TalkGraph vs Apple Notes
Apple Notes is the free, polished notes app already on your iPhone, iPad and Mac. TalkGraph is for the moments you want to think out loud: it maps what you say and connects your ideas over time, on any device.
Everyday notes on Apple devices: typed notes, checklists, scans, handwriting and audio recordings, synced with iCloud.
Developing ideas by talking: a live map of what you say, questions that push it further, and a Brain that connects it all.
The short version
Apple Notes is free on every iPhone, iPad and Mac. It handles typed notes, checklists, document scanning, Apple Pencil handwriting, locked notes and shared notes, organised in folders, tags and Smart Folders, with links between notes. You can record audio in a note with a live transcript on iPhone 12 or later, and Apple Intelligence devices can summarise recordings. On Windows and Android it's only available through iCloud on the web. TalkGraph is built for a different moment: you talk, it maps what you say into typed cards, asks you a question when you pause, and adds every map to one Brain you can ask, in the browser on any device.
TalkGraph vs Apple Notes, feature by feature
| TalkGraph | Apple Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Main job | Thinking out loud, mapped and connected | Everyday notes on Apple devices |
| Voice | Live transcription and mapping, 50+ languages | Record audio with a live transcript (iPhone 12 or later); summaries on Apple Intelligence devices |
| Organising | Automatic: typed cards on topic branches, concepts connected across maps | Folders, tags, Smart Folders and links between notes |
| Visual map | Yes - every session is a live map | No |
| Scanning, handwriting, locked notes | No | Yes - real strengths |
| Ask across your notes | Ask your Brain; answers point to the cards they came from | Search across notes |
| Price | Free plan 250 nodes a month; Pro £9.99 a month | Free; extra iCloud storage is paid |
| Platforms | In the browser on any phone or computer | iPhone, iPad, Mac; web via iCloud on other devices |
TalkGraph fits if
- You want your spoken ideas organised, not just transcribed.
- You want to see how ideas connect, as a map.
- You want an AI that asks you the next question.
- You use Android or Windows as well as Apple devices.
Questions people ask
For ideas and thinking, yes. Apple Notes is excellent for everyday notes, scans and lists on Apple devices. TalkGraph is for thinking out loud: it maps what you say and connects your ideas over time, on any device.
Yes, on iPhone 12 or later, with summaries on Apple Intelligence devices. TalkGraph transcribes live and also structures what you say into a map as you speak.
Yes, in Safari or any browser, with nothing to install.
See your own conversations become a map
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Try TalkGraph freeComparison based on publicly available information, last checked 4 October 2026. Product features and pricing change; check each provider's website for the latest. Apple Notes is a trademark of its respective owner and is referenced here only for identification and honest comparison.
Sources for Apple Notes: support.apple.com/en-us/118442 · support.apple.com/guide/iphone/welcome/ios · apple.com/icloud