Comparison

Smart Noter vs ScanFlash

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

ScanFlash

Features
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ScanFlash is the smartest document scanner. Scan, organize, and find any document in seconds with artificial intelligence. SMART SCANNING • Automatic edge detection and perspective correction • Professional filters to enhance document quality • Scan multiple pages and generate PDFs instantly POWERED BY AI • Automatic summaries for every scanned document • Semantic search, find documents by meaning • Auto-classification: receipt, invoice, contract, ID PRO TOOLS • Translate documents to 11+ languages with preserved formatting • Compress PDFs up to 70% smaller • Convert between PDF, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint • Advanced cloud OCR for handwritten text • Password-protect your PDFs EASY ORGANIZATION • Custom tags to classify documents • Quick favorites and archiving • Share multiple files at once Free to download. Pro features available with monthly or annual subscription. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://reserved-technologies.com/en/products/scanflash/privacy

Screenshots

Smart Noter4 screens
ScanFlash4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is chart position: Smart Noter at #181 against ScanFlash's unranked. Smart Noter also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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 10 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days and ScanFlash sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Smart Noter ships an update every 2 weeks, ScanFlash monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 9 level
Smart Noter versus ScanFlash: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmart NoterScanFlash
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (2.4K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews41.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2.4K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#181 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size230 MB128 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDEEP FLOW SOFTWARE SERVICESIan Eduardo Vega Ortega

Bugs and requests

Smart Noter

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Recording issues
  • Deletion issues

Requested features

1 request
  • Add Arabic language support

ScanFlash

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Smart Noter

Subscriptions10
  • 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 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
6 purchases

ScanFlash

Subscriptions6
  • ScanFlash Pro Weekly3 Days trial$1.497 Days
  • ScanFlash Pro Weekly Offered3 Days trial$1.797 Days
  • ScanFlash Pro3 Days trial$4.991 Month
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  • ScanFlash Pro Monthly Offered7 Days trial$5.391 Month
  • ScanFlash Pro Annual3 Days trial$34.991 Year
  • ScanFlash Pro Annual Offered7 Days trial$42.991 Year

Questions

Is Smart Noter free?
Smart Noter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ScanFlash free?
ScanFlash is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Smart Noter or ScanFlash have ads?
Both Smart Noter and ScanFlash show ads.
Which is updated more often, Smart Noter or ScanFlash?
Smart Noter ships an update every 2 weeks, and ScanFlash monthly. Most recently, Smart Noter was updated on November 8, 2026 and ScanFlash on November 5, 2026.

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