Comparison

Note to Self Memos vs AI Note Taker & Recorder

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

Head to head
About

Note to Self Memos

Capture thoughts and ideas through typing or voice. Organize them into custom channels and threads, and easily find them later with intelligent search and AI-powered summaries. Keep your notes private and accessible only to you.

Highlights
  • Voice and text note-taking
  • Customizable channels and threads
  • AI-powered titles and tags
  • Intelligent search and Q&A
  • Reminders and pinned notes
  • Share from other apps
  • Thread and channel summaries
Features
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Note to Self is a private chat with yourself. Write a note or say it, into channels you make for each part of your life, and carry a thought on in a thread when it keeps going. WRITE OR SAY IT Type a note, or hold the red button and talk. Voice notes are written down on your phone, and the transcript lights up word by word as it plays back. Recordings stay linked to the conversation they came from. CHANNELS AND THREADS Give each subject its own channel: ideas, work, reading, errands. Continue any note in a thread, and move a note, a whole thread or a handful of notes to another channel when they belong elsewhere. TITLES AND TAGS With Apple Intelligence, voice notes get a title, and every note a tag for what it’s for: a task, an idea, a question, a link, a plan, a reference, a reflection. Change either at any time, or make tags of your own. FIND IT AGAIN Search by the words you used or by what you meant, in any language you write in. Or ask a question, such as “What did I decide about the garden?”, and get an answer drawn from your own notes, with links back to them. REMINDERS AND LATER Have any note come back to you at a time you choose. Reminders and pinned notes wait together in Later. SEND TO SELF Keep things from other apps: share a link, a web page, selected text or a recording from Voice Memos to Send to Self, add a line of your own, and pick the channel. SUMMARIES Catch up on a long thread or channel in a few lines, posted back into it. YOURS Your notes stay on your phone. No account, no analytics, no tracking. Transcription and Apple Intelligence run on your phone. Long summaries can use Private Cloud Compute, Apple’s own model on Apple’s servers, only if you switch it on. Five palettes, in light and dark. In English, Arabic, French, Spanish and Chinese (Simplified), with full right-to-left layout in Arabic. Each note keeps its own direction. Export everything to a single file you keep, with a readable copy of every channel. Titles, tags, summaries and answers need an iPhone that supports Apple Intelligence, with Apple Intelligence turned on. Notes, voice notes, transcription, search and reminders work without it.

About

AI Note Taker & Recorder

Effortlessly capture and organize your thoughts, meetings, and ideas. This AI-powered tool transcribes your voice into structured notes, extracting key points and action items automatically. Supports multiple languages for seamless transcription.

Highlights
  • AI-powered voice to text transcription
  • Record audio and voice memos
  • Smart AI summaries with key points
  • Multi-language transcription support
  • Extracts action items automatically
Features
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ORIN AI Note Taker — Speak. Record. Transcribe. Remember. Turn every conversation, meeting, or idea into clean, structured notes — powered by advanced AI transcription. Whether you’re a student, professional, or creator, ORIN makes note-taking effortless. Just hit record, speak naturally, and let AI handle the rest. Key Features Voice to Text (AI-Powered): Instantly convert your voice, meetings, or audio files into accurate text — powered by GPT-level transcription models. Record Audio & Voice Memos: Capture ideas, lectures, interviews, or daily reflections in crystal-clear quality. Smart AI Notes: Get clean, structured summaries of your recordings. ORIN extracts key points, highlights, and action items automatically. Multi-Language Support: Transcribe in multiple languages with native-level accuracy. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Note: ORIN AI offers auto-renewable subscriptions. Unlimited access to all features requires a valid subscription.

Screenshots

Note to Self Memos3 screens
AI Note Taker & Recorder4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: AI Note Taker & Recorder at 5.0 against Note to Self Memos's 1.5. AI Note Taker & Recorder also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 5 weeks) and iOS requirement (16.6 vs 27.0). Note to Self Memos's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On price, ratings volume, ads 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. AI Note Taker & Recorder sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 7 days. Note to Self Memos asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

AI Note Taker & Recorder holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Note to Self Memos ships an update every 5 weeks, AI Note Taker & Recorder weekly. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Note to Self Memos versus AI Note Taker & Recorder: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNote to Self MemosAI Note Taker & Recorder
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.5 (2 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings22
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS27.016.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSaleh KayyaliCan Berk Hayretdag

Customer experience

Note to Self Memos

All ratings2 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

AI Note Taker & Recorder

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Note to Self Memos

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

AI Note Taker & Recorder

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Weekly$9.997 Days
  • ORIN AI Pro3 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Note to Self Memos free?
Note to Self Memos is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is AI Note Taker & Recorder free?
AI Note Taker & Recorder is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Note to Self Memos or AI Note Taker & Recorder?
AI Note Taker & Recorder is rated higher. Note to Self Memos averages 1.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while AI Note Taker & Recorder averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Note to Self Memos or AI Note Taker & Recorder have ads?
Neither Note to Self Memos nor AI Note Taker & Recorder shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Note to Self Memos or AI Note Taker & Recorder?
Note to Self Memos ships an update every 5 weeks, and AI Note Taker & Recorder weekly. Most recently, Note to Self Memos was updated on November 5, 2026 and AI Note Taker & Recorder on November 5, 2026.

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