AI Note Taker vs Notro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AI Note Taker
This app records and transcribes voice to text, then uses AI to generate smart notes, summaries, and action points. It can process local audio/video files, web links, and even YouTube videos, offering various AI-powered text refinement and translation options.
- Voice to text transcription
- AI-powered note summarization
- Transcribe audio/video files
- Record meetings and lectures
- AI text rewriting and translation
- Organize notes with folders
- Integrations with Notion and Zapier
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VoicePen is your AI note taker that records and transcribes voice to text, then summarizes it into smart, AI-powered notes. Skip the typing — record meetings, lectures, or voice memos and turn them into accurate speech to text transcriptions, summaries, action points, proofread texts and more. Transcribe and summarize any imported audio or video — from local files to YouTube videos, podcasts, and Zoom recordings. Works seamlessly on your iPhone, Watch, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro. # AI Note Taker for Lectures and Meetings: - Record unlimited meetings, lectures, interviews — up to 2 hours each - Record in the background and offline with Live Activities - Get fast, accurate transcriptions with speaker labels and timecodes powered by OpenAI Whisper - Get AI notes in multiple formats: Summary, Takeaway, Action Points, Study Note, Definitions, Quiz and more - Export notes and recordings to PDF or DOC and share via any app - Organize notes into folders and quickly search through them to recall anything # AI Note Taker for Personal Notes: - Skip typing - record quick notes and voice memos on the go and turn them into clear text - Capture ideas fast with recording widgets and Siri voice commands - Convert to accurate transcripts instantly with OpenAI Whisper - Rewrite using AI styles like Clear Text, Proofread, Journaling, and more - Organize your notes into folders like in any note-taking app - Automate your workflow with integrations to Notion, Zapier, and Make # Voice Typing for Emails and Messages: - Dictate messages instead of typing, then refine with AI to your preferred style - Start dictating with widgets or by saying “Siri, Dictate in VoicePen” - Enhance text with AI styles: Proofread, Professional, Casual, Short, Elaborated - Instantly translate dictations to any language - Copy, paste, send, or share final output in any app # Transcription and Summaries for any Audio and Video Files, YouTube, Podcasts, Zoom: - Upload any audio or video file, or paste a link - Get accurate transcriptions, AI summaries and key points in seconds - Build your second brain — store and organize all audio / video content from the internet ---- ** Multiplatform Access - Works on iPhone, Watch, iPad, Mac, and Vision Pro - Sync between devices securely with your private iCloud - One subscription covers all your Apple devices ** Features - Long recordings up to 2 hours each - Speaker separation and transcript time codes - Off-screen and Offline recordings with Live Activities - Widget and Siri commands for quick recordings - Files, Audios, Videos, Web Links, YouTube, Podcasts support - Over 25 built-in ai rewrite options - Personal rewrites with custom prompts - Over 80 languages, translations, multi-language notes - Folders and Search through all notes - Share and export to other Apps, Pdf, Doc - Zapier, Notion, Make, n8n integrations via webhooks ** Accessibility Built In - Voice typing for motor difficulties - Live transcription for hearing difficulties ** Privacy First: - No audio or transcripts are stored on our servers - Your recordings stay in your private iCloud - We only collect anonymous usage analytics (like button taps) ** Supported languages: Afrikaans, Arabic, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Catalan, Chinese, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, Galician, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Kannada, Kazakh, Korean, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Malay, Marathi, Maori, Nepali, Norwegian, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swahili, Swedish, Tagalog, Tamil, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu, Vietnamese, and Welsh. ** Up to 2-hour recordings and imports available with a Premium subscription ** Terms of Use https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Notro
This app uses AI to convert audio and video into text, then helps you study by creating quizzes and flashcards from your notes. It also analyzes key points and generates summaries for efficient learning and organization.
- Speech-to-text transcription
- Quiz and flashcard creation
- Document organization
- Key point analysis
- Summary generation
- AI-driven note-taking
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Notro is a powerful AI-driven note-taking app designed for students, professionals, and lifelong learners. Whether it's video lectures, audio recordings, or meeting notes, Notroseamlessly converts them into organized notes with accurate speech-to-text transcription. Key Features: · Speech-to-Text Transcription: Automatically transcribe video and audio content into written text with high accuracy and speed. · Quiz and Flashcard Creation: Turn your notes into interactive quizzes and flashcards effortlessly to enhance learning and retention. · Document Management: Organize and manage your notes and documents efficiently for easy access and retrieval. · Key Point Analysis: Identify and highlight key points within your notes to quickly grasp essential information. · Summary Generation: Automatically generate concise summaries of your notes for quick reviews and study sessions. Notro offers a superior note-taking experience, combining advanced AI technology with intuitive features to streamline your learning and productivity. Privary Policy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/11XNtA49iYr69574n69Bk8rkNN_fTsl9R2bCIMlOFCNM/edit?usp=sharing Terms and Conditions: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zcBLAgReB91XoQ2ENeocNksJnalUj8n9GO_lE95Myyo/edit?usp=sharing Email: support@notroai.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: AI Note Taker at 88% against Notro's 40%. AI Note Taker also leads on ratings volume (522 vs 2) and device support (5 vs 3). Notro's advantage is monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On price, update cadence, ads 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. AI Note Taker sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and Notro sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Notro holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AI Note Taker has 522 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 88% of AI Note Taker's written reviews are positive against 40% of Notro's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
AI Note Taker ships an update every 9 days, Notro every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and July 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AI Note Taker | Notro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (522 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 87.7% of reviews — better | 40.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 522 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 112 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Timur Khairullin | Peter Jones |
Customer experience
AI Note Taker
Notro
Bugs and requests
AI Note Taker
Reported bugs
3 issues- Transcription issues with multiple speakers
- App crashing or not loading
- Incorrect language transcription
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to combine/continue recordings
- Speaker identification in transcripts
- More customization options
- Sync between devices
- Export transcripts by date range
Notro
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
AI Note Taker
- Premium Access$1.997 Days
- VoicePen Premium$2.997 Days
- VoicePen Premium2 variants$4.997 Days
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- VoicePen Premium2 variants$9.991 Month
- Unlimited AI Voice Notes$9.991 Month
- VoicePen Premium3 Days trial$44.991 Year
- VoicePen Premium7 Days trial$44.991 Year
- Unlimited AI Voice Notes7 Days trial$44.991 Year
- Lifetime$149.99
Notro
- EasyNoteAI_Pro_Weekly_A13 Days trial$9.997 Days
- EasyNoteAI_Pro_Weekly_A1_NoFree$9.997 Days
- EasyNoteAI_Pro_Yearly_B$29.991 Year
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- EasyNoteAI_Pro_Yearly_A$59.991 Year
- EasyNoteAI_Pro_Yearly_A37 Days trial$59.991 Year
- EasyNoteAI_Pro_Yearly_A3_NoFree$59.991 Year
- EasyNoteAI_Pro_Yearly_A47 Days trial$79.991 Year
- EasyNoteAIPro-Yearly-A4-NoFree$79.991 Year
- EasyNoteAI_Pro_Yearly_A57 Days trial$99.991 Year
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