Comparison

Memo AI vs TapNote

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

Head to head
About

Memo AI

Effortlessly capture and transcribe spoken ideas on the go. This app automatically structures your recordings into key points, action items, and formatted notes, with an AI chat feature to query your content.

Highlights
  • One-tap background recording
  • Transcription in 12+ languages
  • Customizable AI note formatting
  • AI chat for note querying
  • Action item extraction
  • Export to Markdown and PDF
Features
Read full description

You're walking and ideas start coming. Stop and type each one? That's annoying. Keep walking and hope you remember? Good luck with that. Memo fixes this. Hit record, talk, keep moving. The app handles the rest—transcription, formatting, even pulling out the important bits. No typing, no lost thoughts. WORKS EVERYWHERE Walking to work? Record. In a meeting? Put your phone on the table. At the doctor? Keep it in your pocket. Memo runs in the background and catches everything. You just talk. ACTUALLY UNDERSTANDS YOU The transcription is scary good. 12+ languages, and you can add your own words—client names, medical terms, that weird project acronym nobody can spell. It learns. TURNS RAMBLING INTO REAL NOTES Here's where it gets interesting. You talk for 20 minutes about three different things. Memo figures out what matters: • The key points (not everything you said) • Action items and deadlines • Important dates you mentioned • Formatted in clean markdown CHAT WITH YOUR NOTES "What did I say about the marketing budget?" Just ask. Memo searches your recordings, finds connections between notes, can even look things up online. The more you use it, the more context it has. MAKE IT YOURS Tell the AI how you like your notes. Short bullet points? Detailed summaries? Focus on action items? Set it once, or change it per recording. Your call. ABOUT PRIVACY Notes stay on your phone. Audio gets deleted after transcription (we don't want it either). Only the AI processing touches the cloud. We're not building a data business here. WHAT'S INCLUDED • One-tap recording, works in background • Transcription in 12+ languages • Custom dictionary for tricky words • Auto-formatting and structure • Action items synced to Reminders • AI chat that actually remembers • Search that understands meaning, not just keywords • Export to Markdown, PDF, NotePlan • Offline mode when you need it PEOPLE USE THIS FOR • Quick thoughts on the go • Meeting notes (finally, good ones) • Lectures and classes • Interviews and research • Doctor appointments (so you don't forget what they said) • Lawyer and accountant meetings • Therapy sessions • Journaling without the typing Try it. Your future self will thank you. Terms of use: https://noteplan.co/memo/terms Privacy Policy: https://noteplan.co/memo/privacy

About

TapNote

Features
Read full description

Record on your Apple Watch. Get perfect transcriptions on your iPhone. TapNote turns voice recordings into clean, structured notes — with on-device AI or cloud transcription. HOW IT WORKS 1. Tap record on your Apple Watch (or iPhone) 2. On-device AI transcribes instantly — no internet needed 3. Or use Cloud transcription for higher accuracy and speaker detection 4. Sync everything via iCloud Drive KEY FEATURES • One-tap Watch recording — start capturing ideas instantly • On-device transcription — free, private, works offline • Cloud transcription — higher accuracy, auto language detection, speaker diarization • Multi-language support — Chinese, English, Japanese, Korean, and more • Auto language detection — handles mixed Chinese-English naturally • iCloud sync — recordings available on all your devices • Meeting summaries — AI-generated meeting notes with action items TRANSCRIPTION OPTIONS • Free: On-device Apple Speech (unlimited) + 10 min/month cloud • Top-up packs: 30 min ($0.99) · 120 min ($3.99) · 300 min ($9.99) • BYO Key: Bring your own API key for unlimited cloud use PRIVACY On-device transcription stays on your phone. Cloud transcription sends audio to our secure backend for processing — never stored. You choose which to use.

Screenshots

Memo AI4 screens
TapNote4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: TapNote at 16.0 against Memo AI's 18.3. On price, ads, 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. Memo AI sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per 7 days and TapNote sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Memo AI versus TapNote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMemo AITapNote
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (61 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews88.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings61 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS18.316.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNotePlan LLC闻博 朱

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Memo AI

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly Premium$5.997 Days
  • Monthly Premium3 Days trial$12.991 Month
  • Annual Premium3 Days trial$79.991 Year
3 purchases

TapNote

One-time3
  • 30 Minutes$0.99
  • 120 Minutes$3.99
  • 300 Minutes$9.99

Questions

Is Memo AI free?
Memo AI is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TapNote free?
TapNote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Memo AI or TapNote have ads?
Neither Memo AI nor TapNote shows ads.

Other comparisons