Noteum vs Playbacks
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Noteum
This AI-powered tool automatically transcribes and summarizes meetings from various platforms. It generates searchable notes, action items, and can even process imported audio files, allowing you to focus on the discussion rather than note-taking.
- AI Meeting Notes
- Real-Time Transcription
- Meeting Summaries
- Action Item Generation
- Audio File Import
- Zoom, Google Meet, Teams Integration
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Noteum is an AI meeting assistant and meeting note taker for automatic meeting notes and real-time meeting transcription. Record meetings, transcribe meetings in real time, and turn every meeting into clear, searchable meeting notes. AI meeting notes for Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, interviews, lectures, daily standups, 1-on-1 meetings, and voice conversations. Noteum records meetings, transcribes meetings in real time, creates meeting summaries, and generates meeting minutes automatically. • AI Meeting Notes & Meeting Transcription Record meetings and get real-time meeting transcription with automatic punctuation and clean formatting. • Real-Time Transcription & Live Transcription Live transcription converts speech to text and audio to text instantly for meetings, lectures, interviews, and calls. • AI Meeting Summaries & Meeting Minutes Turn long meetings into structured meeting notes, meeting summaries, and action items. • Import & Transcribe Audio Files Import Zoom recordings, voice memos, call recordings, and audio files to get meeting transcription and summaries. • Works with Zoom, Google Meet, and Microsoft Teams Use Noteum as a meeting recorder, meeting note taker, and transcription app for online meetings and remote work. Perfect for: • Meeting notes for work and remote teams • Lecture transcription and study notes • Interview transcription and summaries • Voice dictation and audio to text • Meeting minutes and follow-up notes Focus on the meeting, not on taking notes. No more switching between listening and typing. Noteum records meetings, transcribes meetings, and delivers clean meeting notes automatically.
Playbacks
Record, transcribe, and summarize audio, PDFs, videos, and more with AI. Turn notes into quizzes and flashcards, and engage in voice conversations with your recordings. Perfect for students and professionals seeking efficient note-taking and study tools.
- AI-powered transcription and summarization
- Supports audio, PDFs, videos, and images
- Interactive AI chat with recordings
- Generate quizzes and flashcards
- Voice conversation with notes
- Speaker identification and timestamps
- Multi-language support
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Playbacks is your all-in-one AI powered note taking assistant. NEW: Summarize anything, not just audio. Add PDFs, slides, articles, YouTube videos, and photos on their own or attach them to a recording, and Playbacks folds everything into one summary you can chat with. Then turn any note into quizzes and flashcards, and challenge classmates and friends on the leaderboard. Whether you're in a meeting, class, interview, or watching a video, Playbacks captures every word, transcribes it with stunning accuracy, and delivers clear, organized notes - so you can stay focused instead of scribbling. With one tap, Playbacks records your conversation and automatically generates word-for-word transcripts, clean summaries, and lets you ask the AI questions like: "What were the key action points?" or "Who mentioned the deadline?" No recording? No problem. Upload an MP3, a PDF, a slide deck, or a photo, or paste a YouTube or article link, and Playbacks will instantly generate a summary and insights you can chat with. Talk to your recordings. Tap once and start a live voice conversation with any meeting or lecture - ask questions out loud, get answers out loud, in real time. Debrief a meeting on your walk home, or turn any lecture into a study session. Playbacks is built with privacy in mind - your recordings are stored securely, and your data is never shared. Playbacks transcribes and summarizes in dozens of languages, including English, Spanish, French, Arabic, Portuguese, Chinese, Hindi and many more. The app is available in English, Spanish, Portuguese, German, French, Dutch, Italian, and Japanese. Playbacks is perfect for: Combining a lecture with its slides and readings into one set of notes Turning your notes into quizzes and flashcards before an exam Talking through a meeting out loud instead of rereading it Auto-generating meeting notes to share with your team Turning lectures into searchable, beautiful transcripts What you can do with Playbacks: Sources & Uploads Add PDFs, Word and PowerPoint files, text files, and photos - on their own or attached to any note Add web articles, YouTube videos, MP3s, or a second recording Scan book pages, handouts, and whiteboards with your camera Update your summary to bring every source together Ask the AI about anything in your sources Quizzes & Flashcards Generate quizzes and flashcards from any note or source Share with classmates and friends, and compete on the leaderboard Voice Conversations Talk to any recording in a live voice conversation Ask questions out loud and hear answers back Review a lecture or debrief a meeting hands-free Record & Transcribe Record anything instantly with high quality audio Get instant word level transcripts Speaker identification with timestamps Automatic recovery if a recording is interrupted Smart AI Summaries Pull out action items, decisions, or mentions Edit any summary to add detail or make corrections AI Chat Chat directly with your transcript and sources Ask follow-up questions anytime, with your chat history saved Playback That Keeps Up Transcripts highlight in real time as the audio plays Tap any timestamp to jump straight to that moment Polished Notes Clean formatting with punctuation + line breaks Find any word or phrase in your transcript and summary Adjustable text size for comfortable reading Organize with tags Export and share notes in seconds, or send a web link Who is Playbacks for? Working professionals Students and grad researchers Interviewers and journalists Educators and lecturers Doctors, therapists, and patients Church attendees and spiritual leaders Content creators and podcasters Remote teams, freelancers, consultants, and coaches Test preppers and self-learners Playbacks is the fastest way to go from raw audio and documents to organized notes you can actually talk to - and study from. Terms Of Use: https://www.playbacks.ai/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.playbacks.ai/privacy
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Verdict
Noteum and Playbacks both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 84% of Playbacks's written reviews are positive against 50% of Noteum's. Playbacks also leads on ratings volume (1.3K vs 49). Noteum's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Noteum sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days and Playbacks sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Noteum against 4.8 for Playbacks. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Playbacks has 1.3K ratings behind it against 49, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of Noteum's written reviews are positive against 84% of Playbacks's.
Noteum ships an update every 5 days, Playbacks every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Noteum | Playbacks |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (49 ratings) | 4.8 (1.3K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 84.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 49 | 1.3K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 160 MB | 111 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | JetApps | Playbacks |
Customer experience
Noteum
Playbacks
Bugs and requests
Noteum
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Playbacks
Reported bugs
2 issues- App didn't generate summary or transcript
- Login screen freezes
Requested features
1 request- Dark mode option
In-app purchases
Noteum
- Week3 Days trial$6.997 Days
- Week$6.997 Days
- Week3 Days trial$9.997 Days
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- Week$9.997 Days
- Year$39.991 Year
- Year$44.991 Year
- Year$59.991 Year
Playbacks
- Playbacks Premium Weekly$8.997 Days
- Playbacks Premium Monthly3 variants$14.991 Month
- Playbacks Premium Monthly$19.991 Month
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- Playbacks Premium Yearly7 Days trial$69.991 Year
- Playbacks Premium Yearly7 Days trial$79.991 Year
- Playbacks Premium Yearly7 Days trial2 variants$99.991 Year
- Playbacks Premium Yearly7 Days trial$139.991 Year









