Comparison

My Notes AI vs Squirrel

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

Head to head
About

My Notes AI

This AI-powered app transcribes, summarizes, and organizes your audio recordings from meetings, classes, or videos. It automatically extracts action items and allows for easy export and cross-device syncing, helping you focus on learning and productivity.

Highlights
  • Unlimited transcriptions
  • Instant AI summaries
  • Smart action points identification
  • Organize with folders
  • Export transcriptions and summaries
  • Sync across devices
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Meet My Notes AI, your ultimate AI note-taking assistant. Whether you’re in a meeting, attending a class, or watching videos, My Notes AI works seamlessly to transcribe, summarize, and organize everything for you—so you can stay focused on what really matters. Key Features: Unlimited Transcriptions: Record and transcribe meetings, lectures, or videos with crystal-clear accuracy. Instant AI Summaries: Get concise key points and takeaways without reading through long notes. Smart Action Points: AI automatically identifies and extracts action items from your transcripts—never miss a follow-up task again. Organize with Folders: Keep your recordings and notes neatly organized by creating custom folders. Export Anytime: Easily export your transcriptions and summaries to share or save them for later. Sync Across All Devices: Access your notes and recordings seamlessly on iPhone, iPad, and Mac—everything stays perfectly in sync. Smarter Productivity: Spend less time on note-taking and more on learning, collaborating, or achieving your goals. Why Choose My Notes AI? With unlimited recordings and summarizations, My Notes AI ensures you’ll never miss a detail—while simplifying everything into bite-sized, actionable insights. Get Started Today! Let AI handle your notes, so you can focus on the big picture. Unlock Premium Features A My Notes AI Pro subscription gives you access to unlimited transcriptions, instant AI summaries, and advanced organization tools. Your subscription will be charged to your Apple account upon purchase and will automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage your subscription anytime in your Apple Account Settings. Privacy Policy: https://www.mynotesai.com/privacy Terms of Service: https://www.mynotesai.com/terms

About

Squirrel

This app helps you reduce time spent on habit-forming apps by setting aside money for each time you open them. It connects screen time management with personal finance, encouraging savings and investment without direct financial transactions.

Highlights
  • App blocking for habit-forming applications
  • Set aside money for each app opening
  • Track savings history
  • Optional portfolio tracking for investments
  • No account or login required
  • No ads or tracking
Features
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Some apps you open on purpose. Some you open out of habit. Squirrel turns the habit into savings, money you keep and invest. I almost never chose to open Instagram, it was always a knee-jerk reaction to being on my phone with nothing better to do. Growing up, staying focused and managing my time has always been a real struggle for me, and as social media got bigger, I felt more and more susceptible to doom scrolling and being careless with how I used these apps. But I never wanted to delete them. I truly believe there's a time and place for all of them. A lot of my relationships are better because of social media, whether that be from sending memes to friends, looking back on old memories, meeting my college roommate (true story), and even meeting my now girlfriend (another true story). It would be hypocritical to say social media hasn't improved my life, it certainly has. But the problem is the other side of it, the hours I lost without consciously deciding to. I've tried the built-in screen time limits. I had Instagram capped at 40 minutes a day... that same week I spent 12 hours and 48 minutes on it, more than double my next most used app, because "ignore limit for today" is one tap away. The week after I started using Squirrel it was 1 hour and 45 minutes. The week after that, 56 minutes. That's just my usage, but the drop was hard to argue with. Squirrel is different because it doesn't treat these apps as the enemy. Other apps do the blocking part, but none of them connect it to the other thing people my age are behind on, which is investing. Two problems most college students and young adults have: too much time on their phones, and no idea where to start with money. Squirrel puts them together so each one fixes the other. HOW IT WORKS Pick the apps you want to put behind a decision. Opening one is your cue to set a few dollars aside for yourself. Nothing is charged. No money moves through Squirrel. It only records what you set aside. You invest it yourself, wherever you already invest, and tell Squirrel what you bought. The optional Portfolio upgrade tracks it so you can watch it grow. NOTHING IS CHARGED Opening a blocked app is always free. The amount you set aside is a note to yourself, like a swear jar. Squirrel never processes a payment for it, never connects to your bank or brokerage, and never moves money. You decide what to do with it, outside the app. There are no goals, no targets, no limits, and no streaks. There is nothing to fail. FREE AND PAID Blocking, setting money aside, and your savings history are free forever. The Portfolio view (holdings, growth charts, market prices, and projections) is an optional paid upgrade: $19.99 once, or $8.99/year auto-renewing. Prices may vary by region. Portfolio features shown in the screenshots are part of this upgrade, and have nothing to do with blocking or opening apps. No account, no login, no ads, no tracking. Everything stays on your phone and in your own iCloud. Squirrel is not a bank, broker, or financial advisor and does not give investment advice. You make every investment yourself. Any growth figures shown are illustrations, not guarantees. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://brian-hall-dev.github.io/squirrel-site/#privacy

Screenshots

My Notes AI3 screens
Squirrel4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Squirrel at 5.0 against My Notes AI's 3.6. My Notes AI's advantage is ratings volume (25 vs 1) and device support (4 vs 1). On price, ads, 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. My Notes AI sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Squirrel sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Squirrel holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: My Notes AI has 25 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
My Notes AI versus Squirrel: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMy Notes AISquirrel
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (25 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews20.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings25 — better1
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWith BytesBRIAN RICHARD HALL

Customer experience

My Notes AI

All ratings25 ratings
Positive64.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative36.0%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative70.0%

Squirrel

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

My Notes AI

Subscriptions1
  • My Notes Pro$4.997 Days
2 purchases

Squirrel

Subscriptions1
  • Portfolio Annual$8.991 Year
One-time1
  • Portfolio Lifetime$19.99

Questions

Is My Notes AI free?
My Notes AI is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Squirrel free?
Squirrel is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, My Notes AI or Squirrel?
Squirrel is rated higher. My Notes AI averages 3.6 out of 5 from 25 ratings, while Squirrel averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do My Notes AI or Squirrel have ads?
Neither My Notes AI nor Squirrel shows ads.

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