Comparison

SumAI vs Question Notes

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

Head to head
About

SumAI

This app transforms YouTube videos into concise summaries, saving you time and enhancing your learning. It offers AI-powered key point extraction, custom quiz generation, and automatic flashcard creation for efficient revision. Ideal for students and professionals seeking to learn faster from video content.

Highlights
  • Instant video summaries
  • AI key point extraction
  • Custom quiz creation
  • Automatic flashcard generation
  • Learning progress tracking
  • Offline summary access
Features
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Turn YouTube videos, web pages and PDFs into clear summaries in seconds. Then ask questions, study with quizzes and flashcards, and see the big picture in a mind map. Paste a link or pick a PDF, choose a style and a language, and SumAI's AI reads the whole thing for you: the transcript of a video, the text of an article or a document. You get a structured summary with the key points and the details that matter, so you can skip the hour-long video and get straight to what you need. KEY FEATURES • Summaries of YouTube videos, Shorts, live streams, web articles and PDFs • Five summary styles: TL;DR, Standard, Detailed, Study Guide and Chapters • Chapters and key moments: tap a time to jump to that part of the video • Ask AI: chat with any video or document and get answers with timestamps • Mind map: see the whole topic at a glance and share it as an image • Quiz and flashcards generated from every summary • Full transcript with timestamps, ready to copy • Your language: summaries in more than 60 languages, whatever language the source is in • Listen: have the summary read aloud at your own speed • Export as PDF or Markdown, or share and copy • Library with search, favorites and tags • Share to SumAI straight from YouTube or Safari • Optional Sign in with Apple to keep your library safe across devices PERFECT FOR • Students turning lectures, tutorials and readings into study guides • Professionals catching up on talks, interviews, reports and articles • Lifelong learners who want the key takeaways fast HOW IT WORKS 1. Copy a YouTube or web link, or pick a PDF 2. Paste it into SumAI and choose the style and language 3. Read the summary, ask questions, then test yourself with a quiz or flashcards Videos need captions or auto-generated subtitles. PDFs need selectable text. Privacy Policy: https://sumai-4bbaa.web.app/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://sumai-4bbaa.web.app/terms.html Questions? Contact us at net29apps@gmail.com

About

Question Notes

Features
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Question Notes is a mobile learning tool that helps students easily capture, organize, and review their questions. By turning scattered problems into structured study material through simple capture, categorization, and revisiting, it keeps learning focused and manageable. Terms Of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://cocolel.com/work/question-box/privacy-policy/

Screenshots

SumAI4 screens
Question Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: SumAI at none against Question Notes's shown. SumAI also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 6 weeks). On price, in-app purchases, device support 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. SumAI sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and Question Notes sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SumAI ships an update every 6 days, Question Notes every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
SumAI versus Question Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSumAIQuestion Notes
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB32 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperMEVLUT CIFCIBASICOCOLEL YAZILIM TEKNOLOJİ TİCARET LİMİTED ŞİRKETİ

In-app purchases

2 purchases

SumAI

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly Premium$2.997 Days
  • Yearly Premium7 Days trial$29.991 Year
3 purchases

Question Notes

Subscriptions3
  • Premium Membership (Monthly)$0.991 Month
  • Premium Membership (3 Months)$1.993 Months
  • Premium Membership (Yearly)$3.991 Year

Questions

Is SumAI free?
SumAI is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Question Notes free?
Question Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do SumAI or Question Notes have ads?
Question Notes shows ads; SumAI does not.
Which is updated more often, SumAI or Question Notes?
SumAI ships an update every 6 days, and Question Notes every 6 weeks. Most recently, SumAI was updated on November 4, 2026 and Question Notes on October 31, 2026.

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