Private AI Note Taker vs MiiraSound
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Private AI Note Taker
This app provides on-device AI-powered transcription and summarization for meetings, ensuring your conversations remain private. It records audio from in-person meetings or computer calls, generates transcripts in over 60 languages, and offers features like action item extraction. Specialized versions are available for legal professionals.
- On-device AI transcription and summarization
- Records in-person and computer-based meetings
- Transcripts in 60+ languages
- Identifies speakers and action items
- Full-text search of recordings
- Export transcripts and notes
- Legal-specific features for attorneys
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Basil is a private AI note taker for meetings. Recording, transcription and summaries run on your device. Basil has no server, and Basil never receives your meetings. WHY ON-DEVICE MATTERS Most AI note takers send your audio to a cloud service to be transcribed and summarized. Basil doesn't. Transcription runs on the Neural Engine. Summaries are generated on your device by Apple Intelligence, on devices that support it. There is no Basil account to create. RECORD ANY MEETING • In Person — capture the room with your microphone. • Computer (Mac) — capture both sides of a Zoom, Teams or Meet call without putting a bot in the meeting. Nothing joins your call. • Import existing audio or video files. Basil extracts the audio on your device. TRANSCRIPTS AND SUMMARIES • A fast live transcript while you record, then a more accurate final pass right after the session. • Transcripts show who spoke. Name a speaker once and Basil recognizes them next time. • Summaries, action items, decisions and follow-ups, generated on your device. • Transcription in 60+ languages. • Full-text search across everything you have recorded. • Export your transcripts and notes. BASIL FOR LAW A legal edition for attorneys and firms: • Privilege attestation — an on-device provenance record of how a recording was captured and processed. • Consent log — a timestamped attestation, built to the strictest all-party-consent standard. • Matters and clients — organize by matter rather than by date. • Privileged & Confidential labeling on recordings, transcripts and exports. These are record-keeping tools for legal professionals. They are not legal services or legal advice, and no software can guarantee a privilege outcome. Basil's contribution is architectural: Basil never receives your client conversations, and AI processing runs on your device. ACROSS YOUR DEVICES A universal app for iPhone, iPad and Mac. iCloud Sync is on by default. It keeps your library in your own iCloud account so your other devices can use it. Apple stores it; Basil does not receive it. Basil shows what sync sends before anything moves. Turn it off any time in Settings › iCloud. YOUR CHOICES • Live transcription runs on your device by default. If you turn that setting off, some languages use Apple's speech service for the live preview, and for the final transcript when no on-device engine can make it. • No analytics and no ad SDKs in the app. EXPORT Share a transcript and its notes as text to Notes, Files, Mail and other apps. Pro adds JSON and CSV export. SUBSCRIPTIONS Basil Pro unlocks unlimited recording. Basil for Law adds the legal feature set above. Free trials are available on both. Current pricing and trial length are shown on the subscription screen in the app. Privacy Policy: https://basilai.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://basilai.app/terms
MiiraSound
This app provides immersive soundscapes and ambient visuals to enhance focus, study, and relaxation. Create custom sound mixes with lo-fi music and various white noises, track your progress with detailed statistics, and enjoy a peaceful digital space.
- Immersive focus scenes
- Lofi music and layered white noise
- Full-screen clock, count-up, and countdown modes
- Focus tags and session notes
- Daily, monthly, and yearly statistics
- Home Screen widgets
- iCloud sync
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Find your focus with Lofi music, layered white noise and a timer in one calm space. MiiraSound pairs immersive scenes with simple session tracking for studying, deep work, reading and quiet breaks. BUILD YOUR OWN SOUND MIX Layer rain, fire, keyboard typing, nature ambience and cafe sounds with Lofi background music. Shape a gentle background for the task in front of you. STEP INTO A FOCUS SCENE Choose a study room, cafe, forest cabin, library, bamboo grove, Mars and more. Ambient visuals and a full-screen clock give each session its own atmosphere. START A SESSION YOUR WAY Use count-up or countdown mode, add a focus tag, and record what you worked on with session notes. SEE YOUR TIME ADD UP Review daily, monthly and yearly focus time, timelines and tag-based statistics. Collect scene badges and check recent progress with Home Screen widgets. iCloud sync keeps your focus data connected. TRY A QUIET SPACE The Library and Magic Lab scenes are available without a subscription. MiiraSound Plus unlocks additional scenes and advanced record views. ADAPTS TO YOUR SCREEN On iPhone Duo, layouts adapt as you unfold, fold or rotate, keeping your place as the available space changes. Choose a scene, mix your sounds and begin one focused moment. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Private AI Note Taker at 5.0 against MiiraSound's 4.5. Private AI Note Taker also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks) and ratings volume (45 vs 8). MiiraSound's advantage is iOS requirement (16.6 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Private AI Note Taker sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and MiiraSound sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Private AI Note Taker holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Private AI Note Taker has 45 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Private AI Note Taker ships an update every 5 days, MiiraSound every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 14, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Private AI Note Taker | MiiraSound |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (45 ratings) — better | 4.5 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 94.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 45 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 16.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 162 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TONSOR LLC | Shimu Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd. |
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Private AI Note Taker
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In-app purchases
Private AI Note Taker
- Basil AI Pro Monthly3 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Basil for Law Monthly3 Days trial$19.991 Month
- Basil AI Pro Yearly (Save 17%)7 Days trial$99.991 Year
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- Basil for Law Yearly7 Days trial$199.991 Year
- Basil AI Pro Lifetime$199.00
MiiraSound
- MiiraSound Plus Monthly$0.991 Month
- MiiraSound Plus Yearly$6.991 Year
- MiiraSound Plus Lifetime$9.99
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