Best Note Taking Audio Apps

246+ iOS apps curated and reviewed

4.1 avg rating
19 free apps
Updated August 2026

Whether you're new to note taking audio or looking for an upgrade, our curated collection of 246+ iOS apps has something for everyone. Each app is reviewed and rated by real users, helping you make an informed decision.

Compare top Note Taking Audio Apps (August 2026)

#AppPriceRatingAdsIn-App PurchasesUpdated
1AudioNote 2 - Voice RecorderAudioNote 2 - Voice RecorderFree3.7★ (199)YesYesAug 2026
2AudioNote™AudioNote™$12.994.2★ (118)NoNoAug 2026
3AI Note Taker with WhisperAI Note Taker with WhisperFreeNoYesJun 2026
4AI Note Taker - Audio to TextAI Note Taker - Audio to TextFree4.3★ (58)NoYesAug 2026
5Audio Note Taker - Notate AIAudio Note Taker - Notate AIFree was $5.993.4★ (7)NoYesMay 2026
6AudioNote Lite - Notepad and Voice RecorderAudioNote Lite - Notepad and Voice RecorderFree3.7★ (12)NoNoAug 2026
7Audio Note Taker AIAudio Note Taker AIFreeNoYesJul 2026
8Note Taking Writing AppNote Taking Writing AppFree2.8★ (22)NoNoMay 2026

Top Picks for Note Taking Audio

AudioNote 2 - Voice Recorder#1

AudioNote 2 - Voice Recorder by Luminant Software, Inc

Record, Take Notes, Transcribe
Editor's Choice
💼 Business
3.7😐(199 ratings)
FreeAdsIn-App Purchases
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This app links your notes to recorded audio, providing context for your recordings. It offers amplified recording with noise reduction, rich text notes, handwriting, and PDF annotation. Playback allows you to tap notes to instantly find the corresponding audio.

What We Love

  • 🚀 Great app when it works
  • 📝 Useful for taking notes and recording audio
  • 🔒 Secure audio recording
  • 👍 Excellent combination with Apple Pen

Room to Improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
  • ⏱️ Slow app loading times
  • 💸 Expensive subscription model
AudioNote™#2

AudioNote™ by Luminant Software, Inc

Notepad and Voice Recorder
Strong Contender
💼 Business
4.2😊(118 ratings)
$12.99
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This app combines note-taking with synchronized audio recording, allowing users to instantly access specific moments in recordings by tapping on their notes. It supports text, drawings, photos, and PDF annotation, making it ideal for students and professionals to capture and review information efficiently.

What We Love

  • 🚀 Excellent note-taking and recording
  • 👍 Syncs audio to text/drawings
  • 👍 Clear audio quality
  • 👍 Reliable and stable performance

Room to Improve

  • 🐛 Occasional recording issues or crashes
  • 🔒 Limited file sharing/export options
  • 👎 Outdated interface design

More Note Taking Audio apps to explore

4
AI Note Taker - Audio to Text
AI Note Taker - Audio to Text
AI Note Taker - Audio to Text
Transcribe Voice, Notes Taking
Free

Instantly convert spoken words into organized, searchable text. This intelligent audio companion transcribes meetings, lectures, and thoughts with high accuracy, offering summarization and easy sharing.

Speech to text conversionIntelligent summarizationUniversal language support
📊 Productivity
(58)
free with in-app purchases
5
Audio Note Taker - Notate AI
Audio Note Taker - Notate AI
Audio Note Taker - Notate AI
Note Taking AI, Voice to Text
Free
$5.99 | 100% OFF

Record, transcribe, and organize your thoughts with this AI-powered note-taking app. It offers crystal-clear audio capture, accurate voice-to-text conversion, and flexible sharing options. Features include live and automatic transcription, smart editing tools, and speaker identification.

Crystal-clear audio recordingAccurate AI transcriptionLive and automatic transcription
📊 Productivity
(7)
freemium
6
AudioNote Lite - Notepad and Voice Recorder
AudioNote Lite - Notepad and Voice Recorder
AudioNote Lite - Notepad and Voice Recorder
by Luminant Software, Inc
Free

This app combines note-taking with synchronized audio recording, allowing users to instantly jump to specific points in a lecture or meeting by tapping their notes. It supports text, drawings, and photos, and offers desktop viewing of recordings.

Synchronized note and audio recordingTap notes to seek audioHighlighted notes during playback
📊 Productivity
(12)
free with in-app purchases
7
Audio Note Taker AI
Audio Note Taker AI
Audio Note Taker AI
Smart Converter Voice to Text
Free
📊 Productivity
(0)
8
Note Taking Writing App
Note Taking Writing App
Note Taking Writing App
Notepad journal planner
Free

Capture your thoughts, ideas, and important information with a versatile note-taking application. Easily record text, audio, photos, and sketches. Organize your notes with tags and find them quickly with a powerful search function.

Text, audio, and photo notesDrawing and sketching toolsQuick search functionality
📊 Productivity
(22)
free
9
AI Note Taker - Voice Notes
AI Note Taker - Voice Notes
AI Note Taker - Voice Notes
Transcribe Audio to Text
Free

Effortlessly capture and organize information from audio recordings and documents. This app offers accurate speech-to-text transcription, AI-powered Q&A on your notes, and translation capabilities. Ideal for students and professionals seeking efficient information management.

Accurate speech-to-text transcriptionImport audio, PDF, and video contentAI assistant for note-based questions
🔧 Utilities
(60)
free with in-app purchases
10
Studley - note taking ai
Studley - note taking ai
Studley - note taking ai
lecture notes ai audio to text
Free

Transform lectures and audio notes into concise summaries, quizzes, and flashcards with AI. This tool helps students and learners absorb information faster and more efficiently, saving valuable study time.

