Cosmos Video vs StudyStream

Cosmos Video is an always-on virtual office for remote teams, combining team presence, spatial video and chat. Teammates can move avatars closer to join a conversation and step away to leave it. Spaces include personal, meeting, focus and game rooms, plus spatial networking areas. Messaging supports public and private channels, direct messages, persistent meeting chat, threads and file sharing. Cosmos Replay records meetings and provides AI-powered transcription and summaries. Google Calendar, Outlook, Slack and Spotify are listed as integrations; Miro, Figma and Google Docs are embedded apps. Game rooms include 12 built-in multiplayer games. The free plan supports up to four concurrent users, calls for up to four people, 25 MB uploads and seven-day recording retention, and is available without a credit card. Cosmos lists Android, iOS, macOS, Windows, web and extension platforms. Its pricing FAQ says it is GDPR and SOC II compliant and uses AES-256 encryption for video calls. The maker, Cosmos Video Limited, describes itself as UK-based.

StudyStream is a video study platform and online community where students can join live focus rooms and study alongside people worldwide. Rooms offer video accountability and shared study sessions, with a Pomodoro timer set to a default 25-minute session. The app also includes task and streak tracking, plus an AI Notes maker, AI quiz generation, and an AI note taker. A social feed connects users with student groups. StudyStream runs on Android, iOS, macOS, and the web. Its Free plan costs nothing and allows one hour daily in focus rooms. Basic Monthly costs $3.99 a month, billed monthly; Premium Monthly costs $6.99 a month, billed monthly, and Premium Annually costs $69.99 a year, billed annually. Both Premium plans list unlimited access. Users must be older than 16. Most rooms and events are public, and joining means others can view a user's Zoom and WebApp display name.