Comparison

Notk vs Lilo

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

Head to head
About

Notk

Transform lectures and PDFs into interactive notes, quizzes, and flashcards. This AI-powered study tool offers transcription, summarization, and question-answering capabilities to enhance learning for students.

Highlights
  • Lecture recording and transcription
  • PDF upload for study
  • AI-generated quizzes and flashcards
  • Summaries and key points
  • Chat with notes
  • Organize and share study materials
Features
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Notk – Your Intelligent Study Buddy Turn lectures and PDFs into notes, quizzes, and flashcards. Notk helps students study smarter with recording, transcription, and AI-powered practice. KEY FEATURES: Smart Lecture Capture • Record lectures with high-quality audio • Transcription to searchable notes • Upload PDFs and study from your slides AI-Powered Study Tools • Auto-generated quizzes and flashcards • Summaries and key points from your material • Ask Notk questions about your notes in natural language Study & Share • Organize recordings and study packs in one place • Export and share your work • Built for students — secondary school through university --- PREMIUM SUBSCRIPTION REQUIRED These features require a Premium subscription (in-app purchase): • Unlimited AI notes and study generation • Full lecture recording and transcription • Chat with your notes • Export and save as PDF • Extended recording and study usage Subscription automatically renews unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://v0-notetaker-ai-privacy-policy.vercel.app/privacy

About

Lilo

This app helps students focus by offering study timers, Pomodoro sessions, and challenges with friends. Track progress, maintain study streaks, and compete on leaderboards to stay motivated. Includes focus music and customizable scenes to enhance concentration.

Highlights
  • Study timer and Pomodoro with breaks
  • Challenges with friends (streak, time goal, speed race)
  • Weekly leaderboards and daily study streaks
  • Day planner with tasks and subjects
  • Focus music and customizable timer scenes
  • Live Activity and home screen widget
Features
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Lilo is the study timer you use with friends. Start a focus session or a Pomodoro, challenge your friends, climb the weekly leaderboard and keep your study streak alive. 500K+ students have downloaded Lilo and left 200K+ ratings, because studying together works better than studying alone. STUDY TIMER AND POMODORO - Focus timer, stopwatch and Pomodoro with breaks. - Pick a subject and tasks before you start, so every session counts toward a goal. - Timer scenes and a full screen mode keep your phone out of the way. - A Live Activity and a home screen widget show your session and streak at a glance. CHALLENGES WITH FRIENDS - Invite friends to a study challenge: streak, time goal, speed race or ranking battle. - Follow everyone's progress live and see who stays focused the longest. - Join a challenge from a link, even before you create an account. LEADERBOARDS AND STREAKS - Weekly rankings with your friends. - Daily study streak with streak protection, so one bad day does not erase your progress. - Comment on your friends' sessions and keep each other accountable. PLANNER AND STATS - Day planner with tasks and subjects. - Study history, subject distribution, activity heatmap and advanced stats. - Share your weekly results to Instagram Stories in one tap. FOCUS MUSIC AND SCENES - Lofi, nature sounds and white noise inside the timer. - Choose a timer scene and an accent colour that matches your mood. WHO IS LILO FOR High school and university students, exam season, homework, language learning, thesis writing, and anyone who focuses better with a bit of friendly competition. Lilo is free to use. Lilo Premium adds Pomodoro and stopwatch modes, the full focus music library and extra scenes. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Terms: https://lilostudytimer.com/terms/ Privacy: https://lilostudytimer.com/privacy/

Screenshots

Notk4 screens
Lilo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Lilo at none against Notk's shown. Lilo also leads on ratings volume (4.8K vs 11) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.5). Notk's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 68%). On price, rating, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Notk sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per 7 days and Lilo sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. 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 — 4.6 for Notk against 4.7 for Lilo. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lilo has 4.8K ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Notk's written reviews are positive against 68% of Lilo's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Notk ships an update every 9 days, Lilo every 10 days. Both last shipped on November 12, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Notk versus Lilo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNotkLilo
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (11 ratings)4.7 (4.8K ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better67.7% of reviews
Number of ratings114.8K — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 10 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.515.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size75 MB179 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYahya AdemPawel Gladysz

Customer experience

Notk

All ratings11 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral9.1%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Lilo

All ratings4,729 ratings
Positive92.1%
Neutral2.6%
Negative5.4%
Written reviews62 reviews
Positive67.7%
Neutral3.2%
Negative29.0%

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Notk

Subscriptions7
  • Notk Weekly Pro3 Days trial$5.997 Days
  • Notk Premium Monthly$11.991 Month
  • Notk Premium – Monthly3 Days trial$11.991 Month
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  • Monthly Subscription3 Days trial$19.991 Month
  • Notk Premium Yearly$59.991 Year
  • Premium Yearly Plan3 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • otk Premium – Yearly Notes3 Days trial$59.991 Year
5 purchases

Lilo

Subscriptions5
  • Premium Access Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Premium Access$6.991 Month
  • Premium Access Yearly$25.991 Year
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  • Premium Access Yearly$29.991 Year
  • Premium Access3 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Notk free?
Notk is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lilo free?
Lilo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Notk or Lilo?
Lilo is rated higher. Notk averages 4.6 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while Lilo averages 4.7 from 4.8K ratings.
Do Notk or Lilo have ads?
Notk shows ads; Lilo does not.
Which is updated more often, Notk or Lilo?
Notk ships an update every 9 days, and Lilo every 10 days. Most recently, Notk was updated on November 12, 2026 and Lilo on November 12, 2026.

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