SpeakNotes vs Spellar
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SpeakNotes
This app uses advanced AI to transform audio and video into concise, actionable notes. It supports over 50 languages and offers 14 different output formats for meetings, lectures, podcasts, and more. Easily process any source, from recordings to YouTube links, to gain insights quickly.
- AI transcription with high accuracy
- 14 unique summary formats
- Summarize YouTube links
- Process PDFs and documents
- Direct audio/video recording
- Support for 50+ languages
- Export and share options
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Turn hours of audio into minutes of insight. SpeakNotes uses advanced AI to transcribe and summarize your meetings, lectures, podcasts, YouTube videos, and recordings - delivering organized, actionable notes in 14 different formats. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - YOUR AI-POWERED SECOND BRAIN Whether you're a professional drowning in meetings, a student racing to capture lectures, or someone who wants podcast insights without the hours - SpeakNotes transforms everything you hear into organized, actionable notes. Record, upload, share from any app, or paste a YouTube link. AI delivers results in seconds. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - POWERFUL CAPABILITIES TRANSCRIBE WITH PRECISION Advanced AI captures every word accurately. Support for 50+ languages - English, Spanish, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Portuguese, and more. SUMMARIZE INTELLIGENTLY Go beyond transcripts. AI extracts key points, action items, decisions, and insights - organized exactly the way you work. 14 OUTPUT FORMATS One recording, endless possibilities: - Meeting Notes: Decisions and action items with assignees - Bullet Points: Clean, organized takeaways - Flash Cards: Perfect for studying - Q&A Format: Question-answer pairs - Blog Post: Ready-to-publish articles - Presentation Slides: With speaker notes - Tweet Thread: Social media ready - LinkedIn Article: Professional posts - Book Summary: Themes and takeaways - Email Newsletter: Formatted and ready - Video Script: Scenes with visual cues - News Article: Journalistic format - Transcript: Full text with speakers - Note: Simple, clean summary PROCESS ANY SOURCE Upload any audio or video format. Record directly. Share from Voice Memos or any app. Paste a YouTube URL. Summarize PDFs and documents. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - PERFECT FOR PROFESSIONALS Transform meetings into actionable summaries. Capture every decision and action item. Share notes with your team instantly. STUDENTS Turn lectures into study-ready notes. Generate flash cards for exams. Key concepts highlighted, complex topics simplified. PODCAST LOVERS Conquer your podcast queue. Get insights from any episode without the full listen. Stay informed while saving time. YOUTUBE LEARNERS Summarize tutorials, talks, and educational content - just paste a link. Perfect for researchers and lifelong learners. CONTENT CREATORS Repurpose content effortlessly. Turn podcasts into blog posts, videos into tweets, interviews into articles. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - FEATURES - AI transcription with exceptional accuracy - 14 unique summary formats - YouTube processing - just paste the link - PDF and document summarization - Direct audio and video recording - Upload from device or cloud - Share extension for any app - 50+ language support - Folder organization - Full-text search - Export and share options - Cloud sync across devices - Dark mode - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - HOW IT WORKS 1. Record, upload, share, or paste a YouTube URL 2. Choose your output format 3. Get transcription and summary in seconds 4. Organize, search, and share - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Hours of content. Minutes to understand. Seconds to summarize. Download SpeakNotes and transform everything you hear into insights you can act on. Terms of Use: https://speaknotes.io/terms Privacy Policy: https://speaknotes.io/privacy
Spellar
This app automatically records, transcribes, and summarizes meetings. It uses advanced AI models to analyze conversations, highlight key points, and generate action plans. Seamlessly syncs across devices and integrates with project management tools.
