Best Free Meeting Note Taker Apps

250+ iOS apps curated and reviewed

4.8 avg rating
20 free apps
Updated October 2026

From beginner-friendly picks to power-user tools, our free meeting note taker list covers 250+ iPhone apps updated through October 2026. Compare ratings, prices, and screenshots in one place.

Compare top Free Meeting Note Taker Apps (October 2026)

#AppPriceRatingAdsIn-App PurchasesUpdated
1Granola - AI Meeting NotesGranola - AI Meeting NotesFree5.0★ (15K)NoNoNov 2026
2Minutes: AI Meeting Note TakerMinutes: AI Meeting Note TakerFree4.9★ (14K)YesYesNov 2026
3Microsoft OneNoteMicrosoft OneNoteFree4.7★ (1.1M)NoYesNov 2026
4Summary - AI Note TakerSummary - AI Note TakerFree4.7★ (56K)NoYesNov 2026
5Echo – AI Meeting Note TakerEcho – AI Meeting Note TakerFree4.5★ (3.8K)NoYesOct 2026
6Voicenote AI :Note TakerVoicenote AI :Note TakerFree—YesYesOct 2026
7NTMY: Smart Meeting Note TakerNTMY: Smart Meeting Note TakerFree—NoYesOct 2026
8TeamsMaestro: AI meeting notesTeamsMaestro: AI meeting notesFree—NoNoOct 2026

Top Picks for Free Meeting Note Taker

Granola - AI Meeting Notes#1

Granola - AI Meeting Notes by Granola inc

AI notes with Google Calendar
Editor's Choice
📊 Productivity
5.0😊(15K ratings)
Free
#89in Productivity
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This app automatically transcribes meetings and phone calls, generating shareable summaries with highlights, decisions, and action items. It allows users to ask questions about their notes and extract new insights, making it ideal for staying present during conversations.

What We Love

  • 🚀 Indispensable for recalling conversation details
  • 👍 Reliable transcription with poignant summaries
  • 👍 Flawless note-taking even at 2x speed
  • 👍 Intuitive, simple, and delightful
  • 👍 Superior to other note-taking apps
  • 👍 Best AI note-taker

Room to Improve

  • 🔒 Requires Google Calendar sign-in, limiting accessibility
Minutes: AI Meeting Note Taker#2

Minutes: AI Meeting Note Taker by Minutes AI

Transcribe, Record Voice Audio
Strong Contender
📊 Productivity
4.9😐(14K ratings)
FreeAdsIn-App Purchases
#79in Productivity
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This app uses AI to automatically transcribe and summarize your meetings. It records audio, provides word-for-word transcripts with speaker labels, and generates formatted notes. You can also ask questions about the content of your recordings.

What We Love

  • 🚀 Fantastic transcription and note-taking
  • 👍 Saves time and increases productivity
  • 👍 Excellent for meetings and lectures
  • 👍 Intuitive and user-friendly interface

Room to Improve

  • 🐛 Unreliable, with issues like lost recordings and transcripts
  • 💰 Expensive subscription model
  • 🐛 Inconsistent performance, with some users reporting errors
  • 🔒 Concerns about data privacy and security
Microsoft OneNote#3

Microsoft OneNote by Microsoft Corporation

Capture Notes, Ideas and Memos
Worth Considering
📊 Productivity
4.7😐(1.1M ratings)
FreeIn-App Purchases
#99in Productivity
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Capture and organize your thoughts, ideas, and plans with a powerful digital note-taking tool. Utilize AI features for summaries and transcription, and seamlessly sync notes across all your devices. Collaborate on projects and integrate with other Microsoft Office apps.

What We Love

  • 🚀 Simple, works well
  • 👍 Great for planning
  • 👍 Powerful note-taking app
  • 👍 Invaluable tool for note taking
  • 👍 Used for years, couldn't be without this app
  • 👍 Helps keep up with college
  • 👍 A+ for getting life organized
  • 👍 Best app to get organized
  • 👍 Excellent across ALMOST all platforms
  • 👍 Excellent for work and school
  • 👍 Wonderful app (better than Evernote)
  • 👍 Paperless uni student
  • 👍 EVERYTHING in one place & mega easy to find
  • 👍 Amazing. Especially since it's free
  • 👍 Awesome app
  • 👍 Using it for years

Room to Improve

  • 🔨 Could be better
  • 🔨 Formatting issues on mobile app
  • 🔨 Buggy widget, no dark app icon
  • 🐛 Glitchy, crashes often
  • 🐛 Terrible sync speeds
  • 🐛 The drawing tool switches to text tool without being selected
  • 🐛 Crashes since iOS 17
  • 🐛 Dude, please fix scrolling issue
  • 🐛 Bugs, lots of bugs
  • 🐛 Terrible on iPad, very slow
  • 🐛 Glitchy af now
  • 🐛 Strokes vanish randomly when writing with Apple Pencil
  • 🐛 No easy way to select large amounts of only highlighting
  • 🐛 Unbelievably unreliable
  • 🐛 Wildly inconsistent syncing
  • 🐛 Very glitchy, too risky
  • 🐛 App crashing

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FAQ about Free Meeting Note Taker

What are the best free meeting note taker apps for iPhone?
Granola - AI Meeting Notes tops our free meeting note taker apps ranking as of October 2026, with a 5.0-star average from 15K App Store ratings, and it's free to download.
Granola - AI Meeting Notes has no ads and has no in-app purchases, according to its App Store listing as of October 2026.
We track 250+ free meeting note taker apps on the iOS App Store as of October 2026, ranked by rating, recency, and analysis of real user reviews.