Comparison

Capture vs ActionNote

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

Head to head
About

Capture

This AI-powered assistant transforms screenshots and camera captures into actionable items. It automatically organizes receipts, saves business cards, adds events to your calendar, and drafts replies for various messaging and social media platforms.

Highlights
  • AI-powered screenshot analysis
  • Automated data organization (receipts, contacts)
  • Calendar event creation
  • Drafts replies for messages and social media
  • Real-time shared capture spaces
  • Integration with Notion, Slack, Asana, Jira, Trello, Linear
Features
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Space cards have a simpler look, and all actions now live in the ⋯ menu. Capture is an AI-powered screenshot assistant that turns anything you capture into the right action automatically. Take a screenshot, use your camera, or share from any app. Capture understands what you've captured and instantly routes it into the right workflow. Try Capture free with 3 captures and experience it in seconds. WHAT CAPTURE DOES — Receipts → organize merchant, total, and purchase date — Business cards → save directly to Contacts — Flight confirmations → add to Google Calendar — Messages → generate AI-powered replies ready for iMessage — Emails → create Gmail drafts automatically — Social media → generate replies for X (Twitter), Instagram, WhatsApp, Telegram, TikTok, Reddit, and LinkedIn — Products → search instantly on Amazon — Restaurants → reserve a table on OpenTable — Movies & Shows → instantly find where to watch — Photos → generate AI captions, hashtags, tags, and draft replies (Pro) AI THAT LEARNS YOU — Polish any reply with one tap — Learn your writing style from previous replies — Choose the length, tone, and personality of every response SHARED SPACES Create Spaces with family, friends, or teammates. Share an invite code and keep everything in sync in real time. — Share captures instantly — Comment, react, and send voice messages — Post directly to your Space — Organize captures with Collections — Assign captures to teammates CAPTURE UNLIMITED ($9.99 one-time) — Unlimited captures forever — Access to every destination — Early adopter pricing (price increases in future versions) CAPTURE PRO ($6.99/month) — Everything in Unlimited — Notion integration for your workspace — Secure screenshot storage with original images — Photo destination with AI captions and tags — Early access to upcoming integrations CAPTURE TEAM ($8.99/user/month) — Everything in Pro — Shared team workspace — Slack, Asana, Jira, Trello, and Linear integrations — Work tab with AI-generated reply drafts — Invite teammates by email — Team notifications for assignments and comments Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

ActionNote

Effortlessly transform spoken thoughts into organized tasks and summaries. This app uses AI to transcribe voice memos, meetings, or lectures into actionable checklists and key takeaways. It's designed for quick idea capture and efficient organization, even on the go.

Highlights
  • Voice to text transcription
  • AI-powered summaries
  • Automatic task list generation
  • Searchable notes with AI
  • Import audio from other apps
  • Multi-language support
  • Private, on-device storage
Features
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Say anything. An idea, a task, your whole day, in any language or even two at once. ActionNote writes it down for you: a clean note with a title, a summary, key points, and real tasks with reminders that actually ring. No folders. No typing. No listening back. WRITTEN DOWN, PROPERLY • Every voice note becomes a titled note with a summary and key points • Tasks are pulled out automatically, with due dates and reminders • Your exact words are kept too, right under the summary, every um and every backtrack • Speak two languages in the same sentence and flip the finished note between them CAPTURE FROM ANYWHERE • NEW: a home screen widget with today's tasks on one side and a record button on the other • Say "Hey Siri, record with ActionNote" to start and stop by voice, even when the phone is locked • Quick Record from the lock screen, home screen, or Action Button • Record on your Apple Watch, even offline. The note is waiting on your phone when you get back • Share WhatsApp voice notes straight in ASK YOUR NOTES, FREE FOR EVERYONE "What did I promise Sara?" Ask across everything you ever captured and get the answer with the source note attached. YOUR MORNING, BRIEFED One gentle brief every morning: your tasks, your deadlines, and your calendar. The same brief now sits on your home screen in the new widget. Follow ups nudge once a day. Mark them done, push them to tomorrow, or let them go. No streaks, no guilt. Free forever. IT DOES NOT LOSE WHAT YOU SAID If a note cannot be organized right now, your recording is safe and ActionNote finishes it by itself the moment your connection comes back. You just find the note done. YOURS. NOT OURS. Your notes live on your iPhone and your own iCloud. There is no ActionNote database anywhere. Audio is processed once and never stored. If you ever cancel, everything stays yours. FAIR PRICING Ten notes a month, free, and your first note each month does not count. Ask Your Notes and the Morning Brief are free forever. You only ever pay for the AI you actually use, and the free plan never expires. No trial games. Terms of Use: https://getactionnote.com/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://getactionnote.com/privacy.html

Screenshots

Capture4 screens
ActionNote4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ActionNote at none against Capture's 3. ActionNote also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Capture sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. ActionNote asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Capture against 5.0 for ActionNote. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Capture ships an update every 5 days, ActionNote every 6 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Capture versus ActionNote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCaptureActionNote
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 6 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS26.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size180 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperElena RodinaKhaled Shemy

Customer experience

Capture

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

ActionNote

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

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Capture

Subscriptions2
  • Capture Pro$6.991 Month
  • Capture Team$8.991 Month
One-time1
  • Capture Unlimited$9.99
None

ActionNote

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Capture free?
Capture is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ActionNote free?
ActionNote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Capture or ActionNote?
Capture and ActionNote are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Capture or ActionNote have ads?
Neither Capture nor ActionNote shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Capture or ActionNote?
Capture ships an update every 5 days, and ActionNote every 6 days. Most recently, Capture was updated on October 31, 2026 and ActionNote on October 31, 2026.

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