NoteGen vs 818
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NoteGen
This app automates note-taking by recording audio, transcribing it in real-time, and generating formatted notes with summaries. It allows for easy searching of key terms and topics, ensuring privacy. Ideal for meetings, lectures, and interviews.
- Real-time audio recording and transcription
- AI-powered note formatting
- Automatic punctuation and capitalization
- Searchable key terms and topics
- Live captioning
- Privacy-focused
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NoteGen automates your note-taking, allowing you to stay focused on what matters. It records audio, provides formatted notes and summaries, and lets you search for key terms and topics, all with built-in privacy. NoteGen will never sell or share it with third parties. Perfect for: - Automatically taking and sharing meeting or lecture notes - Recording and transcribing interviews, lectures, videos, webinars, and keynotes - Offering live captions for the hearing impaired or those with microphone restrictions Record & Transcribe in Real Time: - Start recording with just one click. Enjoy highly accurate live transcriptions - Access a list of key points to review later AI-Powered Note Formatting: - Automatic punctuation, capitalization, and formatting - Edit text easily to correct any errors Subscription Information: Unlock all features with a NoteGen subscription. All features require a paid subscription, available through in-app purchases. A 3-day free trial is offered, after which users can choose between a monthly or yearly plan. - 3-Day Free Trial: Access all features at no cost for 3 days. - Subscription Required: After the free trial, continued access to premium features requires a subscription (auto-renews monthly or yearly). Prices vary by location. Contact & Support: - Email: support@budcreate.xyz - Join our discord: https://discord.gg/rtCqttRGeC Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://charmed-snapdragon-05b.notion.site/Privacy-Policy-11f02b780450800b8f73dd12a6b4d9e4
818
This app provides voice-activated reminders that call you to ensure you never miss important tasks. It aims to reduce stress by making reminders impossible to ignore, allowing you to live in the moment.
- Voice call reminders
- AI-powered to-do list
- Weekly subscription plan
- Cancel anytime
- No long-term contracts
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Ever just forgotten to pay rent? Call your mom back? Reply to that one important email? Or turn in an essay just in time? Meet 818 - the reminder app that calls you. Literally. So can stop worrying about what you’re forgetting and start living in the moment again (feature requires 818 Weekly Plan subscription). 818 (through the 818 Weekly Plan subscription) uses real voice calls to make your reminders impossible to ignore - and kinda charming!. No annoying buzzes. No judgment. Just you and your voice-powered to-do list. 818 (through the 818 Weekly Plan) is a week-to-week subscription (subscription required) that begins at sign-up. You can cancel anytime, online, 24 hours a day. No long-term contracts or cancellation fees - just effortless AI-reminders you’ll love.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: NoteGen at 4.7 against 818's 3.0. NoteGen also leads on monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and review sentiment (76% vs 50%). 818's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence 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. NoteGen sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month and 818 sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
NoteGen holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NoteGen has 474 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 76% of NoteGen's written reviews are positive against 50% of 818's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NoteGen | 818 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (474 ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 76.5% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 474 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Weekly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BUD Technologies | Octo Computer |
Customer experience
NoteGen
818
Bugs and requests
NoteGen
Reported bugs
2 issues- Automatic annual subscription instead of monthly
- Unexpected charges and billing problems
Requested features
2 requests- Add Chinese language support
- Improve free trial experience
818
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
NoteGen
- NoteGen Monthly2 variants$14.991 Month
- NoteGen Monthly3 Days trial2 variants$14.991 Month
- NoteAI Monthly$19.991 Month
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- NoteAI Monthly3 Days trial$19.991 Month
- Yearly Limit$69.991 Year
- NoteGen Yearly$69.991 Year
- NoteAI Yearly$99.991 Year
- NoteAI Yearly3 Days trial$99.991 Year
818
- Weekly Plan$4.997 Days
- Monthly Plan3 Days trial$14.991 Month
