UltimatePointer vs Echo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
UltimatePointer
Transform your phone into an interactive laser pointer and mouse for your computer. Control presentations and navigate your screen with augmented reality and motion sensing technology. Advanced features are available through in-app purchases.
- Interactive laser pointer
- Mouse control
- Presentation controls (Slide Forward/Back, Blank Screen)
- Augmented Reality tracking
- Motion sensing
- Bluetooth/WiFi connectivity
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With its Mac or PC Driver counterpart, Upoint positions the cursor at the point-of-aim of the phone, combining the intuitiveness of a laserpointer and the interactivity of a mouse. The Upoint app is designed to communicate with the UpointDriver over BlueTooth or a shared WiFi network. The iPhone app uses Augmented Reality, Motion Sensing, and other proprietary patented technologies to sense the position and orientation of the iPhone relative to the Screen. This allows the app to calculate where on the Screen the phone is pointing, and position the cursor accordingly. As such, it is the world's first interactive laserpointer. The app also features buttons for controlling PowerPoint presentations, i.e., SlideForward, SlideBack, and Blank Screen. Just like the iPhone app, the Drivers for Mac and PC are free and can be downloaded from www.ultimatepointer.com/downloads. For more advanced modes, the iPhone app features in-app purchases (for details, see www.ultimatepointer.com). Since Augmented Reality (AR) forms a key part of Upoint's operation, the app is most suited for more recent iPhone models that have sufficient computing power to afford a credible AR experience. The iPhone 12 Pro with its LiDAR sensor is exceptionally suited for this.
Echo
This app transcribes spoken conversations, extracts key insights, and organizes them into structured notes. It helps users stay focused during meetings and calls by ensuring all important information is captured and easily accessible.
- AI-powered summaries
- Smart key points extraction
- Ask Echo AI questions
- Google Meet integration
- Easy sharing of notes
- Team access and Workspaces
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Echo records your meetings and writes the notes for you. It works for online calls and in person conversations, transcribes in 100+ languages, and hands you a summary with the key points and action items when the meeting ends. Downloaded 360,000+ times by professionals, students, and teams.* Most note takers only handle online meetings. They send a bot into the call, it sits in the attendee list, and someone always asks what it is. Echo records from your iPhone, iPad, Mac, or Apple Watch instead. Nothing to invite, nothing to set up. DOES ECHO WORK FOR IN PERSON MEETINGS? That is what it was built for. Client meetings, 1:1s, interviews, lectures, site visits. Phone on the table, one tap, and you can stop writing and start listening. CAN ECHO RECORD ZOOM, TEAMS, AND GOOGLE MEET CALLS? Yes, and any other call too. Echo records from your iPhone the same way it records a conversation in the room, so the platform does not matter and there is nothing to connect. WHAT DO YOU GET WHEN THE MEETING ENDS? The full transcript, a summary of what was discussed, the key points, and the action items. Enough to write the follow up email without opening the recording again. And when you need one specific thing out of an old meeting, just ask. Echo AI searches the recording for you: what the client agreed to, when the deadline is, who owns what. FEATURES Summaries that give you the decisions and the next steps Key points, so you can jump to the part that mattered Ask Echo AI for answers about any recording Recording on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch, so you can start from whatever is closest Works with Zoom, Teams, Google Meet, and calls on any other platform Upload audio you already have and get it transcribed Transcription in 100+ languages Sharing by message, email, or anywhere else you work Folders and search across everything you have recorded Workspaces that keep your whole team on the same notes WHAT USERS SAY From App Store reviews in the US: "One touch and my 90min zoom meeting was summarized in seconds afterwards. This is a career changing tool for me." "If you're in a meeting, this is a must have tool. Never miss anything important!" "Really an amazing tool and very accurate transcriptions with great AI built in features." WHO USES ECHO Salespeople and consultants who need a record of what the client actually said Managers running back to back 1:1s Students recording lectures and seminars Teams that keep losing decisions between meetings IS ECHO FREE? Free to download, and you can record your first meeting straight away. Echo Plus adds longer recordings, unlimited notes, audio file uploads, and sharper summaries, and it starts with a free trial. IS MY DATA PRIVATE? Your recordings, transcripts, and summaries are end to end encrypted, and Echo follows European data protection standards. Download Echo and stop taking notes in meetings. *Total downloads as of 2026. Privacy Policy: https://www.iubenda.com/privacy-policy/27023519 Terms of Use: https://www.iubenda.com/terms-and-conditions/27023519 Questions or feedback? Reach out to us at echo.support@tappz.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Echo at 4.5 against UltimatePointer's 1.0. Echo also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (3.6K vs 1). UltimatePointer's advantage is iOS requirement (14.2 vs 17.0). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. UltimatePointer sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Echo sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Echo holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Echo has 3.6K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | UltimatePointer | Echo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 4.5 (3.6K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 38.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 3.6K — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #149 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.2 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 192 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Erik Banning | Tappz Labs |
Customer experience
UltimatePointer
Echo
Bugs and requests
UltimatePointer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Echo
Reported bugs
2 issues- Notes not saving properly
- Transcription issues
Requested features
3 requests- Ability to save and edit notes
- Folder organization for notes
- Better customer support options
In-app purchases
UltimatePointer
- LinkSlide subscription$0.99
- VenueCode QR$24.99
Echo
- Echo Plus (Weekly)2 variants$7.997 Days
- Echo Plus (Weekly)3 Days trial$7.997 Days
- Echo Plus (Weekly Trial)3 Days trial$7.997 Days
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- Echo Plus$14.991 Month
- plus3 Days trial$16.991 Month
- Echo Plus (Yearly)$59.991 Year
- Echo Plus (Yearly)$79.991 Year
- Echo Plus Yearly7 Days trial$89.991 Year
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