Lecture Note Taker vs School Notes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lecture Note Taker
Transform audio, video, text, and images into organized notes with AI. Transcribe lectures, summarize videos, create flashcards, and generate essays. Streamline your study or work process for enhanced efficiency and productivity.
- AI-powered transcription
- Video to text summarization
- Flashcard generation
- Quiz creation from notes
- AI Chat for note comprehension
- To-do list integration
- Essay and outline generation
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Note Genie is a note-taking app for students that turns lectures, recordings, PDFs, photos, and YouTube videos into organized, searchable notes. Record a class, meeting, or podcast and get an accurate transcript in minutes. Import a PDF, a photo of a whiteboard, or a YouTube link, and Note Genie turns it into clean, structured notes you can read, search, and edit. Study smarter with your notes - Ask questions in AI Chat and get answers pulled from your own notes - Generate flashcards from any note to review key facts before an exam - Build a quiz from your notes to test what you actually remember - Turn a note into an essay draft or outline when it's time to write Stay organized all term - Keep notes by class or subject and search across everything you've captured - Turn action items from a lecture into a to-do list with deadlines and reminders Getting started Record your first lecture or import a document, and Note Genie builds your notes right away. Core note-taking and transcription are available to try before you subscribe; a Pro plan with weekly, monthly, and yearly options unlocks unlimited AI chat, quizzes, flashcards, and essay generation. Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/notegenieai/privacy-policy Terms of Use (EULA): https://sites.google.com/view/notegenieai/eula
School Notes
This app offers a versatile note-taking experience for students and educators. It supports handwriting with Apple Pencil, PDF annotation, and typed text notes, all organized within color-coded classes. Notes can be synced via iCloud and exported in various formats.
- Handwrite with Apple Pencil
- Annotate PDFs
- Type text notes
- Color-coded class organization
- iCloud sync
- Export notes as PDF or image
- Batch export
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School Notes was born in the classroom. As a teacher, I needed a simple, reliable way for staff and students in my district to take notes, annotate handouts, and stay organized — without the complexity (or cost) of apps that try to do everything. I built SchoolNotes to solve that problem, and now I'm sharing it with educators and students everywhere. Three ways to take notes, one place to keep them: • Handwrite with Apple Pencil — A full drawing canvas with multi-page support, zoom, and all the tools you'd expect from PencilKit. Great for math, science diagrams, or just jotting things down. • Annotate PDFs — Import worksheets, handouts, or articles and draw right on top of them. Grab PDFs from Files, Safari, or any app using the built-in Share Extension. • Type text notes — For outlines, study guides, or anything that's faster on a keyboard. Stay organized with Classes: Create color-coded classes that match your schedule. Assign notes to one or more classes, drag to reorder, and find what you need fast with search and flexible sorting. Switch between list and grid views to browse your notes the way you prefer. Sync across your iPads with iCloud: Turn on iCloud sync and your notes follow you between devices. Works with personal Apple IDs — and if your school uses managed Apple IDs, SchoolNotes works great offline too. Share your work: Export any note as a PDF or image. Need everything at once? Batch-export your entire notebook with a single tap. Features at a glance: ◦ Apple Pencil drawing with full tool picker ◦ Multi-page drawing notes ◦ PDF import and annotation ◦ Text notes ◦ Color-coded class organization ◦ Assign notes to multiple classes ◦ Favorites for quick access ◦ Search across all notes ◦ Sort by date modified, date created, or title ◦ List and grid views ◦ Export as PDF or image ◦ Batch export all notes ◦ Share Extension for quick PDF import ◦ Optional iCloud sync ◦ No account required — your data stays on your device ◦ No ads. No subscriptions. Just notes. School Notes is free to use with all features included. If you find it helpful, there's an optional tip jar in Settings to support continued development. I'd love to hear how you're using School Notes in your classroom. Feedback and feature requests are always welcome!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Lecture Note Taker at 5.0 against School Notes's 1.0. Lecture Note Taker also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.6). School Notes's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Lecture Note Taker sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and School Notes sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Lecture Note Taker holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
Lecture Note Taker ships an update every 3 weeks, School Notes every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 28, 2026.
| Parameter | Lecture Note Taker | School Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 66 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | AlgoSoft Technologies Limited | Brian Foutty |
In-app purchases
Lecture Note Taker
- Weekly Subscription$4.997 Days
- Pro Monthly$9.991 Month
- Pro Yearly3 Days trial$39.991 Year
School Notes
- Small Cup of Coffee$0.99
- Medium Cup of Coffee$1.99
- Large Cup of Coffee$3.99
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- Bag of Coffee$19.99
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