# AI Notebook vs AI Summary

The clearest difference is rating: AI Notebook at 4.6 against AI Summary's 1.0. AI Notebook also leads on ratings volume (194 vs 1) and device support (5 vs 3). AI Summary's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. AI Notebook sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 7 days and AI Summary sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

AI Notebook holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AI Notebook has 194 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

AI Notebook ships an update every 9 days, AI Summary fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | AI Notebook | AI Summary |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.6 (194 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ai-notebook-smart-note-taker/id6737346766/reviews)** | [1.0 (1 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ai-summary-meeting-note-taker/id6751021788/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **194** | 1 |
| Positive reviews | 45.7% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | Yes | **No** |
| Update frequency | **Every 9 days** | Fortnightly |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Size | 178 MB | 19 MB |
| Requires iOS | **15.0** | 17.6 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple Watch** | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [APTE Ltd](https://appshunter.io/developer/1675202009) | [Muhammad Hassan Ali](https://appshunter.io/developer/1801315611) |

## What reviewers say

### AI Notebook

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ai-notebook-smart-note-taker/id6737346766)

This app transforms your notes, recordings, and documents into concise summaries and interactive learning tools. Engage with your content through AI chat, create presentations, and generate study aids like flashcards and quizzes. Organize, export, and share your work efficiently.

**Highlights:** Summarize documents, PDFs, and web pages, Chat with your content to clarify concepts, Record and transcribe audio with speaker identification, Generate podcasts, infographics, and slides, Create study guides, quizzes, and flashcards, Organize notes with folders and search functionality, Export and share notes

**Features:** Apple Watch app, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (10)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Weekly | $9.99 | per 7 days |
| Yearly | $39.99 | per year |
| Yearly | $69.99 | per year |
| Yearly Premium | $89.99 | per year |
| Yearly | $119.99 | per year |
| 10 Credits | $4.99 | one-time |
| 25 Credits | $9.99 | one-time |
| 55 Credits | $19.99 | one-time |
| 150 Credits | $49.99 | one-time |
| Lifetime Premium | $99.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Good
- 👍 Effectively helped with course notes transcription
- 👍 Provides good summarization function
- 👍 Useful software
- 👍 Great note-taking tool

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 AI unable to align with real-time
- 🐛 Generates nonsensical content
- 🐛 Recording and analysis not working
- 🐛 Sync issues between devices
- 🐛 Paid version has less functionality than free version

**Reported bugs**

- Recording not working
- Summarization not working
- Frequent crashes
- Incompatible with older devices

**Requested features**

- Ability to load files and images
- Cross-platform support (Mac, Web)
- Improved language support (multilingual)


### AI Summary

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ai-summary-meeting-note-taker/id6751021788)

Instantly transform audio, video, or links into smart, actionable notes. This tool transcribes, summarizes, and allows you to query your content with AI in over 120 languages, all while keeping your data private on your device.

**Highlights:** AI summarization, Process YouTube/TikTok links, Audio recording & transcription, AI chat with content, Customizable summaries, Export notes as text/PDF, Speaker diarization

**Features:** Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (7)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Weekly Pro Starter | $2.99 | per 7 days |
| Weekly Plan | $3.99 | per 7 days |
| Weeky Plan | $6.99 | per 7 days |
| Weekly plan | $8.99 | per 7 days |
| Weekly plan | $8.99 | per 7 days |
| Yearly Plan | $59.99 | per year |
| yearly plan | $69.99 | per year |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is AI Notebook free?

AI Notebook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is AI Summary free?

AI Summary is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, AI Notebook or AI Summary?

AI Notebook is rated higher. AI Notebook averages 4.6 out of 5 from 194 ratings, while AI Summary averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.

### Do AI Notebook or AI Summary have ads?

AI Notebook shows ads; AI Summary does not.

### Which is updated more often, AI Notebook or AI Summary?

AI Notebook ships an update every 9 days, and AI Summary fortnightly. Most recently, AI Notebook was updated on November 12, 2026 and AI Summary on October 30, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*