Comparison

Journals vs AI Note Taker

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

Head to head
About

Journals

Features
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Journals is a writing app with Apple Intelligence to help you write.

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AI Note Taker

Features
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Stop taking notes. Start being present. Convoxa doesn't just transcribe what's said. Snap the whiteboard, drop in the deck, jot a thought โ€” while it's still recording โ€” and it weaves all of it into one note: what was discussed, what was decided, what you said you'd do. LIVE NOTES Meetings aren't only spoken. Someone shares a deck, sketches something on a whiteboard, sends a PDF nobody reads out loud. Add it mid-recording and it doesn't sit at the bottom of the note as an attachment โ€” it becomes context. A photo of a whiteboard is read and written into the note alongside what people were saying about it at the time. THE TIMELINE UNDERNEATH Every line is timestamped. Tap one to hear exactly how it was said, so nothing in the note has to be taken on faith. TWO WAYS TO TRANSCRIBE Cloud transcription handles 60+ languages and labels who said what. On-device transcription runs completely offline, using your iPhone's built-in speech recognition. A NOTE YOU CAN ACTUALLY EDIT The note arrives formatted: headings, paragraphs, bullets, numbered lists, checklists. Underneath that is a full rich text editor, not a read-only recap. Rewrite a line that missed the point. Tick off action items as you finish them. Highlight, color, restructure. Your edits are yours and stay exactly where you put them. ONE PRESS TO START Action Button, Siri, Lock Screen, or Control Center. Start at the beginning of a meeting or halfway through โ€” long meetings, quick calls, or a thought in the car. Recording starts before the moment passes. CONFIDENTIAL BY DEFAULT On-device transcription never sends your audio anywhere. It doesn't leave your iPhone, because it never needs to. If you choose cloud transcription for accuracy or language coverage, the audio is deleted the moment it's processed. It is never stored, never shared, and never used to train anything. Neither are your notes โ€” they aren't read, kept, or fed into any model. AFTER THE MEETING Every note is searchable from Spotlight without opening the app. Export as plain text, Markdown, or PDF. Everything syncs privately over iCloud, so a meeting recorded on your iPhone is on your iPad before you sit down with it. PRICING Free to try, with recording hours included in every mode โ€” cloud transcription included, nothing held back to a preview. Convoxa Pro is a monthly subscription that unlocks unlimited on-device transcription and 20 hours of cloud transcription each month. Payment will be charged to your Apple Account at the confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions by going to your account settings on the App Store after purchase. Terms and Conditions: https://www.convoxa.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.convoxa.com/privacy

Screenshots

Journals3 screens
AI Note Taker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Journals at none against AI Note Taker's 2. Journals also leads on iOS requirement (18.5 vs 26.0). AI Note Taker's advantage is device support (4 vs 2). On price and ads there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. AI Note Taker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $11.99 per month. Journals asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
Journals versus AI Note Taker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJournalsAI Note Taker
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Weekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch โ€” better
Requires iOS18.5 โ€” better26.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size8 MB46 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRobyn TomizawaKaram Al-Askar

In-app purchases

None

Journals

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

AI Note Taker

Subscriptions2
  • Convoxa Pro$11.991 Month
  • Convoxa Pro7 Days trial$99.991 Year

Questions

Is Journals free?
Journals is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is AI Note Taker free?
AI Note Taker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Journals or AI Note Taker have ads?
Neither Journals nor AI Note Taker shows ads.

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