HelloNote swaps 30-day free scribe trial for 5% monthly discount deal
What happened
Between the Aug 31, 2026 and Sep 7, 2026 captures of HelloNote's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: Site-wide promo banner switched from a 'FREE AI Scribe for 30 Days' trial offer to a 'Save 5% Every Month' recurring discount for new subscribers. Pulse files it as a pricing change (discount change) with a neutral direction. Pulse's latest capture (Oct 26, 2026) lists Plus at $25 and Lite at $49.99.
It lands 34 days after HelloNote's previous change, "HelloNote: July $250-off promo swapped for August free AI Scribe trial" (Aug 3, 2026). Before that Pulse recorded "HelloNote: Promo swapped free trial for $250 off annual plans" (Jul 6, 2026). HelloNote has been tracked since 2026-02-27.
In the same window Google, Notion, Microsoft and Evernote also changed their Business Operations pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- — · DiscountChanged
Beforea 'FREE AI Scribe for 30 Days' trial offer
Aftera 'Save 5% Every Month' recurring discount
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Discount | a 'FREE AI Scribe for 30 Days' trial offer | a 'Save 5% Every Month' recurring discount | Changed |
Values as written on HelloNote's public pricing page in the two captures Pulse compared; where the page states no number, the cells give the wording before and after.
Evidence
The two captures Pulse comparedFull-page captures of HelloNote's pricing page (hellonote.com) from Aug 31, 2026 and Sep 7, 2026; the change is marked near the top of the page, where "a 'FREE AI Scribe for 30 Days' trial offer" becomes "a 'Save 5% Every Month' recurring discount".
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HelloNote, the last 90 days
Full history- Oct 26, 2026packagingHelloNote drops 50% first-month promo, caps $30 part-time plan at 100 notes
- Oct 5, 2026packagingHelloNote swaps 5% promo for 10% off new PT subscribers in October
- Sep 7, 2026packagingHelloNote swaps 30-day free scribe trial for 5% monthly discount deal · this change
- Aug 3, 2026packagingHelloNote: July $250-off promo swapped for August free AI Scribe trial
- Jul 6, 2026packagingHelloNote: Promo swapped free trial for $250 off annual plans
Across Business Operations in the same window
All Business Operations changes- GoogleSep 7Google Workspace: promo discount cut from 50% to 30%/20% off
- NotionSep 7Notion drops Beta tag from Meeting Notes AI transcription
- MicrosoftAug 31Microsoft Speech: Voice Live Pro Cached Input $40→$0.40; GPT Realtime 2 added
- EvernoteJul 2Evernote: Priority Queue support added to Enterprise plan
Questions about this change
Did HelloNote raise prices in September 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Aug 31, 2026 and Sep 7, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a pricing change: discount change.
What changed on HelloNote's pricing page between Aug 31, 2026 and Sep 7, 2026?
Discount: a 'FREE AI Scribe for 30 Days' trial offer → a 'Save 5% Every Month' recurring discount, changed. Pulse compared the captures it took on Aug 31, 2026 and Sep 7, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does HelloNote change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 2 other pricing-page changes for HelloNote in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "HelloNote: July $250-off promo swapped for August free AI Scribe trial" on Aug 3, 2026; HelloNote has been tracked since 2026-02-27.