NoteMate vs Turbo AI
Turbo AI, formerly TurboLearn, and NoteMate both turn lectures into notes, flashcards and quizzes. NoteMate is built around the recording and tells you its limits up front; Turbo AI covers more kinds of input.
Side by side
| NoteMate | Turbo AI | |
|---|---|---|
| Records live lectures | Yes, in the browser and the iOS app, with a live transcript as you record | Yes, on iOS |
| Other inputs | Uploaded audio and video, up to 2GB | PDFs, YouTube videos, documents, slides and websites |
| Flashcards and quizzes | Yes, with spaced repetition. Every card links back to the moment in the recording it came from | Yes, plus podcasts and AI chat |
| Speaker labels | Yes, who said what in seminars and interviews | Not stated |
| Timestamped transcript | Yes, searchable and editable | Not stated |
| Free plan | 300 minutes of lectures a month, plus 1 flashcard set and 1 quiz a month. No card needed | "A generous free tier"; limits not published |
| Paid plan | £49 for the academic year, unlimited recording | No price on the website; UK App Store lists £6.99 a month to £119.99 a year |
Turbo AI details checked on 13 October 2026 against Turbo AI's own website and its UK App Store listing. Prices and plans change, so check theirs before you buy.
NoteMate is the better fit if
- You want to know exactly what the free plan includes before you rely on it.
- You want one published price that covers the whole academic year.
- You record seminars or interviews and need to know who said what.
Turbo AI is the better fit if
- You make notes from YouTube videos, PDFs and slides as often as from lectures.
- You want a shared notes editor to work on with classmates.
- Your course is heavy on maths or chemistry notation, which Turbo AI highlights.
Frequently asked questions
For lecture-based revision, yes. Both record a lecture and turn it into notes, flashcards and quizzes. NoteMate publishes its free allowance and its price, labels who is speaking, and links every flashcard back to the moment in the recording it came from. Turbo AI takes PDFs, YouTube videos and documents as well, and has a collaborative notes editor.
Yes. Turbo AI says on its own site that it rebranded from TurboLearn to Turbo AI.
NoteMate is free to start, and Premium is £49 for the academic year, unlimited recording. Turbo AI does not publish prices on its website; its UK App Store listing shows weekly, monthly and yearly subscriptions from £6.99 a month to £119.99 a year, without saying which is current.
300 minutes of lectures a month, plus 1 flashcard set and 1 quiz a month. No card needed. Your notes stay available if you reach the limit, and the allowance resets each month.
Try it on your next lecture
Record one lecture free and see the notes, flashcards and quiz it makes. No card needed.
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