CourseNote vs FloCards

CourseNote is a study workspace for iPhone and iPad. Turn lecture videos, audio recordings, and PDFs into structured study notes with timestamps. You can also record audio directly in CourseNote. Tap a timestamp to jump back to that moment in the source video or recording. WHY COURSENOTE • Turn a long lecture into structured, searchable notes • Import a video or audio file, or record a lecture with your device microphone • Every section has a timestamp — tap it to jump back to the source material • Board writing, formulas, and tables are captured into the notes, not just a raw transcript • Generate self-test questions from your notes and grade them one by one • Ask questions about your notes, find related notes from a photo, and get AI explanations • Annotate directly on your notes with Apple Pencil • Optionally sync notes, folders, PDFs, audio, images, and handwriting across devices with iCloud; videos are excluded HOW IT WORKS 1. Add material: import videos, audio, or PDFs from Files, Photos, or other apps; you can also record audio in CourseNote 2. Process: speech is transcribed, board writing is recognized, and notes are organized by chapter 3. Study: read the notes alongside the source, tap timestamps to review, annotate, ask questions, and test yourself TWO WAYS TO PROCESS • Parsing subscription: enter and validate your own Alibaba Cloud Model Studio (Bailian/DashScope) API key. Model charges are paid by your own Bailian account and no CourseNote credits are deducted. • Pay-as-you-go credits: use the app-managed model service without the parsing subscription. Before each AI task starts, the app shows the estimated credit cost; if processing fails, credits are refunded in full. • One-time credit packs: 280, 900, or 1,600 credits; no recurring credit subscription • Video, audio, and PDF processing, plus photo search, AI explanations, note Q&A, self-test generation, and grading • New accounts include free trial credits PRIVACY • Sign in with Apple — no phone number needed • Content is sent for AI processing only when you start an AI feature and after you consent • iCloud Sync is off by default; when enabled, it uses your personal iCloud storage and does not sync videos • Delete your account and all data from within the app at any time • Data is processed on servers located in mainland China (see Privacy Policy) The app is available in English, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese. Requires iOS 18.0 or later. AI features require an internet connection. Privacy Policy: https://coursenote.cn/privacy#en Terms of Use: https://coursenote.cn/terms#en

FloCards Cards in place. Progress in motion. Bring plans, ideas, notes and supporting materials together, one card at a time. FloCards is a lightweight native kanban app for iPhone and iPad, built for personal tasks, work projects, travel plans, reading notes and everyday ideas. Give every goal a place Use a project for a goal and boards for stages or topics. Choose project covers, customize board names and colors, and drag cards to reorder them or move them between boards in the same project. Keep the content and stage history as work progresses. Keep notes and materials together Write naturally in a native editor with text formatting, checklists and inline images. Changes save automatically as you edit. Add files, videos and audio as attachments, preview supported formats, share individual files, or export a card together with its content and attachments. Find what you need Add multiple project tags to each card, filter by tag, and search titles and content. Assign one or more project members to a card to connect people with the work. Make important deadlines easier to notice Set a date or an exact deadline time. Choose a preset early reminder or customize the lead time in minutes, hours, days, weeks or months. On supported devices, mark a card as Urgent to sound a system alarm when it is due. Urgent alarms require iOS or iPadOS 26 or later and alarm permission. Early notifications require notification permission. Keep a record of your progress Archive or delete projects when you no longer need them. Archive cards, restore archived or recently deleted cards, and review their stage history when you want to look back. Learn with illustrated examples An editable welcome project in Chinese or English introduces boards, writing, tags, reminders, attachments and collaboration. Explore the sample cards, make them your own, then create a project of your own. Work across different screens Switch boards on iPhone or view several side by side on iPad. Organize local content offline. With Pro, sync projects, covers, cards and attachments through iCloud, and invite people to a project with editing or view-only permission. Free and Pro Use personal projects, boards and cards for free, with up to 3 custom tags per project. A one-time FloCards Pro purchase unlocks personal iCloud sync, unlimited project tags and the ability to start project collaboration. Invited participants can join shared projects with their assigned permissions without buying Pro. Start with one card and give your next step a clear place to begin.