EchoPilot vs Otter.ai

EchoPilot records meetings, lectures, and voice notes on phones or computers, then produces Meeting Minutes, a searchable transcript, answers, and action cards for review. It supports in-person meetings and online calls across Android, iOS, macOS, web, and Windows. Recordings are made on the user's device; desktop apps can capture both the microphone and meeting audio playing on the computer. Meeting Minutes include summaries, timestamped notes, participants, key points, decisions, open questions, risks, action items, highlights, and the complete transcript. Users can search transcripts, play audio from a transcript line, and correct text while preserving the original recording. Ask responds to questions about one recording, a recurring series, or all recordings, and identifies the relevant recording and timestamp; it is read-only. Listed destinations include Todoist, Google Tasks and Calendar, Notion, Slack, Microsoft To Do, Outlook Calendar and Mail, Apple Reminders and Notes, and WhatsApp. Actions need user approval before sending or creation. Gmail and Google Chat are not supported destinations. Free costs nothing and includes 300 meeting minutes in the first 30 days, then 120 every 30 days. Pro costs $11.99 a month, billed monthly, cancel anytime.

Otter.ai transcribes meetings into searchable text and provides summaries and action items. Its meeting bot can capture calls on Zoom, Google Meet and Microsoft Teams; the Mac and Windows desktop apps can record conversations without a bot joining. Other listed features include live transcription, speaker labels, note templates, calendar integrations and a searchable archive. It supports six languages and is available through Android, iOS, macOS, Windows and Chrome apps or extensions. Basic is free forever and includes 300 transcription minutes per user each month, three lifetime imported files per user, and a 30-minute maximum per conversation. Pro Annual costs $8.33/user/month, billed annually; Pro Monthly costs $16.99/user/month. Business Annual costs $19.99/user/month, billed annually, while Business Monthly costs $30/user/month. Business includes a seven-day free trial and allows conversations up to four hours. Otter lists TLS encryption and AES-256 encryption for real-time content. Payment options include credit and debit cards and Apple App Store or Google Play purchases.