Comparison

Neurosist vs ActionNote

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

Head to head
About

Neurosist

This personal memory companion helps you retain important details with a simple, private interface. Organize information with tags, set reminders, and even access brain-exercising games and a meditation timer. It offers a straightforward way to manage personal notes and facts without tracking or ads.

Highlights
  • Daily memory review
  • Tag-based organization
  • Customizable reminders
  • Matching game
  • Meditation timer
  • Export to CSV/PDF
  • Siri integration
Features
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Never forget what matters. Neurosist is your personal memory companion. Simple, minimal, and private. Swipe through memories daily to keep them fresh. Organize by tag, mark favorites, or review everything at once. Set one-time or reoccurring reminder notifications. Whether it's your AC filter size, your kid's favorite anime character, study material, or personal notes, Neurosist helps you hold onto the details that make life smoother. This app is great for anyone, but a must-have if you're a little forgetful. The app also comes with a matching game and meditation timer to help exercise and calm your brain! No AI. No tracking. No ads. Just you and your memory, upgraded. - Press and hold for 2 seconds to open settings - Swipe up to go to another memory - Swipe down (if setting is on) to go back - Swipe right to view tags - When viewing all tags, swipe left on a tag to omit it from the main memories feed - Swipe left to view all memories and search - Tap a heart within the main feed to favorite - Tap an image or video to view in full - Tap truncated text to read all - While viewing a list of memories swipe right to favorite or left to delete - Double-tap memories to edit - Shake to delete (while viewing a memory in the main feed) - Swipe through memories in order, or turn on shuffle in the settings - Find a memory by date in the calendar view via settings - Export to CSV or PDF - Integrated with Siri ("Hey Siri, add a memory to Neurosist.") - Press and hold app icon to add a memory quickly - Tap the dice to play the matching game or use the meditation timer - While in the matching game tap the flame icon for hard mode The audio in this app is being used with permission from the artists. Support these artists by tapping the magnifying glass icon next to the audio player. Or, search for Infinite Third and Breathing in and out on your favorite music streaming platform.

About

ActionNote

Effortlessly transform spoken thoughts into organized tasks and summaries. This app uses AI to transcribe voice memos, meetings, or lectures into actionable checklists and key takeaways. It's designed for quick idea capture and efficient organization, even on the go.

Highlights
  • Voice to text transcription
  • AI-powered summaries
  • Automatic task list generation
  • Searchable notes with AI
  • Import audio from other apps
  • Multi-language support
  • Private, on-device storage
Features
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Say anything. An idea, a task, your whole day, in any language or even two at once. ActionNote writes it down for you: a clean note with a title, a summary, key points, and real tasks with reminders that actually ring. No folders. No typing. No listening back. WRITTEN DOWN, PROPERLY • Every voice note becomes a titled note with a summary and key points • Tasks are pulled out automatically, with due dates and reminders • Your exact words are kept too, right under the summary, every um and every backtrack • Speak two languages in the same sentence and flip the finished note between them CAPTURE FROM ANYWHERE • NEW: a home screen widget with today's tasks on one side and a record button on the other • Say "Hey Siri, record with ActionNote" to start and stop by voice, even when the phone is locked • Quick Record from the lock screen, home screen, or Action Button • Record on your Apple Watch, even offline. The note is waiting on your phone when you get back • Share WhatsApp voice notes straight in ASK YOUR NOTES, FREE FOR EVERYONE "What did I promise Sara?" Ask across everything you ever captured and get the answer with the source note attached. YOUR MORNING, BRIEFED One gentle brief every morning: your tasks, your deadlines, and your calendar. The same brief now sits on your home screen in the new widget. Follow ups nudge once a day. Mark them done, push them to tomorrow, or let them go. No streaks, no guilt. Free forever. IT DOES NOT LOSE WHAT YOU SAID If a note cannot be organized right now, your recording is safe and ActionNote finishes it by itself the moment your connection comes back. You just find the note done. YOURS. NOT OURS. Your notes live on your iPhone and your own iCloud. There is no ActionNote database anywhere. Audio is processed once and never stored. If you ever cancel, everything stays yours. FAIR PRICING Ten notes a month, free, and your first note each month does not count. Ask Your Notes and the Morning Brief are free forever. You only ever pay for the AI you actually use, and the free plan never expires. No trial games. Terms of Use: https://getactionnote.com/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://getactionnote.com/privacy.html

Screenshots

Neurosist4 screens
ActionNote4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: ActionNote at Free against Neurosist's $1.99. On rating, ratings volume, update cadence 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

ActionNote is free to download; Neurosist costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Neurosist ships an update every 10 days, ActionNote every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Neurosist versus ActionNote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNeurosistActionNote
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFreemium — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS16.616.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWilliam WilcoskyKhaled Shemy

Customer experience

Neurosist

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

ActionNote

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

In-app purchases

None

Neurosist

No in-app purchases

None

ActionNote

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Neurosist free?
Neurosist costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is ActionNote free?
ActionNote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Neurosist or ActionNote?
Neurosist and ActionNote are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Neurosist or ActionNote have ads?
Neither Neurosist nor ActionNote shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Neurosist or ActionNote?
Neurosist ships an update every 10 days, and ActionNote every 6 days. Most recently, Neurosist was updated on October 30, 2026 and ActionNote on October 31, 2026.

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