Alternatives to Noted
Noted: Records meetings and lectures, transcribes them live and ties each typed line to the moment in the audio. Here are 24 other products that do a similar job. Of these, 20 have a free plan, 3 sell for a one-off price, 6 carry proof such as verified revenue, update history or uptime.
- Show Speech
Transcribes conversations live on iPhone, iPad and Mac, separating speakers and saving recordings to iCloud.
Since 2024Updated 3 months ago
Free · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- ThinkScribe
Records meetings and calls on Apple devices, transcribes them offline, writes summaries and lets you dictate into any app.
Since 2026Updated 19 days ago
One-off payment · Video and audio · Individuals and families
- Alt
Records meetings and lectures and transcribes, translates and summarises them with AI that runs on your own device.
Since 2025
Free · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- Anarlog
Mac app that records meetings without a bot and writes editable AI summaries, keeping notes and data on your own machine.
Free plan · Notes and knowledge
- Cosmonote
Records lectures and meetings or scans pages, then writes summaries, action items and flashcards you can question.
Subscription · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- Minutes
Transcribes meetings, calls and voice memos on your own machine into markdown files that your AI assistant can search.
Free · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- OpenWhispr
Voice dictation and meeting note app that turns speech into text on your device or in the cloud, for people who type a lot.
Free plan · Notes and knowledge
- Prismical
Records meeting audio and voice memos without a bot joining, then turns them into transcripts, summaries and action items.
Free plan · Notes and knowledge
- Annotate.tv
Take notes tied to moments in YouTube videos, query the transcript and send your notes to Notion, Obsidian or Readwise.
Since 2020
Free plan · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- CastLoom Pro
Desktop app that plays and batch downloads podcasts, then transcribes and translates them offline into your notes.
Since 2026
One-off payment · Podcasting · Individuals and families
- Inboxy AI
Turns saved Reels, TikToks and YouTube videos into searchable notes, reading on-screen text and checking claims against sources.
Since 2026Updated 4 days ago
Free plan · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- Recly
Turns your Apple Watch or Galaxy Watch into a meeting recorder with free on device transcription and audio stored in your Google Drive.
Since 2026
Free · Video and audio · Individuals and families
- Saga
A shared workspace where people and small teams write linked notes and docs, keep tasks, and ask an AI assistant.
Since 2024
Free plan · Projects and tasks
- Speechy
Records on iPhone or Apple Watch and turns audio into searchable notes, summaries and to-do lists.
Since 2017Updated 4 months ago
Free plan · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- AI Gist
An app for saving AI prompts as templates, filling in their variables and copying the result, with data kept on your device.
Free · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- Bear
A Markdown notes and writing app for Mac, iPhone and iPad that organises notes with tags and syncs through iCloud.
Since 2016Updated 6 days ago
Free plan · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- NormalNotes
Quick Markdown note app for Apple devices that starts on a daily page and works directly with Obsidian vault files.
Since 2026Updated 3 months ago
Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- Notepad
A paper-style notes app for iPhone and iPad with checklists, handwriting, folders and iCloud sync.
Since 2013Updated 3 days ago
Free plan · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- Notes Plus
A notes app for Mac and Windows modelled on Apple Notes that saves every note as a plain Markdown file in your folders.
Since 2026
Free · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- Starrise Contacts
Adds dated notes, birthday and contact reminders, and gift ideas to your existing address book on iPhone, iPad and Mac, synced by iCloud.
Since 2025Updated 19 days ago
Free plan · CRM and sales · Individuals and families
- Yesterdays
Private iPhone journal for saving memories, sayings and moments with photos and audio, synced through iCloud.
Free plan · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- ZettelkastenNote
A card based notes app for iPhone, iPad and Mac where you link small ideas together and see them as a graph.
Free plan · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- Aside
A Mac and Windows app that records and summarises calls without a bot and prompts you with answers while you talk.
Since 2026
Free plan · CRM and sales
- Grain
Records and transcribes your calls, writes summaries and sends meeting notes on to AI tools, for sales and customer teams.
Since 2020
Free plan · CRM and sales