Comparison

Jotley vs IntentNote

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

Head to head
About

Jotley

This AI-powered app transforms voice recordings, videos, and articles into searchable transcripts, concise summaries, and actionable items. Capture ideas on the go and access them across your Apple devices.

Highlights
  • Voice note recording
  • Automatic transcript generation
  • AI-powered summarization
  • Video and article processing
  • AI-driven question answering
  • Cross-device iCloud sync
  • Obsidian export
Features
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Jotley is completely free to use — a voice notes app for iPhone or iPad, built natively for Apple Intelligence. Transcribe your voice live and create useful summaries right on your device. No audio files are saved. WORKS OFFLINE Once Apple's on-device models are ready, no internet connection is required to transcribe, summarize, ask about a note, edit, search or organize your notes. Use Jotley without Wi-Fi or cellular data. No Jotley account, subscription or remote AI service is required. YOUR NOTES AND TRANSCRIPTS — PROCESSED ON YOUR DEVICE Your microphone input is transcribed live on your iPhone or iPad using Apple's on-device speech models; audio is processed in memory and is never saved as a recording. Every summary, automatically generated note title and Ask AI answer is created locally with Apple Intelligence. Your audio, notes, transcripts and summaries are never sent to Jotley servers, remote AI providers or cloud AI services for processing. With iCloud sync turned off, your notes, transcripts, summaries and Ask AI conversations stay on that device too — Jotley does not send them anywhere unless you choose to share or export them. If you leave iCloud sync enabled, note content, including transcripts, summaries and Ask AI conversations, syncs to your private Apple iCloud account. This optional sync is on by default; it is separate from transcription and summarization, which always happen on-device. TRANSCRIBE LIVE Capture voice notes, meetings, lectures, interviews and ideas directly from your microphone. Watch your transcript update as you speak. Pause, resume, or use Continue Transcription to add words to an existing note. Jotley saves your transcript, not an audio file. SUMMARIZE WITH APPLE INTELLIGENCE Turn transcripts into concise summaries, meeting notes or study notes with Apple's installed on-device model. Untitled notes receive a descriptive title when you summarize them. ASK AI ABOUT YOUR NOTE Ask questions about a transcript and get answers from Apple Intelligence on your device. Keep the conversation with your note, copy or share an answer, and clear chat history whenever you want. Long notes use relevant excerpts; no remote AI service processes your questions or note content. TRANSCRIPTION WIDGETS AND LIVE ACTIVITIES Start a voice note from a Jotley Home Screen widget. See your live transcription timer on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island on supported iPhones, with pause, resume and stop controls. KEEP YOUR NOTES ORGANIZED Tap + to start transcribing immediately. Stop to open your saved transcript note. Organize notes with folders and tags, search your library, and share or export notes, transcripts and summaries. On iPad, view your note list and selected note side by side. ONE-TIME MODEL SETUP Speech uses a separate Apple model for your selected language. If it is missing, choose Set Up On-Device Speech in Jotley's Settings while connected to the internet. This one-time setup installs the model from Apple; transcription then works offline. Summaries require Apple Intelligence enabled with its on-device model ready. Speech setup must finish before live transcription starts. Existing notes remain saved if a model is unavailable. This update removes previous iPhone and iPad audio files while preserving notes, transcripts and summaries. REQUIREMENTS Requires iOS or iPadOS 27 or later and Apple Intelligence-capable hardware: iPhone 15 Pro/Pro Max, iPhone 16 or newer, iPhone Air, iPad with M1 or later, or iPad mini with A17 Pro. COMPLETELY FREE No subscriptions, in-app purchases or paid features. Use Jotley freely for personal notes or paid work. Source code is available on GitHub: https://github.com/protomota/jotley Jotley’s source-available license permits use, modification and noncommercial redistribution; commercial distribution requires permission from Protomota, LLC. Third-party components retain their own licenses.

About

IntentNote

Features
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Small notes. Real next steps. Plant a thought. Grow the next step with an AI note app built for goals, tasks, and ideas. IntentNote is not a place to let notes pile up. It helps you shape passing thoughts, unfinished tasks, and long-postponed goals into one step you can take today. If you have ever saved a note and then wondered what should happen next, IntentNote helps you find the thread again. Start With Questions A blank page should not be the thing that stops you. IntentNote gives each kind of thought a form to grow in. - General Notes: capture ideas before they disappear. - Deadline Tasks: keep dates, progress, and next actions in view. - Life Goals: turn a large direction into concrete steps. - Inspiration: gather the lines, ideas, and references you want to return to. Life Goals are designed around guided questions, so a vague ambition can become something you understand, refine, and begin. Organize With AI Lumi When you need help, Lumi helps you make sense of the note in front of you. - Summarize long notes into the essentials. - Suggest titles and keywords from your writing. - Break large goals into actionable steps. - Point out gaps and possible next actions. - Help you continue when a note has stalled. Lumi does not decide for you. It reads what you have written and helps make the shape clearer, while the final choice stays with you. From Notes To Action Good thoughts disappear easily. Big goals are easy to postpone. IntentNote turns notes from storage into a place where thinking settles, work starts moving, and goals keep their thread. Checkpoints and progress help you see where you are, what has changed, and what to do next. Pick Up Anywhere Start without an account — sign up later when you want your notes synced. Write on your phone and continue on another device. Keep writing offline; when you reconnect, your notes sync automatically. A Daily Line Of Inspiration Sometimes one short line can change the direction of a day. IntentNote brings you a daily moment of inspiration, with a home screen widget for today's line. Start a note that does more than collect your thoughts. Let it show the next step. IntentNote. Small notes. Real next steps. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy policy: https://intentnote.com/privacy/

Screenshots

Jotley4 screens
IntentNote4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Jotley at none against IntentNote's shown. IntentNote's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 27.0). On price, update cadence, 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. Jotley sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and IntentNote sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Jotley ships an update every 5 days, IntentNote weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Jotley versus IntentNote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJotleyIntentNote
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterWeekly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS27.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB39 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperProtomota, LLCAlienPeoples

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Jotley

Subscriptions4
  • Essential Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Unlimited Monthly$19.991 Month
  • Essential Annual$79.991 Year
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  • Unlimited Annual$159.991 Year
10 purchases

IntentNote

Subscriptions6
  • Basic Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Pro Monthly$5.991 Month
  • Max Monthly$14.991 Month
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  • Basic Yearly$34.991 Year
  • Pro Yearly$59.991 Year
  • Max Yearly$149.991 Year
One-time4
  • Tester Pack (100 AI Credits)2 variants$0.99
  • 50 AI Credits$3.99
  • 200 AI Credits$11.99
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  • AIクレジット500$24.99

Questions

Is Jotley free?
Jotley is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is IntentNote free?
IntentNote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Jotley or IntentNote have ads?
IntentNote shows ads; Jotley does not.
Which is updated more often, Jotley or IntentNote?
Jotley ships an update every 5 days, and IntentNote weekly. Most recently, Jotley was updated on October 18, 2026 and IntentNote on October 5, 2026.

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