Comparison

Class Notes vs Cacatua

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

Head to head
About

Class Notes

Record lectures, then let AI automatically transcribe and generate study materials like summaries, flashcards, and study guides. Organize notes by course and chat with your lectures for explanations.

Highlights
  • Automatic lecture transcription
  • AI-generated study guides
  • Flashcard creation
  • Summaries and action items
  • Import audio, PDFs, and text
  • Organize notes by course
  • AI chat for explanations
Features
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Remember the last time you left a lecture with a page of half-finished sentences and a nagging feeling you'd missed the one thing that mattered? Class Notes fixes that. Hit record, put your pen down and actually be in the room. Ask the question. Follow the argument. Laugh at the professor's joke. When class ends, your lecture is already turning into notes you can study from. Be present in class Record your lectures with background noise reduction, and Class Notes transcribes every word. Transcription works on your device, so it runs in a basement lecture hall with no signal. Let your notes write themselves Turn on Automatic Notes and Class Notes prepares the notes you choose as soon as a recording finishes. You pick what you want, and it's off until you switch it on. Turn any lecture into study material - Study guides that pull the big ideas into one place - Flashcards ready for the night before the exam - Key points and key terms with clear definitions - Summaries and action items when you need the short version Bring in everything, not just audio Import recordings, PDFs and text files. Your slides, readings and lectures can all live together. Organized the way you study - Group everything by Course and by term - Give each course its own color - Browse as a list, a calendar or a timeline Ask your notes anything Stuck on a concept? Chat with a lecture and get an explanation in plain language, using the latest AI models from Anthropic, OpenAI, Google and more. Made for real student life - Works in many languages - Syncs across your devices - Share organized notes with your study group Built for - The student who can't listen and write at the same time - The one who wants to join the discussion instead of racing to keep up - Anyone staring down finals with a stack of recordings and no plan Stop transcribing. Start understanding. Download Class Notes and make every lecture count.

About

Cacatua

Features
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Cacatua — Your voice transcribed in real time, sent anywhere. REAL-TIME SPEECH RECOGNITION Cacatua captures your voice and converts it to text with cloud speech-to-text technology. Experience fast, accurate transcription powered by advanced ASR (automatic speech recognition) and AI. KEY FEATURES Record & Transcribe - Live streaming transcription as you speak - Push-to-talk recording mode for quick notes - Non-live recording with up to 5-minute audio capture - Transcribe in dozens of languages with automatic detection Wireless Pairing - Pair your phone with any computer or tablet via secure QR code - Send transcriptions to paired devices with one tap - Your transcriptions act as wireless text input — perfect for presentations, meetings, content creation - Cloud relay ensures your data stays private and encrypted AI-Enhanced Notes (Pro) - LLM post-processing transforms raw transcripts into polished, structured notes - Turn voice notes into professional documentation - Perfect for researchers, students, writers, and professionals Subscription Options - Standard plan: 30 minutes of transcription per month - Pro plan: Unlimited transcription with AI note enhancement IDEAL FOR - Hands-free voice typing and dictation - Accessibility — voice input for those with mobility challenges - Content creators recording voice memos, scripts, and ideas - Students transcribing lectures and meeting notes - Professionals capturing meeting transcripts and voice notes - Non-native speakers learning pronunciation and speech - Anyone needing fast speech-to-text conversion SUPPORTED LANGUAGES Spanish, English, French, German, Mandarin, Japanese, Korean, Arabic, Portuguese, Italian, Russian, and more. PRIVACY & SECURITY - End-to-end encrypted communication - Your audio data is processed securely on cloud servers - Sign in with Google or Apple for secure authentication - Manage your account and delete data anytime SUBSCRIPTION INFO - Pro membership: auto-renews monthly - Cancel anytime from your device settings Perfect for voice dictation, accessibility features, real-time note-taking, and wireless speech-to-text workflows. Cacatua transforms the way you capture your thoughts. Terms of Use: https://www.cacatua.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.cacatua.app/privacy

Screenshots

Class Notes4 screens
Cacatua4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Cacatua at every 2 days against Class Notes's weekly. Cacatua also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.1). 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. Class Notes sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Cacatua sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Class Notes ships an update weekly, Cacatua every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Class Notes versus Cacatua: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClass NotesCacatua
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS18.113.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB84 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCalogero CascioGuillermo Nimubona Castrillo

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Class Notes

One-time3
  • Starter Pack$4.99
  • Scholar Pack$9.99
  • Academic Pro$19.99
2 purchases

Cacatua

Subscriptions2
  • Cacatua Pro$12.991 Month
  • Cacatua Pro$99.991 Year

Questions

Is Class Notes free?
Class Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cacatua free?
Cacatua is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Class Notes or Cacatua have ads?
Neither Class Notes nor Cacatua shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Class Notes or Cacatua?
Class Notes ships an update weekly, and Cacatua every 2 days. Most recently, Class Notes was updated on November 4, 2026 and Cacatua on October 31, 2026.

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