Comparison

AI Note Taker vs Thought Capture

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

Head to head
About

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 — while it's still recording — 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 — 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 — 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 — 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 — 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

About

Thought Capture

Capture spoken thoughts instantly and organize them effortlessly. This app turns your voice notes into tidy, searchable text, eliminating the friction of traditional note-taking. Keep your ideas private and accessible.

Highlights
  • Instant voice-to-text capture
  • Lock Screen widget for quick access
  • Automatic organization and cleanup
  • Fast and efficient search
  • Private by design, no account needed
  • iCloud sync option
Features
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Olly turns fleeting spoken thoughts into clear, organized notes, so you can get a thought out of your head and carry on. Thought arrives. Tap Olly on your Lock Screen or start from your Apple Watch, say what's on your mind, and you're done. Olly turns your words into a tidy, readable note and files it for you. NEVER LOSE A THOUGHT BEFORE YOU WRITE IT DOWN The usual ways of capturing a thought get in the way. Unlock your phone. Find the right app. Decide where the thought belongs. Then get pulled into everything else on your screen. Olly keeps capture simple: TAP → SPEAK → DONE No folders to choose. No decisions to make. Just get the thought out. Start from a widget, a Lock Screen control or your Apple Watch. While you record, a Live Activity shows a live timer and lets you pause, stop or delete. YOUR WORDS, TIDIED, NOT SUMMARIZED Olly stays close to what you said. It tidies filler words, false starts and punctuation so the note reads cleanly, without summarizing or changing what you meant. Typed notes work too, with formatting, lists and images, for the times you'd rather type. EVERYTHING EASY TO FIND A thought is only useful if you can find it again. Olly organizes your notes automatically, keeps them together and makes them quick to search. → No wondering which notes app you used. → No scattering thoughts across different places. → No choosing the perfect folder first. Olly is like an outbox for your brain: get the thought out now, decide what to do with it later. A daily review alert, at a time you choose, nudges you to look back over your notes. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your notes are yours. Saved notes stay on your device and, if you use iCloud sync, in your personal iCloud. We never sell them, share them or use them to train AI. → No account required to start. → No tracking. → No servers storing your notes. Try Olly the next time a thought arrives. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://breezyapps.com/privacy

Screenshots

AI Note Taker4 screens
Thought Capture4 screens

Verdict

The call

AI Note Taker and Thought Capture are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. AI Note Taker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $11.99 per month and Thought Capture sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
AI Note Taker versus Thought Capture: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAI Note TakerThought Capture
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.5 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS26.0 — better26.1
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKaram Al-AskarBreezy Apps

In-app purchases

2 purchases

AI Note Taker

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

Thought Capture

Subscriptions3
  • Olly Monthly3 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Olly Yearly Intro Offer3 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Olly Yearly7 Days trial$59.991 Year
One-time3
  • ANZ$8.99
  • ANZ$39.99
  • Lifetime$59.99

Questions

Is AI Note Taker free?
AI Note Taker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Thought Capture free?
Thought Capture is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do AI Note Taker or Thought Capture have ads?
Neither AI Note Taker nor Thought Capture shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AI Note Taker or Thought Capture?
AI Note Taker ships an update weekly, and Thought Capture weekly. Most recently, AI Note Taker was updated on November 12, 2026 and Thought Capture on November 13, 2026.

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