AltNotes vs Intentions
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
AltNotes
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AltNotes helps you capture ideas, lectures, and meetings using AI-powered voice notes, transcription, summaries, and AI-powered content creation. Convert voice into clear, searchable notes you can actually revisit later. RECORD VOICE NOTES AND TRANSCRIBE Speak naturally and AltNotes converts your voice into accurate text notes in seconds. Perfect for recording ideas, lectures, meetings, and quick thoughts on the go. AI TRANSCRIPTION AND SUMMARIES Turn long voice recordings into short, clear summaries so you can quickly review important ideas without replaying the entire audio. AI CRAFTS โ TURN NOTES INTO ACTION Go beyond notes. Use AI to turn your recordings into useful content: โข Generate emails from your notes โข Create social media posts instantly โข Extract key ideas and insights โข Transform raw thoughts into structured content CAPTURE IDEAS ANYWHERE Use AltNotes as a voice recorder and notes app for everyday thinking. โข Students โ record lectures and study faster โข Professionals โ capture meetings and action items โข Creators โ save ideas and inspiration instantly AUDIO TO TEXT NOTES Upload audio recordings and convert them into searchable text notes with powerful AI transcription. PRIVATE AND SECURE Your notes stay safe and accessible whenever you need them. Private notes can remain only on your device. TRY ALTNOTES FREE Start with a 3-day free trial and unlock unlimited AI-powered voice note transcription, summaries, and content generation. Make note-taking effortless. Just speak. Privacy Policy https://getaltnotes.com/privacy.html Terms and Conditions https://getaltnotes.com/terms.html
Intentions
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A day is a finite amount of time. Not an infinite list. Most to-do apps let you keep on adding. With no restrictions. Intentions asks how much of the day is actually yours to allocate to tasks โ three hours, five, eight โ then shows that time filling up as you add to it. When the bar turns red, it is not a warning. It is arithmetic. HOW IT WORKS Add an intention and give it a rough length: 15 minutes, 30, an hour, or two. No sliders, no minute-by-minute entry โ false precision is one of the key things that Intentions argues against. The availability bar keeps the running total so you don't have to. Swipe right when something is finished. Swipe left into the Incubator, where it waits - sorted by how long it has been waiting - until you're reading to bring it back into the day. SOMEONE TO KEEP YOU HONEST Pick a coach. Bea is warm and firm and wants you to finish. Nigel keeps score and raises an eyebrow. Ivy does not do pep talks and what simply tell you when something doesn't fit. They watch how your day is stacking up and say something about it: in the morning check-in, in the evening round-up, and when an intention has been carried for five days and needs a genuine decision rather than another chance to carry over. Rename them, swap them when you need a different personality to guide you, or hide them and go at it without guidance. WHAT ELSE DOES INTENTIONS OFFER 1. A dedicated home screen widget: what is next and how full the day is 2. Siri capture โ say "Add to my Intentions" and it lands in your Incubator with the app shut 3. A morning check-in and an evening round-up, at times you choose 4. Midnight rollover โ anything unfinished incubates or rolls over. Your choice 5. An options that simply refuses anything taking today past your hours 6. Backup to a single file, kept somewhere of your choosing to restore at a time that suits you NO ACCOUNT. NO CLOUD. NO WATCHING There is nothing to sign up for. Your intentions live on your device in a database only this app can read. Nothing is uploaded, nothing is analysed, and there is no server to lose it from. A backup goes where you send it and nowhere else. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Intentions at every 2 days against AltNotes's every 6 days. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. AltNotes sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Intentions sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
AltNotes ships an update every 6 days, Intentions every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AltNotes | Intentions |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days | Every 2 days โ better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad โ better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 โ better | 18.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mohit Patel | Paul Morris |
In-app purchases
AltNotes
- AltNotes Pro Weekly$4.997 Days
- AltNotes Pro Monthly3 Days trial$11.991 Month
- AltNotes Pro Yearly7 Days trial$59.991 Year
- Lite Credits Pack$1.99
- Plus Credits Pack$4.99
- Power Credits Pack$8.99
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- Advanced Pack$14.99
- Max Credits Pack$24.99
Intentions
- Intentions Pro (Annual)$2.991 Year









