Comparison

xNotes vs Polly

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

Head to head
About

xNotes

This AI-powered tool automates note-taking and transcription for meetings, lectures, and interviews. It offers real-time transcription, smart summaries, and easy import/export options to boost productivity and organization.

Highlights
  • AI Meeting Assistant
  • Real-time transcription
  • Smart AI Summaries
  • Import audio from cloud services
  • Transcribe online videos
  • Export to TXT, PDF, DOCX
  • Cloud backup
Read full description

Meet xNotes — Your Daily AI Assistant for Meeting, Study, Audio & Video. xNotes is your all-in-one solution for effortless note-taking, lightning-fast transcription, and smart AI-powered notes, summaries. Say goodbye to manual note-taking and hello to productivity, clarity, and convenience. Whether you're recording meetings, classes, lectures, interviews, or personal notes, xNotes delivers fast, accurate, and organized results—right at your fingertips. Import audio with ease from platforms like iCloud, Dropbox, Voice Memos, Google Drive, and more. You can also transcribe audio directly from online videos—just paste a link from YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, or X (Twitter). Stay focused during virtual meetings with real-time transcription and automatic notes for Zoom, Google Meet, and Microsoft Teams. Let AI handle the notes while you stay in the moment. Key Features • AI Meeting Assistant Automatically capture and transcribe meetings from Zoom, Google Meet, and Teams in real time. Focus on the conversation—let AI take the notes. • AI Note-Taking In your work and daily life, you can take notes anytime, anywhere. All Voices can be recorded and turned into organized, accurate, reliable notes. • Record On the Go Quickly record crystal-clear audio anytime, anywhere. Perfect for interviews, lectures, and ideas on the fly. • Instant Transcription Get fast, accurate speech-to-text transcriptions in seconds. Supports multiple languages and accents. • Smart AI Summaries Turn long recordings into clear, concise summaries. Instantly get the key points and action items. • Import Audio Easily Upload files from your phone, cloud drives, or voice memos. Supports common formats like MP3, M4A, WAV, and more. • Search & Organize Find what you need in seconds with keyword search, tags, and auto-organized folders. • Export & Share Export transcripts to TXT, PDF, DOCX. Share audio and text via link, email, or your favorite apps. • Cloud Backup & Free Storage Your recordings and transcripts are safely backed up in the cloud with generous free storage. • Transcribe Online Videos Paste links from YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, X (Twitter), and more to instantly transcribe and summarize. • Privacy Secured Your data stays yours. End-to-end encryption ensures your recordings and transcripts remain private and secure. Whether you're a student, journalist, professional, or content creator, this app helps you stay productive and organized—without the hassle. Download now and let AI Transcribe do the heavy lifting. Intro & Contact: https://transcribe.aiplus2.com/static/support Privacy Policy: https://transcribe.aiplus2.com/static/privacy_policy.html

About

Polly

This app uses AI to automatically record, transcribe, and summarize your notes from meetings, lectures, and conversations. It can also simplify complex topics, generate flashcards, and answer questions via a chatbot. Organize your notes and access them across devices.

Highlights
  • AI Note-Taking & Transcription
  • AI Summarizer for various content
  • AI Text Simplifier
  • AI Flashcard Generation
  • AI Chatbot Assistant
  • Cross-Device Sync & Cloud Backup
Features
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Polly is the AI note taker that captures everything you hear and read. Record a lecture, paste a YouTube or Spotify link, upload a PDF, or save a web page — Polly transcribes it, summarizes the key points, and builds study-ready flashcards in seconds. CAPTURE FROM ANYWHERE - Record live audio, lectures and meetings with one tap - Import any YouTube video or Spotify podcast - Upload PDFs and documents - Save any web page or article UNDERSTAND IT INSTANTLY - Word-for-word transcripts - Clear AI summaries that capture the main ideas - Auto-generated flashcards to lock in what matters - Works in 30+ languages with automatic detection ASK AI ANYTHING - Chat with your notes — ask questions, get instant explanations - Pull definitions, key takeaways and quotes on demand STAY ORGANIZED - Every note, recording and import in one place - Search across all your content instantly - Add summaries to your reading list WHETHER YOU'RE... A student turning lectures into revision notes, a professional summarizing meetings, or a curious mind capturing podcasts and articles — Polly does the heavy lifting so you can focus on what counts. Polly is the AI note taker that turns hours of audio, video and reading into notes you'll actually use. Download it today. –––––––––––– Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription automatically renews unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions by going to your App Store account settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Privacy Policy: https://pollyainotetaker.com/privacy.html Questions, feedback or help? Email us at support@denalidigital.co — we read every message.

Screenshots

xNotes4 screens
Polly4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Polly at 92% against xNotes's 67%. Polly also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.5) and ratings volume (73 vs 13). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. xNotes sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days and Polly sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Polly holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Polly has 73 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of xNotes's written reviews are positive against 92% of Polly's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

xNotes ships an update every 2 weeks, Polly every 11 days. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
xNotes versus Polly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterxNotesPolly
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (13 ratings)4.7 (73 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews92.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1373 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 11 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size149 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShanghai Tanshuo Information Technology Co., LtdDENALI DIGITAL BILISIM LIMITED SIRKETI

Customer experience

xNotes

All ratings13 ratings
Positive84.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative15.4%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Polly

All ratings74 ratings
Positive90.5%
Neutral1.4%
Negative8.1%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive92.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.7%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

xNotes

Subscriptions6
  • Weekly Basic$0.997 Days
  • Monthly Basic$1.991 Month
  • Weekly Pro$4.997 Days
Show 3 more
  • Monthly Pro$9.991 Month
  • Yearly Basic$9.991 Year
  • Yearly Pro$49.991 Year
One-time4
  • 1 hour$0.99
  • 2200 Coins$3.99
  • 6000 Coins$9.99
Show 1 more
  • 15000 Coins$19.99
9 purchases

Polly

Subscriptions9
  • Weekly Plan7 Days trial2 variants$7.997 Days
  • Monthly Plan$12.991 Month
  • Monthly Plan$14.991 Month
Show 6 more
  • Annual Plan$49.991 Year
  • Annual Plan$59.991 Year
  • Special Offer$59.991 Year
  • Annual Plan3 Days trial$69.991 Year
  • Yearly Plan$69.991 Year
  • Yearly Plan$79.991 Year

Questions

Is xNotes free?
xNotes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Polly free?
Polly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, xNotes or Polly?
Polly is rated higher. xNotes averages 4.5 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while Polly averages 4.7 from 73 ratings.
Do xNotes or Polly have ads?
Neither xNotes nor Polly shows ads.
Which is updated more often, xNotes or Polly?
xNotes ships an update every 2 weeks, and Polly every 11 days. Most recently, xNotes was updated on October 30, 2026 and Polly on October 30, 2026.

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