Comparison

Honorlock vs CoHear

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

Head to head
About

Honorlock

Transform your mobile device into a webcam for online assessments. This application securely streams your camera feed to supported testing platforms, enhancing your exam experience. It functions as a companion to your institution's existing assessment tools.

Highlights
  • Use phone camera as webcam
  • Secure video feed for assessments
  • Easy setup with exams
  • Compatible with Honorlock sessions
Currently charting
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Honorlock helps you complete your authentication steps and use your mobile device as a webcam during supported Honorlock online assessments. This app walks you through each step before your session begins, then securely connects your phone's camera to your session. This app does not deliver sessions or provide proctoring itself. It works alongside your institution's Honorlock enabled assessments. Features - Guided, step-by-step Honorlock authentication - Use your phone's camera as a webcam - ID, workspace, and camera setup in one place - Saved progress so an interruption won't make you start over - Compatible with supported Honorlock enabled assessments

About

CoHear

This app records, transcribes, and summarizes important conversations. It identifies speakers and extracts key decisions and action items, saving users time on manual note-taking. Ideal for professionals and anyone needing to capture details from meetings, calls, or appointments.

Highlights
  • AI-powered transcription
  • Speaker identification
  • Automatic summaries
  • Key decision extraction
  • Action item identification
  • Import audio/video files
  • Encrypted storage
Features
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CoHear – Your AI Note Taking App for Every Important Conversation! Whether you're a busy professional, entrepreneur, salesperson, recruiter, consultant, or keeping track of important conversations with your doctor, CoHear helps you capture every detail without interrupting the moment. Stay fully present while CoHear records, transcribes, and transforms conversations into organized notes with summaries, key decisions, and action items. Perfect for meetings, client calls, interviews, medical appointments, brainstorming sessions, conferences, and everyday conversations. Stay Present. CoHear Takes the Notes Stop worrying about missing a detail. Simply tap Record, import an audio or video file, or capture a conversation on the go. CoHear automatically transcribes speech to text with high accuracy, identifies different speakers, and preserves the entire conversation—so you can focus on listening instead of typing. What you can do: -Record meetings, interviews, doctor visits, coffee chats & personal notes. -Import existing audio and video files for transcription. -Get AI notes for recordings & audios -Accurate AI transcription with speaker recognition. Smart Notes, Not Just Transcripts A transcript tells you what was said. CoHear tells you what matters. Instead of reading pages of transcripts, get structured AI-generated notes in minutes. Every summary includes: -Key discussion points -Important decisions -Action items -Task owners -Next steps Whether it's a client meeting, sales call, interview, or project discussion, CoHear helps you find what matters instantly. Built for the Way You Work CoHear understands different professions and meeting scenarios. Ideal for: Business professionals managing daily meetings Entrepreneurs and small business owners Sales teams tracking customer conversations Recruiters conducting interviews Product, HR, Operations, and Customer Success teams Patients keeping track of medical advice and treatment plans From team stand-ups and customer meetings to conference sessions and doctor's appointments, CoHear helps you stay organized wherever important conversations happen. Keep everyone aligned without extra work -Turn conversations into polished notes everyone can understand. -Generate presentation-ready summaries -Share notes with teammates, clients, or friends in one tap Save Hours Every Week Skip the manual note-taking and hours of reviewing recordings. CoHear automatically transforms long conversations into concise, actionable notes, helping you remember every detail and follow up with confidence. Private by Design Your recordings and notes are protected with encrypted storage and secure data transmission. You stay in control of your data and can manage or delete your recordings whenever you want. AUTO-RENEWABLE SUBSCRIPTIONS CoHear offers the following monthly auto-renewable subscriptions: Meeting Plus: US$14.99/month Meeting Pro: US$29.99/month Creator Plus: US$28.99/month Creator Pro: US$49.99/month Plans include monthly recording minutes, file imports, and AI Inspiration for AI features such as presentations and infographics. Subscription allowances reset at the start of each billing period and do not carry over. Payment will be charged to your Apple Account when you confirm your purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your Apple Account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account's Subscriptions settings. Prices may vary by country or region; the price shown on the App Store purchase screen is the final price. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.cohear.work/privacy.html Terms of Service: https://www.cohear.work/terms.html Need help? ai@cohear.work

Screenshots

Honorlock4 screens
CoHear4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: CoHear at 100% against Honorlock's 2%. CoHear also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.1) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 4 weeks). Honorlock's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (230 vs 11). On price, ads, device support 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. CoHear sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. Honorlock asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

CoHear holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Honorlock has 230 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 2% of Honorlock's written reviews are positive against 100% of CoHear's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Honorlock ships an update every 4 weeks, CoHear every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Honorlock versus CoHear: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHonorlockCoHear
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.1 (230 ratings)5.0 (11 ratings) — better
Positive reviews2.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings230 — better11
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterSubscription
Best chart rank#102 — better—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better17
Further details — not scored
Size95 MB60 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHonorlockTechCreate Connect Limited

Customer experience

Honorlock

All ratings230 ratings
Positive3.0%
Neutral0.4%
Negative96.5%
Written reviews99 reviews
Positive2.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative98.0%

CoHear

All ratings11 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Honorlock

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

CoHear

Subscriptions1
  • Meeting Plus7 Days trial$14.991 Month
One-time1
  • Boost Pack$15.99

Questions

Is Honorlock free?
Honorlock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CoHear free?
CoHear is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Honorlock or CoHear?
CoHear is rated higher. Honorlock averages 1.1 out of 5 from 230 ratings, while CoHear averages 5.0 from 11 ratings.
Do Honorlock or CoHear have ads?
Neither Honorlock nor CoHear shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Honorlock or CoHear?
Honorlock ships an update every 4 weeks, and CoHear every 2 days. Most recently, Honorlock was updated on October 20, 2026 and CoHear on October 16, 2026.

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