Comparison

Note Now vs Fathom AI

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

Head to head
About

Note Now

Features
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Voice-first notes on CarPlay No signal? No problem. Ideas don't wait for good reception. Note Now works completely offline, so you can capture a thought in a tunnel, on a back road, or in a gym basement, exactly when it strikes. Your notes are stored on your device. Your ideas stay with you. Record ideas while driving, at the gym, or on the go, hands-free and eyes-free. Note Now is a distraction-free voice note app for iPhone and Apple CarPlay. Features: Works offline: Record and save anywhere, with or without signal Voice-first: Capture with one tap, no typing needed CarPlay integration: Capture ideas straight from your car's dashboard Organised by groups: Sort notes into custom groups for easy retrieval Transcribed instantly: Your voice becomes searchable text Private by design: Notes are stored locally on your device, not on our servers One-time unlock: Pro features with a single purchase, no subscriptions Perfect for commuters, drivers, and anyone who captures ideas on the move, especially when the signal drops.

About

Fathom AI

This app transcribes meetings and voice memos, then uses AI to generate summaries, identify decisions, and list action items. It allows importing various file types and offers a chat feature to ask questions about the content.

Highlights
  • Record meetings and voice memos
  • AI-generated transcripts and summaries
  • Extract decisions and action items
  • Import audio, video, and documents
  • Chat with your notes
  • Search by meaning and keywords
  • Share notes and transcripts
Features
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Turn a meeting into notes you can actually use. Press record. When you stop, AI Note Taker writes the transcript, pulls out what was decided, and lists who owes what by when — usually before you have left the room. HOW IT WORKS 1. Record a meeting, a call or a voice memo. Or bring audio you already have. 2. The app transcribes it. 3. You get a short summary, the decisions, the risks and the action items with owners. BRING ANYTHING • Record straight into the app, up to 2 hours 57 minutes at a time • Import an audio or video file • Paste a YouTube link — the app reads the video's captions • Paste text, or import a PDF, a Word file, subtitles or plain text ASK THE NOTE Open Chat inside any note and ask what you missed. "What did we decide about pricing?" "Who owns the migration?" The answers come from your own transcript, and when the transcript does not say, the app tells you so instead of inventing something. FIND IT LATER Search runs across titles, summaries and full transcripts, by exact words and by meaning. Star the notes you keep coming back to. YOUR RECORDINGS STAY ON YOUR PHONE The audio does not live on our servers. It is uploaded to be transcribed and deleted the moment the transcript exists. In Settings you can see exactly how much space your recordings take and delete any of them — deleting audio never touches the note, its transcript or its chat. NO ACCOUNT No email, no password, no sign-in. Open the app and it works. We never learn your name. YOUR LANGUAGE, AND THEIRS Speak whichever language you like: the transcript comes back in the language that was spoken, and the summary is written in the language of your phone. SHARE IT Send the notes as text, the full transcript as text, or the original audio file. FREE AND PRO Free: 10 minutes of transcription every 30 days. Notes made from pasted text and from documents do not count against that. Pro removes the monthly limit. Prices are shown in your own currency inside the app. Payment is charged to your Apple ID when you confirm. A subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and Apple charges the renewal within 24 hours before that. Manage or cancel it in Settings → your name → Subscriptions on your device. Any unused part of a free trial is forfeited when you buy a subscription. A note on recording other people: the rules differ from country to country, and in many places everyone in the conversation has to agree before you start. The app hands you a microphone; knowing the rules where you are is on you. Terms of Use: https://ai-note-taker-api-production.up.railway.app/legal/terms Privacy Policy: https://ai-note-taker-api-production.up.railway.app/legal/privacy

Screenshots

Note Now4 screens
Fathom AI4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Fathom AI at every 5 days against Note Now's every 5 months. Fathom AI also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.2). 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. Note Now sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Fathom AI sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Note Now ships an update every 5 months, Fathom AI every 5 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Note Now versus Fathom AI: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNote NowFathom AI
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.0 (28 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—28 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.217.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB19 MB
Age rating4++4
DeveloperRICHARD JEFFERY VINEAnatolii Katsurko

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Note Now

One-time1
  • Note Now Pro$2.99
5 purchases

Fathom AI

Subscriptions5
  • Weekly Booster$6.997 Days
  • Unlock Full Access$8.997 Days
  • Unlock Full Access3 Days trial$8.997 Days
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  • Yearly Booster$49.991 Year
  • Unlock Full Access3 Days trial$79.991 Year

Questions

Is Note Now free?
Note Now is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Fathom AI free?
Fathom AI is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Note Now or Fathom AI have ads?
Neither Note Now nor Fathom AI shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Note Now or Fathom AI?
Note Now ships an update every 5 months, and Fathom AI every 5 days. Most recently, Note Now was updated on October 31, 2026 and Fathom AI on October 31, 2026.

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