Comparison

Big Note. vs Sorenson Forum

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

Head to head
About

Big Note.

This app offers versatile note-taking with adjustable font sizes, quick jotting, and interactive features for real-time communication. Organize thoughts with bulleted lists and categorized folders, and utilize speech-to-text and text-to-speech for enhanced accessibility and collaboration.

Highlights
  • Dynamic font size adjustment
  • Quick note creation with placeholders
  • Interactive notes with speech-to-text
  • Bulleted lists for organization
  • Speech-to-text and text-to-speech
  • Categorized folders for notes
  • Shake to create new notes
Features
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Big Note is your ultimate note-taking companion, designed to make communication and organization effortless. Whether typing, speaking, or listening, Big Note adapts to your needs with powerful features and an intuitive interface. Key Features: Classic Notes: Create simple, no-frills notes with a slider to dynamically adjust the font size. Choose your font, text alignment, and theme to personalize every note. Premium subscribers can access the Speech-to-Text microphone with support for non-standard accents and far-from-microphone situations. Quick Notes: Jot down short ideas or temporary thoughts with placeholders that disappear as you type. Shake your phone or swipe to create a new note effortlessly, keeping the flow of ideas going. Interactive Notes: Designed for real-time conversations — perfect for the Deaf and hard-of-hearing community. Type while the other person speaks, with Speech-to-Text transcribing their voice instantly into the speech area. A microphone icon can be shown to signal when recording is active. Text-to-Speech reads your highlighted text aloud. Each note is saved automatically for reference later. Bulleted Notes: Organize your tasks and ideas with intuitive bulleted lists. Whether you're making a shopping list, brainstorming, or creating a structured outline, bulleted notes keep everything neat and focused. Text Size Adjustment: Customize the font size dynamically across all note types using a convenient slider, ensuring easy readability for everyone. Speech-to-Text and Text-to-Speech: Transform speech into written text effortlessly or have the app read your notes aloud. Premium subscribers get advanced on-device speech recognition with support for accents and distance, available in Classic Note and Interactive Note. Themes: Personalize your notes with beautiful themes. Create your own custom theme or choose from the built-in collection to match your style. Categorized Folders: Keep your notes organized by creating folders like "Work," "Shopping List," or "Personal." Move notes between folders, rename them, or delete them as needed to stay productive and clutter-free. Shake to Create: Quickly start a new note by shaking your phone, making note-taking faster and more convenient. Yearly Subscription: Save with the new yearly plan at $20.00/year, alongside the existing $1.99/month option. Big Note helps you stay productive, communicate with ease, and organize your thoughts better than ever. Whether you're creating a shopping list, brainstorming, or managing conversations, this app simplifies every step of the process. Terms of Use: https://www.termsfeed.com/terms-conditions/10e4d8169e31378752d19d3f4ec4ee7a

About

Sorenson Forum

Facilitate inclusive communication in meetings and events with real-time audio and caption translation. Supports up to 25 languages for diverse audiences, accessible via any device without extra hardware.

Highlights
  • Real-time audio translation
  • Live captioning
  • Supports 25 languages
  • Bi-directional conversation
  • QR code and PIN invitations
  • Cross-platform accessibility
Features
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The world is ready for your ideas. Share them with Sorenson Forum for iOS. Forum is an interpreting app that allows users to participate in meetings, events, lectures, and group experiences with audio and captions in their preferred language. Present and communicate with your diverse audience — with 25 guests’ preferred languages supported — for inclusive connection and understanding. Setup is simple. First, register for an account. Then you create a session and share the unique QR code or PIN with guests. Each person joins on their computer or mobile device — no other hardware required. The software is platform agnostic and supports mobile language translation via smartphones, tablets, and laptop web browsers. — Interpreted Languages Arabic, Bengali, Cantonese, Dutch, English, Farsi, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, and Vietnamese — FAQs Q: Can the app interpret sessions in multiple languages simultaneously? A: Yes, the app can simultaneously deliver audio and/or captions in any or all the languages it supports, including regional dialect translation. Q: How fast is Sorenson Forum? A: Our expertly trained AI typically produces interpreted audio and captions nearly instantaneously. Q: How does Sorenson Forum work? A: You create a session and invite guests to join on their mobile device or computer. Each user chooses their language, and the app uses advanced AI to deliver audio and captions. In addition, unlike most event captioning apps, Forum is bi-directional and can even let you converse with your multilingual audience members. — *The app requires acceptance of our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. For more details go to sorenson.com. Terms of Service:https://sorenson.com/legal/forum-terms-of-service/ Privacy Policy: https://sorenson.com/legal/privacy-policy/ Terms of Use: https://sorenson.com/legal/terms-of-use/

Screenshots

Big Note.4 screens
Sorenson Forum4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Big Note. at 76% against Sorenson Forum's 0%. Big Note. also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.5) and ratings volume (243 vs 28). Sorenson Forum's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (16.6 vs 26.0). 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. Big Note. sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Sorenson Forum sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $24.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Big Note. holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Big Note. has 243 ratings behind it against 28, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 76% of Big Note.'s written reviews are positive against 0% of Sorenson Forum's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Big Note. ships an update every 3 months, Sorenson Forum fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Big Note. versus Sorenson Forum: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBig Note.Sorenson Forum
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (243 ratings) — better4.5 (28 ratings)
Positive reviews75.9% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings243 — better28
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.016.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB50 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPeter MaciasSorenson Communications, Inc.

Customer experience

Big Note.

All ratings241 ratings
Positive95.4%
Neutral2.5%
Negative2.1%
Written reviews29 reviews
Positive75.9%
Neutral6.9%
Negative17.2%

Sorenson Forum

All ratings28 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral3.6%
Negative10.7%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Big Note.

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Shake to clear not working on iPad
  • App not opening after update (initially)
  • Adding emojis breaks text to speech
  • Text to speech repeats first paragraph
  • Keyboard cannot be lowered

Requested features

7 requests
  • Disable shake to clear feature
  • Way to make keyboard go away/lower
  • Ability to align text
  • Feature to set specific font size
  • Categories for saving notes
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  • Fix text to speech repeating paragraphs
  • Save custom words to dictionary

Sorenson Forum

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Big Note.

Subscriptions5
  • Premium7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Premium1 Month trial$1.991 Month
  • Annual Premium$9.991 Year
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  • Annual Premium$19.991 Year
  • Big Note Premium Yearly$19.991 Year
9 purchases

Sorenson Forum

Subscriptions7
  • Personal Monthly$24.991 Month
  • Professional Monthly$59.991 Month
  • Forum Basic Monthly$99.001 Month
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  • Premium Monthly$129.991 Month
  • Forum Basic Yearly$249.003 Months
  • Forum Pro Monthly$299.001 Month
  • Forum Pro Yearly$739.003 Months
One-time2
  • Pay as you go Pro - Hourly$60.00
  • Pay as you go - Hourly$75.00

Questions

Is Big Note. free?
Big Note. is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sorenson Forum free?
Sorenson Forum is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Big Note. or Sorenson Forum?
Big Note. is rated higher. Big Note. averages 4.8 out of 5 from 243 ratings, while Sorenson Forum averages 4.5 from 28 ratings.
Do Big Note. or Sorenson Forum have ads?
Neither Big Note. nor Sorenson Forum shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Big Note. or Sorenson Forum?
Big Note. ships an update every 3 months, and Sorenson Forum fortnightly. Most recently, Big Note. was updated on October 24, 2026 and Sorenson Forum on October 24, 2026.

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