Comparison

Audio Notebook Pocket Recorder vs Audio Notes+

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

Head to head
About

Audio Notebook Pocket Recorder

Record lectures, meetings, or ideas with crystal-clear audio and take notes simultaneously. Review recordings at up to 2x speed and organize them with custom colors for easy access. Share notes and audio via email or transfer to your computer.

Highlights
  • All-day audio recording
  • Simultaneous note-taking
  • 2x playback speed
  • Color-coded organization
  • Email sharing
  • iTunes File Sharing
Features
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All-Day Audio Recorder, 2x Playback, and Note-Keeping System. Audio Notebook is perfect for: - Students: To record all your lectures, and take notes on all your classes, - Professionals: For every meeting and interview, - Everyone else: To capture your thoughts and ideas for all of life's projects. CRYSTAL CLEAR ALL-DAY RECORDING Stop struggling to take notes while keeping up with discussions. Audio Notebook captures everything that is said, so you don't have to worry about missing a thing. Record through your whole day and take notes at the same time. Edit and add to your notes while recording or reviewing later. When you're done, easily email your notes and recordings with a tap. Leave your laptop behind. Stay on top of all your classes and meetings with just your iPhone. FAST 2x PLAYBACK Reviews are a snap: Audio Notebook lets you breeze through recordings with up to 2x playback speed. Rewind by 5 seconds with just a tap, and capture every point with perfect recall. EASY DATA ACCESS It's your data: Copy all your notes and audio to your Mac or PC with iTunes File Sharing at any time. This is great for extra backups or sharing with others. It even works wirelessly over WiFi. CUSTOM-COLORED ORGANIZATION Color code your notes with multiple categories to find them easily and stay on top of all your projects. EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO TAKE GREAT NOTES Integrated Text Editor: - Text notes with built-in Audio Recorder - Works great in both landscape and portrait mode - Large, legible font - Copy & Paste - Automatic spell check Flexible Note Organizer: - Multiple color-coded categories to stay organized - Filter notes by category, to quickly find the one you want - Sort by name or by date - Customizable category names - Share notes and recordings via Email High Quality Audio Recorder: - Variable play speed: 1x, 1.5x, or 2x - Instant seek - Quick skip by 5 second increments - Unlimited audio recording time - High quality MPEG-4 audio: An hour takes approximately 12MB - Record and take notes simultaneously - Pause and continue recording as many times as needed

About

Audio Notes+

Features
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Never miss an important moment in class again. Traditional transcription fails when lectures get muffled, accents vary, or the professor talks fast. Audio Notes+ takes a smarter approach, record your lectures as audio and instantly bookmark the moments that matter, with just a tap. Audio-First Note Taking * Record your entire lecture cleanly in the background. No distractions, no typing, no missed points, just focus on learning while the app listens. * Smart Highlights: Hear something important? Just tap the screen. The app instantly captures 10 seconds before and 10 seconds after your tap, creating a precise audio highlight of exactly what your professor said. No rewind. No guessing. Just the moment, saved perfectly. * Review only the highlights after class instead of scrubbing through hours of audio, saving you time while keeping the context you need. * Organized by Subject, Your Way : Keep every course in its own folder. Create, rename, and arrange your notes the way your semester is structured — so the right lecture is always one tap away. *Built for Students, by Student* * Record long lectures without interruption * Highlights saved with timestamps inside each recording * Simple, distraction-free interface you can use mid-class * All your notes stored privately on your device Whether you're in a fast-paced lecture hall or a quiet seminar,Audio Notes+ makes sure the moments that matter are never lost. Study smarter. Highlight what counts.

Screenshots

Audio Notebook Pocket Recorder4 screens
Audio Notes+4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Audio Notes+ at none against Audio Notebook Pocket Recorder's shown. Audio Notes+ also leads on update cadence (every 4 months vs every 22 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Audio Notebook Pocket Recorder ships an update every 22 months, Audio Notes+ every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Audio Notebook Pocket Recorder versus Audio Notes+: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAudio Notebook Pocket RecorderAudio Notes+
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (99 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings99 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 22 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperQrayon, LLCPLUS INFOSYS

In-app purchases

None

Audio Notebook Pocket Recorder

No in-app purchases

None

Audio Notes+

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Audio Notebook Pocket Recorder free?
Audio Notebook Pocket Recorder is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Audio Notes+ free?
Audio Notes+ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Audio Notebook Pocket Recorder or Audio Notes+ have ads?
Audio Notebook Pocket Recorder shows ads; Audio Notes+ does not.
Which is updated more often, Audio Notebook Pocket Recorder or Audio Notes+?
Audio Notebook Pocket Recorder ships an update every 22 months, and Audio Notes+ every 4 months. Most recently, Audio Notebook Pocket Recorder was updated on October 6, 2026 and Audio Notes+ on October 2, 2026.

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