Comparison

Desktop Note vs AI Notebook

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

Head to head
About

Desktop Note

Create customizable sticky notes and display them on your device's home screen. Organize tasks with checklists, add photos, and format text. Syncs across devices via iCloud for privacy and convenience.

Highlights
  • Customizable note colors
  • Illustrated backgrounds
  • To-do checklists
  • Photos in Home Screen widgets
  • Text formatting (bold, italics)
  • iCloud backup and sync
  • Data export/import
Features
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Do you miss the days when your desk was covered with sticky notes? Create sticky notes with Desktop Note and display them on your Home Screen. Customize note colors, choose beautiful illustrated backgrounds, and create to-do checklists. You can also use widgets to display notes or photos on your Home Screen. Download the macOS version to display sticky notes on your Mac desktop and even pin them above any window. Desktop Note syncs your sticky notes across devices with iCloud while protecting your privacy. What users love about Desktop Note: #A wide range of note colors and illustrated backgrounds #To-do checklists #Photos in Home Screen widgets #Text formatting Supports bold, highlighting, italics, and more #iCloud backup and sync Automatically sync across iPhone, iPad, and Mac with iCloud # Data Export & Import Your data belongs to you. Export your notes as Markdown files anytime to back them up or move them to another app. Import your notes from Apps like ColorNote. #Privacy Your notes are stored in your own iCloud, and only you can access them. If you have any questions or product suggestions, feel free to email me anytime: cswenshuo@gmail.com Terms of Use: https://www.notion.so/Terms-of-Use-e2fd82b183504ad1b5e82c684c25865a Privacy Policy: https://www.notion.so/Privacy-Policy-f692aafe77d540f1b191bd0e5aa5ee59

About

AI Notebook

This app records, transcribes, and summarizes audio from meetings, lectures, and interviews. It uses AI to provide instant answers to questions about the content and allows for cross-platform syncing and export.

Highlights
  • Automatic audio recording
  • AI-powered transcription in 112 languages
  • Contextual AI summaries
  • Ask AI questions about content
  • Speaker labeling
  • Cross-platform sync
  • Export and share notes
Features
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AI Notebook makes meetings more productive by automatically recording, transcribing, and summarizing conversations. Whether it’s a business meeting, interview, classroom lecture, or podcast, AI Notebook captures everything clearly so you can stay present and focus. With one tap, the app records audio, generates accurate transcripts with speaker labels, and creates easy-to-read summaries. You can even ask questions like, “What were the key action items from the marketing strategy session?” and get instant answers, thanks to built-in AI. Why Use AI Notebook? Take and share professional meeting notes effortlessly Record and transcribe interviews, lectures, webinars, and podcasts Generate captions for people with hearing impairments or quiet audio environments Who Uses AI Notebook? Professionals: Capture meeting notes, action items, and client discussions Students: Record and review lectures, study groups, and seminars Journalists & Researchers: Transcribe interviews with precision Everyone: From voice memos to webinars, it handles it all AI Notebook offers a range of AI note-taking devices and solution, each designed to fit different work and life scenarios. - AI Notebook: The world’s No.1 AI note taker - AI Notebook Pro: The world’s most advanced AI note taker - AI NotebookNotePin / AI Notebook NotePin S: The world’s most wearable AI note taker - AI Notebook Desktop: Capture online meetings natively from the AI Notebook Desktop App, without a meeting bot. Whether it’s an in-person meeting, a phone call, an on-the-go conversation, or an online meeting, AI Notebook keeps you fully present while it handles the notes. [AI Notebook Intelligence] From capturing ideas on AI Notebook devices to retrieving and applying insights across AI Notebook App, web, and desktop — AI Notebook Intelligence is the AI engine behind every experience in the AI Notebook ecosystem. - Capture with multimodal input - Capture or import audio - Press or tap to highlight - Input text to add context - Enrich context with images - Extract AI transcripts & contextual summaries - AI transcription in 112 languages with speaker labels and custom vocabulary - Developed on the best LLMs: GPT-5.6, Claude Sonnet 5, Gemini 3.1 Pro, and more - Utilize intelligence across your workflow - Ask AI Notebook: Get reference-based answers, generate insights, and save as notes - AutoFlow: Automate transcription, summaries, and delivery with set rules - Cross-platform sync with unlimited cloud storage. - Export, share, and integrate into your workflow You can choose one-time payment or a yearly subscription. a monthly subscription a weekly subscription – Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase (After free trial period if offered). – 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, and identify the cost of the renewal. – Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user’s Account Settings after purchase. – Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. Terms of Service :https://sites.google.com/view/ainotetaker-notebook/home Terms of Use : https://www.termsfeed.com/live/be3bb548-74cd-4fee-8a25-f21046ec51d1

Screenshots

Desktop Note4 screens
AI Notebook4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: AI Notebook at 5.0 against Desktop Note's 4.7. AI Notebook also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 91%) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Desktop Note's advantage is ratings volume (29 vs 4). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Desktop Note sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 3 months and AI Notebook sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

AI Notebook holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Desktop Note has 29 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 91% of Desktop Note's written reviews are positive against 100% of AI Notebook's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Desktop Note ships an update every 5 days, AI Notebook every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Desktop Note versus AI Notebook: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDesktop NoteAI Notebook
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (29 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews90.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings29 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB47 MB
Age rating4+12+
Developer文烁 蔡Wanderful.Inc

Customer experience

Desktop Note

All ratings29 ratings
Positive93.1%
Neutral3.4%
Negative3.4%
Written reviews174 reviews
Positive90.8%
Neutral2.9%
Negative6.3%

AI Notebook

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Desktop Note

Subscriptions4
  • Desktop Note - 1 Quarter$0.993 Months
  • Desktop Note Premium$0.991 Month
  • Desktop Note Premium2 variants$1.993 Months
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  • Premium$2.993 Months
4 purchases

AI Notebook

Subscriptions4
  • Weekly Subscription Trial3 Days trial$6.997 Days
  • Weekly Subscription$6.997 Days
  • Monthly Subscription$9.991 Month
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  • Annual subscription$69.991 Year

Questions

Is Desktop Note free?
Desktop Note is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is AI Notebook free?
AI Notebook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Desktop Note or AI Notebook?
AI Notebook is rated higher. Desktop Note averages 4.7 out of 5 from 29 ratings, while AI Notebook averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Desktop Note or AI Notebook have ads?
Neither Desktop Note nor AI Notebook shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Desktop Note or AI Notebook?
Desktop Note ships an update every 5 days, and AI Notebook every 9 days. Most recently, Desktop Note was updated on November 3, 2026 and AI Notebook on October 31, 2026.

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