Comparison

Echo vs Downtick

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

Downtick

Features
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Downtick is the simplest way to track what matters. Birthdays, anniversaries, vacations, deadlines, and anything else worth counting down to. Add an event in seconds. Pick a color, choose an emoji, set a repeat frequency, and Downtick handles the rest. Each event card shows you exactly how many days remain, always up to date. TRACK ANYTHING One-time or recurring: daily, weekly, monthly, or yearly. Downtick keeps every event current automatically. Add notes to any event to capture details like gift ideas, booking confirmations, or anything you want to remember when the day arrives. STAY ORGANIZED Group related countdowns together. Holidays, travel plans, work deadlines, or whatever makes sense for you. Flexible sorting lets you view by soonest, furthest, alphabetical, or your own custom order. STAY NOTIFIED Set multiple reminders per event so you never miss a moment. Get a heads-up a month out, another the week before, and one more the day of. Whatever combination works for you. Notifications arrive right on time, even when the app is closed. SEE IT AT A GLANCE Add a Downtick widget to your Home Screen and always know how many days remain until your next event. No need to open the app. SHARE EVENTS INSTANTLY Send any event to a friend with a tap. They open the link and it lands directly in their Downtick. No typing required. IMPORT FROM CALENDAR Pull events straight from your system Calendar so you're not starting from scratch. MAKE IT YOURS 10 color themes, 2 display modes, 24 emoji icons. Designed to look and feel the way you want.

Screenshots

Echo4 screens
Downtick4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Echo at Free against Downtick's $0.99. Echo also leads on chart position (#130 vs unranked) and device support (3 vs 1). Downtick's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 9). On update cadence, ads and iOS requirement 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

Echo is free to download; Downtick costs $0.99 up front. Echo sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days. Downtick asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Echo ships an update every 3 weeks, Downtick fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Echo versus Downtick: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEchoDowntick
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.5 (3.8K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews38.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings3.8K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#130 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size192 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTappz LabsBrigg Thorp

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

Downtick

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
None

Downtick

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Echo free?
Echo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Downtick free?
Downtick costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Echo or Downtick have ads?
Neither Echo nor Downtick shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Echo or Downtick?
Echo ships an update every 3 weeks, and Downtick fortnightly. Most recently, Echo was updated on October 28, 2026 and Downtick on October 25, 2026.

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