Comparison

AI vs ScanNote

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

Head to head
About

AI

This app leverages AI to transform simple memos into detailed, actionable ideas. It helps users expand creativity and explore new perspectives, ideal for those who need help concretizing or refining initial concepts.

Highlights
  • Quick memo function
  • AI-generated idea provision
  • Detailed idea expansion
  • Multiple idea perspectives
  • Idea saving and management
Features
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AI-dea is a cutting-edge app that uses the popular Chat AI to support your idea generation. By utilizing AI, it provides instant and detailed ideas from simple one-line memos, expanding your creativity and providing new perspectives. It's especially recommended for those who can think of simple ideas but struggle to concretize them or want to improve them from multiple perspectives. AI-dea's main features include: Quick and easy memo function: You can quickly jot down your ideas as soon as you open the app. AI-generated idea provision: Powerful AI algorithms, utilizing Chat AI, provide concrete and detailed ideas from your memo in an instant. This AI-generated idea provision is the latest method to support your idea generation. Provide various ideas to the AI, such as video topics, shop events, and new product ideas. Idea saving: Not only your memos, but also the AI-generated ideas are saved in the app. Provide many ideas to the AI, gain inspiration, and further improve your ideas.

About

ScanNote

Features
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紙の書類を、スマホにまとめて保存。 ScanNoteは、領収書・保証書・会議メモなどを撮影して保存し、あとから見返せるアプリです。iPhone・iPadで使えます。 【はじめ方は3ステップ】 1.「書類を追加」を押す 2. 書類を撮影するか、写真・PDFを選ぶ 3. 名前を付けて保存する 【必要な書類を、すぐに見つける】 保存した書類を一覧で確認。書類名で検索して、見たい書類を開けます。 【何ページも、ひとつにまとめる】 複数ページの書類をまとめて保存できます。あとからページを追加したり、順番を変えたりできます。 【大切なところに書き込む】 保存したページを開いて、手書きのメモや印を追加できます。書き込みを保存すると元の画像に反映されるため、大切な書類は先に別の場所へ保存してください。 【PDFで保存・共有する】 書類をPDFにして「ファイル」へ保存したり、共有画面から送り先を選んで渡したりできます。ページの画像も共有できます。 【無料でのご利用について】 バージョン1.3では、書類の作成・保存・書き込み・共有を、試用期限の制限なく無料で利用できます。今後、追加機能などを有料で提供する場合があります。以前の購入情報は、アプリ内の「以前の購入を復元」から確認できます。 【書類の保存とプライバシー】 書類の画像や名前は端末内に保存されます。開発者が書類の内容を収集することはありません。外部へ共有するときは、ご自身で送り先を選びます。 アプリの削除や端末の故障に備え、大切な書類はPDFなどで別の場所にも保存してください。 プライバシーポリシー https://www.app929.me/privacy 利用規約 https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

AI4 screens
ScanNote4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: AI at none against ScanNote's 1. AI also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 26.0). ScanNote's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs every 5 months). On price 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. ScanNote sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. AI asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AI ships an update every 5 months, ScanNote weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
AI versus ScanNote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAIScanNote
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size74 MB6 MB
Age rating12+4+
Developeryu nakamuraYOSHIHIRO TAKAHASHI

In-app purchases

None

AI

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

ScanNote

One-time1
  • 試用期間の制限解除(買い切り)$3.99

Questions

Is AI free?
AI is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ScanNote free?
ScanNote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do AI or ScanNote have ads?
AI shows ads; ScanNote does not.
Which is updated more often, AI or ScanNote?
AI ships an update every 5 months, and ScanNote weekly. Most recently, AI was updated on November 3, 2026 and ScanNote on October 31, 2026.

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