TellDone vs Audionotes
One creates notes from your voice. The other creates action.
Audionotes is a versatile AI note-taking app that handles voice, images, video, and file uploads. It produces polished text output in 100+ formats. TellDone focuses on one thing: turning your voice into organized productivity. Tasks land in Todoist. Events land in Calendar. Reports arrive in your inbox. Different tools for different problems.
Feature Comparison
| Feature | Audionotes | TellDone |
|---|---|---|
| Primary function | AI note-taking (multi-input) | Voice-to-action planning |
| Input types | Voice, images, video, files, YouTube | Voice, text |
| Output | Polished text (summaries, minutes, flashcards) | Tasks, events, reminders, structured notes |
| Task creation | Text-based action items only | Structured tasks with priorities, deadlines, reminders |
| Calendar events | No | Auto-created with dates, times, attendees |
| Smart Context | No | Auto-completes tasks from voice |
| AI Reports | No | Daily, weekly, monthly, yearly with burnout detection |
| Follow-up recordings | No | Yes, mutates existing tasks and events |
| Note types | Generic notes | 7 auto-classified types |
| Templates/prompts | 100+ customizable AI prompts | Fixed AI pipeline (optimized for planning) |
| Integrations | Notion, Zapier | Calendar, Reminders, Todoist, Notion, Things 3, Google Tasks, webhooks, MCP |
| Speaker diarization | Yes | No |
| Chat with notes | Yes (ask AI questions) | Semantic search (find by meaning) |
| Platforms | iOS, Android, Web, Chrome, WhatsApp | iOS, Apple Watch, Web |
| Apple Watch | No | Yes (Series 6+) |
| Languages | 80+ | 60+ with mid-sentence switching |
| Pricing | Free (1 min/note); Pro $9.99–$29.99/mo | Free (50 notes/mo); Basic $4.99/mo |
When to Use Each
When to use Audionotes
- You need to transcribe YouTube videos, images, or uploaded files
- You want 100+ output templates (blog posts, flashcards, meeting minutes)
- You need Android or Chrome extension
- You need speaker identification in recordings
When to use TellDone
- You want voice to create tasks and calendar events in your apps
- You want Smart Context that auto-completes tasks
- You want AI reports tracking your productivity
- You use iPhone and Apple Watch
- You use Todoist, Things 3, or Apple Calendar
The Key Difference
Audionotes takes many types of input and produces text. TellDone takes voice and produces action. Audionotes answers "turn this recording into readable notes." TellDone answers "turn this recording into organized tasks, events, and reports." If you need a Swiss Army knife for note-taking, use Audionotes. If you need your voice to run your productivity system, use TellDone.