AI-powered summariesAutomatic quiz generationAI-created flashcards
📚 Education
(30)
free with in-app purchases
11
AI Note Taker - Voice to Notes
AI Note Taker - Voice to Notes
AI Note Taker - Voice to Notes
For meetings or conversations
Free

This app automatically records and transcribes your conversations, meetings, or lectures using advanced AI. It can then summarize lengthy notes, simplify complex text, and even process YouTube videos and local files for easier comprehension.

Automatic voice recording and transcriptionAI-powered summarizationYouTube video summarization
📊 Productivity
(2K)
free with in-app purchases
12
NEO SilentNote
NEO SilentNote
NEO SilentNote
Capture Talks, Get Insights
Free

This AI-powered assistant transforms your voice into text and extracts key insights from recordings. It helps organize information, improve productivity, and makes accessing and managing spoken content effortless.

Smart speech recognitionAI content organization and summariesEfficient content management with keyword search
📊 Productivity
(2)
free with in-app purchases
13
HiNoter - AI Note Taker
HiNoter - AI Note Taker
HiNoter - AI Note Taker
Auto transcribe & summarize
Free

This app automatically records, transcribes, and summarizes your meetings, lectures, and interviews. It allows you to stay focused while capturing all important information, with features like AI-generated summaries, mind maps, and searchable transcripts.

One-tap audio recordingAI-powered transcription with speaker labelsConcise AI-generated summaries
📊 Productivity
(527)
subscription
14
AI Note Taker -Taking,Summary
AI Note Taker -Taking,Summary
AI Note Taker -Taking,Summary
AI Note Taker and Study Help
Free

This app transcribes audio recordings and imported files into text, offering AI-powered summaries and question-and-answer features. It prioritizes user privacy with full offline processing and multiple import options.

Audio recording and transcriptionImport file transcriptionAI-powered summaries
🔧 Utilities
(0)
ad-supported
15
Proactor AI – Note Taking
Proactor AI – Note Taking
Proactor AI – Note Taking
Transcribe & AI Note Taker
Free

This AI-powered tool acts as a proactive assistant for your conversations, capturing, organizing, and summarizing discussions in real-time. It provides smart suggestions, converts audio to tasks, and offers a global memory for past interactions, enhancing productivity.

Real-time smart suggestionsAI meeting notes with speaker/topic organizationInstant audio-to-task conversion
📊 Productivity
(173)
free with in-app purchases
16
AI Note Taker: Note AI
AI Note Taker: Note AI
AI Note Taker: Note AI
Speech, Audio to Text, Lecture
Free

This app transcribes audio and video into text, then uses AI to summarize the content. It's useful for lectures, meetings, and YouTube videos, helping users quickly extract key information.

Speech to text transcriptionAI-powered summarizationYouTube video transcription
🔧 Utilities
(49)
free with in-app purchases
17
IntelNote - Ai Note Taker
IntelNote - Ai Note Taker
IntelNote - Ai Note Taker
Ai Transcription Audio to Text
Free

This app transforms audio and video into text, offering AI-powered summaries, chat capabilities for file analysis, and tools for studying like quizzes and flashcards. It supports various input methods, including direct recording, file uploads, and public links, to streamline work and study tasks.

AI-powered transcriptionAudio/video file selectionPublic link input
📊 Productivity
(65)
free with in-app purchases
18
NoteBase: AI Notes, Transcribe
NoteBase: AI Notes, Transcribe
NoteBase: AI Notes, Transcribe
Voice to Text, Audio Recorder
Free

This app records audio, transcribes it accurately with speaker labels, and generates AI-powered summaries and action items. It also converts YouTube videos, files, and photos into structured notes, offering study tools like flashcards and quizzes, and instant translation capabilities.

Accurate live transcription with speaker labelsAI-generated summaries and action itemsYouTube video summarization
📊 Productivity
(9)
free with in-app purchases
19
Note AI: Smart Note Taker
Note AI: Smart Note Taker
Note AI: Smart Note Taker
Transcribe audio to text
Free

Effortlessly capture and organize information from audio and video. This app transcribes spoken content to text, translates across multiple languages, and generates concise summaries. Ideal for professionals, it streamlines note-taking for meetings, calls, and lectures.

AI-powered transcriptionMultilingual audio translationVideo to text conversion
📊 Productivity
(602)
free with in-app purchases
20
AI Notes Taker - Audio To Text
AI Notes Taker - Audio To Text
AI Notes Taker - Audio To Text
Note Taking Transcribe Speech
Free
📚 Education
(0)

FAQ about Note Taking Audio

What are the best note taking audio apps for iPhone?
AudioNote 2 - Voice Recorder tops our note taking audio apps ranking as of August 2026, with a 3.7-star average from 199 App Store ratings, and it's free to download.
Yes — 19 of the top note taking audio apps we rank are free to download, including AudioNote 2 - Voice Recorder and AI Note Taker with Whisper.
AudioNote 2 - Voice Recorder shows ads and offers in-app purchases, according to its App Store listing as of August 2026.
We track 246+ note taking audio apps on the iOS App Store as of August 2026, ranked by rating, recency, and analysis of real user reviews.
AudioNote 2 is a voice recorder that links your notes to specific moments in the audio recording. This provides invaluable context for your notes, allowing you to quickly find the relevant audio by tapping on your notes.
AudioNote 2 Pro offers higher quality recording, the ability to import pre-recorded audio and add notes, time-of-day timestamps for meeting minutes, and a 1-month free trial.