Comparison

NoteGen vs CoHear

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Real-time audio recording and transcription
  • AI-powered note formatting
  • Automatic punctuation and capitalization
  • Searchable key terms and topics
  • Live captioning
  • Privacy-focused
Features
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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

About

CoHear

This app records, transcribes, and summarizes your conversations, turning them into organized notes with key decisions and action items. It's designed to help you stay present during important discussions by handling the note-taking automatically.

Highlights
  • AI-powered transcription
  • Speaker recognition
  • Automated summaries
  • Key decision and action item extraction
  • Import audio/video files
  • Private and secure storage
Features
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CoHear – Your AI Note Taking App for Every Important Conversation! Whether you're a busy professional, entrepreneur, salesperson, recruiter, consultant, or keeping track of important conversations with your doctor, CoHear helps you capture every detail without interrupting the moment. Stay fully present while CoHear records, transcribes, and transforms conversations into organized notes with summaries, key decisions, and action items. Perfect for meetings, client calls, interviews, medical appointments, brainstorming sessions, conferences, and everyday conversations. Stay Present. CoHear Takes the Notes Stop worrying about missing a detail. Simply tap Record, import an audio or video file, or capture a conversation on the go. CoHear automatically transcribes speech to text with high accuracy, identifies different speakers, and preserves the entire conversation—so you can focus on listening instead of typing. What you can do: -Record meetings, interviews, doctor visits, coffee chats & personal notes. -Import existing audio and video files for transcription. -Get AI notes for recordings & audios -Accurate AI transcription with speaker recognition. Smart Notes, Not Just Transcripts A transcript tells you what was said. CoHear tells you what matters. Instead of reading pages of transcripts, get structured AI-generated notes in minutes. Every summary includes: -Key discussion points -Important decisions -Action items -Task owners -Next steps Whether it's a client meeting, sales call, interview, or project discussion, CoHear helps you find what matters instantly. Built for the Way You Work CoHear understands different professions and meeting scenarios. Ideal for: Business professionals managing daily meetings Entrepreneurs and small business owners Sales teams tracking customer conversations Recruiters conducting interviews Product, HR, Operations, and Customer Success teams Patients keeping track of medical advice and treatment plans From team stand-ups and customer meetings to conference sessions and doctor's appointments, CoHear helps you stay organized wherever important conversations happen. Keep everyone aligned without extra work -Turn conversations into polished notes everyone can understand. -Generate presentation-ready summaries -Share notes with teammates, clients, or friends in one tap Save Hours Every Week Skip the manual note-taking and hours of reviewing recordings. CoHear automatically transforms long conversations into concise, actionable notes, helping you remember every detail and follow up with confidence. Private by Design Your recordings and notes are protected with encrypted storage and secure data transmission. You stay in control of your data and can manage or delete your recordings whenever you want. AUTO-RENEWABLE SUBSCRIPTIONS CoHear offers the following monthly auto-renewable subscriptions: Meeting Plus: US$14.99/month Meeting Pro: US$29.99/month Creator Plus: US$28.99/month Creator Pro: US$49.99/month Plans include monthly recording minutes, file imports, and AI Inspiration for AI features such as presentations and infographics. Subscription allowances reset at the start of each billing period and do not carry over. Payment will be charged to your Apple Account when you confirm your purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your Apple Account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account's Subscriptions settings. Prices may vary by country or region; the price shown on the App Store purchase screen is the final price. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.cohear.work/privacy.html Terms of Service: https://www.cohear.work/terms.html Need help? ai@cohear.work

Screenshots

NoteGen4 screens
CoHear3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: CoHear at none against NoteGen's shown. CoHear also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 77%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). NoteGen's advantage is ratings volume (476 vs 12) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. NoteGen sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month and CoHear sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

CoHear holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NoteGen has 476 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 77% of NoteGen's written reviews are positive against 100% of CoHear's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NoteGen ships an update weekly, CoHear every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
NoteGen versus CoHear: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNoteGenCoHear
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (476 ratings)5.0 (12 ratings) — better
Positive reviews77.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings476 — better12
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB62 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBUD TechnologiesTechCreate Connect Limited

Customer experience

NoteGen

All ratings474 ratings
Positive94.7%
Neutral2.3%
Negative3.0%
Written reviews35 reviews
Positive77.1%
Neutral5.7%
Negative17.1%

CoHear

All ratings12 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

CoHear

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

8 purchases

NoteGen

Subscriptions8
  • 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
3 purchases

CoHear

Subscriptions3
  • Meeting Lite3 Days trial$5.997 Days
  • Meeting Lite7 Days trial$5.997 Days
  • Meeting Plus7 Days trial$14.991 Month

Questions

Is NoteGen free?
NoteGen is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CoHear free?
CoHear is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, NoteGen or CoHear?
CoHear is rated higher. NoteGen averages 4.7 out of 5 from 476 ratings, while CoHear averages 5.0 from 12 ratings.
Do NoteGen or CoHear have ads?
NoteGen shows ads; CoHear does not.
Which is updated more often, NoteGen or CoHear?
NoteGen ships an update weekly, and CoHear every 3 days. Most recently, NoteGen was updated on October 25, 2026 and CoHear on October 29, 2026.

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