# Summary vs AI Note Taker

The clearest difference is rating: AI Note Taker at 5.0 against Summary's 4.5. AI Note Taker also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 82%) and update cadence (weekly vs every 4 weeks). Summary's advantage is ratings volume (40 vs 4). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Summary sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month 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: Summary has 40 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 82% of Summary's written reviews are positive against 100% of AI Note Taker's.

Summary ships an update every 4 weeks, AI Note Taker weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Summary | AI Note Taker |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.5 (40 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/summary-ai-text-summarizer/id6446232928/reviews) | **[5.0 (4 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ai-note-taker-summarizedoc/id6754013670/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **40** | 4 |
| Positive reviews | 82.4% of reviews | **100.0% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | **Weekly** |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Size | 63 MB | 101 MB |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | **13.0** |
| Devices | iPhone | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | [Ruben Avanesov](https://appshunter.io/developer/1676835916) | [Karen Gyulgyulyan](https://appshunter.io/developer/1846294825) |

## What reviewers say

### Summary

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/summary-ai-text-summarizer/id6446232928)

This AI-powered tool simplifies long texts into concise summaries and bullet points. It also offers instant translation of content into over 40 languages, making information more accessible and efficient to consume.

**Highlights:** AI-powered summarization, Bullet point summaries, Translate to 40+ languages, Intuitive user interface, Share Extension integration, Fast and accurate translation

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases (4)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Monthly Access | $9.99 | per month |
| Six Months Subscription | $29.99 | per 6 months |
| Summarizr Premium - Monthly | $9.99 | one-time |
| Lifetime Full Access | $29.99 | one-time |


### 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 Summary free?

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, Summary or AI Note Taker?

AI Note Taker is rated higher. Summary averages 4.5 out of 5 from 40 ratings, while AI Note Taker averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.

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

Neither Summary nor AI Note Taker shows ads.

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

Summary ships an update every 4 weeks, and AI Note Taker weekly. Most recently, Summary was updated on September 20, 2026 and AI Note Taker on September 9, 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.*