Comparison

Smart Noter vs Notely AI

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

Head to head
About

Smart Noter

This app converts audio recordings, lectures, and documents into structured notes and actionable insights. It offers real-time transcription with speaker identification, interactive chat for querying notes, and automatic generation of to-do lists. Seamlessly share and organize your content across multiple platforms and languages.

Highlights
  • Real-time transcription with speaker identification
  • Interactive chat with notes for questions and summaries
  • Automatic generation of action points and to-do lists
  • Summarize videos, PDFs, and audio files
  • Multi-language transcription and translation
  • Organize notes by category
  • Export and share notes in multiple formats
Features
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Smart Noter is an AI note-taking app for professionals and students. It records, transcribes, and summarizes meetings, lectures, and any conversation, turning hours of audio into structured, searchable notes you can act on. Trusted by over 10 million users across 60+ languages. KEY CAPABILITIES AI Note-Taking: Smart Noter writes your notes for you. Every recording becomes organized notes with key points and clear headings, ready the moment you stop recording. Recording and Transcription: Record any conversation and get an accurate transcript with automatic speaker identification, so you always know who said what. Live Transcription: Every word appears on screen in real time as it is spoken, so you can follow and highlight key moments without writing anything down. Live Translation: Follow any conversation in your own language. Smart Noter translates speech in real time across 60+ languages. AI Summaries and Action Items: Each recording becomes a concise summary, with the action items and follow-ups pulled out automatically. Chat with Your Notes: Ask questions about any recording and get instant answers, summaries, or decisions on demand. Summarize Any Content: Import existing audio and video files or PDFs and get a full transcript and summary in one place. Calendar Integration: Connect your calendar and get prepared notes for every scheduled meeting. Works Offline: Record and capture notes anywhere, even without an internet connection. Export and Share: Send your notes as PDF, DOCX, TXT, or SRT, or share them straight to Slack, Notion, and Google Docs. FAQ What is Smart Noter? Smart Noter is an AI note-taking app that records and transcribes any conversation, then writes the notes for you. Instead of leaving you with raw audio, it identifies each speaker, summarizes the key points and action items, and lets you ask questions about what was said. How does it work? 1. Record a meeting, lecture, or call, or import an audio or video file you already have. 2. Smart Noter transcribes the audio in real time and labels each speaker. 3. Turn on live translation to follow along in your own language. 4. Get a structured summary with the highlights and next steps. 5. Chat with your notes to find any detail, then export or share them wherever you work. Who is Smart Noter for? Smart Noter is built for professionals and students. Professionals use it to capture decisions and action items from client calls, standups, and board meetings. Students use it to turn lectures and seminars into clean transcripts and study notes. Researchers and interviewers use it for speaker-labeled transcripts they can search and quote. It fits anyone who needs to turn spoken conversations into organized, searchable notes. Terms & Conditions: https://static.smartnoter.ai/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://static.smartnoter.ai/privacy.html

About

Notely AI

Effortlessly convert spoken words into text for meetings, lectures, or quick notes. Save time with instant voice typing and simple audio file uploads. This privacy-focused tool requires no account to use.

Highlights
  • Instant speech-to-text conversion
  • Audio file upload
  • Meeting and lecture transcription
  • No account required
  • Privacy-focused
  • Microphone input
Features
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Notely AI - Speech to Text Converter Convert speech to text instantly. Perfect for meetings, lectures, and quick notes. Save time with effortless voice typing. Detailed Description: Notely turns your voice into text instantly, right in your app. Simply upload audio file to create notes effortlessly. Key Features: - Instant speech-to-text conversion - Perfect for meetings and lectures - Simple one-click upload - No account required - Privacy-focused Perfect for: - Students taking lecture notes - Professionals in meetings - Writers and content creators - Anyone who prefers speaking over typing - Quick thoughts and ideas - Meeting minutes and summaries How to use: 2. Upload audio file, youtube link or use the microphone 3. Your speech appears as text instantly Notely - Turn speech into text. Language: English *Note: Daily usage limits may apply to ensure optimal performance and fair usage.* Terms of Service: https://notely.se/terms

Screenshots

Smart Noter4 screens
Notely AI3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Notely AI at 100% against Smart Noter's 41%. Notely AI also leads on ads (none vs shown). Smart Noter's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (2.3K vs 2). On price, update cadence, 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. Smart Noter sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days and Notely AI sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Smart Noter holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Smart Noter has 2.3K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 41% of Smart Noter's written reviews are positive against 100% of Notely AI's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Smart Noter ships an update every 2 weeks, Notely AI weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Smart Noter versus Notely AI: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmart NoterNotely AI
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (2.3K ratings) — better3.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews40.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2.3K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#162 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size223 MB163 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDEEP FLOW SOFTWARE SERVICESState Creative

Customer experience

Smart Noter

All ratings2,302 ratings
Positive91.0%
Neutral2.7%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews199 reviews
Positive40.7%
Neutral3.0%
Negative56.3%

Notely AI

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Smart Noter

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Recording issues
  • Deletion issues

Requested features

1 request
  • Add Arabic language support

Notely AI

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

12 purchases

Smart Noter

Subscriptions12
  • Smart Noter Premium$6.997 Days
  • Smart Noter Premium3 Days trial$6.997 Days
  • Smart Noter Premium$7.997 Days
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  • Smart Noter Premium3 Days trial$7.997 Days
  • Smart Noter Premium7 Days trial$7.997 Days
  • Smart Noter Premium3 Days trial$8.997 Days
  • Smart Noter Premium$8.997 Days
  • Smart Noter Premium$9.997 Days
  • Smart Noter Premium3 Days trial$9.997 Days
  • Smart Noter Premium7 Days trial$9.997 Days
  • Smart Noter Premium$39.991 Year
  • Smart Noter Premium$79.991 Year
6 purchases

Notely AI

Subscriptions3
  • Basic$3.991 Month
  • Standard$7.991 Month
  • Yearly Standard$49.991 Year
One-time3
  • 10 minutes$0.49
  • 35 minutes$1.99
  • 80 minutes$4.99

Questions

Is Smart Noter free?
Smart Noter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Notely AI free?
Notely AI is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Smart Noter or Notely AI?
Smart Noter is rated higher. Smart Noter averages 4.6 out of 5 from 2.3K ratings, while Notely AI averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Smart Noter or Notely AI have ads?
Smart Noter shows ads; Notely AI does not.
Which is updated more often, Smart Noter or Notely AI?
Smart Noter ships an update every 2 weeks, and Notely AI weekly. Most recently, Smart Noter was updated on September 24, 2026 and Notely AI on September 23, 2026.

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