# Smart Noter vs Notely AI

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.

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.

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.

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.

## The numbers

| Metric | Smart Noter | Notely AI |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.6 (2.3K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/smart-noter-ai-note-taker/id6739575916/reviews)** | [3.0 (2 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/notely-ai/id6740462619/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **2.3K** | 2 |
| Positive reviews | 40.7% of reviews | **100.0% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | Yes | **No** |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | **Weekly** |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | **#167** | — |
| Size | 223 MB | 163 MB |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | **15.0** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch | **iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac** |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [DEEP FLOW SOFTWARE SERVICES](https://appshunter.io/developer/1833881740) | [State Creative](https://appshunter.io/developer/1790087798) |

## What reviewers say

### Smart Noter

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/smart-noter-ai-note-taker/id6739575916)

**Currently charting:** #167 Top Grossing · Productivity (US App Store)

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:** macOS Compatibility, Apple Watch app, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (12)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Smart Noter Premium | $6.99 | per 7 days |
| Smart Noter Premium | $6.99 | per 7 days |
| Smart Noter Premium | $7.99 | per 7 days |
| Smart Noter Premium | $7.99 | per 7 days |
| Smart Noter Premium | $7.99 | per 7 days |
| Smart Noter Premium | $8.99 | per 7 days |
| Smart Noter Premium | $8.99 | per 7 days |
| Smart Noter Premium | $9.99 | per 7 days |
| Smart Noter Premium | $9.99 | per 7 days |
| Smart Noter Premium | $9.99 | per 7 days |
| Smart Noter Premium | $39.99 | per year |
| Smart Noter Premium | $79.99 | per year |

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Easy to use
- 🚀 Fast and high-quality features
- 💡 Impressive capabilities

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Recording and deletion issues
- 💡 Lack of Arabic language support

**Reported bugs**

- Recording issues
- Deletion issues

**Requested features**

- Add Arabic language support


### Notely AI

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/notely-ai/id6740462619)

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:** Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (6)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Basic | $3.99 | per month |
| Standard | $7.99 | per month |
| Yearly Standard | $49.99 | per year |
| 10 minutes | $0.49 | one-time |
| 35 minutes | $1.99 | one-time |
| 80 minutes | $4.99 | one-time |


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