Comparison

Summary vs Echo

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Summary

This app records, transcribes, and summarizes audio conversations, making meetings and lectures more productive. It uses AI to generate accurate transcripts with speaker labels and provides instant answers to questions about the content. Users can easily export and share notes.

Highlights
  • One-tap audio recording
  • Accurate transcription with speaker labels
  • AI-powered summaries and key points
  • Ask questions about conversation content
  • Smart search and timestamp jumping
  • Unlimited recording time
  • Background recording
Features
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Summary AI makes meetings more productive by automatically recording, transcribing, and summarizing conversations. Whether it’s a business meeting, interview, classroom lecture, or podcast, Summary AI captures everything clearly so you can stay present and focus. With one tap, the app records audio, generates accurate transcripts with speaker labels, and creates easy-to-read summaries. You can even ask questions like, “What were the key action items from the marketing strategy session?” and get instant answers, thanks to built-in AI. Why Use Summary AI? Take and share professional meeting notes effortlessly Record and transcribe interviews, lectures, webinars, and podcasts Generate captions for people with hearing impairments or quiet audio environments Who Uses Summary AI? Professionals: Capture meeting notes, action items, and client discussions Students: Record and review lectures, study groups, and seminars Journalists & Researchers: Transcribe interviews with precision Everyone: From voice memos to webinars, it handles it all Key Features One-Tap Recording Start recording instantly and stay focused. Summary AI takes care of the rest. Unlimited Recording Time Record as much as you need, no time limits, no interruptions. Records in the Background or with Screen Locked Keep recording while your phone is locked or you're using other apps. Perfect for discreet, uninterrupted sessions. Accurate Transcription with Speaker Labels Transcripts that make sense, clearly labeled, searchable, and easy to review. AI-Powered Summaries & Key Points Don’t just get a transcript, get the big picture with bullet-pointed summaries. Smart Search & Timestamp Jumping Type a keyword, jump straight to that moment in the recording. Ask Questions About the Conversation Get instant answers from the AI like “Who was assigned the budget review?” Automatic Punctuation, Capitalization & Line Breaks Clean, easy-to-read transcripts without any manual formatting. Boost Your Productivity Save time reviewing meetings, just skim the summary Stay present in conversations, not distracted by note-taking Export notes to PDF, share with teams, or save for personal reference Never lose a detail, everything is searchable Your recordings and notes are private, always. Summary AI prioritizes security, and your data is never shared with third parties. Privacy Policy: https://summary.ai/privacy Terms of Use: https://summary.ai/terms

About

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.

Highlights
  • AI-powered summaries
  • Smart key points extraction
  • Ask Echo AI questions
  • Google Meet integration
  • Easy sharing of notes
  • Team access and Workspaces
Features
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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

Screenshots

Summary4 screens
Echo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Summary at 72% against Echo's 36%. Summary also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 4 weeks) and ratings volume (51K vs 3.4K). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Summary sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Summary holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Summary has 51K ratings behind it against 3.4K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 72% of Summary's written reviews are positive against 36% of Echo's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Summary ships an update weekly, Echo every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Summary versus Echo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSummaryEcho
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (51K ratings) — better4.5 (3.4K ratings)
Positive reviews72.2% of reviews — better36.1% of reviews
Number of ratings51K — better3.4K
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#16 — better#123
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size221 MB192 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLabhouse MobileTappz Labs

Customer experience

Summary

All ratings51,154 ratings
Positive93.0%
Neutral3.0%
Negative4.0%
Written reviews2,222 reviews
Positive72.2%
Neutral4.9%
Negative22.9%

Echo

All ratings3,443 ratings
Positive87.8%
Neutral2.7%
Negative9.5%
Written reviews238 reviews
Positive36.1%
Neutral7.6%
Negative56.3%

User reviews

Summary

From 51K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Instant translation and summarization
  • 👍 Useful for peer counseling and meetings
  • 💡 Supports multiple languages

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Fails to record or save recordings
  • 🐛 Freezes or gets stuck during transcription
  • 🐛 Stops recording when screen goes dark

Echo

From 3.4K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fast and intuitive
  • 💡 Clean interface with essential features
  • 👍 Great for meetings and note-taking

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Issues with saving and organizing notes
  • 🤖 Lack of human support and AI-generated responses
  • 💰 Concerns about pricing and value

Bugs and requests

Summary

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Buttons don't function properly
  • Transcription never completes

Requested features

2 requests
  • More detailed and accurate transcription and summarization
  • Ability to handle longer meetings without issues

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

8 purchases

Summary

Subscriptions8
  • Weekly Subscription$7.997 Days
  • Weekly Subscription3 Days trial$7.997 Days
  • Weekly Subscription3 Days trial2 variants$8.997 Days
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  • Weekly Subscription2 variants$8.997 Days
  • Summary AI Monthly7 Days trial$17.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription$79.991 Year
  • Yearly Subscription3 Days trial$79.991 Year
  • Yearly Subscription$99.991 Year
8 purchases

Echo

Subscriptions8
  • 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

Questions

Is Summary free?
Summary is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Echo free?
Echo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Summary or Echo?
Summary is rated higher. Summary averages 4.7 out of 5 from 51K ratings, while Echo averages 4.5 from 3.4K ratings.
Do Summary or Echo have ads?
Neither Summary nor Echo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Summary or Echo?
Summary ships an update weekly, and Echo every 4 weeks. Most recently, Summary was updated on September 24, 2026 and Echo on September 22, 2026.
Which is more popular, Summary or Echo?
Summary currently peaks at #16 in the App Store charts, and Echo at #123. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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