Sentio vs Otter
Choose Otter if your notes come from team meetings on Zoom, Teams or Meet; choose Sentio if they come from you talking through your own thoughts. Otter describes itself as meeting AI and offers a free plan, while Sentio is a personal voice notes app that turns a recording into a transcript, summary and editable action items. Sentio is web-only today, with native apps still in development.
Last reviewed October 21, 2026
| Feature | Sentio | Otter | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main focus | Personal voice notes | Meeting AI | Otter homepage |
| Joins Zoom, Teams and Meet | Not for every account yet | Yes, through its assistant | Otter features |
| Action items | Extracted from your note, editable, can become reminders | Captured and assigned automatically after each meeting | Otter homepage |
| Web app | Available now | Yes | Otter features |
| iOS app | In development | Yes | Otter features |
| Android app | Coming soon | Yes | Otter features |
| Mac app | In development | Yes, a desktop app | Otter homepage |
| Free plan | None listed on the pricing page | Yes, Basic | Otter pricing |
| Free plan transcription allowance | Not applicable | 300 minutes per month | Otter pricing |
| Free plan limit per conversation | Not applicable | 30 minutes | Otter pricing |
| Monthly-billed paid plan | Not offered | Pro at $16.99 per user per month | Otter pricing |
| Annual paid plan | Yearly at $49 per year | Pro at $8.33 per user per month, billed annually | Otter pricing |
| One-time payment option | Lifetime at $149 | None on the plans we reviewed | Otter pricing |
| Notion | Not available as a self-serve integration | Listed as an integration | Otter homepage |
| Team workspaces | Early access | Business and Enterprise plans | Otter pricing |
Pick Sentio if…
You think out loud alone, in the car, on a walk or after a call, and want a transcript, a summary and a checklist you can edit. You are comfortable using the web app while native apps are built, and you prefer paying $49 a year or $149 once.
Pick Otter if…
You need notes from live calls on Zoom, Teams or Google Meet, you want the whole team on the same transcripts, or you want a free plan to start. Otter has mobile apps today, which Sentio does not yet.
About this comparison
Otter's pricing page also shows a $4.17 figure that is footnoted as valid only with an India-issued card; we left it out. Business and Enterprise plans exist and are not compared here.
Plans and limits change. The date below is when we read these pages; check Otter directly before buying.
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