Comparison

Soothy vs AI Voice Note Taker

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

Head to head
About

Soothy

Features
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Your tasks and your calendar, finally in one calm view. Most planning apps make you choose: a to-do app that treats your calendar as an afterthought, or a calendar that bolts on tasks. The few that truly combine both cost a fortune and make you learn a whole method first. Soothy takes the opposite path. One screen shows what you have to do AND what's happening today, blended together, or filtered apart when you want to focus. No method to learn. No monthly bill. It just works, the moment you open it. TASKS, SORTED FOR YOU • Drop in a task, it files itself: overdue, today, or upcoming • Colors tell you everything at a glance: red, blue, orange • Natural-language entry: "dentist tomorrow 9am" • Capture inbox for fleeting thoughts and links • Custom sections and recyclable checklists A REAL CALENDAR, BUILT IN • Month and week views, your events and tasks together • Two-way sync with your iOS calendars • Create and edit events without leaving the app • Search your full history, 25 years back, instantly • Choose exactly which calendars to show EVERYWHERE YOU ARE • iCloud keeps everything in sync BUILT THE RIGHT WAY • No subscription. Ever. One-time purchase, updates included. • No account, no analytics, no tracking. Your data stays in your iCloud. • Full VoiceOver, Dynamic Type and Reduce Motion support • Available in 6 languages Soothy is for people who just want to see what's today, what's coming, and what's done — calmly, without the setup. https://soothyapp.com/privacy.html

About

AI Voice Note Taker

Features
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AvaNotes is the voice memory that finishes the work. Talk; Ava transcribes, summarizes, and finds every todo, meeting, and follow-up hiding inside what you said — ready for Reminders, Calendar, or a draft email in one tap. HOW IT WORKS Press a button. Talk. That's it. Ava listens, transcribes in 100+ languages, writes the note for you, and pulls the actions out of every recording automatically. No meeting bots. No screen recording. No surveillance. AVA HEARD (NEW) On every note, Ava shows you what's actionable — todos, meetings, follow-ups, open questions — at the top of the screen: • Tap [Add to Reminders] — writes the todo to Apple Reminders with the right due date. • Tap [Calendar] — drops the meeting in your calendar. • Tap [Draft email] — opens Mail with a subject and the relevant excerpt prefilled, ready to review and send. • Tap [Done] — close the loop without leaving the app. TODAY, FROM YOUR NOTES (NEW) Open the app in the morning. Home leads with your day, drawn entirely from what you recorded: today's todos, the meeting at 3pm, the follow-up you owe Sarah, the people you've been talking about all week. An optional 8 AM local notification ("3 things to do today — including Call Jen") so the morning starts before you open the app. Time and on/off in Settings → Daily Briefing. THE KNOWLEDGE GRAPH Every note threads into a living graph of the people, projects, and decisions you've ever mentioned. Tap any name to see every conversation about them. Ask "what was I thinking last week about X" and Ava answers from the right window. ASK AVA — YOUR AI MEMORY Search every note with one question: • "What are my open items?" • "Summarize my last three coaching calls." • "What decisions did I make this month?" Semantic search across your library — not keyword grep. Ava finds the moment, plays the audio, pulls the exact quote. SUMMARIES IN YOUR STYLE Pick how Ava writes: • Bullets — quick scannable list • Journal entry — first-person reflection • Action items — tasks ready to do • Meeting notes — agenda, decisions, follow-ups Switch styles anytime. Ava re-writes from the same recording. STUDIO VOICE (Pro, NEW) Hear Ava in a warmer, more natural voice — streaming through Apple's premium cloud model. Settings → Ava's Voice. Free users keep the on-device Apple voice (also free, also great). YOUR DATA, YOUR TERMS No surveillance, no ads, no selling your data — and Ava asks before any audio is processed. Your trial's first note can transcribe right on your iPhone; cloud features (Ask Ava, summaries, recall) send your audio to OpenAI for processing, with your in-app consent first. • No meeting bots joining calls on your behalf • In-app consent before any audio leaves your device for AI processing • Ava never reads your existing reminders, calendar, or contacts — she only writes what you accept • Never sold, never used for ads • Delete any note (and its audio) in two taps • Full account deletion in Settings AVANOTES PRO Start with a 7-day free trial. Unlock unlimited AI summaries, the agentic features (AVA HEARD, daily briefing, Studio Voice), the full knowledge graph, time-aware Ask Ava, and the weekly digest. Monthly: $14.99 / month Yearly: $39.99 / year (save 78% vs monthly) New subscribers start with a 7-day free trial — nothing is charged until the trial ends, and you can cancel anytime before then. Subscription auto-renews unless cancelled 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 at the price shown. Subscriptions may be managed in your Apple ID settings. Privacy: https://avanotes.aiappnation.com/privacy Terms: https://avanotes.aiappnation.com/terms Support: support@aiappnation.com

Screenshots

Soothy4 screens
AI Voice Note Taker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: AI Voice Note Taker at Free against Soothy's $5.99. Soothy's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.4). On update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

AI Voice Note Taker is free to download; Soothy costs $5.99 up front. AI Voice Note Taker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. Soothy asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Soothy ships an update weekly, AI Voice Note Taker every 4 days. Both last shipped on September 10, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences Ā· 3 level
Soothy versus AI Voice Note Taker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSoothyAI Voice Note Taker
Price$5.99Free — better
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.6 — better26.4
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperClaude BezeaudPLAYRIOT LLC

In-app purchases

None

Soothy

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

AI Voice Note Taker

Subscriptions2
  • AvaNotes Pro Monthly7 Days trial$14.991 Month
  • AvaNotes Pro Yearly7 Days trial$99.991 Year

Questions

Is Soothy free?
Soothy costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is AI Voice Note Taker free?
AI Voice Note Taker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Soothy or AI Voice Note Taker have ads?
Neither Soothy nor AI Voice Note Taker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Soothy or AI Voice Note Taker?
Soothy ships an update weekly, and AI Voice Note Taker every 4 days. Most recently, Soothy was updated on September 10, 2026 and AI Voice Note Taker on September 10, 2026.

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