Comparison

Otter Transcribe Voice Notes vs Notely

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

Head to head
About

Otter Transcribe Voice Notes

This AI-powered tool automatically transcribes voice conversations in real-time, generating notes, summaries, and even capturing slides. It acts as a meeting assistant, making it easy to focus on discussions and later search, edit, and share your recordings. Available in multiple languages and across devices.

Highlights
  • Real-time voice transcription
  • Automated meeting notes and summaries
  • AI Chat for answers and content generation
  • Record and transcribe live conversations
  • Searchable and shareable notes
  • Collaborative editing and commenting
  • Import and sync audio/video files
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Never take meeting notes again. Otter AI is the fastest way to transcribe voice in real time. Get a meeting assistant that records audio, writes notes, automatically captures slides, and generates summaries. Available in English, Spanish, French and Japanese. Otter AI is also available on the web. Start for free. Trusted by over 10 million people and featured by Apple as "App of the Day" and "Editors' Choice." Automated meeting notes for Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, and more. Stay connected and collaborative when you work from home. Otter 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 • AI Chat: get answers and generate content • AI Channels: combine live conversations with async updates. Chat with teammates. • Record & transcribe live • Automated meeting notes & summaries • Share & collaborate • All notes are searchable & shareable • 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 • Insert photos of whiteboard discussions, slides, etc. • Input audio via built-in mic or Bluetooth device ENRICH NOTES WITH AI • Gather information across all your conversations • Ask questions about a specific meeting • Generate follow- up emails • Automated Slide Capture during virtual meetings • Generate summary, outline and keywords after all meetings • Punctuate, capitalize, and break paragraphs automatically SHARE & COLLABORATE • Invite group members to view, edit, and highlight collaboratively • Add comments and assign action items • Share links externally SEARCH & PLAYBACK • Search the text so you don't have to scrub through the whole audio • Playback at adjustable speeds • Follow along the highlighted word as the audio is playing • Tap on any word to jump the audio to that spot EDIT & HIGHLIGHT • Edit the text to correct any errors • Tag the speakers to label the paragraphs and train Otter to identify speakers too • Highlight sentences in one tap IMPORT & SYNC • Import audio and video files • Upload from other call recording apps • Sync your calendars to be reminded to record your meetings and auto-title your notes • Import your contacts for easy sharing OPTIMIZED FOR iOS • Start/Stop recording with Siri Shortcut & home widget • Record via AirPods • Sync with iOS Calendar, Contacts & Camera Otter Pro Get more playback speeds, skip silence, and bulk export. 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. Need help? Check out our Help Center: https://help.otter.ai Terms of Service: https://otter.ai/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://otter.ai/privacy-policy

About

Notely

Transform spoken conversations and notes into concise meeting summaries with key action items. Easily manage, share, and save your meeting insights in a PDF format. Access your account across devices for seamless productivity.

Highlights
  • Record and transcribe meetings
  • Generate summaries with key points
  • Extract action items
  • Save summaries as PDF
  • Web access to account
  • Multiple subscription tiers
Features
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Notely helps you turn conversations and rough notes into useful meeting summaries. Start listening on your iPhone, review the text, and generate a summary with key points and action items. You can also paste notes or a transcript. Browse recent summaries, share a copy, save a summary and its action items as a PDF, and access your Notely account on the web. Choose a monthly membership: • Starter: 5 summaries each calendar month and 5-day history. • Unlimited: unlimited summaries and 14-day history. • Premium: unlimited summaries, 30-day history, and optional saved transcripts. Turn transcript saving off in Settings while keeping Premium's other benefits. Eligible Apple accounts can receive a one-week introductory trial on Unlimited or Premium when offered in the app. Prices and offer eligibility are shown before purchase. After the trial, the selected subscription renews automatically at the displayed price unless canceled at least 24 hours before the trial ends. Monthly subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel in your Apple account's Subscriptions settings. Deleting your Notely account does not cancel an Apple subscription. Recording requires microphone and speech-recognition permission. Ask participants for permission before recording. Recording runs while the app is in the foreground. Speech recognition may use Apple's services, and generating a summary sends the text to the AI provider disclosed in the app after your consent. Notely does not save an audio file. Unsaved drafts remain in memory and can be lost when the app closes. Turning off transcript saving still allows text to be processed to generate your summary. Privacy: https://heynotely.com/privacy Terms: https://heynotely.com/terms Apple standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Otter Transcribe Voice Notes4 screens
Notely4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Otter Transcribe Voice Notes at 89K against Notely's 1. Otter Transcribe Voice Notes also leads on chart position (#15 vs unranked). Notely's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8). 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. Otter Transcribe Voice Notes sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $16.99 per month and Notely sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Notely holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Otter Transcribe Voice Notes has 89K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Otter Transcribe Voice Notes versus Notely: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOtter Transcribe Voice NotesNotely
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (89K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews56.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings89K — better1
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
Best chart rank#15 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size146 MB42 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOtter.ai, Inc.Michael Page

Bugs and requests

Otter Transcribe Voice Notes

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Microphone not working consistently
  • Transcription stops unexpectedly during recordings
  • Difficulty organizing and managing recorded files

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to record and transcribe phone calls
  • Improved editing and formatting capabilities
  • Integration with note-taking apps and cloud storage
  • Custom vocabulary training and speaker recognition
  • Offline transcription mode

Notely

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Otter Transcribe Voice Notes

Subscriptions9
  • Otter Pro (monthly)2 variants$16.991 Month
  • Otter Pro (monthly)7 Days trial$16.991 Month
  • Otter Business (monthly)$30.001 Month
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  • Otter Business (monthly)7 Days trial$30.001 Month
  • Otter Pro (Yearly)$99.991 Year
  • Otter Pro (yearly)$99.991 Year
  • Otter Pro (yearly)7 Days trial$99.991 Year
  • Otter Business (yearly)$239.991 Year
  • Otter Business (yearly)7 Days trial$239.991 Year
3 purchases

Notely

Subscriptions3
  • Notely Starter$0.991 Month
  • Notely Unlimited7 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • Notely Premium7 Days trial$12.991 Month

Questions

Is Otter Transcribe Voice Notes free?
Otter Transcribe Voice Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Notely free?
Notely is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Otter Transcribe Voice Notes or Notely?
Notely is rated higher. Otter Transcribe Voice Notes averages 4.8 out of 5 from 89K ratings, while Notely averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Otter Transcribe Voice Notes or Notely have ads?
Neither Otter Transcribe Voice Notes nor Notely shows ads.

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