Comparison

NeatNotes vs Summary AI

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

Head to head
About

NeatNotes

Organize and take notes quickly with a clean interface. See full note previews, customize note styles, and set reminders. Features smart grouping and automatic link title generation.

Highlights
  • Full note previews
  • Customizable note styles (plain, sticky, lined)
  • Home screen widgets
  • Paragraph-based reminders
  • Smart Stacks for automatic note grouping
  • Readable link titles
  • Photo integration
Features
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Less is more, when it’s done right. NeatNotes gives you only what you need to organize and take notes quickly. While other apps show you a really tiny preview, with NeatNotes you can see the real note before you open it. This makes the app more fun and easier to find your notes. Make your notes personal with three different note styles. * A plain note, with extensive formatting options. * A sticky note, with large fonts, colors and checklists. * A lined note for that nostalgic yellow pad. Mini Spreadsheets. No Tables. NeatNotes lets you perform spreadsheet-like calculations directly in your notes. Type a simple math expression and the answer is suggested underneath it. Reuse a number by dragging and dropping it elsewhere in your note. This creates a reference, so when you change the original number, every reference and related calculation updates automatically. Make a list of numbers and the total is suggested above the keyboard. You can then calculate splits and averages or count the lines in a list. You can also use units of measurement for length, volume, weight and temperature in your calculations. Convert between more than 150 fiat currencies, popular cryptocurrencies, gold and silver using the latest available exchange rates. Widgets that make sense. You can see your notes on your Home Screen with widgets. You can navigate your note by paragraph, check off checklist items, open links and even see photos in your notes. Create Multiple Reminders. Make any paragraph a reminder. Just tap the bell icon on the keyboard and you can set the date and time of the reminder. It will ring and notify you on the lock screen. When you tap the reminder, it will open the note and take you to the paragraph where you set it. Smart Stacks. All notes apps let you search your notes, but Smart Stacks takes it to the next level. 
 Smart Stacks automatically groups notes that share a trait, into one stack — like notes with contact info, or notes with checklists. You can also enter any word, and it’ll create a stack, with all the notes that contains the word. Photos and Readable links. You can add photos to your notes from your phone camera or photo library. You can even copy and paste them from another app like Safari. When you copy and paste a link, it automatically gets a readable title. So instead of seeing a complicated URL you see the title. This makes it easier for you to understand what the link is about rather than having to visit the link every time. No account needed. Use iCloud to Store and Sync. You don’t need to create another account. Just download the app and start using it. All your notes are automatically stored in iCloud and synced to other devices in your account. Privacy Your notes are extremely personal and we can't see them. In fact we don't even store them. Apple does in iCloud. We recommend that you turn on "Advanced Data Protection" in your iCloud settings, if you wish to prevent even Apple from having access to your notes.

About

Summary AI

Instantly condense lengthy text, articles, PDFs, and videos into key points using advanced AI. This free, open-source tool offers fast, customizable summaries and an integrated chat for deeper exploration of your content.

Highlights
  • Summarize articles, PDFs, and videos
  • AI-powered summarization
  • Integrated AI chat for questions
  • Customizable summary formats
  • Share Extension for easy sharing
  • History and notes tracking
Features
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Your fast, friendly AI companion for instant summaries. Drowning in endless text, long articles, PDFs, books, or videos? AI Summary is a powerful summarizer app that cuts through the noise in seconds. Summarize web articles, PDF documents, YouTube video transcripts, study notes, or even books — just share them to the app and get the key points instantly. AI Summary is powered by advanced AI models like Gemini, delivering fast, high-quality summaries you can trust. Unlike other summarizer apps, it’s completely free, open source, and has no ads. No hidden paywalls, no distractions — just a lightweight tool built for productivity, learning, and research. Why choose AI Summary? • Free, Open Source & No Ads – Built with transparency, powered by Gemini, and made for students, professionals, and the community. • Blazing Speed – Built with native technology so it’s lightning-fast, lightweight, and smooth. • Summarize Anything – Instantly summarize PDFs, web articles, books, videos, transcripts, and more. • Works Anywhere – Use the native Share Extension to summarize directly from your browser, email, or any app. • Ask & Discover – Integrated AI chat lets you ask questions and dive deeper into your content. • History & Notes – Keep track of every summary, revisit your study notes, and measure how much time you’ve saved. • Custom Summaries – Choose from six summary formats, from quick bullet points to detailed explanations. • Optimized Processing – Smart pre-processing delivers faster, cleaner summaries every time. Stop wasting time on fluff. Let AI Summary be your go-to summarizer for books, study, research, and productivity.

Screenshots

NeatNotes4 screens
Summary AI4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: NeatNotes at 100% against Summary AI's 50%. NeatNotes also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.3) and ratings volume (39 vs 9). Summary AI's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. NeatNotes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Summary AI asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

NeatNotes holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 39 and 9 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of NeatNotes's written reviews are positive against 50% of Summary AI's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
NeatNotes versus Summary AI: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNeatNotesSummary AI
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (39 ratings) — better4.3 (9 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings39 — better9
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysEvery 4 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.217.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFusion EngineeringThien Nguyen

Customer experience

NeatNotes

All ratings39 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Summary AI

All ratings9 ratings
Positive77.8%
Neutral11.1%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

NeatNotes

One-time1
  • Lifetime Unlock$7.99
None

Summary AI

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NeatNotes free?
NeatNotes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Summary AI free?
Summary AI is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, NeatNotes or Summary AI?
NeatNotes is rated higher. NeatNotes averages 4.9 out of 5 from 39 ratings, while Summary AI averages 4.3 from 9 ratings.
Do NeatNotes or Summary AI have ads?
NeatNotes shows ads; Summary AI does not.
Which is updated more often, NeatNotes or Summary AI?
NeatNotes ships an update every 4 days, and Summary AI every 4 days. Most recently, NeatNotes was updated on October 5, 2026 and Summary AI on October 1, 2026.

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