Comparison

Crystal Note vs Speechly

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

Head to head
About

Crystal Note

Features
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The AI note taker built for meetings, lectures, and study. Record any conversation or class, get a clean transcript in seconds, and turn it into summaries, flashcards, quizzes, and mind maps automatically. Whether you're capturing a two-hour lecture, running a team standup, or reviewing before an exam, Crystal Note does the heavy lifting so you can focus on what matters. AI-POWERED CAPTURE • Smart Transcription: Record up to 60 minutes per session and get accurate, readable transcripts, no manual typing. • Structured Summaries: Turn long recordings into concise bullet points, action items, and key takeaways. • Multilingual: Transcription and AI summaries in 9 languages, including English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Japanese, Korean, and Arabic. STUDY TOOLS THAT ACTUALLY WORK • Flashcards: Auto-generate study cards from any lecture or reading and review with a swipe. • Quizzes: Instantly create multiple-choice questions to test yourself before exams. • Mind Maps: Visualize how ideas connect with AI-generated concept maps. • Perfect Study Sheets: Convert dense lectures into clean, revision-ready notes. MEETINGS & WORK • Meeting Assistant: Capture standups, 1:1s, and client calls. Get summaries and action items ready to share. • Executive Memos: Record a quick clip and send structured, professional notes to your team. • Interview Notes: Great for researchers, journalists, and hiring managers who need searchable transcripts. CAPTURE & ORGANIZE • One-Tap Recording: Start capturing in a single tap from the home screen or a Quick Action. • Import Audio: Upload voice memos, lecture recordings, or interviews from other apps and devices. • Tags & Search: Organize by class, project, or client, and search inside your transcripts to find any moment. • PDF Export: Share polished notes with classmates or teammates. • Shareable Cards: Turn key quotes and insights into beautiful visual cards for social. BUILT FOR REAL LIVES • For Students: Record entire lectures, generate flashcards and quizzes, and walk into exams prepared. • For Professionals: Never take meeting notes again. Crystal Note handles standups, planning sessions, and client calls. • For Researchers: Capture interviews and focus groups; turn hours of audio into searchable, structured data. • For Creators & Creators: Dictate drafts, outline ideas out loud, and beat writer's block on the move. • For Teams: Share summaries, action items, and study material with a single tap. WHY CRYSTAL NOTE Crystal Note combines fast, accurate transcription with AI study and productivity tools you'll actually use: flashcards, quizzes, mind maps, and clean summaries. All in one app. Whether you're preparing for finals or leading meetings, it's the fastest way to turn what you hear into what you can act on. Stop typing. Start capturing. Download Crystal Note today. Your AI note taker for meetings, lectures, study and voice memos. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.yeapdigital.co.uk/privacy-policy-crystal-note/

About

Speechly

This app transforms any text into natural, human-sounding audio using ultra-realistic AI voices. It can read PDFs, web articles, images, ebooks, and typed text, offering a vast library of free ebooks and customizable listening environments.

Highlights
  • Ultra-realistic AI voices
  • Read PDFs, web articles, images, ebooks
  • OCR for scanned text
  • 75,000+ free ebooks
  • Customizable listening speed and highlighting
  • Voice dictation to text
Features
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Speechly is the most powerful text to speech app and #1 in Unlimited Text-to-Speech. With ultra-realistic AI voices, it transforms any content into natural, human-sounding audio you'll actually want to listen to. Listen to anything: PDFs, web articles, images, ebooks, documents, typed text. If it has words, Speechly can read it. Snap a photo of any text and our OCR engine reads it aloud instantly. 25+ premium AI voices: Choose from over 25 neural voices across multiple languages. These aren't robotic text to speech voices. They're warm, natural, and indistinguishable from a real human narrator. 75,000+ free ebooks: Unlock the world's greatest library. Classics, bestsellers, and everything in between, all free, all readable in Speechly. Built for focus: Set your perfect listening speed, follow along with real-time word highlighting, and layer in ambient background sounds to create your ideal listening environment. Every format. Every source. - PDFs & documents - Web articles & links - Images & scanned text (OCR) - Typed or dictated text - 75,000+ free ebooks Also speak, not just listen: Use Speechly's dictation feature to convert your voice into text on the fly. Whether you're commuting, studying, or just giving your eyes a rest, Speechly turns your reading list into your listening list. Privacy Policy: https://speechlyapp.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://speechlyapp.com/terms Apple Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Crystal Note4 screens
Speechly4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Speechly at none against Crystal Note's shown. Crystal Note's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and device support 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. Crystal Note sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days and Speechly sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Crystal Note ships an update weekly, Speechly every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Crystal Note versus Speechly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCrystal NoteSpeechly
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.8 (6 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—6 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 8 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB52 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYeap DigitalLiberace Pte. Ltd.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Crystal Note

Subscriptions3
  • Premium Weekly$3.997 Days
  • Premium Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Premium Annual7 Days trial$59.991 Year
2 purchases

Speechly

Subscriptions2
  • Speechly Pro$12.991 Month
  • Speechly Pro3 Days trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Crystal Note free?
Crystal Note is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Speechly free?
Speechly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Crystal Note or Speechly have ads?
Crystal Note shows ads; Speechly does not.
Which is updated more often, Crystal Note or Speechly?
Crystal Note ships an update weekly, and Speechly every 8 days. Most recently, Crystal Note was updated on October 30, 2026 and Speechly on October 25, 2026.

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