Comparison

Smart Notes vs Linva

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

Head to head
About

Smart Notes

Features
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Smart Voice Notes is a focused voice transcription and note organization app. Tap record to turn speech into text in real time, then save, search, edit, or summarize it. LIVE SPEECH-TO-TEXT Start and stop recording with one tap while viewing transcription and recording status in real time. Smart paragraph formatting makes longer conversations, meetings, and ideas easier to read. AI-POWERED SUMMARIES Transform a transcription into a standard summary, detailed summary, key points, meeting notes, or action items. Copy the result, save it on its own, or keep it together with the original text. LOCAL NOTE MANAGEMENT Save, browse, search, edit, sort, and delete your notes. Note data is primarily stored on your device and protected using iOS file protection. PERSONAL DICTIONARY Add names, technical terms, product names, and other words you use often to improve the speech recognition experience. PRIVACY UNDER YOUR CONTROL Transcription uses Apple system speech capabilities, and the app does not retain original audio recordings. Before any cloud AI processing, the app clearly explains what will be sent and asks for your consent. You can withdraw consent and export or delete local data from Privacy Settings. LANGUAGE OPTIONS The interface is available in Simplified Chinese and English, with speech recognition language options for Chinese, English, Japanese, and Korean. The free plan includes a monthly allowance for transcription and AI summaries. An active Pro subscription unlocks unlimited transcription and AI summaries. AUTO-RENEWABLE SUBSCRIPTIONS • Monthly and yearly auto-renewable plans are available. • Payment is charged to your Apple ID account when the purchase is confirmed. • The subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. • Manage or cancel subscriptions in iPhone Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions. • Actual pricing is shown on the App Store purchase screen. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Linva

Learn languages through immersive, AI-powered lessons. Generate lessons from any text, practice pronunciation with real-time feedback, and engage in AI-driven conversations. Track progress and build vocabulary with a comprehensive approach.

Highlights
  • AI-generated lessons from any text
  • Native-quality text-to-speech audio
  • Bilingual reading with synced phonetics
  • Real-time pronunciation scoring
  • Shadowing with pitch waveform analysis
  • AI conversation practice
  • Dictation and vocabulary building
Features
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Linva turns the language you want to learn into something you live in. Type or paste any text and Linva instantly translates it and voices it with natural, native-quality audio — a ready-made bilingual lesson in seconds. Read along sentence by sentence with the target language, your own language and IPA phonetics aligned together. Switch to immersive reading, or shadow the audio while a real-time pitch waveform shows how closely you match a native speaker. When you finish, get a pronunciation score down to the word and the individual sound, so you know exactly what to improve. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Generate a lesson from any text with AI translation + text-to-speech • Import your own audio — or a video — and Linva transcribes and translates it • Read bilingual text with synced audio and phonetics; tap any word for its in-context meaning • Shadow with a live waveform and loop any sentence • Score your pronunciation at the word and phoneme level • Dictation practice: hear the audio or see your language, then write the target word by word — streaks, sparks and sound effects keep you hooked • Watch videos and study perfectly synced subtitles • Chat with an AI to actually use what you just learned • Take a placement test to find your level • Keep a library of recordings, track your progress, and listen in the background even when locked Linva is built on comprehensible input: you acquire a language fastest by understanding real content slightly above your level — listening, reading and speaking until it becomes natural. Available on iPhone, iPad and Mac, with the interface in Chinese, English, Japanese, Korean, French and Spanish. Start your immersion today. EULA:https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula

Screenshots

Smart Notes4 screens
Linva4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Linva at every 2 days against Smart Notes's every 3 months. Linva also leads on device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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 Notes sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Linva sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Smart Notes ships an update every 3 months, Linva every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Smart Notes versus Linva: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmart NotesLinva
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB40 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperShiSen Li贵博 董

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Smart Notes

Subscriptions2
  • WhisMemo Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • WhisMemo Pro Yearly$49.991 Year
2 purchases

Linva

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly7 Days trial2 variants$2.991 Month
  • Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Smart Notes free?
Smart Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Linva free?
Linva is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Smart Notes or Linva have ads?
Neither Smart Notes nor Linva shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Smart Notes or Linva?
Smart Notes ships an update every 3 months, and Linva every 2 days. Most recently, Smart Notes was updated on October 14, 2026 and Linva on October 6, 2026.

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