Sentio vs Voicenotes
Voicenotes and Sentio both turn spoken recordings into transcripts and summaries with action items. Voicenotes is available today on macOS, iOS, Windows, Android, web and watch, and has a free Basic plan; Sentio is web-only today, with no free plan, and sells a $49 yearly plan or a $149 lifetime plan. Choose Voicenotes if you need native apps or a free tier now; choose Sentio if you prefer a one-time or low annual price and are fine with the web app.
Last reviewed October 23, 2026
| Feature | Sentio | Voicenotes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main output of a recording | Transcript, summary and action items | Recording, transcript and key points | Voicenotes homepage |
| Summary contents | Summary with decisions and follow-ups | Summary with action items and next steps | Voicenotes homepage |
| Action items | Extracted from your note and editable; reminders are detected separately or added by hand | Listed in the summary | Voicenotes homepage |
| Meeting capture | Bot-based capture, not available to every account yet | Works with meeting apps without a bot | Voicenotes homepage |
| Web app | Available now | Yes | Voicenotes homepage |
| iOS app | In development | Yes | Voicenotes homepage |
| Android app | Coming soon | Yes | Voicenotes homepage |
| Mac app | In development | Yes | Voicenotes homepage |
| Free plan | None listed on the pricing page | Yes, Basic at $0 | Voicenotes pricing |
| Free plan transcription allowance | Not applicable | 100 transcription minutes per week | Voicenotes pricing |
| Free plan note history | Not applicable | 30-day history | Voicenotes pricing |
| Paid plan for individuals | Yearly at $49 per year | Pro at $9 per user per month | Voicenotes pricing |
| One-time payment option | Lifetime at $149 | None on the plans we reviewed | Voicenotes pricing |
| Notion | Not available as a self-serve integration | Listed as a Pro integration | Voicenotes pricing |
| Team plan | Team workspaces in early access | Enterprise at $24 per user per month | Voicenotes pricing |
Pick Sentio if…
You want a transcript, a summary and an editable checklist from your own recordings, you are fine with the web app while native apps are built, and you prefer paying $49 a year or $149 once over a per-month plan.
Pick Voicenotes if…
You want native apps on your phone or desktop today, a free plan to start, a watch app, or integrations such as Zapier and WhatsApp, and you want to capture meetings without a bot.
About this comparison
We did not verify how accurate either product is, how Voicenotes extracts action items, or how its sync works. We also did not compare Voicenotes features that Sentio does not list, such as its MCP server, Zapier and WhatsApp integrations, or its Watch app.
Voicenotes states different language counts on different pages (60+ on its homepage, 100+ on its pricing page), so we left languages out of the table.
We read the Voicenotes pricing page without confirming whether $9 per user per month is billed monthly or annually; check the page before buying. Plans and limits change, and the date below is when we read these pages.
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