- Automatic transcription
- AI-powered summarization
- Action plan generation
- Real-time AI Copilot
- Multi-model AI architecture
- Cross-device synchronization
- Task export to project managers
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Spellar is a private AI meeting assistant. It records on your Mac, iPhone or iPad — no bot ever joins your call — and turns every meeting into a clear summary, action items and a searchable transcript. Works with Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, Slack huddles, Discord and in-person meetings: anything your device can hear. NO BOT, YOUR DATA • On Mac, Spellar captures system audio and your mic, so no recorder shows up in the participant list • On-device transcription, plus audio controls: keep audio on your device only, or delete it right after processing • Choose your AI: Claude, GPT, Gemini or Perplexity — or bring your own API key LIVE COPILOT • On Mac, Copilot lives in the notch: timer, Ask AI and your prep in one small island • Ask AI anything during the call, or let Note Taker mode write live notes • Your meeting prep notes appear beside Copilot the moment you start recording • Detects meetings and auto-records from your Google or Outlook calendar MEMORY ACROSS MEETINGS • AI Chat across all your past meetings: "What did the client say about pricing last month?" • Weekly and monthly recaps of decisions and open action items • Speakers named from Zoom, Slack and Teams calls and from your calendar invites • Folders, tags, custom summary templates and share links SEND IT WHERE YOU WORK • Notion, Google Docs, Google Drive, Slack, Linear, Todoist, ClickUp, Google Tasks, Craft and Obsidian • With Pro: Jira, Asana, Confluence, Miro and custom webhooks • Connect Claude or ChatGPT to your meetings with the Spellar MCP server ONE ACCOUNT, EVERY DEVICE Mac, iPhone, iPad, the web app and the Chrome extension stay in sync. Trusted by thousands of people on Mac, iPhone and iPad. New accounts get 300 free minutes of transcription and AI, no card needed. Spellar Pro keeps it going after that, with every AI model and the Pro integrations. SUBSCRIPTION Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless it is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel it in your App Store account settings. Terms of Subscription: https://spellar.ai/terms-of-subscription Privacy Policy: https://spellar.ai/privacy AI Usage Policy: https://spellar.ai/ai-usage-policy Support: support@spellar.ai
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Verdict
SpeakNotes and Spellar both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 86% of Spellar's written reviews are positive against 20% of SpeakNotes's. Spellar also leads on ads (none vs shown). SpeakNotes's advantage is monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, rating, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. SpeakNotes sells 22 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and Spellar sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for SpeakNotes against 4.7 for Spellar. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 39 and 26 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 20% of SpeakNotes's written reviews are positive against 86% of Spellar's.
SpeakNotes ships an update every 5 days, Spellar every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SpeakNotes | Spellar |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (39 ratings) | 4.7 (26 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews | 85.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 39 — better | 26 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 85 MB | 175 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | JRL Software LTD | Spellar AI |
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In-app purchases
SpeakNotes
- pro_weekly3 Days trial$1.997 Days
- SpeakNotes Pro Weekly$1.997 Days
- pro_weekly_3.99_no_trial$3.997 Days
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- pro_weekly_3.993 Days trial$3.997 Days
- Pro (Monthly)$6.991 Month
- Pro (Monthly)3 Days trial$6.991 Month
- Pro (Weekly)7 Days trial$7.997 Days
- Pro (Weekly)$7.997 Days
- Pro (Weekly)$14.997 Days
- pro_monthly_14.993 Days trial$14.991 Month
- Pro (Monthly)$14.991 Month
- Pro (Monthly)7 Days trial$24.991 Month
- Pro (Monthly)$24.991 Month
- Pro (Monthly)$29.991 Month
- Pro (Annual)$59.991 Year
- Pro (Annual)3 Days trial$59.991 Year
- Pro (Annual)$74.991 Year
- Pro (Annual)3 Days trial$119.991 Year
- Pro (Annual)$119.991 Year
- Pro (Annual)7 Days trial$149.991 Year
- Pro (Annual)$149.991 Year
- Pro (Lifetime)$99.99
Spellar
- Spellar Pro Weekly3 Days trial$6.997 Days
- Weekly Pro+3 Days trial$6.997 Days
- Monthly$12.991 Month
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- Monthly Pro+1 Month trial$15.991 Month
- Spellar Pro Monthly$19.991 Month
- Annually$95.991 Year
- Annually Pro+$129.991 Year
- Spellar Pro Annual7 Days trial$159.991 Year









