rated higher. Montblanc Hub averages 3.1 out of 5 from 27 ratings, while Read AI averages 4.9 from 929 ratings.
Do Montblanc Hub or Read AI have ads?
Neither Montblanc Hub nor Read AI shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Montblanc Hub or Read AI?
Montblanc Hub ships an update every 3 months, and Read AI every 3 weeks. Most recently, Montblanc Hub was updated on June 10, 2026 and Read AI on September 23, 2026.

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