Comparison

Rundown Assistant vs Echo

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

Head to head
About

Rundown Assistant

This app helps you manage and control live events like broadcasts, concerts, and presentations. Create detailed cue lines, use color-coding for quick status checks, and control sequences manually or automatically. Save and replay your running orders for future events.

Highlights
  • Create and control event sequences
  • Two info fields for misc instructions
  • Color-coded rundown status
  • Automatic start time estimation
  • Manual or automatic rundown modes
  • Edit cue lines during live events
  • Save and replay running orders
Features
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Schedule your events or broadcast with Rundown Assistant for iPhone/iPad! Rundown Assistant is a Beat sheet assistant. Create your Cue Lines for any event you like to control: TV broadcast, live concerts, theatrical plays, ceremonies, presentations, speech acts… You can manage your sequences, use color codes, rundown in manual mode or automatic mode and lots of more features! Features highlight: -Create your rundown and Control sequences when going live. -Two info fields for misc info (audio, video, crew/cast instructions…). -Use color codes for easy quick-glance review of rundown status. -Automatic estimation of start time when using Fixed time events. -Take control of all rundown process: Play/Stop or Pause event, Jump to any sequence or alter running order. - Three Rundown modes: Automatic (ends automatically when reached duration) Manual (Sequence doesn’t change until you tap manual jump) and fixed time event (Jumps to Cue line when rundown time is reached). - GMT/Local timing for international events & broadcasts. - Edit Cue lines while your event is on air. - Standby for time/Auto Rundown Mode. Just Use a fixed time event as first cue line and touch Start button. - Save your running order and replay it as many times as needed. - Store your Cue lines for quick use as favorites. - Studio/outdoors style interface. Privacy policies: https://rundown.zone/politica-privacidad.html Terms of use: https://rundown.zone/politica-uso-web.html

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

Screenshots

Rundown Assistant4 screens
Echo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Echo at 4.5 against Rundown Assistant's 4.0. Echo also leads on ratings volume (3.8K vs 4) and chart position (#160 vs unranked). Rundown Assistant's advantage is review sentiment (75% vs 39%) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Rundown Assistant sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month and Echo sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 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, 4.5 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Echo has 3.8K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 75% of Rundown Assistant's written reviews are positive against 39% of Echo's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Rundown Assistant ships an update weekly, Echo every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Rundown Assistant versus Echo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRundown AssistantEcho
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (4 ratings)4.5 (3.8K ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews — better38.6% of reviews
Number of ratings43.8K — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#160 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS10.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB192 MB
Age rating4+4+
DevelopervBote Innovation S.L.Tappz Labs

Customer experience

Rundown Assistant

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

Echo

All ratings3,609 ratings
Positive88.2%
Neutral2.6%
Negative9.2%
Written reviews251 reviews
Positive38.6%
Neutral6.8%
Negative54.6%

Bugs and requests

Rundown Assistant

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or 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

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Rundown Assistant

Subscriptions1
  • Rundown Premium Subscription$1.991 Month
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

Questions

Is Rundown Assistant free?
Rundown Assistant 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, Rundown Assistant or Echo?
Echo is rated higher. Rundown Assistant averages 4.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Echo averages 4.5 from 3.8K ratings.
Do Rundown Assistant or Echo have ads?
Neither Rundown Assistant nor Echo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Rundown Assistant or Echo?
Rundown Assistant ships an update weekly, and Echo every 3 weeks. Most recently, Rundown Assistant was updated on October 9, 2026 and Echo on October 30, 2026.

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