Comparison

Echo vs PlannerNext

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

Head to head
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

About

PlannerNext

Organize your goals and break them into actionable steps using voice commands. This intelligent assistant helps you stay consistent with daily tasks and long-term ambitions.

Highlights
  • Voice-activated planning
  • Goal organization
  • Actionable step breakdown
  • Task consistency tracking
  • Long-term ambition management
Features
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PlannerNext Pro is an all in one intelligent planning assistant built to help you organize your goals, break them into actionable steps, and stay consistent whether it's daily tasks or long-term ambitions simply using your voice.

Screenshots

Echo4 screens
PlannerNext4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: PlannerNext at 100% against Echo's 39%. PlannerNext also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5). Echo's advantage is ratings volume (3.8K vs 1) and chart position (#143 vs unranked). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Echo sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days and PlannerNext sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PlannerNext holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Echo has 3.8K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 39% of Echo's written reviews are positive against 100% of PlannerNext's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Echo ships an update every 3 weeks, PlannerNext fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Echo versus PlannerNext: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEchoPlannerNext
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (3.8K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews38.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3.8K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
Best chart rank#143 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size192 MB116 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTappz LabsAlisha Pokhrel

Customer experience

Echo

All ratings3,609 ratings
Positive88.2%
Neutral2.6%
Negative9.2%
Written reviews250 reviews
Positive38.8%
Neutral6.8%
Negative54.4%

PlannerNext

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and 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

PlannerNext

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

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
3 purchases

PlannerNext

Subscriptions3
  • PlennerNext Pro Weekly$2.997 Days
  • PlennerNext Pro Monthly$9.991 Month
  • PlennerNext Pro Yearly$99.991 Year

Questions

Is Echo free?
Echo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PlannerNext free?
PlannerNext is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Echo or PlannerNext?
PlannerNext is rated higher. Echo averages 4.5 out of 5 from 3.8K ratings, while PlannerNext averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Echo or PlannerNext have ads?
Neither Echo nor PlannerNext shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Echo or PlannerNext?
Echo ships an update every 3 weeks, and PlannerNext fortnightly. Most recently, Echo was updated on October 25, 2026 and PlannerNext on October 22, 2026.

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