Comparison

CraftNote vs Echo

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

Head to head
About

CraftNote

This AI-powered tool automates note-taking and meeting transcription. It can join calls, provide real-time transcription, and generate concise summaries, allowing users to focus on the conversation.

Highlights
  • AI-powered meeting summaries
  • Meeting bot for various platforms
  • Web app access without download
  • Transcribe from various media inputs
  • Real-time transcription with speaker detection
  • Smart organization and searchability
  • Secure and private note storage
Features
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Never Take Notes Again. CraftNote: Your AI Assistant for Effortless Note-Taking & Meeting Transcripts Stay focused on the conversation — let CraftNote handle the rest. Just say "take notes for me" and CraftNote does the rest. CraftNote is the AI note taker that handles seamless note-taking, real-time transcription, and concise meeting summaries. Designed to keep up with the pace of modern work, it helps you capture every key moment without lifting a pen. Whether you're leading a high-stakes business meeting, participating in a team brainstorm, or collecting your personal thoughts, CraftNote ensures nothing slips through the cracks. Works Wherever You Do Use CraftNote on iPhone, iPad, your laptop, and the web — your notes sync instantly across every device. Start a recording on your phone and pick it up in your browser without missing a beat. Joins Your Meetings for You CraftNote works alongside Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, Slack Huddles, Webex, and more. Keep it open during a call, or send the CraftNote bot directly into the meeting to capture and summarize everything — even when you can't attend. Built for Business, Designed for Everyone CraftNote is built with professionals in mind — executives, consultants, managers, and remote teams — but this AI note taker is just as perfect for students, content creators, and anyone who wants to stay organized without the manual effort. Wherever ideas happen, CraftNote is ready to listen, transcribe, and summarize. Key Features AI-Powered Meeting Summaries Receive clean, structured summaries in seconds — ideal for follow-ups, action items, and sharing with your team. Meeting Bot for Every Platform Send CraftNote into your Zoom, Google Meet, or Teams calls and get a full transcript and summary automatically — no need to take notes or even be there. Web App, No Download Needed Record, transcribe, and summarize right from your browser at craftnote.com — everything stays in sync with your phone and tablet. Works with all inputs You can create smart notes from PDFs, video, audio, podcast, YouTube, phone calls, images, and more! Real-Time Transcription Capture conversations live or from audio recordings, with accurate multi-speaker detection. Smart Organization As your AI note taker, CraftNote automatically sorts, tags, and makes your notes searchable — so you can find exactly what you need, instantly. Secure & Private We take your privacy seriously. Your data is encrypted and you stay in control at all times. Work Smarter, Not Harder With CraftNote, you can stay engaged and contribute more — no more distractions from manual note-taking. Let your AI note taker do the heavy lifting while you focus on decisions, collaboration, and strategy. Try CraftNote today — and experience note-taking, reimagined. For support, contact us at: support@craftnote.com Subscriptions Pro features are available via auto-renewable subscription. The subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged within 24 hours of renewal. You can manage or cancel your subscription anytime via your iTunes account settings. Privacy Policy: https://www.craftnote.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Echo

This app records meetings, calls, and lectures, providing summaries, decisions, and to-dos. It transcribes conversations in Arabic and English, allowing users to ask questions about the content and organize notes by project or class.

