Comparison

Summrize vs Notebook

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

Head to head
About

Summrize

This app transforms lengthy content like videos, podcasts, and documents into concise summaries. It offers multiple summary styles and allows users to interact with transcripts, ask follow-up questions, and export content in various formats and languages.

Highlights
  • Summarize YouTube videos, podcasts, articles, PDFs, and audio files
  • Multiple summary styles including concise, detailed, and Q&A
  • Interactive transcripts with time-jumping capabilities
  • Chat with summaries for follow-up questions
  • Export summaries and transcripts in PDF format
  • Translate content into 33 languages
  • Save and organize summaries in a personal library
Features
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Summrize is an AI summarizer for the things you don't have time to watch, read or listen to in full. Paste a video link, upload a PDF or open an article, and get a clear, structured summary. Every summary is saved to your library. When you want to remember it, turn it into flashcards and review them with spaced repetition. What you can summarize • Videos: paste a link from popular video sites, or upload a video file • Podcasts: paste a podcast episode link • Articles and web pages: paste any URL • Documents: PDF, DOCX, PPTX and text files • Audio: upload MP3, M4A, WAV and other audio files, or record a lecture or meeting in the app • Images: take a photo of a whiteboard, slide or page • Text: paste notes, emails or anything else Summary styles Pick the format that fits: Concise, Detailed, General Flow, Storytelling, Technical, Tips & Tricks, Step by Step or Q&A. Add your own instructions with a custom prompt when you need something specific. Inside each summary • Key points and section headings • A standout quote and the overall tone • Estimated reading time • The transcript of video, podcast and audio sources • AI chat to ask follow-up questions about the content Flashcards with spaced repetition • Create a flashcard deck from any summary • Review with spaced repetition (FSRS): cards you miss come back sooner, cards you know come back later • Keep a daily study streak Export and share • Export the summary, the transcript or both as a PDF • Share to any app or copy a single section • Send a video or podcast link to Summrize from the share menu of other apps • Copied a link? Summrize offers to summarize it when you open the app 33 languages The app and your summaries are available in 33 languages, and the summary does not have to match the source. Watch a lecture in Spanish and read the summary in English. Your library • Every summary is saved automatically • Search by title and filter by type, status or favorites Who uses Summrize • Students working through lectures, papers and course readings • Professionals catching up on reports, talks and webinars • Researchers sorting through many sources • Podcast listeners who want the main points first Credits and Summrize Pro Summrize runs on credits. The free plan includes a small daily credit allowance to try the app. Summrize Pro is an optional auto-renewing subscription that adds a larger credit allowance, all input types and summary styles, longer videos and documents, AI chat, and full flashcard decks with spaced repetition. Subscribers can also buy extra credit packs. The credits a summary uses depend on the length of the source. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://summrize.net/en/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://summrize.net/en/terms-of-use

About

Notebook

Features
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Turn conversations, documents, images, and everyday thoughts into clear, organized notes. Smart Notes gives you one flexible workspace to capture ideas, organize information, and quickly find what matters. Write from scratch, record a conversation, scan printed text, import an image, or sketch freely—then turn that content into a useful note. CAPTURE IDEAS YOUR WAY • Write or paste text into a clean note editor • Record conversations and turn speech into searchable text • Scan documents with your camera • Import images and extract text with OCR • Draw, recognize handwriting, and export your canvas to PDF TURN INFORMATION INTO ACTION Create concise summaries, highlight key ideas, and organize important details into notes that are easier to review and share. Keep the original content alongside the summary whenever you need more context. STAY READY FOR EVERY MEETING Connect Google Calendar or use calendars already available on your iPhone or iPad. View upcoming events and open Google Meet links directly from your workspace. KEEP EVERYTHING ORGANIZED • Search across notes, recordings, and scans • Filter notes by content type • Pin important items for quick access • Edit and revisit saved content • Listen to supported notes with text-to-speech BUILT FOR FOCUS Smart Notes brings writing, recording, scanning, drawing, meetings, and organization into one streamlined experience across iPhone and iPad. Capture the idea now. Organize it when you are ready. Privacy Policy: https://policy.nextteam.site/privacy Terms of Use: https://policy.nextteam.site/term

Screenshots

Summrize4 screens
Notebook4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Notebook at none against Summrize's 7. Notebook also leads on ads (none vs shown). Summrize's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs monthly). On price, device support 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. Summrize sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Notebook asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Summrize ships an update weekly, Notebook monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Summrize versus Notebook: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSummrizeNotebook
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterMonthly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.415.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size66 MB163 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperODBS LLCNguyen Anh

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Summrize

Subscriptions3
  • Pro Weekly$4.997 Days
  • Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly$49.991 Year
One-time4
  • 100 Credits$1.99
  • 250 Credits$2.99
  • 500 Credits$3.99
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  • 1000 Credits$5.99
None

Notebook

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Summrize free?
Summrize is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Notebook free?
Notebook is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Summrize or Notebook have ads?
Summrize shows ads; Notebook does not.
Which is updated more often, Summrize or Notebook?
Summrize ships an update weekly, and Notebook monthly. Most recently, Summrize was updated on October 24, 2026 and Notebook on October 7, 2026.

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