Minutes AI vs Summary AI
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Minutes AI
Recorder app that turns audio into transcripts and formatted notes
Summary AI
Phone-first AI note taker that records and summarizes conversations
Where they differ
- Minutes AI starts at $14.99 (Unlimited Access; billing period not shown on the store listing). Summary AI starts at $8.99 per week, or $79.99 per year, as an in-app subscription.
- Only Minutes AI lists a macOS app.
- Only Summary AI lists a web app.
At a glance
| Minutes AI | Summary AI | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free trial |
| Starts at | $14.99 (Unlimited Access; billing period not shown on the store listing) | $8.99 per week, or $79.99 per year, as an in-app subscription |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | A free trial is offered in the apps; its length is not stated on the site or the store listings | 1 free recording, no credit card required; a subscription is needed to create more |
| Web | ||
| macOS | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Minutes AI, LLC | Labhouse Mobile, S.L. |
| Price read from | apps.apple.com | summary.ai |
| Checked | Oct 6, 2026 | Oct 5, 2026 |
Who each one suits
Minutes AI
- Recording meetings, lectures and interviews on a phone
- Turning uploaded audio files or YouTube videos into notes
- Notes written in a different language from the recording
Summary AI
- Recording in-person meetings, lectures and interviews on a phone
- Individuals who want unlimited transcription at one flat price
- Students and journalists who also need to transcribe uploaded files
Worth knowing
Minutes AI
- The site has no pricing page: the US App Store lists Unlimited Access at $14.99 and $99.99 without saying which billing period each covers.
- Apps are listed for iOS, macOS and Android only; no Windows or web version is mentioned.
- The enterprise plan is handled through a contact form, with no published features or price.
- No connections to CRM, chat or task apps are listed; notes leave the app as PDFs, emails or texts.
Summary AI
- There is no ongoing free plan: after 1 free recording, new summaries need a subscription. Existing summaries stay viewable.
- Subscriptions are sold only through the App Store or Google Play, and the pricing page lists no monthly plan.
- Paying $8.99 every week adds up to several times the $79.99 yearly plan over a full year.
- The US App Store listing shows other in-app price points too, including $17.99 and $29.99 monthly, so the in-app offer may differ.
Key features
Minutes AI
- Live recording and transcription
- Recording starts with one tap and produces a live, word-for-word transcript with labeled speakers. You can list uncommon names, terms and acronyms for the app to listen for.
- Formatted notes and summaries
- Each recording is turned into notes with headings and bullets of the key points, plus a summary. The text can be edited and searched for words from the audio.
- Chat with a recording
- Ask questions about a recording, pull out key points or list action items, for example which figures a speaker quoted on a slide.
- File upload and YouTube import
- Besides the built-in recorder, the app accepts audio files (mp3, mp4, mpeg, mpga, m4a, wav and webm) and pasted YouTube links.
- Separate transcript and note languages
- The homepage cites support for more than 50 languages. Transcription and summary languages are set separately, so audio in Spanish can produce notes in English.
- Export and sharing
- Notes can be shared as formatted PDFs, emails and texts. The Mac app syncs with a calendar and takes notes from the computer's audio.
Summary AI
- One-tap recording
- Starts recording with a single tap and keeps going in the background or with the screen locked. The App Store listing covers iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch.
- Transcripts with speaker labels
- Produces a punctuated transcript that labels each speaker and can be searched by keyword, jumping to that moment in the recording. Help docs cite more than 120 languages.
- AI summaries
- Condenses a recording into key points, decisions and action items laid out as meeting minutes. Summaries can be customized, translated and exported to PDF.
- Meeting Assistant
- Syncs with Google or Outlook Calendar and joins scheduled Zoom, Google Meet and Microsoft Teams meetings to record them, then emails the notes.
- Ask AI Chat
- Answers questions about a recording, such as who was given a task or which decisions were made. Paid plans include unlimited chat messages.
- File uploads
- Upload existing audio, video or PDF files to transcribe and summarize. Paid plans put no limit on the number or length of uploads.
Plans
Minutes AI
Unlimited Access$14.99 or $99.99
billing period not shown on the store listing
The app's only in-app purchase, listed at two prices on the US App Store. The terms of use say subscriptions are typically billed monthly.
EnterpriseCustom
Requested through a form linked from the homepage; no features or prices are published for it.
Summary AI
Weekly Plan$8.99
per week, billed weekly through the app
Unlimited audio transcriptions, recordings of any length, 120+ languages, and uploads of audio, PDFs and other files.
Yearly Plan$79.99
per year, billed once a year through the app
The same features as the weekly plan, billed once a year. The vendor marks it as its most popular plan.
Ways to pay less
Minutes AI
No public discounts listed.
Summary AI
- Annual discount
Yearly plan costs far less than paying weekly
The pricing page lists $79.99 for a year against $8.99 a week, and describes the yearly plan as the best value compared with the weekly one.
