Comparison

AI Notebook vs HOLD · a memory for videos

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

Head to head
About

AI Notebook

This app records, transcribes, and summarizes audio from meetings, lectures, and interviews. It uses AI to provide instant answers to questions about the content and allows for cross-platform syncing and export.

Highlights
  • Automatic audio recording
  • AI-powered transcription in 112 languages
  • Contextual AI summaries
  • Ask AI questions about content
  • Speaker labeling
  • Cross-platform sync
  • Export and share notes
Features
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AI Notebook makes meetings more productive by automatically recording, transcribing, and summarizing conversations. Whether it’s a business meeting, interview, classroom lecture, or podcast, AI Notebook captures everything clearly so you can stay present and focus. With one tap, the app records audio, generates accurate transcripts with speaker labels, and creates easy-to-read summaries. You can even ask questions like, “What were the key action items from the marketing strategy session?” and get instant answers, thanks to built-in AI. Why Use AI Notebook? Take and share professional meeting notes effortlessly Record and transcribe interviews, lectures, webinars, and podcasts Generate captions for people with hearing impairments or quiet audio environments Who Uses AI Notebook? Professionals: Capture meeting notes, action items, and client discussions Students: Record and review lectures, study groups, and seminars Journalists & Researchers: Transcribe interviews with precision Everyone: From voice memos to webinars, it handles it all AI Notebook offers a range of AI note-taking devices and solution, each designed to fit different work and life scenarios. - AI Notebook: The world’s No.1 AI note taker - AI Notebook Pro: The world’s most advanced AI note taker - AI NotebookNotePin / AI Notebook NotePin S: The world’s most wearable AI note taker - AI Notebook Desktop: Capture online meetings natively from the AI Notebook Desktop App, without a meeting bot. Whether it’s an in-person meeting, a phone call, an on-the-go conversation, or an online meeting, AI Notebook keeps you fully present while it handles the notes. [AI Notebook Intelligence] From capturing ideas on AI Notebook devices to retrieving and applying insights across AI Notebook App, web, and desktop — AI Notebook Intelligence is the AI engine behind every experience in the AI Notebook ecosystem. - Capture with multimodal input - Capture or import audio - Press or tap to highlight - Input text to add context - Enrich context with images - Extract AI transcripts & contextual summaries - AI transcription in 112 languages with speaker labels and custom vocabulary - Developed on the best LLMs: GPT-5.6, Claude Sonnet 5, Gemini 3.1 Pro, and more - Utilize intelligence across your workflow - Ask AI Notebook: Get reference-based answers, generate insights, and save as notes - AutoFlow: Automate transcription, summaries, and delivery with set rules - Cross-platform sync with unlimited cloud storage. - Export, share, and integrate into your workflow You can choose one-time payment or a yearly subscription. a monthly subscription a weekly subscription – Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase (After free trial period if offered). – Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. – Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. – Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user’s Account Settings after purchase. – Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. Terms of Service :https://sites.google.com/view/ainotetaker-notebook/home Terms of Use : https://www.termsfeed.com/live/be3bb548-74cd-4fee-8a25-f21046ec51d1

About

HOLD · a memory for videos

This app acts as a smart memory for short videos, automatically analyzing content and organizing it into searchable cards. It helps you quickly find saved clips by topic, spoken words, or even specific links, ensuring you never forget why you saved something.

Highlights
  • AI-powered gist extraction
  • Meaningful search by speech and tags
  • Automatic topic-based folders
  • Direct links to content
  • Smart reminders for saved content
  • Cross-platform sharing of analyzed cards
Features
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Saved a video "for later" and forgot why? HOLD is your smart memory for short videos. Share a clip from TikTok, Instagram Reels or YouTube Shorts - HOLD reads the speech and frames, distills the gist into a card, and files it into folders for you. No more scrolling endless bookmarks: just search "that pasta thing" and find it. - AI breakdown: the gist, key points and useful finds, as text - Meaning search: by spoken words, tags and mentions - Smart folders: new videos sorted by topic automatically - Concrete links: to the product, app, site or article, not "google it" - Smart reminders: come back to that recipe, place or tutorial when it matters - Save from Instagram DMs: forward a reel to our bot and it lands in HOLD, already analyzed - Share cards: send a card to a friend, it opens right in their library - 9 languages for UI and cards: English, Espanol, Deutsch, Francais, Polski, Turkce, Japanese, Ukrainian, Russian - Private: we store only thumbnails and the gist, never the videos; your library is yours alone HOLD Pro unlocks saving: unlimited videos, AI cards, folders and search. Try it free for 7 days - cancel anytime in your App Store subscription settings. Payment is charged to your Apple Account; the subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Terms of Use: https://holdmemory.cc/terms-en.html Privacy Policy: https://holdmemory.cc/privacy-en.html Save what grabs you. HOLD remembers why.

Screenshots

AI Notebook4 screens
HOLD · a memory for videos4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: HOLD · a memory for videos at every 3 days against AI Notebook's every 9 days. AI Notebook's advantage is ratings volume (4 vs 1). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. AI Notebook sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days and HOLD · a memory for videos sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for AI Notebook against 5.0 for HOLD · a memory for videos. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AI Notebook ships an update every 9 days, HOLD · a memory for videos every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
AI Notebook versus HOLD · a memory for videos: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAI NotebookHOLD · a memory for videos
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB30 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperWanderful.IncYurii Tsybin

Customer experience

AI Notebook

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

HOLD · a memory for videos

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

In-app purchases

4 purchases

AI Notebook

Subscriptions4
  • Weekly Subscription Trial3 Days trial$6.997 Days
  • Weekly Subscription$6.997 Days
  • Monthly Subscription$9.991 Month
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  • Annual subscription$69.991 Year
4 purchases

HOLD · a memory for videos

Subscriptions4
  • HOLD Pro7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • HOLD Pro7 Days trial$11.993 Months
  • HOLD Pro7 Days trial$22.996 Months
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  • HOLD Pro7 Days trial$34.991 Year

Questions

Is AI Notebook free?
AI Notebook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is HOLD · a memory for videos free?
HOLD · a memory for videos is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, AI Notebook or HOLD · a memory for videos?
AI Notebook and HOLD · a memory for videos are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 4 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do AI Notebook or HOLD · a memory for videos have ads?
Neither AI Notebook nor HOLD · a memory for videos shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AI Notebook or HOLD · a memory for videos?
AI Notebook ships an update every 9 days, and HOLD · a memory for videos every 3 days. Most recently, AI Notebook was updated on October 31, 2026 and HOLD · a memory for videos on October 31, 2026.

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