Coconote vs ELI5
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Coconote
This app uses AI to automatically transcribe and summarize lectures, creating study guides, quizzes, and flashcards. Enhance your learning and achieve better grades with intelligent note-taking.
- AI-powered note-taking
- Lecture recording
- Automatic study guide generation
- Quiz creation
- Flashcard generation
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Let AI take notes for you! Record lectures and automatically generate study guides, quizzes, and flashcards from lecture notes. Get the grade you want and deserve by using AI legally and ethically. Coconote is the more trusted and reliable alternative to Turbo AI, YouLearn, Unstuck, Study Fetch, Quizard, Otter, and Wave AI. Terms of Service: https://coconote.app/tos
ELI5
This app simplifies complex topics into easy-to-understand explanations tailored to different age groups. It allows users to paste text for instant clarification, offers multiple reading levels, and supports six languages. All explanations are saved for later access.
- Multiple reading levels (Age 5 to Expert)
- Paste text for instant explanation
- Re-explain at different levels
- Examples, analogies, and stories
- Read aloud functionality
- Save explanations to your library
- Supports six languages
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ELI5: Simple Explanations explains anything in plain words, at the level you choose. Pick who's asking: Age 5, Age 10, Teen or Expert. Ask about anything, or paste a paragraph you don't understand, and get a clear answer in seconds. WHY PEOPLE LOVE ELI5 - Four reading levels: friendly and playful for young kids, calm and precise for grown-ups - Simpler or Go deeper: re-explain any answer one level down or up, free - Examples, analogies and stories: one tap to make it click - Explain This: highlight text in Safari, Notes or any app, share it to ELI5 and get it explained - Read aloud: hear any answer in a natural voice - Your Library: every explanation is saved on your device and free to reopen - Six languages: English, Spanish, French, German, Italian and Portuguese GREAT FOR - Kids asking "why?" and the parents answering them - Students getting to grips with a tricky concept - Anyone who meets a word or idea they don't know PLANS Start with 5 free questions every month. Premium plans give you 100, 250 or 500 new questions a month. Follow-ups, Simpler, Go deeper and your Library are always free. Subscriptions renew monthly; cancel anytime in Settings. Answers are generated by AI and can contain mistakes. Check anything important with a trusted source. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://miriguru.github.io/ankharis-policies/eli5-privacy-policy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Coconote at 4.8 against ELI5's 4.0. Coconote also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (17K vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Coconote sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 7 days and ELI5 sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Coconote holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Coconote has 17K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Coconote ships an update every 8 days, ELI5 every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Coconote | ELI5 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (17K ratings) — better | 4.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 70.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 17K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Best chart rank | #57 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 88 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Quizlet Inc | Ankharis Ltd |
Customer experience
Coconote
ELI5
Bugs and requests
Coconote
Reported bugs
4 issues- Recordings not saving properly
- Transcription errors and missing content
- Crashes and app instability
- Subscription issues and lack of customer support
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to organize notes by subject/class
- Option to copy/paste or export notes
- More customization for quizzes and flashcards
- Support for uploading documents/PDFs
- Improved audio recording and reliability
ELI5
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Coconote
- Coconote Pro3 Days trial$9.997 Days
- Coconote Pro$9.997 Days
- Coconote Pro3 Days trial2 variants$19.991 Month
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- Coconote Pro$19.991 Month
- Coconote Pro7 Days trial$99.991 Year
- Coconote Pro7 Days trial$129.991 Year
- Coconote Pro14 Days trial$129.991 Year
- Coconote Pro7 Days trial$152.991 Year
- Family Plan7 Days trial$189.991 Year
ELI5
- Premium$0.991 Month
- Premium Plus$1.991 Month
- Premium Ultra$3.991 Month
