Comparison

Minutes vs Read AI

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

Head to head
About

Minutes

This app uses AI to automatically transcribe and summarize your meetings. It records audio, provides word-for-word transcripts with speaker labels, and generates formatted notes. You can also ask questions about the content of your recordings.

Highlights
  • Automatic AI meeting notes
  • Word-for-word audio transcription
  • Speaker labeling
  • AI-powered summaries
  • Searchable transcripts
  • Ask questions about recordings
  • Live captioning
Features
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Minutes AI automatically does your meeting notes and transcriptions with AI. Minutes records audio and provides word for word transcripts with speakers labels. Then, it gives you formatted notes, summaries, and the ability to search for key terms/topics. You can ask questions like “What stats did Laura reference on her slide?.” Minutes takes care of your notes so you can stay focused on what’s important. It's build with privacy in mind, meaning Minutes will never sell or provide third-party access to your data. Minutes is great for: - Taking meeting notes automatically, and easily sharing with your coworkers - Recording and transcribing interviews, lectures, podcasts, videos, YouTube videos, webinars, keynotes - Providing live captioning to the deaf and managers with a quiet microphone Record & Transcribe Live - Start recording with one click - Specify keywords (uncommon words, terms, acronyms, names, etc.) for Minutes AI to listen for - Specify transcription and summary languages (eg transcribe in Spanish, take notes in English) - Get a highly accurate live transcription with labeled speakers - See a list of key points to review later - Ask questions and chat with the recording using AI AI Notes Formatting - Automatic punctuation, capitalization, and line breaks - Search for important words from the audio - Edit the text to fix any mistakes Terms of Use: https://legal.myminutes.ai/terms-of-use Privacy Policy: https://legal.myminutes.ai/privacy-policy

About

Read AI

This app records audio from your device and generates real-time AI-powered transcripts and summaries. It's ideal for capturing lectures, meetings, or brainstorming sessions, providing comprehensive reports that can be shared or kept private.

Highlights
  • Live transcription and summaries
  • Speaker detection
  • In-person meeting recording
  • Integration with communication channels
  • Cross-platform sync
  • Meeting notifications
Read full description

Record any in-person conversation and get a transcript, summary, and action items when you're done. Read AI turns your iPhone into an AI notetaker for client meetings, interviews, lectures, and brainstorms. Open Read AI, tap record, and stay in the conversation. Read transcribes and summarizes in real time, then builds a full report you can keep private or share with others. Your in-person notes appear next to your Zoom, Google Meet, and Microsoft Teams meeting reports, so everything you discussed lives in one place. Key Features: Live Transcription and Summaries Follow along with a real-time transcript and get a concise summary at the end, so you never have to ask what was decided. Speaker Detection Read AI tells speakers apart, so you can see who said what. Built for In-Person Meetings Record face-to-face meetings, classes, and brainstorming sessions without opening a laptop. Easy Sharing Send your notes to Gmail, Outlook, Slack, Teams, and your CRM to share and review them. Sync Across Devices Access your notes and summaries on any device, alongside your Zoom, Google Meet, and Microsoft Teams meetings. Meeting Reminders Get notified before upcoming meetings, when a new report is ready, and with a recap before recurring meetings, so you never forget to record.

Screenshots

Minutes4 screens
Read AI4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Read AI at none against Minutes's 9. Read AI also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (69% vs 54%). Minutes's advantage is ratings volume (14K vs 1.1K) and chart position (#63 vs unranked). On price, rating, update cadence and iOS requirement 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. Minutes sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. Read AI asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Minutes against 4.9 for Read AI. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Minutes has 14K ratings behind it against 1.1K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 54% of Minutes's written reviews are positive against 69% of Read AI's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Minutes ships an update every 2 weeks, Read AI every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Minutes versus Read AI: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMinutesRead AI
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (14K ratings)4.9 (1.1K ratings) — better
Positive reviews53.7% of reviews68.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings14K — better1.1K
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#63 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMinutes AIRead AI

Customer experience

Minutes

All ratings14,016 ratings
Positive97.5%
Neutral1.2%
Negative1.3%
Written reviews363 reviews
Positive53.7%
Neutral8.3%
Negative38.0%

Read AI

All ratings1,014 ratings
Positive98.1%
Neutral0.7%
Negative1.2%
Written reviews54 reviews
Positive68.5%
Neutral1.9%
Negative29.6%

User reviews

Minutes

From 14K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fantastic transcription and note-taking
  • 👍 Saves time and increases productivity
  • 👍 Excellent for meetings and lectures
  • 👍 Intuitive and user-friendly interface

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Unreliable, with issues like lost recordings and transcripts
  • 💰 Expensive subscription model
  • 🐛 Inconsistent performance, with some users reporting errors
  • 🔒 Concerns about data privacy and security

Read AI

From 1.1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Productivity booster
  • 👍 Great app
  • 👍 Useful features
  • 👍 Convenient mobile access
  • 👍 Helpful for in-person meetings

Room to improve

  • 🔒 Privacy concerns
  • 🐛 Buggy with playback and other functions
  • 🐛 App loading issues

Bugs and requests

Minutes

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Sudden app crashes and data loss
  • Transcription errors and inaccuracies
  • Subscription issues, such as unexpected charges

Requested features

4 requests
  • Allow editing of transcripts and notes
  • Implement a search function within transcripts
  • Add support for multiple file sharing and exporting options
  • Improve integration with other productivity tools

Read AI

Reported bugs

1 issue
  • Uploading issues causing lost recordings

Requested features

4 requests
  • Chromecast and AirPlay support
  • Full-screen video playback
  • Cloud sync for transcripts and summaries
  • Better mobile support and file format compatibility

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Minutes

Subscriptions8
  • Unlimited Access7 Days trial2 variants$14.991 Month
  • Unlimited Access3 Days trial$14.991 Month
  • Unlimited Access$14.991 Month
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  • Unlimited Access$79.991 Year
  • Unlimited Access14 Days trial$99.991 Year
  • Unlimited Access7 Days trial$99.991 Year
  • Unlimited Access3 Days trial$99.991 Year
  • Unlimited Access$99.991 Year
None

Read AI

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Minutes free?
Minutes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Read AI free?
Read AI is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Minutes or Read AI?
Read AI is rated higher. Minutes averages 4.9 out of 5 from 14K ratings, while Read AI averages 4.9 from 1.1K ratings.
Do Minutes or Read AI have ads?
Minutes shows ads; Read AI does not.
Which is updated more often, Minutes or Read AI?
Minutes ships an update every 2 weeks, and Read AI every 3 weeks. Most recently, Minutes was updated on November 5, 2026 and Read AI on November 4, 2026.

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