| Price from | — | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Spec score · Transcription Software | 8.6 (#12) | 7.7 (#32) |
| Spec score · AI transcription tools | 8.1 (#26) | 7.6 (#34) |
| Free plan | No | Yes |
| Privacy | Aiko transcribes audio directly on the device, and its privacy policy says the app collects no data or personal information. | The maker says the site does not track personal data and sets no cookies on the visitor's computer. |
| Purpose | Aiko converts speech to text from meetings, lectures, and other audio. | Sonal π is free, open-source software for qualitative research that collects, organizes, and analyzes research materials in a corpus. |
| Speaker identification | No | Yes |
| Support | Users can submit feedback or bug reports through the app or the maker’s feedback form; the form says to check spam if no reply arrives within two weeks. | Questions, suggestions, and contributions can be sent to [email protected]. |
