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QuickNotes AI Lecture Recorder vs CaptionNow 廣東話即時字幕・語音轉文字

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

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About

QuickNotes AI Lecture Recorder

Features
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Record a lecture, meeting or interview. Get the transcript, an AI summary and flashcards to study from. QuickNotes turns any recording into notes you can revise from. Tap record or import an audio file, then get a full transcript and a Concise or Detailed AI summary. Study mode builds flashcards and a quiz from your summary. STUDY MODE • Flashcards generated from a recording's summary • A multiple-choice quiz to test yourself • Saved with each recording • Want fresh cards? Generate a new set anytime RECORD OR IMPORT • One-tap recording with a live level meter • Import MP3, WAV, M4A, AAC, AIFF and FLAC files • Play back a recording alongside its transcript TRANSCRIBE IN 14 LANGUAGES Choose the language you are listening to: English, Cantonese (Hong Kong), Mandarin (Simplified), Mandarin (Traditional), Spanish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Arabic and Hindi. AI SUMMARIES, YOUR WAY • Concise: the key points at a glance • Detailed: fuller notes for revision and reference STAY ORGANIZED • Sort recordings into courses with your own category icons • Add tags, then search and filter to find any recording fast • Export and share transcripts and summaries • Dark mode for late-night study sessions BUILT FOR • University and college students: record lectures, then revise from summaries, flashcards and quizzes • Meetings and interviews: keep a searchable written record • Language learners: transcribe audio in the language you are practicing ACCOUNT AND PRIVACY An account is required for transcription and AI features. To create your transcripts, summaries and study sets, your audio and text are processed in the cloud by our service providers. Privacy Policy: https://quicknotesapp.io/privacy FREE TO START QuickNotes is free to download and includes a free tier. Optional subscription plans (Basic, Pro and Ultimate) offer higher limits. Pricing and limits are shown in the app before you subscribe. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase, and subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple ID account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Download QuickNotes and turn your next lecture into a study set.

About

CaptionNow 廣東話即時字幕・語音轉文字

Features
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A real-time speech-to-text tool built around two things: accuracy and low latency. The developer is hard of hearing, and couldn't find a single app that handled Hong Kong Cantonese properly — the code-switching between Chinese and English, the technical terminology — while staying accurate and returning results instantly. So this one got built. Every decision in it comes from what actually holds up in daily use, not from a feature checklist. Features Live transcript — Text appears as you speak. No waiting for the sentence to finish. Captions for audio playing on your phone — Not just the microphone. Video calls, videos, and podcasts get transcribed too, which most comparable tools can't do. Floating captions — Picture-in-Picture keeps captions on screen while you use other apps. You pick the language; it doesn't guess — Mandarin (Taiwan / Mainland), Hong Kong Cantonese including Chinese-English code-switching, and English (US / UK / India / Hong Kong). Once you choose, it stays there — no drifting between languages mid-sentence. Offline recognition — Download a language pack on iOS 26 or later and it works without a network connection. Built for long reading sessions — No decorative clutter. Comfortable to watch through an entire lecture. Who it's for Deaf and hard-of-hearing users — Everyday communication support. See what's being said. Students — Live lecture notes, without losing the thread while you try to keep up. Professionals — Meeting minutes and interview transcripts, handled as they happen. Specifications This is transcription, not translation. What goes in is what comes out — with one exception: spoken Cantonese is transcribed into standard written Chinese, with English terms kept inline as spoken. Online mode uses a cloud recognition engine. Offline mode requires iOS 26 or later. Real examples of recognition errors are welcome — they're the most effective way to improve accuracy right now. Terms of Use (EULA): https://garnet-marimba-2dd.notion.site/Terms-of-Service-2d2f598ba98e80e5b065d198d8acf404?source=copy_link Privacy Policy: https://garnet-marimba-2dd.notion.site/Privacy-Policy-2d2f598ba98e80af99bae73136d3a3b9?source=copy_link

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QuickNotes AI Lecture Recorder4 screens
CaptionNow 廣東話即時字幕・語音轉文字4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: QuickNotes AI Lecture Recorder at every 2 days against CaptionNow 廣東話即時字幕・語音轉文字's weekly. 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. QuickNotes AI Lecture Recorder sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and CaptionNow 廣東話即時字幕・語音轉文字 sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

QuickNotes AI Lecture Recorder ships an update every 2 days, CaptionNow 廣東話即時字幕・語音轉文字 weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

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QuickNotes AI Lecture Recorder versus CaptionNow 廣東話即時字幕・語音轉文字: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQuickNotes AI Lecture RecorderCaptionNow 廣東話即時字幕・語音轉文字
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKevin LiJunyi HE

In-app purchases

6 purchases

QuickNotes AI Lecture Recorder

Subscriptions6
  • Basic: Monthly Subscription$5.991 Month
  • Pro: Monthly Subscription$9.991 Month
  • Ultimate: Monthly Subscription$14.991 Month
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  • Basic: Yearly Subscription$47.991 Year
  • Pro: Yearly Subscription$79.991 Year
  • Ultimate: Yearly Subscription$119.991 Year
4 purchases

CaptionNow 廣東話即時字幕・語音轉文字

Subscriptions1
  • Plus Tier$6.991 Month
One-time3
  • 補充時數包- 1小時$2.99
  • 3小時$5.99
  • 8小時$12.99

Questions

Is QuickNotes AI Lecture Recorder free?
QuickNotes AI Lecture Recorder is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CaptionNow 廣東話即時字幕・語音轉文字 free?
CaptionNow 廣東話即時字幕・語音轉文字 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do QuickNotes AI Lecture Recorder or CaptionNow 廣東話即時字幕・語音轉文字 have ads?
Neither QuickNotes AI Lecture Recorder nor CaptionNow 廣東話即時字幕・語音轉文字 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, QuickNotes AI Lecture Recorder or CaptionNow 廣東話即時字幕・語音轉文字?
QuickNotes AI Lecture Recorder ships an update every 2 days, and CaptionNow 廣東話即時字幕・語音轉文字 weekly. Most recently, QuickNotes AI Lecture Recorder was updated on October 6, 2026 and CaptionNow 廣東話即時字幕・語音轉文字 on October 10, 2026.

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