Comparison

HiNoter vs Echo

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

Head to head
About

HiNoter

This app automatically records, transcribes, and summarizes meetings, lectures, and interviews. It allows users to ask questions about their recordings and generates AI-powered mind maps for quick understanding. Securely store and share your notes with ease.

Highlights
  • One-tap recording and AI transcription
  • Automatic meeting recording and summarization
  • AI-generated summaries and mind maps
  • Ask AI questions about recordings
  • Speaker identification
  • Securely encrypted data
Features
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HiNoter helps you capture every idea — automatically recording, transcribing, and summarizing meetings, lectures, and interviews so you can stay focused on what truly matters. With one tap, HiNoter records crystal-clear audio, generates accurate transcripts with speaker labels, and creates concise summaries and AI-powered mind maps. Ask questions like “What were the main takeaways from today’s team meeting?” and get instant, intelligent answers. Why HiNoter? ● Stay focused — Be present in the moment while HiNoter takes perfect notes for you. ● Save hours — Get AI-generated summaries and mind maps that help you see the big picture instantly. ● Search smarter — Type a keyword to jump straight to that moment in your audio. ● Collaborate easily — Share recordings and notes with your team whenever you want. ● Your data, your control — HiNoter protects your recordings with enterprise-grade security, and sharing is always your choice. Who Uses HiNoter? ● Professionals: Capture meetings, action items, and client discussions. ● Students: Record and review lectures and study sessions. ● Researchers & Journalists: Transcribe and organize interviews. ● Everyone: From brainstorming to voice memos, HiNoter handles it all. Key Features ● One-tap recording and AI transcription ● HiNoter automatically joins your calendar meetings to record and summarize ● Upload audio files or YouTube links for instant transcription ● Speaker identification with high accuracy ● AI-generated summaries and mind maps ● Ask AI anything about your recordings ● All your recordings and notes are securely encrypted Subscription Plans: Description:
This is a continuous subscription service (Weekly / Yearly). During the subscription period, users can access all features of the app without limitation. Payment:
Once the purchase is confirmed, the corresponding fee will be charged from the user's iTunes account. Auto-Renewal:
24 hours before the current subscription period ends, Apple will automatically charge the corresponding fee from your iTunes account to renew the plan (weekly or yearly). Once the renewal is successful, your membership will be extended for the next billing cycle. Cancellation:
To avoid being charged for the next cycle, please cancel your subscription at least 24 hours before the current period expires. After cancellation, no further charges will be made. Terms of Service: https://recorder.cqyygtech.cn/agreement/terms-of-service.html Privacy Policy: https://recorder.cqyygtech.cn/agreement/privacy-policy.html

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

HiNoter4 screens
Echo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Echo at 100% against HiNoter's 62%. Echo also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 8 days) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). HiNoter's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (1.1K vs 1). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

Both are free to download. HiNoter sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 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 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HiNoter has 1.1K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of HiNoter's written reviews are positive against 100% of Echo's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HiNoter ships an update every 8 days, Echo every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 14, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
HiNoter versus Echo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHiNoterEcho
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (1.1K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews61.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.1K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size140 MB79 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAISION PTE. LTD.CNTXT - FZCO

Customer experience

HiNoter

All ratings1,042 ratings
Positive94.2%
Neutral1.8%
Negative3.9%
Written reviews94 reviews
Positive61.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative38.3%

Echo

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

In-app purchases

9 purchases

HiNoter

Subscriptions9
  • Weekly Subscription3 Days trial$8.997 Days
  • Weekly Subscription$8.997 Days
  • Weekly Subscription7 Days trial$9.997 Days
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  • Weekly Subscription$9.997 Days
  • Annual Unlimited2 variants$39.991 Year
  • Annual Unlimited$49.991 Year
  • Yearly Subscription$59.991 Year
  • Annual Unlimited$69.991 Year
  • Annual Unlimited$79.991 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 HiNoter free?
HiNoter 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, HiNoter or Echo?
Echo is rated higher. HiNoter averages 4.8 out of 5 from 1.1K ratings, while Echo averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do HiNoter or Echo have ads?
Echo shows ads; HiNoter does not.
Which is updated more often, HiNoter or Echo?
HiNoter ships an update every 8 days, and Echo every 2 days. Most recently, HiNoter was updated on November 14, 2026 and Echo on November 8, 2026.

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