Highlights
  • AI-powered meeting summarization
  • Real-time transcription
  • Bilingual Arabic/English support
  • Question answering on conversations
  • Organized notes with templates
  • Export notes as PDF/Word
Features
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Talk in Arabic, English, or both. Echo hands back what matters. Echo listens to your meetings, calls and lectures, remembers every word, and gives you the summary, the decisions and the to-dos. So you can stay in the conversation, not in your notes. HOW IT WORKS 1. Tap to start at the top of a meeting, a lecture or a quick thought. 2. Put your phone down and join the conversation. 3. When you stop, Echo hands back a short summary of what was said and decided, to-dos pulled from the conversation, and the full transcript with timestamps, so you can jump to any moment. BUILT FOR ARABIC AND ENGLISH Speak Arabic, English, or both in the same sentence. Echo understands Gulf, Levantine, Egyptian and Maghrebi dialects as well as Modern Standard Arabic, and the whole app works in Arabic and English. ASK ECHO Ask anything about a conversation, like "What did we decide about pricing?", and get answers drawn from what was actually said. FOR YOUR WORK AND YOUR STUDIES Client meetings, team check-ins, interviews, lectures, study groups. Choose a template (meeting minutes, client meeting, lecture notes, interview and more) and keep clients, classes and projects apart in folders. SHAPED AROUND YOUR DAY • Watch the transcript appear live while Echo listens • Live Activity on your Lock Screen • Meeting reminders from your calendar, a minute before each one starts • A dictation keyboard for getting words down fast • Import audio files you already have • Attach photos to a note • Export and share notes as PDF or Word YOU STAY IN CONTROL Echo informs. You decide. It never sends, books or replies on your behalf. ECHO PRO Echo is free to try, with a monthly allowance of minutes. Echo Pro gives you unlimited minutes, unlimited Ask Echo questions and faster processing. • Echo Pro is available as a weekly or yearly auto-renewing subscription. The yearly plan includes a free trial. • You'll see the price and any trial length on Apple's confirmation screen before you pay. • Payment is charged to your Apple ID when you confirm the purchase, or when the free trial ends. • The subscription renews automatically unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. • Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple ID settings. Privacy Policy: https://www.meetwithecho.ai/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.meetwithecho.ai/terms

Screenshots

CraftNote4 screens
Echo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Echo at 100% against CraftNote's 54%. Echo also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly). CraftNote's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (5K vs 1). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. CraftNote sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 7 days and Echo sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.69 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Echo holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CraftNote has 5K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 54% of CraftNote's written reviews are positive against 100% of Echo's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CraftNote ships an update weekly, Echo every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 15, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
CraftNote versus Echo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCraftNoteEcho
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (5K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews54.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5K — better1
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size156 MB79 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJoyolabs Dijital Hizmetler Anonim SirketiCNTXT - FZCO

Customer experience

CraftNote

All ratings4,941 ratings
Positive93.5%
Neutral2.9%
Negative3.6%
Written reviews329 reviews
Positive54.1%
Neutral2.7%
Negative43.2%

Echo

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

CraftNote

Reported bugs

1 issue
  • Partial summarization of recordings

Requested features

1 request
  • Improve summarization to capture all key points

Echo

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

8 purchases

CraftNote

Subscriptions8
  • AI Note Taker - Weekly$9.997 Days
  • AI Note Taker - Weekly3 Days trial$9.997 Days
  • AI Note Taker - Yearly$49.991 Year
Show 5 more
  • AI Note Taker - Yearly3 Days trial$69.991 Year
  • AI Note Taker - Yearly3 Days trial$79.991 Year
  • AI Note Taker - Yearly7 Days trial$99.991 Year
  • AI Note Taker - Yearly3 Days trial2 variants$99.991 Year
  • AI Note Taker - Yearly3 Days trial2 variants$129.991 Year
6 purchases

Echo

Subscriptions6
  • Echo Pro Weekly$2.697 Days
  • Echo Pro Weekly$2.997 Days
  • Echo Pro Monthly$7.191 Month
Show 3 more
  • Echo Pro Monthly$7.991 Month
  • Echo Pro Yearly3 Days trial$35.991 Year
  • Echo Pro Yearly3 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is CraftNote free?
CraftNote 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, CraftNote or Echo?
Echo is rated higher. CraftNote averages 4.7 out of 5 from 5K ratings, while Echo averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do CraftNote or Echo have ads?
Echo shows ads; CraftNote does not.
Which is updated more often, CraftNote or Echo?
CraftNote ships an update weekly, and Echo every 2 days. Most recently, CraftNote was updated on November 15, 2026 and Echo on November 8, 2026.

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