Comparison

Nogmi vs AskNote

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

Head to head
About

Nogmi

Record, transcribe, and summarize audio content directly on your device. This app offers on-device AI processing for privacy and offline functionality, with various summary formats tailored for different needs.

Highlights
  • On-device recording, transcription, and AI summarization
  • Offline functionality with no internet required
  • Multi-language transcription with WhisperKit
  • Five AI summary formats (meeting, lecture, general, brainstorming, interview)
  • Cross-device syncing via iCloud (iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch)
  • Playback speed control and timecoded transcripts
  • Privacy-focused, no server uploads
Features
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Nogmi records, transcribes, and summarizes your meetings, lectures, and interviews. From recording to AI summary, everything runs on your device. No internet connection, no server uploads. ■ Start with a single tap Begin recording without any complicated setup. When you stop, the transcript and summary are prepared one after another. ■ On-device transcription in 100 languages The WhisperKit model automatically detects the spoken language and transcribes it accurately. Even when you mix Korean and English, each is transcribed correctly. Transcription keeps going even when the network drops. ■ 5 purpose-built AI summaries An on-device LLM analyzes your transcript and distills only what matters. · Meeting minutes — focused on attendee remarks, decisions, and action items · Lecture notes — sections by topic, key concepts, and examples, organized hierarchically · General summary — overall summary, key points, then details · Brainstorming — ideas listed and sorted into categories · Interview — Q&A matching and insight extraction ■ On every device, automatically Continue the same recording across iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch. Record quickly on Apple Watch and sync automatically to every device via iCloud Drive. Start recording instantly from the Mac menu bar with a shortcut (⌘⇧R). ■ Privacy by default No external server is ever involved in recording, transcription, or summarization. Your recordings stay only on your device and in your iCloud. ■ Listen easily, organize effortlessly Find the part you want fast with 0.75x–2.0x playback speed, 15-second skip, and timecoded transcripts. You can edit transcript text directly, and start a recording in one tap with the Lock Screen widget and controls. On first launch, the summary model (about 2GB) is downloaded once. Wi-Fi is recommended.

About

AskNote

Features
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AskNote brings your notes, meeting minutes, and ideas together in one place—and lets you ask AI about them directly. On-device AI enables you to use AI offline. ■ Organize your way - Sort notes into folder-like hierarchies using tags - A block-based editor that freely mixes text and photos - Markdown rendering with syntax-highlighted code blocks - Star favorites, or flag notes as "Ask Later" questions to revisit ■ Ask AI about your notes - Ask questions grounded in your own notes, with the full conversation saved alongside each note - Agentic AI tools that can search, create, tag, and organize notes on your behalf - Automatic related-note suggestions, summaries, and tag recommendations - A personalized daily AI news briefing ■ Privacy first, your choice always - On-device AI options that work without an internet connection: Apple Intelligence, Google LiteRT-LM (with built-in model downloads), and Ollama - Or connect your own cloud AI—OpenAI, Claude, Gemini, Grok, Perplexity, and more - You always decide which AI powers your notes ■ Meetings, handled - Record a meeting and let AI transcribe it and draft the minutes automatically - Action items are extracted ■ Everywhere you work - A universal app for iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Vision Pro - Available in Korean, English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, German, Swedish, Danish, Hindi, and Vietnamese Unlock more AI capabilities with an AskNote Premium subscription. This app follows Apple’s Standard End User License Agreement (EULA). https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Nogmi4 screens
AskNote4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: AskNote at Free against Nogmi's $2.99. AskNote also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 3 days). Nogmi's advantage is iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On 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

AskNote is free to download; Nogmi costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nogmi ships an update every 3 days, AskNote daily. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 5 level
Nogmi versus AskNote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNogmiAskNote
Price$2.99Free — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size75 MB63 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYou DohyukJonggyou Kim

In-app purchases

None

Nogmi

No in-app purchases

None

AskNote

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Nogmi free?
Nogmi costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is AskNote free?
AskNote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Nogmi or AskNote have ads?
Neither Nogmi nor AskNote shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Nogmi or AskNote?
Nogmi ships an update every 3 days, and AskNote daily. Most recently, Nogmi was updated on September 25, 2026 and AskNote on September 16, 2026.

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