Comparison

Summary vs Noterly

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

Head to head
About

Summary

This app records, transcribes, and summarizes audio conversations, making meetings and lectures more productive. It uses AI to generate accurate transcripts with speaker labels and provides instant answers to questions about the content. Users can easily export and share notes.

Highlights
  • One-tap audio recording
  • Accurate transcription with speaker labels
  • AI-powered summaries and key points
  • Ask questions about conversation content
  • Smart search and timestamp jumping
  • Unlimited recording time
  • Background recording
Features
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Summary AI makes meetings more productive by automatically recording, transcribing, and summarizing conversations. Whether it’s a business meeting, interview, classroom lecture, or podcast, Summary AI captures everything clearly so you can stay present and focus. With one tap, the app records audio, generates accurate transcripts with speaker labels, and creates easy-to-read summaries. You can even ask questions like, “What were the key action items from the marketing strategy session?” and get instant answers, thanks to built-in AI. Why Use Summary AI? Take and share professional meeting notes effortlessly Record and transcribe interviews, lectures, webinars, and podcasts Generate captions for people with hearing impairments or quiet audio environments Who Uses Summary AI? Professionals: Capture meeting notes, action items, and client discussions Students: Record and review lectures, study groups, and seminars Journalists & Researchers: Transcribe interviews with precision Everyone: From voice memos to webinars, it handles it all Key Features One-Tap Recording Start recording instantly and stay focused. Summary AI takes care of the rest. Unlimited Recording Time Record as much as you need, no time limits, no interruptions. Records in the Background or with Screen Locked Keep recording while your phone is locked or you're using other apps. Perfect for discreet, uninterrupted sessions. Accurate Transcription with Speaker Labels Transcripts that make sense, clearly labeled, searchable, and easy to review. AI-Powered Summaries & Key Points Don’t just get a transcript, get the big picture with bullet-pointed summaries. Smart Search & Timestamp Jumping Type a keyword, jump straight to that moment in the recording. Ask Questions About the Conversation Get instant answers from the AI like “Who was assigned the budget review?” Automatic Punctuation, Capitalization & Line Breaks Clean, easy-to-read transcripts without any manual formatting. Boost Your Productivity Save time reviewing meetings, just skim the summary Stay present in conversations, not distracted by note-taking Export notes to PDF, share with teams, or save for personal reference Never lose a detail, everything is searchable Your recordings and notes are private, always. Summary AI prioritizes security, and your data is never shared with third parties. Privacy Policy: https://summary.ai/privacy Terms of Use: https://summary.ai/terms

About

Noterly

This AI-powered tool transforms voice recordings and documents into accurate, speaker-labeled transcripts and concise summaries. It offers features like live captioning, multiple summary templates, and the ability to chat with your notes. All your data is stored locally for enhanced privacy.

Highlights
  • Live captioning during recordings
  • Speaker-labeled transcripts with timestamps
  • Instant AI summaries with key points
  • Chat with notes to ask questions
  • Import various file formats
  • Organize notes with folders and search
  • Translate notes into 11 languages
Features
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Record. Transcribe. Summarize. Noterly is the AI note taker that turns meetings, lectures and voice memos into accurate, speaker-labelled transcripts with an instant AI summary — no account, no sign-up, and every note stored on your device. Start recording and watch live captions appear as you speak. Stop, and Noterly's AI re-transcribes for accuracy, labels each speaker, and writes a clean summary with key points and action items in seconds. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Record meetings, lectures, interviews and voice memos with live captions • Get accurate, speaker-labelled transcripts with timestamps and talk-time • Instant AI summaries — key points, action items and an auto-title • 9 summary templates (meeting, lecture, interview and more) + custom • Chat with any note to ask questions or pull a quick recap • Translate notes into 11 languages • Import audio, video, PDF, DOCX and plain text — or just paste • Organize with folders, search, and export any note so you never lose it PRIVATE BY DESIGN There is no login and no account. Your notes live on your device — not on our servers. Audio and text you choose to process are sent securely to a third-party AI service (Google Gemini) for transcription and summarization; nothing is stored in an account, because there is no account. Live captions use Apple's speech recognition — on your iPhone where it can, through Apple where it can't. Terms of Use: https://www.nyjl.co/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://www.nyjl.co/privacy/

Screenshots

Summary4 screens
Noterly4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Summary at 4.7 against Noterly's 3.0. Summary also leads on ratings volume (56K vs 3) and chart position (#20 vs unranked). 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. Summary sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days and Noterly sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Summary holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Summary has 56K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Summary ships an update every 6 days, Noterly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Summary versus Noterly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSummaryNoterly
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (56K ratings) — better3.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews72.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings56K — better3
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#20 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size218 MB52 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLabhouse MobileNyjl Ltd

Customer experience

Summary

All ratings55,713 ratings
Positive93.0%
Neutral3.0%
Negative4.0%
Written reviews2,436 reviews
Positive72.4%
Neutral5.1%
Negative22.5%

Noterly

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral33.3%
Negative33.3%

Bugs and requests

Summary

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Buttons don't function properly
  • Transcription never completes

Requested features

2 requests
  • More detailed and accurate transcription and summarization
  • Ability to handle longer meetings without issues

Noterly

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

12 purchases

Summary

Subscriptions12
  • Weekly Subscription$7.997 Days
  • Weekly Subscription3 Days trial$7.997 Days
  • Weekly Subscription7 Days trial$8.997 Days
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  • Weekly Subscription3 Days trial2 variants$8.997 Days
  • Weekly Subscription2 variants$8.997 Days
  • Summary AI Monthly7 Days trial$17.991 Month
  • Monthly Subscription3 Days trial$29.991 Month
  • Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$29.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$79.991 Year
  • Yearly Subscription$79.991 Year
  • Yearly Subscription3 Days trial$79.991 Year
  • Yearly Subscription$99.991 Year
2 purchases

Noterly

Subscriptions2
  • Noterly Weekly7 Days trial$9.997 Days
  • Noterly Weekly3 Days trial$9.997 Days

Questions

Is Summary free?
Summary is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Noterly free?
Noterly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Summary or Noterly?
Summary is rated higher. Summary averages 4.7 out of 5 from 56K ratings, while Noterly averages 3.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Summary or Noterly have ads?
Neither Summary nor Noterly shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Summary or Noterly?
Summary ships an update every 6 days, and Noterly every 2 weeks. Most recently, Summary was updated on October 27, 2026 and Noterly on October 25, 2026.

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