Aiko
Aiko, an app by independent developer Sindre Sorhus, transcribes recordings and imported audio or video files on a Mac, iPhone or iPad with OpenAI's Whisper model running on the device.
- How it listens
- Only on your device
- Transcribes on your device, Upload a file
- Free plan
- No free plan
- Cheapest paid
- $24 once
- One-time licence
- Trains AI on your recordings
- Says it doesn't train on them
- Where it transcribes
- On your device
- Whisper runs locally; 'your audio is never uploaded'
Where it stands among 43
Each fact with every app's answer. Aiko is outlined.
Trains AI on your recordings
Says it doesn't train on them
Says it doesn't train on them 30
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Only if you opt in 5
Not stated 3
Notes from a call without a bot
Doesn't join live calls
Yes, no bot joins 32
A bot joins the call 7
Doesn't join live calls 4
Where it transcribes
On your device
On your device 3
On device or in the cloud 5
In the cloud 35
- Avoma
- Bluedot
- Circleback
Descript
Fathom- Fellow
- Fireflies.ai
- Google Meet Gemini notes
- Grain
Granola
HappyScribe- HiDock
- Jamie
- Leexi
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- Notion AI Meeting Notes
Notta Memo
Otter- Plaud
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Rev
Sembly- Slack huddle notes
- Sonix
- soundcore Work
Supernormal
Tactiq- TicNote
- tl;dv
- Transkriptor
- Trint
- TurboScribe
- Webex AI Assistant
- Zoom AI Companion
Free plan
No free plan
Free plan or free with the device 31
No free plan 11
Not stated 1
Can skip keeping the audio
Not stated
Yes 24
Keeps the audio 2
EU data storage
Not applicable
Offered 19
Not offered 3
Not applicable 5
HIPAA
Not stated
Says it supports HIPAA 25
No 2
Plans and prices
In US dollars, per month, as listed by Aiko. Checked 19 October 2026.
- Pay once
- $24 once$24 one-time purchase on the US App Store; Universal Purchase across macOS, iOS and visionOS
How others are told
Aiko doesn't tell the other people by default, so it's up to you to let them know.
- Nothing by default
No bot and no live meeting capture; no notice to others is described
All the facts
How it listens
- Ways it captures
- Transcribes on your device, Upload a file Import audio or video files, or record with a Shortcut; no live transcription while recording and no meeting bot
- No bot in your calls
- No Import audio or video files, or record with a Shortcut; no live transcription while recording and no meeting bot
- How others are told
- Nothing by default No bot and no live meeting capture; no notice to others is described
- Labels who said what
- NoNo 'It does not currently have speaker detection'
- Languages
- 100+ Some languages have worse quality than others, the maker says
- Mixed-language meetings
- NoNo 'Not reliably': Whisper detects one language from the start and transcribes everything as that language
What happens to your recordings
- Trains AI on your recordings
- Says it doesn't train on them The privacy policy says no data or personal information is collected by the app; nothing leaves the device
- Where it transcribes
- On your device Whisper runs locally; 'your audio is never uploaded'
- Can skip keeping the audio
- Not statedNot stated No option to transcribe without keeping the recording described; recordings can be deleted by hand
- How long it's kept
- Kept on your device until you delete it Recordings aren't deleted automatically; iOS can auto-delete recordings older than 7 days
- EU data storage
- Not applicableNot applicable Stored on your own device
- SOC 2
- Not statedNot stated None stated
- HIPAA
- Not statedNot stated None stated
What it costs
- Free plan
- No free plan Paid app after the trial
- Cheapest paid plan
- $24 once
- Pay per minute (AI)
- Not offered No pay-per-use; one-time purchase
- Human transcription
- Not offered No human transcription
- One-time price
- $24 once $24 one-time purchase on the US App Store; Universal Purchase across macOS, iOS and visionOS
- Device price
- No device
- Free trial
- 14 days, no card Full app via TestFlight, no limitations, no auto-charge
- Refund window
- Not stated App Store purchases are refunded through Apple; no window stated by the maker
Where it works
- Zoom
- NoNo No live meeting transcription; the FAQ says to record the Zoom call and drop the file in afterwards
- Google Meet
- NoNo No live meeting transcription; recordings can be imported afterwards
- Microsoft Teams
- NoNo No live meeting transcription; recordings can be imported afterwards
- Webex
- NoNo No live meeting transcription; recordings can be imported afterwards
- In-person meetings
- YesYes Record and transcribe with the maker's Shortcuts, or import a voice memo
- Phone calls
- Not statedNot stated Not mentioned
- Apps
- Mac, iPhone
What you get out
- Transcript exports
- SRT
- Subtitles (SRT)
- YesYes
- Audio download
- Not statedNot stated Recordings are kept as files in the Aiko folder; no audio export listed
- Integrations
- Apple Shortcuts No custom URL scheme; Shortcuts can pass results to Notes or other actions
Who makes it
- Company
- Sindre Sorhus An independent developer: 'Not a company, just me'
- Owned by
- Independent
- Based in
- Not stated No company location stated; he says he grew up in Norway
- Founded
- Not stated Not stated
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