Comparison

TellDone vs Car Notes

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

Head to head
About

TellDone

Effortlessly capture ideas and to-dos with voice. This app transcribes your spoken notes into tasks, events, and reminders, syncing them with your favorite productivity tools. Access recordings from your lock screen, widgets, or Apple Watch.

Highlights
  • Voice to task conversion
  • Automatic syncing with productivity apps
  • Lock screen and widget recording
  • Apple Watch integration
  • AI assistant integration
  • Offline recording
  • Multi-language support
Features
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Speak it. It's done. You had a great idea while driving. By the time you could type it, it was gone. TellDone catches it. Record a voice note, and in 10 to 30 seconds it becomes tasks, calendar events, reminders, and notes, synced to the apps you already use. HOW IT WORKS 1. Say your plans, ideas, or to-dos 2. TellDone transcribes your voice and pulls out tasks, events, and reminders 3. Everything syncs to your apps automatically RECORD FROM ANYWHERE - Lock Screen and Control Center: start a voice note without unlocking your iPhone - Action Button: one press to start - Widgets: record from your Home Screen, see today's tasks and what's next - Apple Watch: record from your wrist - Shortcuts and Siri: add notes, check tasks, search by voice - Keeps recording while you use other apps BRING YOUR OWN AUDIO Already have a recording? Share a Voice Memo or any audio file into TellDone from Files, Messages, or Mail, and get the same tasks, events, and notes. Each file can be up to 5 minutes on Free, 10 on Basic, 60 on Pro, and 90 on Ultra. EDIT BY TAP OR VOICE Tap any field on a note, task, or event to change it. Changes save automatically. Prefer to talk? Swipe a row, tap Add by voice, and say "this is done" or "move it to Friday". The item updates. Every edit goes into a history you can undo. PLAN YOUR TIME The Events tab pulls meetings, calls, and appointments out of what you say and groups them by day. Recurring tasks repeat on schedule: say "every Monday" and it comes back. Reminders sync to Apple Reminders and Calendar. SMART FEATURES - Smart Context: say "finished the report" and the matching task checks off - Done without planning: did something that was never on your list? It still gets logged as done - 7 note types: every recording is sorted for you - Search by meaning, by tag, and inside your reports - Archive, multi-tag filters, and a Today button to jump back to today - Works offline: record with no signal and it uploads when you're back online REPORTS Daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly cards: what you did, what's next, and what changed. WORKS WITH YOUR APPS Apple Calendar, Reminders, Notes, Journal, Google Tasks, Microsoft To Do, Todoist, Notion, and Things 3. Calendar and Reminders get new items even while TellDone is closed. Which integrations you get depends on your plan. YOUR AI ASSISTANT, CONNECTED Connect ChatGPT or Claude and ask about your notes, tasks, events, and reports. Reading works on every plan. On Pro and Ultra, your assistant can also add and update tasks and notes for you. SPEAKS YOUR LANGUAGE The app is translated into 20 languages. Record in any of 60 languages, and switch languages mid-sentence. YOUR WELCOME GIFT Every new user gets 30 days of Pro as a gift. The clock starts with your first voice recording. No card needed. When the 30 days end, you go back to Free automatically: no subscription starts and nothing is charged. PLANS - Free: 50 notes and 60 minutes of speech a month, Apple Calendar and Reminders, AI assistant can read - Basic: 300 notes and 300 minutes, Smart Context, daily reports, Google Tasks, Apple Notes, Journal, and one of Todoist, Notion, or Microsoft To Do - Pro: 1,000 notes and 600 minutes, all integrations, all reports, AI assistant can add and edit - Ultra: unlimited notes and 1,500 minutes Pay monthly, or yearly and save. Cancel anytime. The app shows prices in your local currency. Need help? Record a quick voice message to our team right from the app. Export your data or delete your account anytime. Terms of Use: https://telldone.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://telldone.app/privacy

About

Car Notes

Features
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Keep your hands on the wheel. Car Notes is the voice-first notes app built for the road. Open it and you're instantly ready to capture — one big green button at the bottom, made for one-handed use at a stoplight, eyes up. No menus, no typing, no fuss. JUST TALK Tap once and start talking. Car Notes transcribes as you speak, in large, glanceable text. Say "new line," "scratch that," "save," or "cancel" to edit completely hands-free. Empty recordings are quietly discarded — it never punishes you for a false start. PRIVATE BY DESIGN All speech recognition happens on your device. Your voice never leaves your phone — no servers, no accounts, nothing to set up. SMART, ON-DEVICE AI Powered by Apple Intelligence, Car Notes cleans up messy car-time thoughts into clear text, suggests tags, summarizes long notes, and can turn a note into a reminder or a calendar event — all on your iPhone, with no network required. (Requires a device that supports Apple Intelligence.) ORGANIZED AUTOMATICALLY Your notes are pinned, tagged, grouped by day, and filed into folders, so you can find anything in a second — long after the drive is done. Search across every note and tag instantly. HANDS-FREE EVERYWHERE • "Hey Siri, add a car note" — capture without touching your phone. • A Control Center button and home-screen widget for one-tap capture. • Audio ducking keeps your music and podcasts playing while you record. EVERYWHERE YOU ARE iCloud sync keeps your notes up to date on every device, automatically. CAR NOTES PRO Unlock unlimited notes, iCloud sync, AI cleanup, and more with Car Notes Pro. Start with a free trial. • Monthly and annual plans • The annual plan includes a 7-day free trial Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your account settings. Privacy Policy: https://car-notes-web-production.ian-b42.workers.dev/privacy Terms of Use: https://car-notes-web-production.ian-b42.workers.dev/terms

Screenshots

TellDone4 screens
Car Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

TellDone and Car Notes are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. TellDone sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Car Notes sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TellDone ships an update every 2 months, Car Notes every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
TellDone versus Car Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTellDoneCar Notes
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKesterly LtdParra LLC

In-app purchases

6 purchases

TellDone

Subscriptions6
  • TellDone Basic (Monthly)$4.991 Month
  • TellDone Pro (Monthly)$11.991 Month
  • TellDone Ultra (Monthly)$24.991 Month
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  • TellDone Basic (Yearly)$49.991 Year
  • TellDone Pro (Yearly)$119.991 Year
  • TellDone Ultra (Yearly)$249.991 Year
2 purchases

Car Notes

Subscriptions2
  • Car Notes Pro (Monthly)7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Car Notes Pro (Yearly)7 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is TellDone free?
TellDone is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Car Notes free?
Car Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do TellDone or Car Notes have ads?
Neither TellDone nor Car Notes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TellDone or Car Notes?
TellDone ships an update every 2 months, and Car Notes every 3 months. Most recently, TellDone was updated on October 31, 2026 and Car Notes on October 31, 2026.

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