# Text Summary vs AI Note Taker

The clearest difference is rating: AI Note Taker at 5.0 against Text Summary's 4.5. AI Note Taker also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 71%). Text Summary's advantage is ratings volume (266 vs 4). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Text Summary sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and AI Note Taker sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

AI Note Taker holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Text Summary has 266 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Text Summary's written reviews are positive against 100% of AI Note Taker's.

Text Summary ships an update monthly, AI Note Taker weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Text Summary | AI Note Taker |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.5 (266 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/text-summary-ai-study-helper/id1567387131/reviews) | **[5.0 (4 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ai-note-taker-summarizedoc/id6754013670/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **266** | 4 |
| Positive reviews | 71.3% of reviews | **100.0% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | Yes | **No** |
| Update frequency | Monthly | **Weekly** |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Size | 148 MB | 101 MB |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 | **13.0** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | [KREATIVITY APPS SRL](https://appshunter.io/developer/1567387133) | [Karen Gyulgyulyan](https://appshunter.io/developer/1846294825) |

## What reviewers say

### Text Summary

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/text-summary-ai-study-helper/id1567387131)

This AI-powered app helps users process information faster by summarizing books, documents, web pages, and even photos. It offers various output formats and interactive features like quizzes and chat to enhance understanding and retention.

**Highlights:** Summarize various content types, Multiple output formats, Generate quizzes and flashcards, Chat with your text, Save personal notes, Adjustable summary length, Text-to-speech

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Family Sharing, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (11)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Weekly subscription | $1.99 | per 7 days |
| Monthly subscription | $3.99 | per month |
| Weekly subscription | $4.99 | per 7 days |
| Monthly subscription | $5.99 | per month |
| Weekly subscription | $5.99 | per 7 days |
| 3 months subscription | $7.99 | per 3 months |
| Monthly subscription | $14.99 | per month |
| 3 months subscription | $14.99 | per 3 months |
| Yearly subscription | $59.99 | per year |
| Yearly subscription | $69.99 | per year |
| No ads | $2.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Very helpful for studying
- 👍 Saves a lot of time
- 👍 Easy to use
- 👍 Good for summarizing texts
- 👍 Free to use (initially)

**What reviewers complain about**

- 👎 Summaries can be inaccurate
- 👎 Sometimes generates random words
- 👎 App can be slow
- 👎 Requires payment after limited use
- 👎 Trial period is not free

**Reported bugs**

- App doesn't open for some users
- Summaries contain random or nonsensical words
- App crashes or freezes
- Photo text recognition errors
- Flashcards losing focus on irrelevant information

**Requested features**

- Allow summarizing slides
- Remove payment restrictions or offer more free usage
- Improve accuracy of summaries
- Fix issues with random words in summaries
- Improve photo text recognition


### AI Note Taker

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ai-note-taker-summarizedoc/id6754013670)

Instantly summarize and chat with documents, PDFs, and websites in over 20 languages. This AI-powered assistant extracts key information, scans text from images, and offers privacy-first processing with no registration required.

**Highlights:** AI-powered document summarization, Chat with PDFs, documents, and images, Document scanning with OCR, Multilingual summarization and translation, Privacy-first processing, Export summaries to PDF

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases (3)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Weekly tariff plan | $4.99 | per 7 days |
| Monthly Tariff | $7.99 | per month |
| Annual tariff | $19.99 | per year |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Text Summary free?

Text Summary is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is AI Note Taker free?

AI Note Taker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, Text Summary or AI Note Taker?

AI Note Taker is rated higher. Text Summary averages 4.5 out of 5 from 266 ratings, while AI Note Taker averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.

### Do Text Summary or AI Note Taker have ads?

Text Summary shows ads; AI Note Taker does not.

### Which is updated more often, Text Summary or AI Note Taker?

Text Summary ships an update monthly, and AI Note Taker weekly. Most recently, Text Summary was updated on October 25, 2026 and AI Note Taker on September 26, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*