Comparison

SnipNote vs Ki

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

Head to head
About

SnipNote

This AI-powered tool automatically transcribes and summarizes your notes. It offers various subscription plans for enhanced features and convenience. Manage your subscription easily through account settings.

Highlights
  • AI note transcription
  • Note summarization
  • Auto-renewable subscriptions
  • Subscription management
  • Cross-device support
Features
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AI NoteTaker and Summarizer Record a meeting and SnipNote transcribes it on your iPhone, free forever, with no account and no limits. On iPhones with Apple Intelligence, SnipNote also writes a summary of every meeting for free, right on your device. On other iPhones, or if Apple Intelligence is turned off or doesn't support your language, you still get the full transcript; summaries need Apple Intelligence. Dictate in any app with the SnipNote keyboard. Your speech is turned into text on your iPhone and inserted where you are typing. Need more? Cloud mode adds server-side transcription and summaries, sync across your devices and the web app. Cloud mode needs an account and is paid with Minutes. MINUTES AND SNIPNOTE PRO Minutes can be bought as one-time packs (100, 500 or 1,000 Minutes) or with a SnipNote Pro auto-renewable subscription: - Weekly: 200 Minutes per week - Monthly: 800 Minutes per month - Annual: 9,600 Minutes per year Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for the renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings after purchase. Privacy Policy: https://snipnote.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Ki

Capture, organize, and connect all your learning in one place. This app allows you to save notes, links, code snippets, and ideas, then link them together to build a web of knowledge. Find anything fast with full-text search and visual knowledge graphs.

Highlights
  • Capture notes, links, quotes, code snippets, and ideas
  • Organize with color-coded tags and custom topics
  • Connect notes with bidirectional linking
  • Visualize knowledge with interactive graphs
  • Full-text search and saved searches
  • Quick capture via floating button and widgets
  • Review workflow for managing notes
Features
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Ki-note is your personal knowledge base. Capture, organize, and connect everything you learn — all in one place. CAPTURE EVERYTHING • Notes, links, quotes, code snippets, ideas, and references • Quick capture with a floating + button from anywhere in the app • Save source URLs and titles for web content. You can share links from Safari to Ki-note! • Tag code snippets with their programming language (Swift, Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, Go, Rust) • You can insert notes, text, links, into Ki-notes using the Share functionality • You can insert notes using voice in the Control Center widget or using a shortcut with Siri ORGANIZE YOUR WAY • Tags — color-coded labels to categorize your notes • Topics — group related notes under a single theme with custom icons • Smart Collections — automatic filters like Inbox, Favorites, Reading Queue, Unreviewed, Quotes, Ideas, Links, Untagged, and Unlinked • Configurable Quick Access dashboard on the home screen • Pin, favorite, and archive notes • Review workflow — track notes from Inbox → Unreviewed → Reviewing → Reviewed CONNECT YOUR KNOWLEDGE • Link notes together to build a web of ideas • Bidirectional linking — see which notes link to and from each note • Interactive Knowledge Graph — visualize all your notes and their connections • Customizable graph settings for colors, forces, and display options FIND ANYTHING FAST • Full-text search across all notes • Save frequently used searches for quick access • Browse by tags and topics • Filter by note type, status, or collection BUILT FOR YOU • 100% free — no ads, no subscriptions, all features unlocked • Local-first — your data stays on your device with SwiftData • Localized in 6 languages: English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, and Portuguese • Light and dark mode with customizable themes • Optional one-time tip to support development Ki-note is designed for students, researchers, developers, writers, and anyone who wants to build a personal knowledge base that grows with them.

Screenshots

SnipNote4 screens
Ki4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Ki at free against SnipNote's subscription. Ki also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. SnipNote sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and Ki sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for SnipNote against 5.0 for Ki. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SnipNote ships an update every 2 weeks, Ki every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
SnipNote versus Ki: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSnipNoteKi
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.3.2 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMATTIA DA CAMPOJuan Casanueva

Customer experience

SnipNote

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Ki

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

6 purchases

SnipNote

Subscriptions3
  • SnipNote Pro Weekly$1.997 Days
  • SnipNote Pro Monthly$5.991 Month
  • SnipNote Pro Annual$44.991 Year
One-time3
  • 100 Transcription Minutes$1.99
  • 500 Transcription Minutes$3.99
  • 1000 Transcription Minutes$8.99
1 purchases

Ki

One-time1
  • Buy me a coffee$0.99

Questions

Is SnipNote free?
SnipNote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ki free?
Ki is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, SnipNote or Ki?
SnipNote and Ki are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do SnipNote or Ki have ads?
Neither SnipNote nor Ki shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SnipNote or Ki?
SnipNote ships an update every 2 weeks, and Ki every 2 days. Most recently, SnipNote was updated on November 5, 2026 and Ki on October 31, 2026.

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