AI Note Taker vs AI Recap
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
AI Note Taker
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Your brain never shuts up β YAP makes sure nothing gets lost. Hold the button, talk, and let AI turn your voice into organized notes, action plans, and summaries. Works in 99 languages. Paste a YouTube link and get the key takeaways in seconds. No typing. No formatting. No forgotten ideas. STOP LOSING YOUR BEST IDEAS You've had that brilliant thought in the shower. That perfect response β 3 hours too late. That lecture you totally meant to take notes on. YAP catches everything. Just speak, and let AI organize the beautiful chaos in your head. WHAT MAKES YAP DIFFERENT β’ Not another meeting tool β YAP is for your real thoughts β’ YouTube summaries β paste a link, get structured notes β’ Story Cards β read your notes as visual carousels, not boring walls of text β’ Chat with your notes β ask AI anything about what you said β’ 99 languages β think in any language, organize in any language HOW IT WORKS 1. Hold and talk β say literally anything 2. AI transcribes and structures your thoughts 3. Get a clean summary, action items, tags, and a title Three seconds to start. Zero effort to organize. RECORD & TRANSCRIBE β’ One-tap recording with real-time transcription β’ Best-in-class speech recognition with 99 languages β’ Auto-detection β no need to select a language β’ Hands-free mode β lock screen and keep recording YOUTUBE SUMMARIES β’ Paste any YouTube link β’ AI extracts and summarizes the content β’ Turn a 2-hour video into a 2-minute read β’ 27 video languages supported STORY CARDS & CAROUSELS β’ Every note becomes a swipeable visual carousel β’ Read summaries as beautiful infographic cards β just like social media β’ Share story cards directly to Instagram, iMessage, and more β’ No more scrolling through walls of text SMART AI SUMMARIES β’ Auto-generated titles and TL;DR β’ Bullet-point summaries with key takeaways β’ Actionable checklists and to-do lists β’ Powered by world-class AI models CHAT WITH YOUR NOTES β’ Ask questions about any recording β’ Get instant, cited answers from AI β’ Generate follow-up actions β’ Never re-listen to a full recording again ORGANIZE EVERYTHING β’ Smart auto-tagging: IDEA, TASK, RANT, CRISIS, and more β’ Full-text search across all notes β’ Archive and manage your entire thought history SHARE YOUR WAY β’ Export as PDF, text, or audio β’ Share story carousels on social media β’ Send to anyone in one tap BUILT FOR HUMANS β’ Vibrant or Minimalist β switch to calmer tones when you need focus β’ 17 interface languages β’ Designed to get out of your way β hold, talk, done Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation. Subscription renews automatically unless turned off at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage subscriptions in Settings. Terms of Use: https://yapbrain.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://yapbrain.app/privacy
AI Recap
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AI Recap turns lengthy content into the points you need to remember and the work you need to do. Keep AI results together in one app, with Vietnamese and English interfaces. SUMMARIZE DIFFERENT SOURCES β’ Record a meeting or upload an audio recording β’ Summarize PDF, DOCX, text documents and images β’ Choose the result language, search your summaries and filter by source type FROM MEETINGS TO USEFUL RESULTS β’ Read key points, a breakdown by topic and decisions β’ Check the transcript with speakers and timestamps β’ View structured minutes, edit them and export a PDF β’ Explore a mind map to see the discussion at a glance β’ Turn the action plan into tasks after checking the assignee and deadline AI CHAT SUMMARIES β’ Catch up on unread conversations with an AI summary card β’ Open the details to review key points and suggested tasks; return to the chat to check the source content β’ Request a conversation summary when you need one β’ Send direct or group messages, voice messages, photos, GIFs, videos, audio, more document formats and archives β’ React with emoji and see who reacted β’ Find shared content in Media, Documents and Links; filter by type or sender and return to the original message β’ Recognize documents by their first-page previews and open supported formats in the app β’ Translate messages in another language; reply, pin, recall and mention colleagues β’ Report inappropriate content and block users GIRA AI ASSISTANT β’ Find information, summarize messages, create meeting tasks and plan your work β’ Ask about your own tasks, messages and data β’ Review and approve every proposed change before it is applied TASKS WITH AI β’ Bring together AI task suggestions from meetings, chats and documents β’ Check the details, assignee, deadline and source; unselect what you do not need β’ Assign after confirming, then track Overdue, Today and Upcoming work β’ Follow task sources, subtasks, comments and completion status β’ Choose who a task reports to, receive progress notifications and filter tasks that report to you β’ Attach photos and documents when creating or updating tasks; add files to comments and view photos inline VOICE CALLS AND CALL SUMMARIES β’ Call a colleague from a direct chat; receive calls through the iOS call interface, including on the lock screen β’ Answering is always voice only. A call is recorded for an AI summary only when both people agree: for that call, or when both have turned on Always agree β’ While recording, both people always see an indicator and either can stop it CONNECTIONS AND YOUR ACCOUNT β’ Scan QR codes with the camera or from a saved image; save and share your own code β’ Send, accept or decline friend requests in a chat and view group membersβ profiles β’ Create an account step by step, set a PIN and choose Face ID sign-in on supported devices β’ Select a country calling code for international numbers and verify your email with a code during sign-up β’ Recover your PIN with an SMS or email code and clear on-screen guidance β’ Add a job title to your profile and QR card PRIVACY The app asks for your consent before sending meeting recordings, call audio, files, chat content or questions to the third-party AI service Google Gemini to provide AI features. Contacts are used only to find people already using the app when you allow access; phone numbers and email addresses are not stored. Sign-in is required. AI Recap is a GiraTech product.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: AI Recap at none against AI Note Taker's 2. AI Note Taker's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. AI Note Taker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. AI Recap asks for nothing beyond the download.
AI Note Taker ships an update every 2 days, AI Recap every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AI Note Taker | AI Recap |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days β better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No β better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod β better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 β better | 16.4 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 123 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Axis Trend Studio LLC | Duy Nguyen |
In-app purchases
AI Note Taker
- YAP PRO Weekly3 Days trial$4.997 Days
- YAP PRO Yearly$49.991 Year
AI Recap
No in-app purchases









