Comparison

Local AI Notes vs Koe

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

Head to head
About

Local AI Notes

This note-taking app organizes your thoughts by topic and sets reminders. It offers features like goal setting, task planning, and a smart mode for local language processing. All data is stored and processed on your device for enhanced privacy.

Highlights
  • Automatic note clustering by topic
  • Integrated reminders and calendar events
  • Goal and habit tracking with sub-goals
  • Local AI language model for smart features
  • Brain dump for quick note capture
  • Face ID lock and encrypted backups
Features
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local ai notes is a note app for your iPhone that thinks along, entirely on device. Write, paste or speak. Notes on the same topic gather into clusters by themselves, "remind me tomorrow at 9 to call the dentist" becomes a reminder, and /ask answers questions from your own notes. NEW: GOALS Set up projects and habits with sub-goals and checklist steps. Notes and tasks that fit sort in automatically. You decide what counts as progress, like three workouts a week or five hours on your thesis. Plan a weekly focus and look back on what you got done. ALSO • Reminders, calendar events and /plan, which fits your open tasks into today's free time • Brain Dump: say everything at once, get separate notes and reminders • Optional Smart Mode with a local language model • Face ID lock, encrypted backups, Siri and Shortcuts • A refined design, in light and dark No account, no cloud, no tracking. Everything runs on your iPhone, and your notes never leave it.

About

Koe

This app allows you to quickly record your thoughts and see them transcribed in real-time. Entries are automatically organized by date and can be titled and shared. It's a lightweight tool for capturing ideas without needing an account or subscription.

Highlights
  • One-tap recording
  • Live transcription
  • Automatic daily organization
  • Optional note titles
  • Shareable transcripts
  • Cross-device recording (iPhone/Apple Watch)
Features
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Koe is a voice-first journal for capturing thoughts before they disappear. Speak and watch your words turn into a live transcript, add a quick title if you want, and save everything into a clean daily log you can browse later. Unlike traditional voice memo apps, Koe treats the transcript as the product - not the audio file. With Koe you can: - Start recording in one tap - See a live transcript as you speak - Keep entries organized automatically by day - Add an optional title to each note - Share transcripts anywhere - Record from iPhone or Apple Watch No account. No subscription. No built-in AI. Just a fast, lightweight way to get thoughts out of your head and into a readable journal. Your entries stay local to your device.

Screenshots

Local AI Notes4 screens
Koe4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Koe at 5.0 against Local AI Notes's 3.0. On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Koe holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Local AI Notes ships an update every 3 weeks, Koe every 4 weeks. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Local AI Notes versus Koe: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLocal AI NotesKoe
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS26.226.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size266 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFlorian WachterRodolfo Alberto Lopez Terriquez

Customer experience

Local AI Notes

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

Koe

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Local AI Notes

No in-app purchases

None

Koe

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Local AI Notes free?
Local AI Notes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Koe free?
Koe is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Local AI Notes or Koe?
Koe is rated higher. Local AI Notes averages 3.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Koe averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Local AI Notes or Koe have ads?
Neither Local AI Notes nor Koe shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Local AI Notes or Koe?
Local AI Notes ships an update every 3 weeks, and Koe every 4 weeks. Most recently, Local AI Notes was updated on October 31, 2026 and Koe on October 31, 2026.

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