SmartPal vs AI Note Taker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SmartPal
This AI-powered chatbot assists university students by answering course-related questions, providing personalized reminders, feedback, and encouragement to support their learning journey. It integrates with Canvas to offer timely academic assistance.
- AI-powered chatbot
- Canvas integration
- Course-related Q&A
- Personalized reminders
- Academic feedback
- Learning lifecycle support
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This app helps UMN students to self-regulate themselves. The SmartPal app has a built in chatbot that is connected to Canvas. Using AI technology, it can answer questions related to your course, such as syllabus, course topics, assignment timing, and grades. It also sends you personalized reminders, feedback, updates, and encouragements to support you throughout the learning lifecycle.
AI Note Taker
This app leverages AI to streamline note-taking for lectures, meetings, and general voice recordings. It converts audio and video into text, automatically generating notes and meeting minutes for efficient information capture and organization.
- Automatic lecture notes generation
- Voice to text conversion
- Video to text note generation
- Automatic meeting minutes
- Smart note organization
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Transform the way you capture and organize information with NotesAI! Our smart, easy-to-use app uses cutting-edge AI to help you create notes effortlessly. Key Features: - Lecture Notes: Record lectures and automatically generate notes - Voice to Text: Convert your voice recordings into accurate text notes instantly - Video to Text: Easily add video links and get instant notes - Meetings Notes: Easily generate meeting minutes Whether you're a student, professional, or an everyday organizer, NotesAI is designed to make your life easier. Download now and experience the future of note-taking! Terms of Use: https://notesai.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://notesai.app/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: AI Note Taker at 4.8 against SmartPal's 3.3. AI Note Taker also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 6 months) and review sentiment (75% vs 50%). SmartPal's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7) and iOS requirement (13.4 vs 15.0). On price, ads and device support 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
Both are free to download. AI Note Taker sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per 7 days. SmartPal asks for nothing beyond the download.
AI Note Taker holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AI Note Taker has 548 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of SmartPal's written reviews are positive against 75% of AI Note Taker's.
SmartPal ships an update every 6 months, AI Note Taker monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SmartPal | AI Note Taker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (7 ratings) | 4.8 (548 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 548 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.4 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | De Liu | Akash Jain |
Customer experience
SmartPal
AI Note Taker
Bugs and requests
SmartPal
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
AI Note Taker
Reported bugs
3 issues- Transcription issues with non-English languages
- App not working in background
- Inability to delete/manage recorded lectures
Requested features
4 requests- Improved transcription of equations and formulas
- More inclusive and detailed summaries
- Automatic detection of important topics
- Better free version with more functionality
In-app purchases
SmartPal
No in-app purchases
AI Note Taker
- NotesAI Weekly$5.997 Days
- NotesAI Weekly$8.997 Days
- NotesAI Monthly$9.991 Month
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- NotesAI Yearly$49.991 Year
- NotesAI Yearly7 Days trial2 variants$99.991 Year
- NotesAI Lifetime$49.99
